West Africa has found a new niche in the international drug trade.
Society and Culture
West Africa, from transit to production of illicit drugs
- Thursday, 16 May 2013 16:07
- Rose Skelton in Dakar
Food Ready-to-eat Ethiopian or a Big Mac? It's a no brainer
- Tuesday, 16 April 2013 18:21
- Leyou Tameru in San Francisco
Diaspora entrepreneurs have taken Ethiopian food to stores and pop-up restaurants in the US.
When best to start a fire
- Monday, 15 April 2013 13:59
- Gemma Ware
Forest fires often cause devastation to the harvests of smallholder farmers and long-term damage to fragile ecosystems.
Some African countries reinstate death penalty - Amnesty International
- Thursday, 11 April 2013 13:01
- Konye Obaji Ori
Amnesty International (AI) has appealed to South Sudan, Sudan, Somalia, The Gambia and Botswana to abolish the death penalty, which they have reinstated.
Rwanda: Genocide wounds take time to heal
- Wednesday, 10 April 2013 17:01
- Jocelyne Sambira
Almost two decades after the genocide in Rwanda many are still dealing with the consequences of the violence that left hundreds of thousands dead. According to Jacqueline Murekatete "a lot of them are still fighting to get their properties back".
African Angles: Hugo Chavez, the bold experimenter
- Tuesday, 02 April 2013 12:20
- Sam Moyo
The former Venezuelan president's radical reforms influenced the rise of African resource nationalism.
Music: Sandra Nkaké takes nothing for granted
- Thursday, 21 March 2013 16:40
The Franco-Cameroonian star mixes musical styles and social awareness in her latest album.
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