Category Archives: Geography
”What Went Wrong with Africa?”
The subject title is from the 2004 book by Roel van der Veen who presented his findings and theories at The Swedish Institute of International Affairs on June 7, 2012. Co-presenting on the headlined topic, “What Africa?” was Erika Bjerström, international correspondent … Continue reading
Posted in Demography, Economics, Geography, Government & Politics
Tagged Erika Bjerström, Freedom House, Pedro de Verona Rodrigues Pires, Roel van der Veen, The Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership, The Swedish Institute of International Affairs, World Factbook of the CIA
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What is it to be “Caucasian,” and…
…what and where is The Caucasus? When I was young I learned that the word “Caucasian” somehow applied to me and my family as types of humans who were “white,” or at least not “Negro” or “Oriental,” but that was … Continue reading
The Pavellas Perspective 