it's the best time of the year

It's the holiday season and I am taking a much-needed break from technology for the next couple of weeks. I'll be back in January with posts on the relationship between faith & aid workers, Enough's new naming-and-shaming conflict minerals report, southern Sudan's January 9 independence referendum, and, depending on how things play out, what may by then be a civil war in Cote d'Ivoire (and why decent people don't call it "Ivory Coast"). Warmest holiday wishes to you and yours, and thank-you for being part of the Texas in Africa community. See you in the new year!