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Riding a dead horse: Buzkashi wisdom
A friend in a donor agency (thanks CK!) passes on the following:
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New poverty numbers
The World Bank published new estimates of the number of people in poverty yesterday. They are…
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What are economists good for?
Scott Adams on Economists: If you think it is okay to ignore economists because they are…
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Abuna Yemata Guh
This is the entrance to a tiny 13th Century Rock Church in Tigray, called Abuna Yemata…
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Africa needs a GM revolution
Paul Collier savages Prince Charles for advocating medieval peasant farming, and points out that it is…
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aidinfo blog launched
I’m very excited to have made an inaugural post on the new aidinfo blog. This is…
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Gheralta Lodge, Tigray
Last weekend, we stayed in Gheralta Lodge, about 2 hours drive from Mekele in Tigray, Ethiopia,…
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A little less conversation … a little more action please
Nancy Birdsall and Kate Vyborny at the Center for Global Development suggest six concrete steps for…
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Working with the government in Sierra Leone
I’m impressed by the idea of the Welbodi Partnership, a charity supporting the Ministry of Health…
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Fistula, and maternal mortality
The Disease Control Priorities Project has a striking feature article about fistula and maternal mortality ……
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