1. Ethiopia’s Election Results and the Myths of African Politics, by MG Zimeta in the latest edition of The Atlantic
2. 50 Years of African Independence: the Music of West Africa in Robert Nolan’s excellent FPA blog, Music and Global Affairs
3. US food aid policies create 561 jobs in Kansas, risk millions of lives around the world, by Laura Freschi posted on Aid Watch
4. Financing Higher Education Worldwide, an interview in Inside Higher Ed with authors Bruce Johnstone and Pamela Marcucci. Info on the book is here.
5. (Almost) Out of Africa: The White Tribes, by Joshua Hammer in World Affairs
6. Please, dear lord, do not let soccer become an American obsession by Daniel Drezner in FP
Landon Donovan of the U.S. Men's National Team: Image Credit – Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images