Thursday, 12 March 2009

Witch hunt: Africa's hidden war on women

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In villages across Africa, old women suspected of witchcraft are hacked to death, while young girls are mutilated to preserve their virginit...
Sunday, 15 February 2009

31 tanks off-loaded from MV Faina in Mombasa

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Released Ukrainian ship off-loads cargo in Kenyan port www.chinaview.cn 2009-02-16 MOMBASA, Kenya, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- A total of 31 tanks ...
Sunday, 30 November 2008

Oyeee! 'New Sudan Yes We Can' because Barack Obama's roots are Sudanese!

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Oh what fun. British journalist Andrew Heavens in Khartoum, Sudan has come up with another great story. He is really on the ball these day...
Monday, 10 November 2008

Election Night with the Obamas (Rob Crilly)

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Here's another fascinating story from Rob Crilly in Nairobi, Kenya: I was one of the few journalists to get an invite to spend election ...
Sunday, 9 November 2008

Remember the 11th day of the 11th month at the 11th hour

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On 2 May, 1915, in the second week of fighting during the Second Battle of Ypres Lieutenant Alexis Helmer was killed by a German artillery s...
Wednesday, 5 November 2008

Congratulations President-Elect Obama

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World leaders hail the victory of Barack Obama in the US presidential election, as outgoing President George W Bush promises a smooth transi...
Friday, 17 October 2008

Give free rice to hungry people by playing a simple game - Spread the word about hunger

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This is my contribution to World Food Day October 16, 2008 - cross posted yesterday at some of my other blogs. My top tips: Don't waste...