this & that

• "I have a much better life now than I had before the floods." Reflections from the Mozambican mother who delivered a child in a tree during the 2000 floods - and from her now ten-year-old daughter.
• Thanks to Glenna for the link to this gorgeous portrait of a Ugandan woman.
• Here's a nice, clear overview of the actual text of Uganda's anti-homosexuality bill. It IS as bad as it sounds.
  
• Malawi is actively going after its gay and lesbian citizens.
  
• The ACLU sues USAID over the lack of access to information about the religious nature of taxpayer-funded abstinence-only sex education programs.
• Why do mid-rank soldiers always lead coups? (HT: @loomnie)
  
• China has a birthday party for Robert Mugabe (HT: @vijramachandran)
• On the insanity of not calling Joe Stack a terrorist.
• If you're in DC, Binyavanga Wainaina is speaking this Friday evening (HT: @kenyanpundit)
  
• How to be a good discussant.