Monthly Archives: September 2018

Photo of readers in Sheigu library in Upper East, #Ghana

Posted on September 28, 2018 by mkevane
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Some recent news on the American economy

Posted on September 26, 2018 by mkevane

The Census Bureau a couple of weeks ago released an update on the U.S. economy for 2017. The headline was that real median household income had increased by 2.6 percent, and was about $61,000, and the poverty rate was 12.3%. … Continue reading →

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Good interview regarding recent dozo- koglwéogo confrontation in Karangasso-Vigué in #Burkina Faso

Posted on September 16, 2018 by mkevane

Le 12 septembre dernier, des affrontements ont éclaté à Karangasso-Vigué, causant la mort du fils aîné du chef de canton et de deux koglwéogo. Dites-nous ce qui a bien pu conduire à un tel drame.Yacouba Drabo (Y.D.) : Avant d’entrer … Continue reading →

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Loyola University New Orleans student newspaper article on Jesuit presidents

Posted on September 14, 2018 by mkevane

Despite the shift in lay presidents, Dziak said that the men and women taking over these leadership positions were not chosen on a whim. They are qualified to represent these schools and that there is no lack of qualification or … Continue reading →

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Excellent articles on Peulh (Fulani) mobilization in central Mali

Posted on September 13, 2018 by mkevane

These are in a book Biographies de la Radicalisation: Des messages cachés du changement social edited by Mirjam de Bruijn that just came out in 2018. (Gated on project Muse, here.) The first is by Modibo Galy Cissé and traces … Continue reading →

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Opposition march in #Burkina Faso set for September 29

Posted on September 13, 2018 by mkevane

The leader of the political opposition in Burkina Faso, Zéphérin Diabré, has called for a march of protest on 29 September against what the opposition characterizes as the failed policies of the presidency of Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, at the … Continue reading →

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Good background on Katiba Macina, Fulani rebel group in central Mali

Posted on September 13, 2018 by mkevane

A nice summary by Manon Elissa Murray, nothing new but clearly written and organised, if the English grammar leaves a little bit to be desired.  The full text is here. The purpose of Katiba Macina was originally the restoration of … Continue reading →

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Reading and French movies on trip to Burkina Faso

Posted on September 12, 2018 by mkevane

On the Air France flight I enjoyed (the standard on a 10 hour flight is low, but they were all better than Deadpool 2) several films (that incidentally I has never heard of): Les derniers Parisiens: A low-budget film about … Continue reading →

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American Gods by Neil Gaiman

Posted on September 5, 2018 by mkevane

Read this on the flight to Burkina Faso and then over a few days. Entertaining and occasionally compelling but the writing was just not edited enough to really shine. I appreciated the central idea, but the execution left me unsatisfied. … Continue reading →

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Why Steve Bannon is an incoherent blowhard who The New Yorker should disinvite

Posted on September 3, 2018 by mkevane

I’m in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso,doing good things hopefully, talking with interesting people, learning about how our programs to support village libraries are going, and this Steve Bannon-The New Yorker thing comes up and I’m sooooooo disappointed. And pissed. Why? Because … Continue reading →

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