Karen Rothmyer is a former Nation managing editor. More recently she lived in Kenya, where she taught at the University of Nairobi and served as the country’s first public editor.
The ICC’s decision to prosecute Uhuru Kenyatta for crimes against humanity—and the Court’s imperial demeanor—invigorated his Kikuyu base.
Has the ICC struck a blow against impunity or heightened tensions—or both?
A former volunteer offers a more timely—and radical—alternative.
A recent economic study rejects the conventional depiction of the continent as a basket case.
Belmont, Mass.
Recently, while doing some research into social conditions in the early twentieth century, I came across a reference to Looking Backward, written in 1888.