K'naan Autobiography To Be A Children's Book

On George Stroumboulopoulos' website yesterday was an announcement that Somali-Canadian singer K'naan's autobiography will be a children's book targeting kids aged 7 to 10.
http://www.cbc.ca/strombo/canada/knaan-autobiography-to-be-a-childrens-book.html

Brazil-Africa Relations

A recent article by The New York Times on Brazil-African relations: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/08/world/americas/brazil-gains-in-reaching-out-to-africa.html?_r=2&smid=tw-share

The Clinton Tour Issue?

The Clinton Tour Issue?

A diplomatic row may be erupting surrounding the debate about Hillary Clinton's speeches on her latest tour of the continent.   Is she being condescending?  Is the US incorrectly portraying themselves and China?   Does she have a point?  

The latest on this is an article from Charles Kenny in Bloomberg Business was published today, entitled Why Cheap-Shot Diplomacy in Africa Won't Work.  This is by no means the only coverage of the issue, however.  The UK's Guardian Poverty Matters Blog has a post with the bold title, Hillary Clinton's morally superior speech in Africa was deluded.  Chinese media sources have also come out with several statements (here, here, and on the FOCAC website) in retaliation to what has been perceives as veiled jibes against their involvement on the continent.  Equally, there is an op-ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer entitled, Don't let Africa fall to China, to which our own blogger, Victoria Schorr, recently commented on through The China in Africa Project's Facebook page (see August 6th).

This is just the latest in seemingly cold-war-revivalist discussions on China's role in the continent.  Only time will tell how this will play out diplomatically and on which side African citizens will fall.

An Op-Ed by Jeffrey Herbst and Greg Mills ahead of their new book by the same name:

Africa's Third Liberation
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/30/opinion/africas-third-liberation.html?src=recg

Is Canada losing out?

Here is a recent article from the Canadian version of the Huffington Post that has been circulating on a couple African business sites.  Do you agree?
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/glen-pearson/china-africa-investment_b_990306.html

South Sudan Conference at Carleton University

The Institute of African Studies, Carleton University, is pleased to present:

 South Sudan: Its 1st year of Independence and Beyond 

A Two-Part Event with Matthew LeRiche (LSE)

When:        Thursday July 19, 2012;  3:30-7 pm
Where: Arts Lounge, 2017 Dunton Tower, Carleton University

Click here.
 

A great way of flipping things on their head. Congratulations to the authors!
http://africanarguments.org/2012/07/05/africa-rising-when-will-the-west-join-africa-by-eliot-pence-bright-simons/
And, as always, please check in with the African Arguments website often as they have great posts and discussions.

Canada, the AfDB and Africa

On June 13, 2012, Bruce Montador, Senior Fellow, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) at the University of Ottawa gave a presentation on his experience at the Africa Development Bank.

Mr. Montador has accepted to share the presentation with the readers of our Blog, for which we are most grateful.

Canada, The AfDB and Africa: Montador Presentation