“in Kenya, when that inevitable power cut happens about once or twice every 1 to 2 weeks, there is a number you can call. After A couple of rings, a human being picks up and informs you of the precise point where the problem has occurred; And an estimate of how long it will take … More Please Sir, Can I Have Some More
“The issue has never been that the West loves our animals more than it loves us. It has been that we have been seen as those very animals against which we compete for petition signatures and coin donations. The challenge we have on our hands is to force our elevation into human category.” I have … More The Lion, the Confused African, and the Outraged Oyinbo
“the institutional mechanisms that were intended to buttress participation by ordinary citizens’ are either lacking or have simply become part of the pays légal (legal country) without any repercussions in the pays réel (real country).” To bilateral and multilateral foreign donors, the islands of Cabo Verde, West Africa, represent one of the few democratic exceptions … More Cabo Verde: West Africa’s Democratic ‘Potemkin Village’ |by Abel Djassi Amado
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