Making Finance Work for Africa

Last month the city of Addis-Ababa,Ethopia,was host to the 2011 Partnership Forum for Making Finance Work for Africa. Hosted by the UNECA (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa) with the support of the AU (African Union),the Forum brought development workers,academics and representatives of the IMF (International Monetary Fund) and WB (World [...]

The Politics of Race and Racialization in Eastern Africa

Apart from Addis-Ababa,Ethiopia,where I am fulfilling my placement,Kenya is the only other East African country I have traveled to. After de-boarding the plane,the grocery store was my first stop.

Just as I was checking out,I realized I had forgotten to bring sunscreen. I asked the cashier to give me a [...]

the waiting game...the waiting game…

Namaste:

I am currently sitting in the office of SathSath in broad daylight yet I feel like I am sitting in the dark.  It is four days until a new constitution is to be tabled by the Constitutional Assembly (CA);however,all signs seem to be pointing to the fact that this will not be [...]