One refugee’s quest to get to America — and the new lives of the family that did
I’ve enjoyed my online silence, which did indeed make me more productive, but this piece jolted me back into the game… In 2009, the…
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Today in “diplomats who didn’t answer the question”
US Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice’s statement and q&a at the Security Council stakeout: REPORTER: Madame Ambassador, just one follow up, there has…
Read MoreRecently in the Great Lakes…
I took the American Thanksgiving holiday last Friday, so here’s two weeks’ worth of interesting bits from Africa’s Great Lakes… Rwanda offers shares and loan…
Read MoreAre women less corrupt then men?
Last week, I contributed a short piece to the Christian Science Monitor magazine cover story about women breaking through glass ceilings in politcs around…
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In Rwanda, Women Run the Show
Kigali, Rwanda — When Béata Murekatete was growing up in rural Rwanda, she never would have imagined she’d end up working for Parliament.
Read MoreUgandan journalist missing, held by anti-terrorism force, sources say
Ugandan radio journalist Arafat Nzito disappeared last week, and human rights observers in Uganda think he is being held by the country’s Joint Anti-Terrorism…
Read MoreFor what a flag?
I blogged earlier on the debate over Malawi’s flag, with a quick tone that angered two commenters. So I’m going a second round, incorporating…
Read MoreMalawi’s flag war
So the Catholic Church and the Malawian president are facing off over… a flag. The president recently decided to change the flag, without much…
Read MoreHappy Birthday 1325, or, Why women in Burundi won’t let me be cynical about (some) UN resolutions
If you’ve never been to a birthday party for a Security Council resolution, well, get out your party shoes. Today is the 10th anniversary…
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What the UN Can Learn from the Women of Burundi
Kigali, Rwanda — If you’ve never been to a birthday party for a UN Security Council resolution, well, get out your party shoes. Today…
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