Your Crib Sheet for Covering African Elections, in Congo and beyond
We’re all watching the DR Congo with baited breath. The recent presidential election, or process that has borne the name, has sparked unrest and violence, inside the country and in the diaspora. It’s a grave situation, certainly, and a gloomy one.
But I’m having total post-electoral depression, especially when I read ...
When in need in Zambia
…you may want the text of this ad, scrolling at the bottom of a local soap opera in Lusaka:
“Dr Kapeza the herbalist hereby introduces new herbal medicines such as bringing back lost goods in 24 hours, attracting more custoers to your business, swollen legs, STDs, lucky charms and for those ...
From the tops of water towers, a little New York nostalgia
I just went digging for some clips and realized two of my favorite America stories aren’t on my website. So I’d like to introduce you to them.
In 2008, I wrote one of many, many stories about the one-year anniversary of the heroics of Wesley Autrey, the ‘subway hero’ who ...
The Big Men of Zambia, and their bigger women
The elevator I have stepped into is small, and two more people get on. One is a woman larger even than I am — I, who am often complimented on my “African shape” — and a man taller, more broadly set, and heavier than both of us.
“You have to get ...
Right on, David Newhouse. Or, “How to report on Penn State”
It would usually be a bit uncouth for editors to question each other in public, but David Newhouse did the right thing in
Events: DRC, elections, and literary resistance (NYC)
Three events from the Institute of African Studies at Columbia University (which continues to give awfully short notice for awfully awesome events, alas).
Today! Election Series: DRC – “A Farewell to Arms?” Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pm Location: Jerome Greene Annex, Columbia Law ...
Jina Moore
I am a freelance journalist and multimedia producer who covers human rights, Africa and foreign affairs. [More here]