Malawi Prison Blues
Here's a list of writings to read for those looking for a speed-read on recent events and to understand the longue duree of how Malawi got here.
Blog
The Meme Edition
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Lone Stars Shining
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKJ-DCMBKKI It seems that the election atmosphere remains tense, but word from Liberia is people are taking
Gandhi in Somalia
A mild mannered historian and anthropologist takes over as President of an autonomous Somali republic.
The Chronic
Fresh off its Euros prize from its €100,000 prize from the Dutch Prince Claus Fund, Chimurenga launched
The Dutch Disease
The media in the Netherlands have a schizophrenic relationship with South Africa, either fixating on Afrikaners, descendants of Dutch settlers, or fabricating a history of Dutch anti-apartheid zeal.
Music Break. Sayat Demissie
Ethiopian pop from this past summer. Sayat Demissie is a former beauty queen. Her decision to
Photography. Sam Buk
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The Sudan Report
Omar al-Bashir has a bigger problem than the ICC: Ordinary citizens, including the middle classes, taking to the streets against the effects of austerity on their lives.
Music. Ghostpoet
Ghostpoet (government name: Obaro Ejimiwe) raps “in the bluesy, introspective tradition of Tricky and Roots Manuva”. The
Idi Amin, TV Star
This is also Found Object, Number 15 as Uganda’s dictator Idi Amin Dada on his short-lived