From the Economist

They're making a movie of The No. 1 Ladies' Detectives Agency; it's the first movie filmed entirely in Botswana, which is cool. I like my own version of Mma Ramotswe, but I'm sure I'll be going to the movie if it's released in theaters here. (It's going on British TV first, apparently.)

I also learned something new about Southern Sudan, which is made up mostly of Christians and animists; it has its own government and is expected to be a separate country by 2011. And it's got close relations with its nearest neighbor, of course (Uganda). There's a lot been going on there. This is the incentive I need to finish Emma's War and start reading more of the news.

This isn't Africa news and it's not from The Economist, but tonight I've been watching a PBS documentary on Stax Records, a soul record company in the 60s and 70s. It's got a fascinating history, as well as a lot of good music. When Stax started, segregration was still practiced if not legal, but a black man and a white man shared the same office and telephone, and were of equal status. It was the character (and the talent) that mattered, as one of them said in the documentary.

I've got some "new" music to find on iTunes now....