Arne's Observations
Arne Doornebal is a Dutch freelance journalist working out of Juba, South Sudan. For Club Africa he shares his experiences living and working as a journalist in Africa
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The trans-Africa highway
‘Cape to Cairo’ has been a journey people dream about for centuries. Occasionally it is being undertaken. Although the infrastructure lags behind, a…
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Africa’s most expensive city
A three-bedroom house, air-conditioned but really nothing special. In the worlds’ newest capital city Juba you will easily pay 4,000 US Dollars per…
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Time for the tax man
At the end of every year, people around the world have to carry out their least-favourite task: paying taxes. But for Africa there is a lot to gain. …
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5 Percent up – again
It doesn’t happen often, but 2011 was so packed with newsworthy developments that a lot of media corporations had used up most of their budgets before…
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Yes they know it’s Christmas!
After acting as Santa Claus at a nearby day care centre, I am totally in the Christmas mood. No matter the state of the economy, by the end of…
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Catch the sun
Just as I started enjoying the benefits of solar power, a thief snatched my solar panel from the garden. A sad loss, but maybe I should see it as a…
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The economy of towing
As the DR Congo is preparing for the second post-war elections, I recall my 7-week trip to Africa’s second largest country. In April and May I…
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