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Somalia
July 18, 2011, Comments Off on Somalia

NYT Somalia Archives BBC Somalia Q&A: Somalia has experienced almost constant conflict since the collapse of its cen ...

Wednesday Night #1528
June 15, 2011, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1528

Our special guest, Flora Igoki Terah of Kenya, made this an exceptional and riveting evening. Flora’s intensely pe ...

Aid, development and progress 2010
December 27, 2010, Comments Off on Aid, development and progress 2010

Haitian leader says reconstruction is flagging The international community, by channeling aid money into Haiti through o ...

Wednesday Night #1488
September 8, 2010, 1 Comment

Wednesday Night never fails to surprise – and usually delight – us. This one was no exception, despite the m ...

Conflict minerals
July 24, 2010, Comments Off on Conflict minerals

With thanks to David Kilgour for bringing this to our attention. This is the first time that we have seen the topic rais ...

Why Baobab?
July 23, 2010, Comments Off on Why Baobab?

A charming piece that explains the origins of the title of The Economist’s new Africa blog. We have been fascinate ...

Wednesday Night #1481
July 21, 2010, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1481

Wednesday-Night.com for photos and more Ron Meisels was warmly congratulated on the recent announcement of the Caldwell ...

Invest in agriculture
April 6, 2010, Comments Off on Invest in agriculture

More on Agriculture & Food Emergent Asset Management How science could spark a second Green Revolution (CSM) To figh ...

Canada & the world II
December 31, 2009, Comments Off on Canada & the world II

G8 Summit July 8-10 2009 ; Canada & the Arctic Is Security Council Seat a Tory Priority? (Embassy August 2009) Exper ...

Wednesday Night #1442
October 21, 2009, 2 Comments

On the eve of George W. Bush’s luncheon speech to a gathering of individuals willing to fork out a modest $4000 pe ...

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