The revolution won’t feature editors in white saviour jumpsuits

It often seems as if the African continent has come a long way since posters were sent out, as colonial policy, to invite settlers to East Africa. One poster with a drawing of a train surrounded by wild animals titled “The Highlands of British East Africa as a Winter Home for Aristocrats,” has become a collectors’ item.

But the umbrage-causing job description circulated by The New York Times for its Nairobi bureau chief is a worrying reminder that we still have a long way to go.