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On the roof a a friend’s house in Nakasero, Kampala back in 2006, I went through a crate of discarded items he and a few other artists had gathered. On that day, I was looking for something, and I found the lion. Something about the hollowed out, paint chipped toy appealed to my understanding of this amazing continent: I’d never seen a real lion, after all.

Previously based in Uganda, currently in Liberia. Always roaming. This blog provides curiosities, commentary, and photos.

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Aug 02
2009
12:01 PM

Readings & Resources

This is a list of media about Africa that I like. It’s by no means comprehensive. If you’d like to add something, feel free to leave your recommendations in the comments and I’ll check it out and then try and update the master list every now and then.

Chad, blog: Celeste Hicks
Chad, radio: Stuck in the mud

DRC, book: King Leopold’s Ghost
DRC, book: In the footsteps of Mr. Kurtz
DRC, book: All things must fight to live
DRC, blog: Congo Girl
DRC, blog: Stood in the Congo
DRC, blog: Texas in Africa
DRC, blog: African Heroes

Ghana, blog: Quick Glances

Ivory Coast, blog: West Africa always wins
Ivory Coast, photo series: Paul Sika (see also Context Africa)

Kenya, blog: What an African woman thinks
Kenya, blog: Somewhere in Africa
Kenya, blog: Things seen and heard
Kenya, book: It’s our turn to eat

Liberia, blog: Esteyonage
Liberia, blog: Shelby Grossman’s Liberia blog
Liberia, diaspora blogging project: Ceasefire Liberia
Liberia, photo book: Long story bit by bit (see also Context Africa)
Liberia, documentary: Uncivil War
Liberia, documentary: Sliding Liberia (see also Context Africa)

Nigeria, book: Half a Yellow Sun
Nigeria, book: Purple Hibiscus

Rwanda, book: Machete seasons
Rwanda, blog: To Africa, from New York
Rwanda, book: We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families
Rwanda, newspaper article: A mountain to climb

Rwanda, magazine article: No Small Mercy (see also Context Africa)

Senegal, blog: How di bohdi
Senegal, photo series: 50 cent vs. Tyson (see also Context Africa)

Sierra Leone, book: Freetown ambush

South Africa, photo series: Township Tourism (see also Context Africa)

Sudan, book: What is the what
Sudan, book: Emma’s war
Sudan, book: Acts of faith

Swaziland, newspaper article: In desperate Swaziland, leaders live like royalty
Swaziland, photos: I love you real fast

Tanzania, blog: Louder than Swahili
Tanzania, magazine article: Trucking through the AIDS belt
Tanzania, magazine series: Little Bill Clinton (learn more on Context Africa)

Uganda, blog: Jackfruity
Uganda, book: The teeth may smile but the heart does not forget (see also Context Africa)
Uganda, magazine article: A dying breed
Uganda, blog: Daniel Kalanaki
Uganda, blog: Ugandan insomniac

Zimbabwe, book: Don’t lets go to the dogs tonight
Zimbabwe, book: Scribbling the cat
Zimbabwe, newspaper article: How a profiteer works one of the world’s poorest economies

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Pernille in Tanzania

Cool idea, Glenna.
Think I have to do something like that.
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Nivetha

Very nice site.. Me too interested in news blogging

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Robert Trujillo/Tres

Wow, this is a breath of fresh air and a myriad of information! THANK YOU!

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