Who should decide how aid is used?
Tom over at aviewfromthecave and I have been having a bit of blog banter over the last 24 hours, sparked by a Washington Post…
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The alleged power of one
Tom over at aviewfromthecave offers a critique of a recent Washington Post article about a couple, the Hughses, who went on safari in Tanzania and…
Read MoreWhy Enough will always get Congo “wrong” — and why we should maybe thank them for it
I’m going to go straight to it: Because advocacy is politics. Advocacy is aspirational; it is rhetorical; and it is manipulative. And none of…
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A Sign of Peace in Sierra Leone: A Trash Truck
Freetown, Sierra Leone — In Freetown recently, I came face to face with something that made me a believer: a trash truck.
Read MoreThe White Reporter’s Burden in Africa II: Journalists who get over it
In an effort to be productive in my criticism, here are nearly two dozen or so Western journalists I think do good work in…
Read MoreYes, Nick, there is a white reporter’s burden in Africa
But it’s not being white on the Dark Continent. It’s that there are so many other bad white reporters who came through before us….
Read MoreThis weekend, in human rights outrage…
Way up there in Canada…. Half of the sexual assault staff at a Canadian hospital center is sick, or tired — literally — and…
Read MoreNew Work from the Great Lakes
Just a heads up on a few pieces, if you’ve missed them and care. I’ve got an article on the Harvard Humanitarian Institute’s fantastic…
Read MoreWhither aid dollars? And who can help me find out?
This post is actually a request for help. I’m in Sierra Leone, with crap bandwidth and a lot of statistical information I want to…
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What’s the Frequency, Nkurunziza?
Radio is king in Africa — anyone who has spent much time on the continent knows that. Virtually no African government lacks a friendly…
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