One of my all time favorite guests on the program, Ivory Coast based journalist Pauline Bax, came to visit me in Amsterdam last week. We sat down to talk about her work on the topics of people who work in the spam business in Ivory Coast and the fishing...
It is no secret that I'm a huge admirer of my friend Pauline's travels and writing in West Africa. She is my journalistic hero and Im so excited to see how her blog is evolving. People should stop reading blogs about stupid new devices that cost too much money,...
It is quite hard to find an article on Sierra Leone on your average day in your average newspaper. Forgotten by some, written off by others, the country presses on - electing a new president while a special war crimes tribunal continues to do its work. We're...
Art, violence, politics, sometimes they all just hit me in the face in one sitting. And so allow me to share some links with you today to illustrate: First, I was watching a lovely vlog entry on insanefilms.com, featuring my good friend and wonderful artist Hollye Davidson. Her...
The president of Guinea has ruled this west african nation for over 20 years. Under his rule the nation has become one of the world's poorest and more corrupt. But recently the people have taken to the streets and declared a general strike, making demands of this president...
