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While I try and think what to write next in the new novel (number 11), I thought I 'd while away a bit of time uploading some pics from my last trip to Africa. Here, for your edification and time-wasting pleasure are:
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This article. Rwandan Prosecutor General is furious that Zambia won't extradite genocide suspects now living in the country, claiming Zambia's response is "'simplistic' as it does not consider the gravity of the crime committed". Zambia says the two countries don't have an extradition agreement, so, under Zambian law, they can't extradite. This is the part the Rwandan official thinks is
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Yebrgual Melese of Ethiopia wins Hyderabad 10K HYDERABAD, NOV 25: Ethiopian Mosinet Geremew and Yebrgual Melese won the men's and women's overall titles, respectively, in the 2012 edition of Hyderabad 10K Run at People's Plaza here today. Olymp...
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A group calling itself the Coalition of Women against Drug Addiction (COWAD), is pushing for the mandatory disclosure of medical status of Presidential Candidates, including toxicology.
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Eligible voters who turn out to cast their ballots without the voters identity (ID) cards would be allowed to exercise their franchise on December 7, the Electoral Commission (EC) has affirmed.
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Just six days from the finish, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom campaign is mobilising a massive get-out-the-vote effort aimed at carrying the Progressive Peoples Party (PPP) to victory on its core message of Jobs, Jobs, Jobs.
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From a stallholder earning up to £16 profit a day selling fish, to a farmer buying more land, a village finance scheme is giving Ghanaian women the chance to fulfil their ambitions
It's 4am and the pungent smell of fish permeates the air in the Ghanaian village of Dabala, as Patience Diaba, 36, smokes her produce over an open fire. Six hours later, she carts the tilapia fish to market.
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In Uganda, only 38% of midwives are fully qualified, leaving the majority ill-equipped to deal with complicated births. But a pioneering project is using online study to fill the training gap
Grace Aguti gives one final push. She leans back exhausted on the plastic mattress and listens for her baby's cry, but there is only silence. Her eyes flash with panic as she looks down and sees the umbilical cord wrapped tightly around her baby's neck, its tiny body slowly turning blue.
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High unemployment and poverty in South African townships is causing despairing young men to turn to alcohol and drugs, and sexual violence is widespread. But there are signs of change
Sitting in a room with cardboard boxes of condoms stacked in one corner, a group of teenagers debates poverty, gender violence and the role of men.
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This article. Rwandan Prosecutor General is furious that Zambia won't extradite genocide suspects now living in the country, claiming Zambia's response is "'simplistic' as it does not consider the gravity of the crime committed". Zambia says the two countries don't have an extradition agreement, so, under Zambian law, they can't extradite. This is the part the Rwandan official thinks is
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Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's recent decree giving him sweeping powers is "temporary," the president's office said on Sunday. The president will meet with the Supreme Judicial Council on Monday to discuss the decree, state media said.
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I was recently approached by a Kenyan journalist who was bemoaning the fact there was so much activity in the local tech scene, but that so many weren't making a lot of money on their startups yet. It was an interesting moment for me, as I looked at last year's iHub Research study showing 48 [...]
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A recent Adafruit highlight:
A Capitalist's Dilemma. Clayton Christensen's one of our favorite business thinkers...
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Prominent opposition leader Mohammed ElBaradei warned Saturday of increasing turmoil in Egypt unless President Mohamed Morsi rescinds his new, sweeping powers, after judicial authorities announced they would strike in response to the decrees.
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The appropriate role of governments in facilitating the effective functioning of agricultural markets was a hot topic this week at a multi-stakeholder meeting on Southern African agriculture this past week. It's a controversial subject, particularly when organised commercial agriculture and industry are (as they need to be) part of the discussion. The fact remains that agriculture is crucial for
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