A parable for Kenya

Joseph Lekuton narrates two wondrous stories - a beautiful parable from Kenya and the remarkable story of his education. A teacher and writer, Lekuton went back to Kenya and is a Member of Parliament there now. Read his bio here.

Sedjedo

• Angélique Kidjo (born on July 14, 1960) is a Grammy Award-winning Beninoise singer-songwriter, noted for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos. More on wiki.
• Kidjo's official website.
• Kidjo's Youtube channel.
• Live version of Sedjedo here.
• Check out her amazing videos on Myspace.

The Danger of a Single Story

I just watched this interesting talk, 'The Danger of theSingle Story', by Chimamanda Adichie.



The first part of the talk reminded so much of my own childhood when I set out to write a book about the "Secret Nine", modeled of course on Enid Blyton's "Secret Seven" stories. There are so many other parallels I drew between her early life in Nigeria and mine in India. I found her concept of the misleading single story eye-opening and profound.

African Desert Rift Confirmed As New Ocean In The Making

I was sent (Thanks, R), this interesting article about a 35-mile-long rift that broke open the desert ground in Ethiopia.

Picture from rochester.edu article on the same topic.

"In 2005, a gigantic, 35-mile-long rift broke open the desert ground in Ethiopia. At the time, some geologists believed the rift was the beginning of a new ocean as two parts of the African continent pulled apart, but the claim was controversial.

Now, scientists from several countries have confirmed that the volcanic processes at work beneath the Ethiopian rift are nearly identical to those at the bottom of the world's oceans, and the rift is indeed likely the beginning of a new sea."