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Boss me around in Africa! 21 May 2013 | 03:51 pm
I’ve just landed back in Rwanda, which loyal readers who’ve forgiven years of mostly silence on this blog will recall as my favorite place on Earth, and I’m gearing up for some really exciting work wi...
Orchid lessons 2 Apr 2013 | 03:05 am
When the seasons change, people in New York are electric. They waltz across basketball courts and gun engines at red lights and dance in the street to car stereos. They pet each other's dogs and cha...
Happy International Women’s Day! 8 Mar 2013 | 08:57 pm
I wish I was in Bukavu today, where I've met so many strong, amazing women fighting against not only the horrors (rape) we often hear about but against gender-based discrimination and violence, and fi...
Why do we still get violence against women so wrong? 2 Mar 2013 | 01:30 am
This week, the American Congress finally resolved its squabbles and brought itself to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. It was a fight, as many others will tell you. But there's another bat...
A preliminary PEPFAR roundup (and come add your ideas) 22 Feb 2013 | 05:39 pm
On Wednesday, the Congressionally-mandated evaluation of PEPFAR -- the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief -- was released. It's nearly 700 pages long, and I haven't but skimmed its major head...
ARVs made easy in Uganda? 19 Feb 2013 | 06:49 pm
Here's something that piqued my interest: Yesterday, Ugandan drug manufacturer Quality Chemicals announced that it's going to manufacture a single pill to replace the cocktail of anti-retroviral (ARV)...
Farewell, sweet guinea worm 25 Jan 2013 | 02:05 am
In one of the most charming bits of writing I've come across of late, Carl Zimmer offers up a "fond obituary" for the guinea worm. It's one of 17 neglected tropical diseases (NTD to us nerds) getting ...
From Cote d’Ivoire, a Happy New Year dance 28 Dec 2012 | 08:36 pm
This is irresistible, and the Aaninka dance troupe is fantastic. Makes me want to move to Cote d'Ivoire and apprentice myself to those women. In "Gangnam style vs Africa Style," I think they win: H/T ...
Gearing back up 28 Dec 2012 | 06:46 pm
It's been quiet over here as I've had my head deep in new and long-term projects. I'm excited to share the results of all that intensity next year, as new work rolls out. Meanwhile, a hearty thanks to...
Things you should read this weekend 11 Aug 2012 | 12:22 am
Tristan McConnell's series of stories from "the new Mogadishu" for GlobalPost. I think the piece on underpaid city cops is my favorite. Spend some time with his slideshow, too. (And if you haven't you...
