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Article: Blog: Is Africa too dangerous for women?
For Europeans, there seems to be two different Africas: one that is dangerous and another that is safe. How do you distinguish between the two? Well, after following the Dutch internet discussions about the events in Mali, I came up with a...
Article: Blog: The Road
You whiz past it in fifteen seconds: Niambli, a village just outside the West-Ivorian town of Duékoué. But you need to stop to see this very strange sight: the road cuts the village into two completely different parts. One...
Article: Blog - Senegal: bad news for the French language
“Salaam aleikoum.” - “Maleikoum salaam.” “Na ga def?” (How are you?) - “Magni fi rekk.” (All’s well) “Ah! Déega Olof?” (You understand Wolof?) - “Waaw, tuti...
Article: Blog - Young, male and disposable - part 4
In Senegal, there is mounting evidence of alternative job creation going on that eventually may attract Pay Yourself types. Let’s look at the figures.
Article: Blog - Young, male and disposable - part 3
This is West Point, one of the worst slums in the Liberian capital of Monrovia. The entrance is a small corridor. Come out at the other end and you are approached by two burly young guys.
Article: Blog - Young, male and disposable – part 2
Societies with an army of young male undesirables have come up with the same three basic scenarios to get them out of the way: prison, migration and warfare. Need an example? Here's an extremely brief history of Europe. Between the 14th...
Article: Blog - Young, male and disposable – part 1
A story, picked up last December in La Gazette, Senegal’s best weekly magazine. The headline: Lords of Terror. What? In tranquil, democratic, peace-loving Senegal? Indeed. You need to realise that Senegal may still be democratic and...
Article: Blog - Obamamania is over in Kenya
In Kenya, Obamamania is over. At least, so says my morning daily here, Walfadjri. Its Nairobi correspondent has been out and about on the streets of the Kenyan capital and the comments he relays speak volumes. Kenyans were proud of Obama...
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