Press in Africa

A biting and fascinating review of humanitarian aid, this account of volunteer life working for Doctors Without Borders illuminates the logistics of building camps for refugees and delivering clean water to towns amid the violence, abuse, and injustice in developing countries. From a Malawi refugee camp to truck smuggling over the Kurdish border, Marc Vachon has seen the power struggles behind the scenes throughout the world and he gives rare insight into the problems of trying to help the displaced, sick, or less fortunate.

In the STI literature, Africa has often been regarded as a recipient of science, technology, and innovation rather than a maker of them. In this book, scholars from a range of disciplines show that STI in Africa is not merely the product of "technology transfer" from elsewhere but the working of African knowledge. Their contributions focus on African ways of looking, meaning-making, and creating.

The tables have turned. The adventures of a vinyl record cowboy in Africa. This gripping , short , but true story documents the amazing discovery of one of Africa's last vinyl record factories. Abandoned for twenty years under lock and key , the plant remained stagnant and gathering dust in the troubled country of Zimbabwe. All this changes when the author , a rare vinyl record dealer , stumbles across it in a dusty and desolate industrial area of the capital , Harare. Accidents , near death experiences , and hilarity ensue as the giant machines are ripped from their grave in a desperate attempt to revive them and give them a new life in Europe. A must read for any vinyl record collector or enthusiast.