“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!” the girl yelled, sliding to a stop at my feet and grinning up at me like she’d stolen second base and was waiting for me to call her “Safe!” I didn’t know if I should laugh or cry. This was Uganda, for heaven’s sake, and it wasn’t even Kampala. You mightContinue reading “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in Uganda: A Reprise”
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Kila Shetani na Mbuyu Wake
The ancient Swahili proverb Kila shetani na mbuyu wake (Every baobab has its demons) was first whispered to me by a Tanzanian journalist directing media relations for the second major project I worked on in Africa. Halima Shariff, wise beyond her years (some say that’s what journalism does for you), was explaining why none ofContinue reading “Kila Shetani na Mbuyu Wake”
Susan Hunter 