Medicine Among the Baka

Conservation and medicine in Cameroon.

Caught in the Act

A shameful video of a French soldier intimidating a Togolese journalist in Togo! This is the form of leadership the French African ruling elite has learned from France.

Writing Rwanda

One author's engagement with Rwanda.

Tidbits

Reflection on Ramadan in the Gambia.

New reason for the prevalence of HIV and AIDS in Africa?

Gazing at Poverty

A fine article by a college junior. See a similar article here.

Aping China

Because the improved economic situation in Rwanda has been accompanied by the stifling of opposition, one may be forgiven for thinking that Kagame is rehearsing the play-book of China in Africa. But should economic development be antagonistic to an open government? Kagame must not be allowed to hide behind economic development and return to the police state that has come to characterize African politics.

The Crap About African Solutions to African Problems

For a long time now, the ruling African elite have been calling for African solutions to African problems. This is a shorthand that their awful ways of governing should not be held to international standards. The claim that there is a specifically African solutions to African development problems is bogus. African leaders must learn to do what others who have responsibly developed their economies are doing. There is no specifically African way to create jobs and improve standards of living.