Category Archives: Politics

A rout, it seems.

We faculty and staff at Santa Clara University received a letter last week, in the mail.  The only real “letter” I can think of from the president of the university.  In the letter, President Engh informs us that he has … Continue reading →

That is all… part of my quest to “name” the southwards bound winds that come through San Jose… nobody ever knows what to call them… Socal has Santa Ana winds, so why not Farallonic?

While this is quite a direct and sharp takedown, to me there are two things that are missing.  First, Diabré is not giving any indication (at least not being reported in the press) that he is lining up a major … Continue reading →

First impressions: Online lecture classes are just as boring as in-person lecture classes.  That’s after about 40 min. An interesting question pops up: R core group… the people behind the curtain.  How does open-source make money for owners of S+? … Continue reading →

« Je n’ai rien contre Blaise, mais je suis contre ses faits. Notamment les tueries », propos de Djafar Héma pour entamer la question du sénat. Comme dit, comme prévu par lui lors de ses prêches, la communauté musulmane par … Continue reading →

Hard to know how credible is the source. Ibrahim Coulibaly was killed in 2011 in Abidjan by Alassane Ouattara and Guillaume Soro’s forces, as they ostensibly tried to disarm his small group of commandos.  War is a messy business indeed.  … Continue reading →

The chiefs (of the Mossi, let’s be precise… and probably in English their title is more like king or prince than chief) visited Presidential palace in Kosyam, and publicly declared their backing of the Senate.  It’s like a long line … Continue reading →

The comments are scathing.  Hard not to be.  “”Muslims are in favor of Senate.” “Our association is not political.” « La position des musulmans sur le Sénat est connue depuis 2011 parce que nous sommes partie prenante du consensus qui … Continue reading →

From a poster by Lund Earth Observation Group.  Overall this conforms with what the data generally is saying, that Sahel for last 40 years has been on gentle improvement trend in terms of climate, after the very bad 1970s, and … Continue reading →

BBC had a news story touting decline in child mortality in Ethiopia.  Just blather? Because the same thing is happening in pretty much every African country that has reasonably functioning government.  

Sachant que le rapport demande la poursuite de la mise en œuvre du sénat, les journalistes cherchaient en conséquence quelques nouvelles informations. Notamment le sort qui sera réservé aux sénateurs déjà élus. Apparemment, rien n’a été prévu. « Il n’y … Continue reading →

He appears to be backing down, by calling on government to have more “concertations“… that means delay.  His request that “acteurs politiques” create other fora for discussion seems quite odd… shouldn’t he be asking the National Assembly to have an … Continue reading →

I saw the first two on the plane back from Burkina last month. I guess I can give them reasonably positive recommendations since I didn’t turn them off (but I was on a 10 hour flight): Robert Redford’s The Company You … Continue reading →

On comprend alors pourquoi selon RFI un haut gradé de l’armée a laissé entendre « il nous a beaucoup emmerdés » parlant des événements survenus à la présidence. Ce qu’on peut retenir donc de ces témoignages, c’est que ce qui … Continue reading →