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[LINK] "Iran's African adventures"
IWPR's Ibrahim Gilani takes a skeptical gaze on the prospects for Iran becoming closer to African countries. The news from Senegal is surprising, inasmuch as Senegal seemed to be a major emergent partner.
Senegal broke off diplomatic relations with Tehran last month, saying it had evidence that separatist rebels in the southern region of Casamance ( Read more... ) -
[DM] "The Spiegel on East German workforce shortages" and "On the difficulties of emigration in Sene
For a change, I've got two posts up at Demography Matters.
- The first one notes briefly that, after twenty years of mass emigration, the former East Germany is starting to experience labour shortages. And with two decades of ultra-low birthrates, things won't be getting better.
- The second one looks at the problems facing communiities dependent on ( Read more... )
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[LINK] "Senegal, Pakistan in Banking Push: Islamic Finance"
Canny idea, this. Certainly economically underdeveloped countries could use as much domestically-raised capital as they could raise. If the theory works, of course.
Senegal, Pakistan and Afghanistan, among the world’s 50 poorest nations, are turning to Islamic banking to spur economic growth by encouraging people to take out loans and open savings ( Read more... ) -
[BLOG] Some Monday links
- 80 Beats reports that the countries of the Sahel, from Senegal on the Atlantic to Djibouti on the Indian Ocean, hope to hold back the Sahara by planting a greenbelt of trees from sea to sea.
- blogTO's Agatha Barc writes about the land transaction between the British Crown and the Mississauga First Nation of southern Ontario that saw the landmass of ( Read more... )
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[DM] "Why Haitians are not going to go to Senegal"
I've a post up at Demography Matters dealing with the unlikelihood of Senegal's offer to house Haitians actually happening. (No, it won't. Why would it?) -
[LINK] "Africans test Argentinian hospitality"
The Guardian Weekly has reproduced Christine Legrand's Le Monde article about the wave of African immigrants arriving in Argentina.
Gaola, 22, works on Avenida 9 de Julio in Buenos Aires, the capital’s main thoroughfare. He has been in Argentina for a year and sells trinkets and sunglasses in the street, wearing a white, Lions of Teranga jersey, ( Read more... ) -
[DM] "On how Senegalese migrants measure risk and why they still migrate"
I've a post up at Demography Matters linking to an interesting paper (here) that makes what is, in retrospect blindingly obvious, point that Senegalese migrants who try to reach Spain via dangerous boats aren't being foolish and reckless, but rather are acting on the basis of a compliated decision-making process that in the end makes the risk of ( Read more... ) -
[BRIEF NOTE] Senegal and la francophonie
Over at A Fistful of Euros, Douglas Muir blogs about his recent visit to Senegal. He finds that this successful west African country is far more Francophone than recently-visited Burundi.
Gallicization seems to run deeper here than in Burundi. No, that’s not exactly right. More like: the European influences seems more assimilated. In Burundi, rich ( Read more... ) -
[LINK] Some Friday links
- Centauri Dreams reports on the interesting news that, despite predictions, brown dwarfs starts are actually quite rare.
- Far Outliers hosts a fascinating passage describing the "Chinese Uighur," a subpopulation of Uighur who are seen by many their peers as too Sinified, in language, religion, and other areas, and another describing how parents who ( Read more... )
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[BRIEF NOTE] The desperate emigrants of Senegal
A while ago, I came across an article originally from Agence France-Presse that explored the mechanics of illegal emigration from Senegal. It makes for compelling reading.
Because of the clandestine nature of the business, it is not known how many migrants are processed or how many fishing boats set sail from Elinkine, nestled in the deep ( Read more... )