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3 Microlog entries tagged with ‘africa’
Five myths about Africa
The commenters are right: you can’t judge the whole continent based on the South Africa experience alone. But it’s important to talk about these things, as there are obvious kernals of universal truth (there is loads of money in Africa, for instance, but it’s being spent on weapons and backhanders, not food). Permalink ·
Somaliland: The former British colony that shows Africa doesn’t need our millions to flourish
Typical Daily Mail headline, that. But a very atypical story. So nice to read some good news from Africa for a change. Permalink ·
The Rock Star’s Burden
Paul Theroux in the New York Times, on Africa as a “theater of empty talk and public gestures”. Permalink ·
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