VARIOUS COMMENTARIES & REPORTS RELATED TO KONY 2012 AND THE IMPACT OF U.S. MILITARY COLLABORATION WITH EAST AFRICAN NATIONS
“Why is the US sending its troops to finish off a fractured band of bush fighters in the middle of Africa?”
Africa is a Country, November 2, 2011
Sean Jacobs addresses the neglect of African voices in debates over the KONY 2012 campaign, and discussions about possible strategies for addressing Joseph Kony’s militia in Uganda.
Visible Children, KONY 2012, viewed critically
Grant Oysten uses this platform to counter the widespread saturation of KONY 2012 campaign videos with a call for informed and critical dialogue.
“Africa Command: U.S. Strategic Interests and the Role of the U.S. Military in Africa“
Lauren Ploch, Congressional Research Service, July 2011
“Local and Global Manifestations of Islamic NGOs in Kenya”
Cecelia Lynch, Journal of Peacebuilding & Development, Vol. 6, No. 1, Summer 2011
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OTHER NEWS
“Tips for 2012: Understanding Payment Behavior of African Households – A Vast and Untapped Market”
PYMTS.com, February 21, 2012
A new study conducted by Jake Kendall and Bill Maurer finds an untapped service market in Africa’s domestic mobile payment industry. Their findings indicate that domestic payments in developing countries have been neglected in policy discussions, which tend to focus on international remittances.
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“Hot Spots: Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Egypt”
Cultural Anthropology
Julia Elyachar and Jessica Winegar are co-editing the newly launched online forum “Hot Spot on Egypt,” which brings together diverse analytic perspectives on revolution and counter-revolution in Egypt through commentaries, essays, imagery, video links and a bibliography of publications on Egypt.