Development
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Africa: Tell Your Tales! |
| It's as if Africa is viewed strictly through the eyes of racists who have successfully conceived an African image based on myths and misperceptions. And as the old African proverb states, "until the lion tells his own story, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter."... |
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Reclaiming Africa's Agenda |
| Who has made such a mess of Africa? The corrupt leaders, say the people, leaders who are self-serving and power hungry. Lazy people, say the leaders, people who just wait for the government to give them jobs and to feed them. Bad governments, says the World Bank and the transnationals, governments that have not followed correct fiscal, monetary, pricing and trade policies, and governments that are not accountable to their population.... |
Q&A
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China Weds Africa |
| China is transforming once again into one of the top economic and commercial powers of the world. This has ushered in so much hope. This new wave of opportunity is now sweeping into Africa, a continent that has always been considered a laggard.... |
Regions
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Moral Crusaders in Moral Snag |
| National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has the potential to wage a national moral campaign to correct the deep-seated vices it has found itself in over the years and which is entangling Ghana’s progress.... |
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Taming Road Carnage |
| Kenya has one of the highest fatality rates in the world and loses up to 3,000 lives every year, with an average of about 8 people killed everyday. In Economic terms this has cost the country about Ksh. 6 Billion annually.... |
Profiles
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History of São Tomé and Príncipe |
| The islands of Sao Tome and Principe are situated in the equatorial Atlantic about 300 and 250 kilometers, respectively, off the northwest coast of Gabon, and constitute Africa's smallest country. Both are part of an extinct volcanic mountain range, which also includes the island of Bioko in Equatorial Guinea to the north and Mount Cameroon on the African west coast.... |
News Round Up
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Fasting to Keep Malaria at Bay |
| In Africa, Malaria is the biggest single killer of children and mothers. Between one and three million people, 90% of them children under the age of five die from malaria each year, even though this killer disease is preventable.... |
Health
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Embryonic Stem Cell Hucksters Exploit Paralysis |
| There have been many claims of improvements for quadriplegics using adult stem cells - those found throughout the human body as well as in umbilical cord blood, placenta, and most recently menstrual blood. But only one has appeared in a peer-reviewed publication.... |
Agriculture
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Anti-Biotech Flouts Human Rights |
| Africa needs a new agricultural revolution. It’s not a magic bullet, but a vital weapon in Africa’s thus far losing struggle against malnutrition, poverty, despair and deepening anger.... |
Report
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Creativity Frees Peasants |
| We don't want to be fed. It does not make sense when we have our own fields that can be cultivated and we feed ourselves.... |
