REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA I was posted to Zambia in 2000. For the third consecutive posting, I worked with three Representatives: Seyi...

UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA (long read) A. NGARA, Kagera Region Two years after my family was evacuated from Luanda, Angola, through...

ANGOLA This is the only position in my career with the UNHCR to which I have not applied. The office in Luanda, Angola was looking for a...

Negociar o futuro: porque é que será vital para a África obter melhores contratos? Artigo de 10 de Maio de 2023 de Richard Dion,...

Que tem Moçambique, virado para o Indico, a ver com o Haiti, um país nas Caraíbas? O que pode Moçambique aprender da história do Haiti?...

COTE D’IVOIRE As I said in my first article, I started with the UNHCR office in Tete in 1989. By 1991, I was already being enticed to...

MY ARGUMENT Why and how should a country/a Regional Organization patronize Kiswahili to become an International African language? ...

(and a global industry will keep it that way unless we have leadership that helps us take intelligent risks) A. Introduction This...

1. How did I get here? I entered service for office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees as a National Officer, grade...

Personal Observations on Preparing for Retirement from the UN This would normally be the last in my UN Series, but I think I will be...

1. ARGUMENT Let me hasten to say that this is a social argument, not a legal thesis, which of course would be structured and upheld...

My reflection is occasioned and motivated. Occasioned by the interview given by the World Bank President to a news outlet in West Africa...

Nós (Moçambique) e o Banco Mundial Escrevo como Moçambicano, observador das instituições internacionais que nos rodeiam, com uma pequena...

This is an impromptu post to share in the MISERY experienced by the peoples of Mozambique and Malawi on the passing of this cyclone twice...

Exortação para Moçambique (a quem de direito e capacidade) Esta exortação surge do facto de eu ter trabalhado durante 3 anos como...

HONESTIDADE, um dos maiores desafios de África Documento escrito por Karim KONE, antigo Diretor Executivo do BRS (agora conhecido por...

ENGLISH May I introduce myself with this first blog? I will be more extensive in my introduction with the second blog. What am I busy...