Monthly Archives: January 2013

The junior American diplomat’s nightmare: Cheick Modibo Diarra preventing from leaving Mali, maybe

Posted on January 6, 2013 by mkevane

Pour être plus précis, des militaires l’attendraient à l’aéroport. Il décide, tête baissée, de foncer à l’aéroport de Bamako-Sénou, mais fini par renoncer. Il faut dire, toujours selon la famille de l’ancien Premier ministre, qu’entre temps, un diplomate de l’ambassade … Continue reading →

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Profile of Soungalo Ouattara, new president of National Assembly in Burkina Faso

Posted on January 5, 2013 by mkevane

Aux collectivités locales, il militera pour la « voie de l’élargissement des libertés locales portées par le processus de décentralisation » afin de mieux prendre en compte « les cultures et les savoirs locaux afin de donner un visage africain … Continue reading →

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And one last one from DJ Arafat I promise!

Posted on January 5, 2013 by mkevane
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Great profile of Gilbert Diendéré army chief of staff in Burkina Faso, from Jeune Afrique

Posted on January 5, 2013 by mkevane

Le 18 septembre 1989, il déjoue une tentative de coup d’État qui – selon la version officielle – aurait été fomentée par Lingani et Zongo, ses deux vieux compagnons d’armes. Lingani lui aurait fait part de leur plan et Diendéré … Continue reading →

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More from DJ Arafat

Posted on January 3, 2013 by mkevane
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Burkina’s accomplishments according to Pres. Blaise Compaoré

Posted on January 2, 2013 by mkevane

West African tradition has it that Presidents (and every chef) has to present the veoux and sum up the year etc.  So Blaise did that, and I thought it would be a good occasion to see what he and his … Continue reading →

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“structured analytical product”

Posted on January 2, 2013 by mkevane

Somewhere in the White House people use this phrase every day.  I heard it recently from a former White House staffer, and it stuck, and for good reason: a Google search comes up completely empty.  This blog entry should help … Continue reading →

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Speechless.

Posted on January 2, 2013 by mkevane

Religious people have a hard time explaining what part of religion isn’t… dumb.  In the exact same way non-religious people have a hard time explaining why they…. keep at it… We’re dumb, OK?  And according to my etymology search, that … Continue reading →

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DJ Arafat from Cote d’Ivoire

Posted on January 1, 2013 by mkevane
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