Africa Quick Hits
A couple of stories that caught my eyes in the last couple of days:
When observers of Africa want to point to a country that represents a success story, they often point to Botswana, by and large for good reasons. Stephanie Hanson of the Council on Foreign Relations investigates whether beneath the surface the picture is more complicated, especially the economic picture for the country’s masses.
IRIN, meanwhile, looks at Liberia’s truth commission. Liberia’s commission has the power to recommend that individuals face prosecution, which represents a different approach from that taken in South Africa, the example I know best.