Archive for August 21st, 2008
Books, Curse of the Black Gold
Posted in Books, photography, tagged Books, Ed Kashi, Niger Delta, Nigeria, oil, photography, PowerHouse Books on August 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Photography: ‘Africa as you’ve never seen it’
Posted in photography, tagged Nigeria, Nollywood, photography, Pieter Hugo, South Africa, The Hyena and Other Men on August 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Guardian’s Sean O’Hagan interviews Cape Town photographer Pieter Hugo. For O’Hagan, Hugo’s photos present “Africa as you’ve never seen it.” Hugo has been photographing everything from poor whites in South African border towns, hyena handlers in Nigeria, famworkers in Ghana, albinos, boy scouts, and football supporters with animal masks. Though a larger group of [...]
Doing Business in Africa
Posted in Not just about Africa, tagged business, compare economies, Doing Business in Africa, economic data, Infrastructure, Regulatory Reform, World Bank on August 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I like the World Bank site, DOING BUSINESS, which apart from its expressed purpose, is also a useful resource for a quick survey on African economies (the site also covers the other continents). A searchable database provides specific country information (see the drop down menu in the top left hand corner) or subnational data (example, [...]
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