Friends of African Village Libraries (I post regularly here)- Sortie d’animation avec la Bibliothèque Mobile Pénélope à l’école B de Houndé
- Ghana librarians do a group reading session
- Organisation d’une séance de mots croisés et d’une séance de dessin à la bibliothèque de Karaba
- Appréciations des livres CMH par professeurs du CEG de Maro
- Animation d’une séance de lecture guidée à la bibliothèque de Karaba
- Animation de l’animateur de ABVBF à la bibliothèque de Béréba, Burkina Faso
- Encouragement des élèves de l’école Sainte Thérèse de Houndé à la lecture
- Organisation d’une séance de lecture à voix haute à la bibliothèque de Koho
- Visite du coordonnateur et de l’animateur de ABVBF à la bibliothèque Lumière pour enfants à Houndé
- Une sortie d’animation de la BMP à l’école E de Houndé
Monthly Archives: August 2012
The way the world is right now 2012
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Echos des bibliothèques au Burkina Faso
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Really? Do nothing? Bruce Whitehouse on Mali
Bruce Whitehouse concludes his overview, in London Review of Books. of what happened in Mali (pretty much the standard story), with this paragraph: What does Mali’s spectacular slide from celebrated democratic model to failed state augur for the rest of … Continue reading
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Sachs review of Acemoglu and Robinson
According to the economist Daron Acemoglu and the political scientist James Robinson, economic development hinges on a single factor: a country’s political institutions. More specifically, as they explain in their new book, Why Nations Fail, it depends on the existence … Continue reading
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If I had a million dollars
I’d remake The Wild Thornberrys (the movie) and keep the exact same story except make the Thornberrys an African family, and Eliza an young African girl. It is one of the most perfect children’s movies, but why does the heroine … Continue reading
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My feeling exactly on The Marriage Plot
Disappointing, overrated, just not good: What book did you feel you were supposed to like, and didn’t? Do you remember the last book you put down without finishing? “The Marriage Plot,” by Jeff Eugenides, and “The Stranger’s Child,” by Alan … Continue reading
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U.S. Seeks to Step Up Africa Investment – NYTimes.com
But these companies need no introduction to the continent, which is home to 7 of the world’s 10 fastest growing economies. They are already here. Earlier this year, Walmart finalized a deal worth more than $2 billion to acquire 51 … Continue reading
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Law Librarian Blog: Sixth Circuit Makes Faculty Tenure Almost Meaningless
When is tenure not tenure? The answer according to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals is that the grant of tenure is defined by the terms of the employment contract rather than a philosophical understanding of tenure. The Cooley law … Continue reading
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Eko India… financial services for the poor… will they compete with M-Pesa?
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Will this product take off? Good social marketing!
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Catfight? Do these arguments really have to be settled with a “winner”?
First, contrary to Diamond’s claim, there is nothing that contradicts tropical medicine and agricultural science in claiming that these are not major factors shaping differences in national prosperity. That these geographic factors cannot by themselves account for prosperity is illustrated … Continue reading
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Will Africans embrace microbreweries?
Van Der Merwe is what’s become known around the world as a “microbrewer” – a rarity in Africa, where the beer industry is dominated by immense corporations that mass-produce the continent’s most popular alcoholic beverage. He’s at the vanguard of … Continue reading
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Who is growing a business in Africa? African Diaspora Marketplace Awardees a good place to survey the terrain
Gonja Meat Company is a vertically integrated agribusiness engaged in the slaughter, processing and sale of fresh hygienic meat. The existing practices in Ghana’s meat industry hardly meet food safety standards. Gonja seeks to produce high quality and affordable meats … Continue reading
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Suame magazine, Ghana…. nice song too!
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Technology development in Africa at Timbuktu Chronicles
Emeka Okafor is an entrepreneur and venture catalyst who lives in New York City.He is the curator of Maker Faire Africa.He was the director for TED Global 2007 that took place in Arusha,Tanzania.In addition he is a member of the … Continue reading
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African women entrepreneurs…
I read about this company, SoleRebels, co-founded by Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, from Ethiopia. I famously don’t buy or need anything. I mean it… I’m an original frugal recycler child of Depression-age-parents-type …. But I am tempted to buy some shoes … Continue reading
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Did the Civil War cause Americans to become readers?
I was skimming a fun book by library historian David Kaser Books and Libraries in Camp and Battle: The Civil War Experience where he suggests that in 1860 American men were pretty much 90% literate and books had become incredibly … Continue reading
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Sharp words from Jared Diamond on Mitt Romney’s mangling of broad development theory
MITT ROMNEY’S latest controversial remark, about the role of culture in explaining why some countries are rich and powerful while others are poor and weak, has attracted much comment. I was especially interested in his remark because he misrepresented my … Continue reading
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Michael Kevane 