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Kenya | Vacancies at State House: Mood Readers wanted (m/f)

by Arjen Africa, Journalism, Kenya, News, Observations, Opinion, Progress
An imaginary morning at the President of Kenya’s Office: President gets up, first thing he gets is his security briefing, especially movements that are ICC-related and CORD related, then the press clippings. He goes
19/06/2014
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The invisible consequences of terror

by Arjen Africa, Journalism, Kenya, News, Observations 1 Comment
Since the Westgate attacks, Kenya has been hit by 14 terror attacks, leaving tens of Kenyan people dead and even more Kenyans wounded. Most of them are common men, women and children whose main
21/05/2014
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Goosebumps, tears and Machiavelli(2)

by Arjen Africa, Kenya, News, Observations, Opinion, Sudan
This is a follow up on my post a fews days ago (Please find it here) about Kenya’s invitation to invite Sudan president al-Bashir on the promulgation of Kenya’s New Constitution. Many things have
10/09/2010
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Caprivi Gambling Machines

Namibia / Gambling machines from Russia in Caprivi

by Arjen Africa, Journalism, Namibia, Observations, Opinion, Travel
On my trip through Namibia’s Caprivi Strip, I stopped at a small coffee joint to satisfy my caffeine-needs. In the end, I am still a Dutch. It was not my first time that I
22/02/2010
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Tanzania / Picture of the Day!

by Arjen Africa, Books, Observations, Tanzania, Travel
Posted from the Cape (RSA)… But I took it in Tanzania, some days ago. I decided to make it the picture of the Day! It’s available in high quality on special request. Comments are
29/08/2008
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Zambia / Mister Seaman from Zimbabwe, you made my morning

by Arjen Africa, Travel
Thank you mister Seaman from Zimbabwe, you started a small coffee stand on Lusaka International Airport. You know what a traveller needs at the beginning of the day: good coffee. But… what i don’t
16/05/2008
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Kenya / Coming up: pockets of rioting youth

by Arjen Africa, Journalism, Kenya, Observations, Opinion
The morning was quiet in Nairobi. This afternoon i visited the informal settlements Mathare and Kibera. Police was around and Mathare seemed realtively quiet. Downtown Nairobi though there were pockets of rioting youth. They
16/01/2008
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Kenya / Nairobi: Just outside Parliament now

by Arjen Africa, Journalism, Kenya, News, Observations, Opinion
Just outside Kenyan Parlement now. It’s still quiet, riot police are around and an old lady is removing dust from the streets in front of the Parliament buildings, thus giving them a final touch.
15/01/2008
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Namibia / The Himba Millionaires

by Arjen Africa, Namibia, Observations, Opinion, Travel
That is the name I gave to this small community of Himba people in Namibia’s Northwest where is just passed some days ago. Probabely the only Himba-community with a white female Minister of Finance.
29/09/2007
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Tanzania / Mobile internet has the future!

by Arjen Africa, Observations, Tanzania
Yes. A lot of people would be surprised to hear that nowadays in a lot of African countries we have mobile internet. I posted this text live from the streets of Dar es Salaam.
20/06/2007
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