The Congo Color

Richard Mosse, an Irish photographer, was interviewed by The New Yorker recently on his strange yet beautiful photo project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

While in the Eastern provinces, Mosse used an obscure film called Aerocrome to cast the country in a dazzling red-hued array of colors. The photo technique puts the militarized region in an unexpected light. The result is a softer, almost fantastical touch to a place that has been characterized by violence for years. > more.

foto: McMarcLouwes,flickr.com

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Freedom of press under attack in Uganda

A new bill tabled before parliament threatens the freedom of the press in Uganda. The country’s journalists need the world to speak out against it, says Richard M Kavuma.

Like many soldiers who seized power with the gun, promising clean leadership in post-colonial Africa, the Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, has had problems putting earlier patriotic rhetoric into action. In the early years, after his…> more.

foto:picapp.com:LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 09: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown greets the president of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni (l) on the steps of Number 10 Downing Street on March 9, 2009 in London. Mr Museveni, the current Chairman of the Commonwealth, is meeting Mr Brown as part of his visit to London to attend the Commonwealth Day celebrations.

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Graceland

The mississippi delta was shining
Like a national guitar
I am following the river
Down the highway
Through the cradle of the civil war
I’m going to graceland
Graceland
In memphis tennessee
I’m going to graceland
Poorboys and pilgrims with families
And we are going to graceland

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The off-message pontiff

If there is one leader on earth who ought to be sending out clear and unequivocal messages, then it is surely the pope. Yet, once again, the signals from Benedict and the Vatican this week have been oddly confusing. In his written clarification of the pope’s remarks aboard the plane taking him to Africa, his spokesman, Father Federico Lombardi, explained that the church’s policy was to concentrate on educating people in sexual responsibility, and that it did not believe that “aiming essentially at the wider diffusion of condoms was really the best, most far-sighted or efficient way to combat Aids”. > more.
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Hunger Isn’t History

“The world produces more food than ever. So why do nearly a billion people still not have enough to eat ? - On the road toward fulfilling the Bono-endorsed slogan, “Make Poverty History,” the world has hit an unexpected speed bump: prosperity. India‘s expanding auto industry puts 4,300 new cars a day on already-crowded streets. Oil-wealthy Russia has doubled its meat consumption since 2000. Brazil’s sizzling economy is growing its use of steel at a faster rate (over 20 percent this year alone) than nearly any other nation. China has increased its consumption of eggs by a factor of ten in recent years.” > more.

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