Friends of African Village Libraries (I post regularly here)- Daytime session at Sherigu Community Library
- La deuxième journée des activités de café littéraire à la bibliothèque de Boni
- Échanges avec la nouvelle gérante de la bibliothèque de Koho
- Reprise des activités de la bibliothèque mobile Pénélope
- Sortie de la Bibliothèque Mobile Pénélope à l’école Sainte Thérèse
- Bonne nouvelle pour les amoureux de la lecture à Niankorodougou
- Bibliothèque communautaire de Zimtenga ! Les livres attendent patiemment le retour des communautés
- Bilan des activités du mois d’août de la bibliothèque de Bougounam
- Bilan des premières journées du café littéraire
- Nyariga community library, daytime activities
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In Washington DC for a workshop on Burkina tomorrow
Went for a run on the mall, past White House, Capitol, Lincoln Memorial… gorgeous day, very inspiring. Felafel burger 10:30 pm last night when I got in at BTS/DC Commons. Pretty good but not as good as felafel in Le … Continue reading
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My sister sent me this… Tati in derrumbe Bayamon… so neighborly, so many fences…
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Fantastic photo spread from Burkina Faso’s quarries by photog David Pace
Here is the link to PDN which I am told is the leading magazine for professional photographers.
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Quel est le plan du President Compaoré et le CDP pour la transition et ou alternance en 2015?
Il y a deux questions… 1) Avoir un plan, avoir plusieurs plans, ne pas avoir de plan, laisser les évènements déterminer le plan….? 2) Annoncer ou ne pas annoncer 1), ou bien annoncer des nuances, ou bien mener campagne de … Continue reading
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Les hiboux au regard gluant: à bas !
That is all… enough, really. You know what I am talking about.
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Me Paul Kéré suggests that the Senate simply be postponed until after 2015 election
I like better my suggestion of having the President use his 29 picks to fill the Senate with opposition persons, to give a platform and process for greater transparency. CDP will still have majority, but not so comfortable. Opposition can … Continue reading
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Hermann Yaméogo comments on the Senate controversy… well-worth reading
Read the entire open letter (link below). Very lucid presentation. Reasonable suggestions. As I wrote before, the CDP did a very bad job digging this W.C., it is caving in…. the worst part is that, as Yaméogo notes, any reasonable … Continue reading
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Nice profile of Bongnessan Arsène Yé by Jean-Pierre Bejot
Mais s’il demeure « l’homme du parti » (l’ODP/MT, qu’il préside de 1993 à 1996, puis le CDP qu’il présidera jusqu’en août 1999), Yé n’est plus en adéquation avec l’évolution de la société burkinabè. Au tournant du siècle, son nom … Continue reading
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Video about Balai Citoyen in Burkina Faso… will it really turn into a citizen’s movement?
I always think of Tiken Jah’s song Le balayeur balayé… and Jah Verity’s Président Boulanger … don’t know why.
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Pretty but tired words from the university student union in Burkina
Sankara wanna-bees need to move on: what is the program, concretely? Nationalize CFAO and have the state sell itself Toyota Landcruisers? How will that happen is neo-liberal imperialist Toyota doesn’t appreciate the nationalisation? Or, maybe the Burkinabe state should set … Continue reading
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Dunno, I see Effective Altruism self-importance = confusion
Givewell first writes: Thinking of all beliefs as being open to change, and therefore potentially worthy of debate and analysis. Effective altruists research and debate a broad range of topics… Then down a couple paragraphs… We take a different view: … Continue reading
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The future of Burkina Faso
A picture by Sanou Dounko of three youth enrolled in our “Les Jeunes du Tuy Lisent” program, where 270 youth are receiving a novel/BD every week. The kids are still (after three months) very enthusiastic and appreciative. The problems are … Continue reading
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Great short profile of Wole Soyinka by Teju Cole in The New Yorker
Loudest among the voices of protest raised against the Dame [Nigeria’s first lady] was Wole Soyinka’s. He took her to task for imposing herself on the people and for acting like a “parallel head of state.” Soyinka called a press … Continue reading
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Over the top French in unsigned article defending Blaise Compaoré stance on Senate in Burkina Faso
It’s really too much! Half of the comments make reference to the rococo style. And the comments are really well-written too. A good debate; just wish there were more about the actual issue itself (i.e. the CDP did a bad … Continue reading
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I think what he means is…?
Partha Dasgupta has written many fine papers, and his talent and work at theoretical analysis are vastly superior to my own… but in this oped Getting India wrong he just doesn’t make much sense. He writes for example: If the … Continue reading
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Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta – Mali – teacher, development worker, NGO leader
Le nouveau président élu du Mali est né en 1945 à Koutiala, la capitale cotonnière du sud-est du pays. Il a étudié en France l’histoire et les relations internationales, puis a enseigné dans le supérieur. De retour au Mali, il … Continue reading
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Words of wisdom from Augustin Loada, pertinent for Burkina Faso
« Je pense que la première chose importante est qu’il y ait une volonté de la part des acteurs de contribuer à une vie politique malienne apaisée parce que si les acteurs ne jouent pas le jeu de la démocratie, … Continue reading
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The argument against impact evaluation
Does this speak for itself or what? But what sticks in her mind are the memories of the children and their parents and their love of books. There’s a picture on her web site of a boy clutching a biology … Continue reading
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Why be opposed to the Senate in Burkina Faso if concern is Article 37 limiting Presidential mandate to two terms?
Burkina Faso made it to The New York Times as President Blaise Compaoré appears to have backed down over implementation of the Senate. Why be opposed to the Senate in Burkina Faso if concern is Article 37 limiting Presidential mandate … Continue reading
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Is Blaise Compaoré really afraid of Smockey and Sams’k le Jah?
I wonder if in Kosyam they have some political scientists who have run regressions suggesting that when two popular reggae/hiphop musicians join together in a citizens’ movement in a semi-authoritarian country in francophone West Africa, that best response is to … Continue reading
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