Friday, August 22, 2008

The disappearance of José Rubén Zamora

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The car of José Rubén Zamora , the founder of three of Guatemala's most important newspapers - El Periódico , Siglo Veintiuno and Nuestr...
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Thursday, August 21, 2008

Congo: Between Hope and Despair

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My new article on the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo: Between Hope and Despair , has appeared in the Summer 2008 editi...
Friday, August 08, 2008

TRADE-AFRICA: New Technology to Sever Timber's Link to Conflict?

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TRADE-AFRICA: New Technology to Sever Timber's Link to Conflict? By Michael Deibert Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Aug 8, 2008 (IPS) - Wh...
Monday, August 04, 2008

La Gran Sultana

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We arrived in Granada, Nicaragua, a few days ago, passing through the over-touristed and sterile climes of Costa Rica and leaving behind Pan...
Thursday, July 24, 2008

Note from Casco Viejo

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Having arrived in Panama City aboard the red-eye from New York via Miami on Tuesday, I was fortunate enough to spend yesterday rhapsodizing ...
Thursday, July 03, 2008

Debate Swirls Around Fate of Holy Sites

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CULTURE-ETHIOPIA: Debate Swirls Around Fate of Holy Sites By Michael Deibert Inter Press Service LALIBELA, Jul 3, 2008 (IPS) - Carved into t...
Friday, June 27, 2008

A Glittering Demon: Mining, Poverty and Politics in the Democratic Republic of Congo

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A Glittering Demon: Mining, Poverty and Politics in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Michael Deibert, Special to CorpWatch June 26th, 200...

POLITICS: Is Democracy Dangerous in Multi-ethnic Societies?

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POLITICS: Is Democracy Dangerous in Multi-ethnic Societies? An interview with Frances Stewart, Oxford University Professor of Development E...
Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Why I am not running by Morgan Tsvangirai

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(Note: Today I am doing something that I rarely do on this blog: Reposting verbatim text that first appeared elsewhere. Given the current si...
Saturday, June 21, 2008

POLITICS-ETHIOPIA : A Tangled Political Landscape Raises Questions About African Ally of the U.S.

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POLITICS-ETHIOPIA : A Tangled Political Landscape Raises Questions About African Ally of the U.S. By Michael Deibert Inter Press Service AD...

Q&A: Ethiopia's Urban Poor Cannot Afford To Eat

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Q&A: Ethiopia's Urban Poor Cannot Afford To Eat Interview with Abera Tola, Director of Oxfam's Horn of Africa regional office I...
Saturday, May 17, 2008

EU Seeks to Subdue Competitive China

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TRADE-AFRICA: EU Seeks to Subdue Competitive China By Michael Deibert Inter Press Service JOHANNESBURG, May 15, 2008 (IPS) - With the ascen...
Tuesday, May 13, 2008

A few photos from the Democratic Republic of Congo

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Extraction from chaos?

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Extraction from chaos? By Michael Deibert Foreign Direct Investment April 10, 2008 Embattled by war and corruption but laden with large depo...
Friday, May 09, 2008

Back from South Africa

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I returned to Kinshasa from Johannesburg the other days, after what was, for me, a highly instructive and enjoyable two weeks in South Afri...
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Thursday, May 08, 2008

Portrait

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My friend Eve Sibley painted a portrait of me when I was still living in New York which I just happened upon online. Not a bad likeness, a...
Sunday, May 04, 2008

RIGHTS: In South Africa, Zimbabwean Refugees Find Sanctuary and Contempt

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RIGHTS: In South Africa, Zimbabwean Refugees Find Sanctuary and Contempt By Michael Deibert Inter Press Service JOHANNESBURG, May 4, 2008 (I...

"We Mustn't Think as South Africans That We Have Won the Day": An interview with Paul Verryn

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"We Mustn't Think as South Africans That We Have Won the Day": An interview with Paul Verryn Inter Press Service JOHANNESBURG,...
Thursday, May 01, 2008

DRC: With Rebel Leader's Indictment, a Tentative Step to Accountability

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DRC: With Rebel Leader's Indictment, a Tentative Step to Accountability By Michael Deibert Inter Press Service JOHANNESBURG, May 1, 2008...
Friday, April 25, 2008

Hillbrow Vibes

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Having arrived in Johannesburg on Monday, I have thus far found the city, despite its significant social ills, to be a vibrant, dynamic face...