Reading the regional newspaper I still occasionally write for I discovered that a Kenyan citizen is working in my hometown of only 7000 people. His name is Ayacko Paul Odero. He is 34 years old and works for a local construction company. As the author of the article mentions, he is the first African to be exploited in the otherwise uninteresting city of Tirgu Bujor.

Art in Tanzania is an NGO operating in East Africa with projects in Tanzania and Ethiopia. One of their amazing initiatives has been to promote and support local artists and assist them with recording and promoting their music. This project has had some success and the organization is working on new strategies that will give [...]

“Women in Modern Africa” is a class I’m taking at U Chicago this quarter. It is, according to Professor Rachel Jean Baptiste, the course instructor, the first time in the history of the university when such a course is taught in Chicago. Out of the 31 people registered in the class, only two are men. [...]

The following event will take place at the University of Chicago next week. Those interested are invited to attend it. A participation fee will be charged. If you want to get more information about this event, click here.
Introducing the “The Great Booth Debate on Africa”
Date: Saturday, April 17 2010
Venue: The University of Chiago Booth School [...]

After I reviewed Clint Eastwood’s latest movie, Invictus, an anthropologist I care deeply for sent me an email with her insights on the movie. She had this to say at the time:
“I have complex feelings about Eastwood and his libertarian politics: for me, he has never understood social processes, and works with lone, heroic figures [...]

Given the charade going on in Kenya these days, Prime-Minister talks about the tensions between him and the President. Guess where? In Japan. Click and watch:

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Senator Obama goes to Africa is a travelogue / movie propaganda made by Bob Hercules and Keith Walke. The directors follow the then senator Obama through this short African odyssey. In this documentary, Barack Obama visits the city of Kisumu in western Kenya, the capital of the country, Nairobi, as well as South Africa and [...]

Who’s your hero? A Swedish company created one of the most popular viral short clips in history. It’s a customizable one, that is you can choose who will have the honor to be represented in it. I chose one of the obvious characters and the result is here. Just click here, watch it and then [...]

90 people lost their lives in a EA plane crash two days ago. My most sincere condolences go to the families affected by this tragedy. It is only the third fatal accident in Ethiopian Airlines’ history, the largest airline in Africa.

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”Angolan children got guns for Christmas; European kids got grapes,”
I had troubles with watching this movie and reviewing it. I have postponed this job for months.  Now, I finally think I have a clear mind to look at it objectively, but I’m still not sure of that. Some of you might now that Tanzania is [...]