Showing posts with label Africa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Africa. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Bernard-Henri Lévy, the 'Last Liberal Interventionist'

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A phenomenal, wondrous interview, at Bari Weiss's Substack, " A Conversation With the Last Liberal Interventionist ": Do you t...
Friday, December 10, 2021

Thomas Pakenham, The Scramble for Africa

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At Amazon, Thomas Pakenham, The Scramble for Africa: White Man's Conquest of the Dark Continent from 1876 to 1912 .

A Power Struggle Over Cobalt Rattles the Clean Energy Revolution

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I thought I'd posted on this topic earlier. The Times has been running a series on global demand for cobalt, to supply manufacturers of...

David Van Reybrouck, Congo

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At Amazon, David Van Reybrouck, Congo: The Epic History of a People .
Friday, July 16, 2021

Africa's Covid Crisis

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Well, maybe they're waiting for Bill Gates or Bono to come to the rescue? *Shrug.* At the New York Times , " Africa’s Covid Crisis ...
Thursday, June 3, 2021

J. P. Daughton, In the Forest of No Joy

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At Amazon, J. P. Daughton, In the Forest of No Joy: The Congo-Océan Railroad and the Tragedy of French Colonialism .
Tuesday, October 2, 2018

BBC's Africa Cameroon Investigation on Twitter

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This is mind-boggling. Click through and read the whole thing: Wow. https://t.co/VaCVHAPUw0 — Hadas Gold (@Hadas_Gold) September 24, 2018...
Saturday, February 17, 2018

More Than 16 Years After 9/11, Some Americans Say It’s Time to Reevaluate Our Foreign Military Deployments

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From Rukmini Callimachi, et al., at the New York Times, " ‘An Endless War’: Why 4 U.S. Soldiers Died in a Remote African Desert ":...
Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Wilbur Smith, A Falcon Flies

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*BUMPED.* Wilbur Smith is really good! At Amazon, Wilbur Smith, A Falcon Flies: A Spectacular Epic of a Wild Continent and the Few Who D...
Saturday, December 23, 2017

Wilbur Smith, Men of Men

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I gotta say Wilbur Smith's books are irresistible, man. At Amazon, Wilbur Smith, Men of Men (The Ballantyne Novels) .

We Need to Talk About Jacob Zuma

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Speaking of South Africa, here's a great piece at Johannesburg's Mail and Guardian, " After 10 years at the helm of the ANC— We...
Friday, December 22, 2017

Fighting for Elephants, in One of Africa's Most Dangerous Corners

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From today's front-page, at the Los Angeles Times, " 'Am I going to get out of here alive?' In one of Africa's most dan...

Alexis Okeowo, A Moonless, Starless Sky

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I'd like to read this. At Amazon, Alexis Okeowo, A Moonless, Starless Sky: Ordinary Women and Men Fighting Extremism in Africa .
Sunday, December 3, 2017

The Gift of Goats

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They're so tame. I guess they'd make a nice gift to some Sudanese children? More at World Vision, " Donate Goats ": ...
Monday, November 20, 2017

Martin Meredith, Mugabe

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At Amazon, Martin Meredith, Mugabe: Power, Plunder, and the Struggle for Zimbabwe's Future .

Migrants Being Auctioned as Slaves in Libya

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Well, I blame Obama for regime change Libya. At the New York Times: Protests in Paris seem to be getting officials' attention to end ...
Sunday, November 19, 2017

The Fall of Robert Mugabe

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This is excellent, from Robyn Dixon, at the Los Angeles Times, " The Shakespearean excesses and political intrigues that drove Africa&#...
Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Coup d'État in Zimbabwe as Mugabe Under House Arrest

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This looks like the real thing, at the Telegraph U.K., " Zimbabwe crisis: Army 'secures' Robert Mugabe and takes control of Har...
Sunday, October 29, 2017

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Half of a Yellow Sun

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I'm gonna read this woman's books. She's interesting. Her books are interesting. At Amazon, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Half of ...
Friday, October 20, 2017

After Criticism, FBI to Investigate Death of U.S. Soldiers in Niger (VIDEO)

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At the Wall Street Journal, via Memeorandum, " Death of U.S. Soldiers in Niger Sparks FBI Probe, Criticism ." And at Politico, &...