Inside Tanzania’s Ivory Room

Newsweek | The Economics of Extinction | Margot Kiser | video footage of rhino darting and horn amputation on THE DAILY BEAST TV NOTES from visit – The red antique scale probably older than the tusks it weighs. A foot long tusk labeled ‘CITES 0090009 KILIMANJARO – 4/10’ belonged to a sub-adult elephant, probably five […]

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The Economics of Extinction | Margot Kiser | Newsweek

The Economics of Extinction: Africa’s Elephants and Rhinos in Danger | Margot Kiser Jan 29, 2013 12:00 AM EST How long before Africa’s rhinos and elephants are wiped out in the wild? You wouldn’t think a room as big as a warehouse could feel this airless — not even a maximum-security warehouse, like this one. […]

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Uhuru Kenyatta sheikhs it up while campaigning in Lamu for 2013 presidential bid

Former Minister of Finance, Uhuru Kenyatta, spent time in Lamu over the weekend fundraising in his bid to become Kenya‘s next president. He resigned soon after the International Criminal Court at the Hague (ICC) accused him of playing a role in inciting the 2007 post election violence that resulted in the death of thousands of […]

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Pirate Management

My article on Somaliland’s prison for pirates in Hargeisa (pictured below) has been published online by Chonjo Magazine. Check it out here and let me know what you think.

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