Burkina Faso: “American Spy” by Lauren Wilkinson
The first time I heard of Thomas Sankara, I was living in Djibouti in the middle of the 90s. The minibuses in the city are almost all white with a Continue Reading →
Books I love as I travel
The first time I heard of Thomas Sankara, I was living in Djibouti in the middle of the 90s. The minibuses in the city are almost all white with a Continue Reading →
Former French President Sarkozy caused an uproar a little bit more than 10 years ago when he thought clever to say in a speech that « The tragedy of Africa is Continue Reading →
When I tell my acquaintances that I am getting ready to travel to Sierra Leone, they invariably ask me if it is not too dangerous. The country’s name is associated Continue Reading →
Up or down. Stairs steps can separate two worlds. It’s the case at Cape Coast Castle, one of the forts build to protect the slave trade in Ghana. In that Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago, while walking along the Gulf of Tadjourah in Djibouti, I was listening to the audiobook version of « Black Mamba Boy », the first novel published by Continue Reading →
It was sunset, and a few pirogues were crossing the river. I was sitting on the terrace of a restaurant along the Ubangi river, sipping a beer with a colleague. Continue Reading →
I have just read with a lot of pleasure two books by French novelists which trace back immigration itineraries by families, from their origins in Algeria and Iran respectively, until Continue Reading →
When I took advantage of a free Saturday between two work weeks in Ghana to explore Elmina and Cape Coast, on the coast west of Accra, I was surprised by Continue Reading →
It has been a long time – too long – since I last went to Cairo. More than twenty years ago. I was there for a workshop which allowed us Continue Reading →
The highway that goes from Abidjan to Yamoussoukro is fast and well maintained. In a little bit more than two hours, one reaches the hill on top of which sits Continue Reading →