The Honesty of African Governments
No. This headline is not a joke. Really. It’s not. I was reading a blog piece by this American expat who moved to Kenya when her husband got a job there with a private company. Anyway, to make a long...
View ArticleHaiti, Africa & The Plight of Black People
Like everyone else, I’ve been watching the news about the earthquake in Haiti and once you get away from the stories about grief, loss and poverty, there’s another story that is also simultaneously...
View ArticleEgypt, Kenya, Africa & The Reality of Failed States
I was watching this video of starvation in Baringo and watching the events in Egypt as well and at some point, you have to call a spade a spade. There are some cultures in the world that are...
View ArticleIvory Coast & The Re-Colonization of Africa
The situation in Ivory Coast is giving me the chills because I can see how Kenya may have (or still could) end up all because of a disputed election. I’ve said here before that I don’t believe western...
View ArticleAfrica’s Dilemma: Small Countries & Too Many Tribes
The events in Ivory Coast and in Kenya with the ICC cases has left me wondering whether Africa can ever truly resolve it’s underlying problems. Kenya and Ivory Coast used to be the shining stars of...
View ArticleRising Prices…The New Normal
So, if you’ve been paying attention to the news (or to your pocket book) you’d have noticed that prices on essential goods like food and gasoline are rising worldwide. In sub-saharan Africa, they are...
View ArticleCattle Pushers & The Modern World
I was watching this video below of a so called cattle pusher and I couldn’t believe what I was watching. So, these cattle pushers act as transporters for people in Nairobi who own slaughter houses....
View ArticleThe Chinese in Africa
Impact of globalization in Africa with so many Chinese workers now based there. An Aljazeera documentary.Read more →
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