Brilliant, straightforward, concise. Everything she was NOT as Secretary of State. I really like the new Condoleezza Rice. Why? Because she now shows passion, dedication and a human perspective on things. All the things that are forbidden by the job she had for 4 years.

At the FACES conference, the key speaker was Condolezza Rice. She kindly answered one of my questions in the Q&A session. My question was: How is it possible that the United States and China have no form of institutional partnership that would allow them to work on Africa related issues together?

BBC publishes a very useful introduction to South African general elections in the form of a Q&A article. “Somali piracy Global Overview” shows how different countries around the world have been affected by the Somali pirates. Nice job! As I expected, Captain Camara, the acting president of Guinea and one of the orchestrators of the [...]

Faith47-The Cape Of Good Hope from Rowan on Vimeo. An inspired short movie in the city I spent the last three months of my life. Despite looking quite disapointing in this movie, Cape Town still remains one of my favorite cities of all times.  (via Africa is a Country)

Via Ne York Times, how to catch a pirate, readers’ ideas. Some of them here: “Arm the crew of merchant vessels. Patrol the waters, use helicopters and fast units to engage and sink pirate ships. Have spies in harbors, just the way the pirates do it, to identify the so-called “mother ships.” Sink them. Once [...]

  The Gaddafi family is suing the Swiss authorities for rightfully arresting colonel Gaddafi’s son last year. Hilarious! An Ugandan ex spy who embezzled 50,000 dollars meant for AIDS patients was sentenced to 10 years in prison.  10 years in prison might ironically make him an AIDS patient. It’s called karma, right? Negotiating with terrorists: [...]

A series of practices that are common knowledge across the African continent have historically been contested, dismissed or forbidden. The tyranny of the majority has made many Westerners biased against Africa because many people engaged in social rituals that were unacceptable to the Western eye. Publicly breastfeeding children is one of them.

Salif Keita is one of my favorite African singers. He is a famous Malian singer who was able to overcome his condition – albinism – and make the best of his life. you should buy one of his albums. It’s really worth it.

  Chinese representative urged all countries to abandon any form of trade and investment protectionism. This could help Africa a lot!  Belgium wants Chad President Hissene Habre on trial. Let’s see how far it will go.  Zuma a free man? The future president of the republic of South Africa might be relieved of all charges [...]

  As I reconfigured this blog as a personal one I would try to share my experiences in Africa as thoroughly as I can. I’ve had quite a ride so far, one that was challenging at times, beautiful, intriguing and no short of surprises. If everything goes according to plan, next summer I will visit [...]