1. Oh, those poor, poor oil companies!

2. Here in Liberia, the Nigerian peacekeepers are ecstatic

3. Zimbabwe’s annual inflation? 11.2 million percent

4. Beer-drinking academics apparently publish less. (Man. Liberian field work is going to sink my career.)

5. Intelligent thoughts on the trebling of the price of teff. (Remedial class: what the heck is teff? Remedial remedial class: what the heck is trebling?)