News round-up

Haven’t done one of these in awhile, but I’ll try to keep it short. Please send me other articles if you find them for the next edition.

Tanzania:

• Two are killed by police officers in a protest for a new constitution (more on this later)
• Half of Tanzania’s population is on the phone
• Tanzania targets Chinese traders

Sudan (deserves its own section this week):

• This just in: Sudan reaches 60% turnout to pass referendum
• Texas in Africa– what to watch?
• Joshua Keating – Is George Clooney helping?
• Geoffrey York – Clashes that could sink  the referendum
• Royal African Society – Sudan 2011
• Foreign Policy Magazine – The cost of war
• William Easterly – The artificial states problem
• Aljazeera interviews Omar al-Bashir

Africa:

• Riots in Tunsia (and more riots in Tunsia) — where it comes from and what it means
• Food prices on the rise – will this mean more food riots?
• Clashes in Nigeria
• Chris Blattman is positive about  Cote d’Ivoire (I am a little late on this one, his opinion could have changed) or, his more recent post … an alternative to military intervention in Cote d’Ivoire

World:

• Haiti’s markets open —- but only 5% of the earthquake rubble has been cleared away
• We are less willing to give to man-made disasters
• 2000 vs 2011 – a chart!
• Era of peace? – another chart!
• I paid a bribe – a neat new initiative to curb corruption in India
• Progress for the poor