Last week, I finished reading Adichie’s Americannah and promptly threw it across the room. The book infuriated me. It wasn’t because it was yet another book with Adichie’s predictable pace and prose. The book infuriated me because I saw in each…
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Diaspora at Work: Mariéme Jamme’s mission to rebrand Africa
July 19, 2009 Diaspora at work International Development senegalAlthough she left Senegal at the tender age of 2, Mariémme managed to retain that African connection and has responded to her heart string's call to come back to Senegal and neighboring countries to share her…
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The Women of Kireka gaining a wave of online support
September 20, 2008 Diaspora at work Economy Health UgandaWhen I met first Siena Anstis this summer at Cafe Pap in Kampala, I was a rock star. No really, she really thought I was a musician, Bobby Wine to be exact. Here, she tell’s it…
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Diaspora at Work: Nakku Senkeeto finds her way back home
September 17, 2008 Diaspora at work Events & Conferences UgandaI met Nakku Senkeeto on the first day of the UNAA Conference. To be specific, she was the first person I introduced myself to. However, it took four tries to arrange a sit-down conversation with her.…
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It’s easy to miss the signs if you don’t know what you are looking for, and it’s quite easy not to hear the chorus amid all this CHOGM cacophony, but if you stop for just one…
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