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Giving birth in Burkina Faso
On Friday I visited a school, clinic and vocational training centre in Burkina Faso in a…
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Salutory fact of the day
I have just learned from DFID’s Chief Economist, Tony Venables, that the grain required to fill…
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Odious debts and vultures
The British High Court has ruled that Zambia has to make substantial payments on its debt…
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What do they teach head teachers these days?
I heard Des Smith on the BBC this morning. He said: “I was literally hung out…
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BBC downloads to be restricted to Windows
The BBC is considering changing its “listen again” service to include Digital Rights Management so that…
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The Economist on Ghana and on vaccines
This week’s Economist has a stupid article about vaccinations for diseases in poor countries. The print…
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Canadian Senate challenges future of CIDA
The Financial Post reports that the Canadian Senate has challenged the future of the Canadian development…
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On supporting African Governments directly
Chris McGreal has a piece in the Guardian today about DFID’s work in Africa. (Disclosure: I…
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Rogue development aid, pots and kettles
Rogue development aid by Moisés Naím: States like China, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela have the…
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Nobel prize winner Prescott on globalization
Ed Prescott, the joint winner of the 2004 Nobel Prize in Economics, writes in the Wall…
