A Flummoxed Bird

sub-saharan africa doesn’t bring to mind the image of a woman with perfectly manicured nails flipping through glossy magazines in search of the latest handbag or celebrity haircut. yet such women are there, and in far greater numbers than the media’s portrayal of africa might suggest…

click: putting african style on the page via nytimes

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I Think I Need To Go With The Flow

purple hibiscus by chimamanda adichie

set in enugu, nigeria, on the eve of a military coup, purple hibiscus tells the story of fifteen-year-old kambili and her painful awakening from an abusive home life to the beginnings of personal freedom.

finally got around to reading this. couldn’t put it down for about 3 days. powerful book……

click: purple hisbiscus

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and the pursuit of happiness - nytimes

the twin hearts of kenya’s economy, agriculture and tourism, are imperiled by a devastating drought sweeping across kenya, killing livestock, crops, and children. the arid lands of northern kenya have been the hardest hit. in some villages it has not rained in years.

click: lush land dries up, withers kenya’s hopes

click: slideshow

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