On wads of crisp, clean West African cash
Today I withdrew cash at a bank in Freetown. A dollar here is worth almost 4,000 leones, and the largest bill they print is…
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…
Read MoreIf you don’t blog for awhile, do you disappear?
I’ve been on a manic reporting binge for the last few weeks, so I haven’t had time to keep up the blogging. Or the…
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Congo War Leaves Legacy of Sexual Violence Against Women
Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo — In the Democratic Republic of Congo, sexual violence has become so common that the eastern provinces are sometimes…
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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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Burundi Election Lacks Critical Ingredient: Candidates
Bujumbura, Burundi — Less than a week away from its first presidential vote since the last armed group laid down their guns, Burundi’s election…
Read MoreCentral African Voices on Peace
An open application to join Kofi Annan’s speech writing team
Because I’d make a few tweaks to his op-ed on Holocaust education and genocide prevention. I’d clean up some sloppy language and some bad…
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Stay calm, Chadians. Stay calm.
The UN will withdraw peacekeepers from Chad, which Amnesty International will put thousands of displaced persons and refugees at risk. Chad says it will…
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