An argument that the political history of Africa is a surprising success story as Africans achieved what they set out to accomplish, from Soeren J. Henn and James A. Robinson www.nber.org/papers/w34546

Great post with advice for people wanted to do work in development.

This morning, M23 entered #Bukavu and took control of key locations including the governor’s residence and Ruzizi 1 border crossing. Amidst broader confusion, M23 entry had been erroneously reported since Friday night owing to inconclusive videos circulating on social media.

I am so excited to have Anton as a colleague soon!

Delighted that my paper received an honorable mention and to be among a group of such amazing scholarship which received recognition this year. For anyone interested in the paper, the open access link is here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...