The Scholarship Challenge
There’s a TikTok challenge that has me laughing out of my seat every time I come across it – for those uninitiated […]
Pandora Papers Astroturfing
It’s been a month since the Pandora Papers story broke, drawing from a trove of 11.6 million documents obtained by the International Consortium […]
Each Other’s Promises
By Wanjiru Nguhi This week’s newsletter is continuing the tradition of inviting members of our community to write From The Curator’s Desk, […]
Nobel Prize Win
Greetings, friends: This week’s big news was that the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to two journalists, Maria Ressa co-founder […]
Monkey Business
Greetings, friends: I’ve been thinking about that monkey that shut down the Kenya Power grid a few years ago. It’s strange, the way the […]
Childlike Creativity
By Nepurko, Greetings, friends: This week’s newsletter is continuing the tradition of inviting members of our community to write From The Curator’s […]
Elite Disorganization
Greetings, friends: This week, I’ve been thinking about the Court of Appeal’s ruling against the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) in Kenya last […]
Writing Police Stories
Greetings, friends: I’ve been thinking about the Department of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and their English composition department. If you’re on Twitter you’ve […]
The Perils of Paid For Analysts
By James Smart This week’s newsletter is continuing the tradition of inviting members of our community to write From The Curator’s Desk, […]
Working From Home
Greetings, friends: I hope this month has been kind to you, despite the cold weather for those of us in Nairobi. I’ve […]
Pockets of Joy In A Pancake
By Dan Aceda Greetings, friends: This week’s newsletter is a little different as I’m handing over this week’s From The Curator’s Desk […]
Africa Kills Her Sun
Greetings, friends: I hope that this fortnight has been kind to you and your loved ones. This week I received the news […]