Friends of African Village Libraries (I post regularly here)- Photos from Gowrie Kunkua community library during the night session, Ghana
- Sumbrungu Community Library nighttime reading
- Résumé du livre Une grande mère criminelle
- Organisation d’une séance de discussion autour d’un livre à la bibliothèque de Dimikuy
- Librarians of Tuy monthly meeting January 2026, Burkina Faso
- Impressions sur la production de livres CMH au Burkina Faso
- Compte rendu de la première rencontre des gérants de la zone du Tuy
- Science fiction books for libraries in Burkina Faso and Ghana
- Animation d’une séance de lecture à la bibliothèque de Dimikuy
- Nyariga Community Library in Ghana, photos January 2026
Category Archives: Burkina Faso
Thanks Air France….
On the flight back today got to watch the 2012 French film Intouchables. Great light comedy with a wonderfully serious subtext about our human condition. And also watched another wonderful movie, Wadjda. So… thanks Air France for having good taste.
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Another day in Ouagadougou
Started out early this morning with a 6k run in the Park Bangreogo, Ouagadougou’s urban park. I felt like the prosecutor character in the French detective procedural Spiral, because Dounko and I talked about FAVL the whole run. Then Dounko … Continue reading
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Four days in Burkina Faso, the report so far
I arrived Sunday night after the IFLA conference in Lyon. Monday morning started early with a run in the neighborhood, Zogona. Everything green. Then long meeting with FAVL staff. Transition of leadership team in Ouagadougou is going smoothly. Went over … Continue reading
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Cyperus esculentus – ncɔkɔn … better than noabga
I picked up a little bag at random in the boutique by our house in Ouagadougou. 5 cents. A nickel bag! Absolutely delicious. The tubers are edible, with a slightly sweet, nutty flavour, compared to the more bitter-tasting tuber of … Continue reading
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uh oh… gotta speak to middle and high school students at International School of Ouagadougou!
ISO librarian Jennie McKenzie was kind enough to invite me to come speak to students at the school. ISO students and staff have in past several years been a huge support to FAVL. So I am super-grateful for the chance … Continue reading
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FAVL creating content: Reading material for children in Burkina Faso
Libraries creating reading material in bf presentation v2 from Friends of African Village Libraries
Freak out attack… maybe in same room as Kate DiCamillo?
So the workshop I am presenting my paper at in Paris at the Bibliotheque Nationale de France is on encouraging youth reading. Kate DiCamillo apparently is going to be at the session for an interview. Now, I’ll be honest and say that … Continue reading
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Zéphirin Diabré : « Nous voulons nous installer à Kossyam »
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Reporting on IFLA conference in Lyon
An extract… In the afternoon I went to the Africa section panel on libraries in Africa. Some very interesting talks. For me the presenters on francophone Africa were of course of most interest. Eliane Lallemand from Lire en Afrique, who … Continue reading
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Newton Ahmed Barry fears for his life
These issues are occasionally very complex, and remind on of the Rosenberg case in Guatemala. The killing of Norbert Zongo and his companions in 1998 was the last clear political killing in the country. Newton Ahmed Barry suggests the very … Continue reading
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Great article on Russia-U.S. relations in The New Yorker
At first, McFaul took the attack personally, not yet realizing that he was, for Putin and official Moscow, a mere foil. “The shit that Leontiev put out on me—this haunted me for the rest of my time in Russia. I … Continue reading
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The Middle East – The Darkest Side (Live on KEXP)
Heard this on Air France for a couple years it seems, never knew the band. Beautiful song. They’ve broken up unfortunately.
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Resisting a semi-authoritarian regime…
Newspaperman Newton Ahmed Barry gets his home and office broken into… My full sympathies, but may I also suggest “the cloud”? Google Drive, Dropbox…. good ways to store documents beyond the reach of thugs. Ils ont coupé une fenêtre pour … Continue reading
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Excellent commentary by Bill Sundstrom on economics publishing
The authors conclude that the top PhD programs are serving their students ill, and I won’t necessarily argue with that. Academia is changing, and the path to tenure at a decent university seems more fraught with hard work and long … Continue reading
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Teaching macro: The money quote in Mishkin and Herbertsson paper on Iceland
OK as I am reading the paper, here is an important sentence (“Goes to intent, your honor”): The result has been a movement toward Iceland’s becoming an international banking center (although on a small scale because the country is, after … Continue reading
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In which I enter the coconut drink craze fray…
I think the craze is over even as news reports blow it way up, because if I am buying it because it is on sale for 99c at Grocery Outlet (pallets full of the stuff) and I am not liking … Continue reading
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The question many non-econometricians ask themselves, that econometricians hitherto have always obfuscated, now answered….Finite population causal standard errors
When a researcher estimates the parameters of a regression function using information on all 50 states in the United States, or information on all visits to a website, what is the interpretation of the standard errors? Researchers typically report standard … Continue reading
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Interesting interview with Salif Diallo now in MPP
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Michael Kevane 