Wanderlust

Since my teen years, I had wanderlust. I voraciously studied languages in preparation for the travels of my dreams. My … More

News and Links Roundup: 5 November 2013

Sarah Kendzior, “Surviving the Post-Employment Economy” “In the United States, nine percent of computer science majors are unemployed, and 14.7 … More

Akátá- or how I realized that Afrocentrism was not for me

By no means am I a ‘natural’ citizen here in the US. I have the trappings of belonging- state-issued IDs, … More

Indigenous Peoples and Resource Exploitation: A Case Study in Equatorial Guinea

Cross-linked with Bertelsmann Stiftung – Future Challenges Organization’s site Indigenous peoples and resource exploitation. Who wins, who loses, how is … More

In the Face of a Receding Lake, Water Conflict at the Ethiopia-Kenya Border

Cross-linked with Bertelsmann Stiftung – Future Challenges Organization’s site In May 2012, the Kenyan government sent 200 additional reserve troops to the … More

More Musings on The Sullivan Foundation Summit in Equatorial Guinea: What Does “Africa Rising” Mean?

There seems to be a new wave of Afro-optimism that focuses heavily on “re-branding” Africa. One favorite slogan is “Africa … More

Initial Impressions on the Sullivan Foundation Summit in Equatorial Guinea

In a statement released August 6, Mrs. Hope Sullivan-Masters sought to rebut the criticisms of her choice to host the … More

Addressing African Youths’ Periods of Inactivity Between Educational Attainment & Employment

Cross-linked with Bertelsmann Stiftung – Future Challenges Sixty-five percent of Africa’s population is under the age of 24, with over … More

Why Invisible Child’s #Kony2012 Campaign Gets No Applause From Me

In short: #Kony2012 #StopKony misrepresents N. Uganda, spreads misinformation abt Kony/the LRA, denies Africans’ agency and is imperialist. It raises … More

Forcible Resettlement and Land Grabs in Ethiopia

Cross-linked at Bertelsmann Stiftung – Future Challenges Organization’s Blog Ethiopia is Africa’s biggest aid recipient, and one of Africa’s most food-insecure nations. Simultaneously, … More

The Greater WE: Military Interventions in a Globalized World

Cross-linked at Bertelsmann Stiftung- Future Challenges’ blog Global governance and the movement toward a Greater WE means a protection of global public goods, … More

Work in the Developing World

Cross-linked with Bertelsmann Stuftung – Future Challenges’ blog The developing world has the potential for major economic growth, but first … More

Remittances to Drought/Famine-Affected Households in Northern Kenya

[Cross-linked at Bertelsmann Stiftung – Future Challenges’ blog] Women and children are the ones most susceptible to the effects of … More

Namibia’s Anti-BioPiracy Bill

[Cross-linked with Future Challenges Organization – Bertelsmann Stiftung] Research suggests that trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights, when specifically applied to … More

African Governments, NGOs & Civil Society: A Crisis of Legitimacy?

[Crosslinked with Bertelsmann Stiftung – Future Challenges Organization’s Blog] In April, the Columbia Journalism Review raised the question of whether non-governmental organizations … More