I am going on vacation from Africa is a Country for a bit. It’s supposed to be summer in New York City–that’s if it can stop raining–so I am also taking a break from the site. BTW, I changed my day job: If you read this site, you’ll know I have taught for the last [...]
Archive for June, 2009
taking a break is good for you
Posted in Africa is a Country on June 25, 2009 | 10 Comments »
luis moreno ocampo is apparently a piece of work
Posted in Not just about Africa, tagged Alex de Waal, International Criminal Court, Julie Flint, Luis Moreno Ocampo on June 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
That’s essentially the conclusion of a long piece by Julie Flint and Alex de Waal in the most recent issue of World Affairs Journal about the first Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. They describe his controversial past in Argentina, his media-driven personality, his disastrous management of his office, how he miscalculated with his indictment [...]
it takes a woman
Posted in film, tagged film, gender, Kim Longinotto, South Africa, violence against women on June 23, 2009 | 4 Comments »
A few weeks ago (at a screening arranged by the International Documentary Foundation) I saw “Rough Aunties,” a film by director Kim Longinotto about a group of women in Durban, South Africa, who work with police to apprehend child rapists and molesters, as well as run a home for abused and molested women. The women, [...]
frederick chiluba’s shoes
Posted in You can't make this stuff up, tagged Frederick Chiluba, Imelda Marcos, You can't make this stuff up, Zambia on June 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The former Zambian President, who was a darling of the West and the Christian right, is in court for defrauding the state while in office. Details of his extravagant lifestyle include the following, are emerging in court: “Mr. Chiluba owned more than 100 pairs of size 6 shoes, many affixed with his initials in brass. [...]
Akoya Afrobeat Ensemble
Posted in Music, tagged Afrobeat, Akoya Afrobeat Ensemble, Fela Kuti, Music, New York City on June 21, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Sample here.
Youssou N’Dour
Posted in Music, tagged film, Islam, Music, Senegal, video, Youssou N'Dour, Youssouh N'Dour on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Senegalese-born N’Dour talks about his career and “I Bring What I Love“, the new documentary film about his music, on Canadian TV program, Studio Q.
the id book
Posted in photography, tagged AIDS, identity book, Jonathan Hyams, photography, South Africa on June 18, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Photograph by (Canadian-Briton) Jonathan Hyams
the culture of rape in south africa
Posted in South Africa, tagged gender, Medical Research Council, rape, South Africa, violence against women on June 18, 2009 | 5 Comments »
The Guardian has a story on the results of a study by South Africa’s Medical Research Council. The first few paragraphs: One in four men in South Africa have admitted to rape and many confess to attacking more than one victim, according to a study that exposes the country’s endemic culture of sexual violence. Three [...]
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