New in the ASCL Africanist Blog: Miraculous Unhappiness; does Botswana need a Ministry of Laughter?

In March, the World Happiness Report 2019 was published. Surprisingly, Botswana rank among the most unhappy people around the globe. Now ranked 148, the country belongs to the nine unhappiest the world knows, just one place higher than war-torn Syria. How is this possible, while Botswana has long been seen as Africa’s miracle, a country marked by unprecedented growth rates? Rijk van Dijk searches for answers in the latest contribution to the ASCL Africanist Blog!