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Africa

For Your Misinformation

From an August 14 anonymous memo marked “TOP SECRET: FOR AFRICAN EARS ONLY” and addressed to all African health ministers. The memo and accompanying excerpts from Behold a Pale Horse,…

Weekly Review

by Roger D. Hodge,

A Dutch archaeologist claimed to have identified a papyrus containing the signature of Cleopatra; the document, which dates from 33 B.C., was written by a secretary, except for one word,…

Ndapita ku maliro (I am going to the funeral, lock up the chicken)

by Douglas Curran,

Kapoli (To stand up from hoeing)

by Douglas Curran,

Amuna achamba (The husband addicted to marijuana)

by Douglas Curran,

Woiepa sakwea (Born ugly must not be sad)

by Douglas Curran,

Weekly Review

by Roger D. Hodge,

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat failed to meet President Bill Clinton’s deadline for making peace in the Middle East; Clinton declared the summit over and…

A prayer for Africa

by Yaguine Koita, Fodé Tourakana,

Untitled

by Sarah Smith,

Africa’s fashion victims

by Emily Prager,

Lutte contre les moustiques (The battle against the mosquitoes)

Art by Chéri Samba,

Africa

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For Your Misinformation

Weekly Review

Ndapita ku maliro (I am going to the funeral, lock up the chicken)

Kapoli (To stand up from hoeing)

Amuna achamba (The husband addicted to marijuana)

Woiepa sakwea (Born ugly must not be sad)

Weekly Review

A prayer for Africa

Untitled

Africa’s fashion victims

Lutte contre les moustiques (The battle against the mosquitoes)

September 1991

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