this & that

• Nkunda's old loyalists are being arrested in Rwanda.
  
• Goma is cursed. But it's also an incredibly beautiful, vibrant place.
• The Kristof is at it again.
  
• On the dilemmas of putting captured Somali pirates on trial, with a note about pirate professionalism or the lack thereof.
• International piracy efforts are wasting your tax dollars.
  
• Help find Lemlem.
• Gorgeous pictures of bygone luxury from Glenna Gordon.
  
• Eugene Terreblanche's supporters are a bit upset.
  
• U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson on U.S.-Africa relations. Summary: more of the same.
  
• A trip to Rwanda's shiny new Nakumatt grocery store. Of course, back in my day, Rwanda didn't have a fancy grocery store. If you wanted luxury goods, you went to Nairobi. These kids today...
• Schools in Haiti's IDP camps.
  
• Ahem.
  
• We may have a new hominid species, this time found in South Africa.
  
• Some timely thoughts from Rome's Chief Rabbi.
• Barbie gets ordained.
  
• Does this mean we can file for back pay, government agencies?