Monthly Archives: November 2013
Black History Month gets Noticed by Chuka
When Chuka Umumnna MP and shadow Business Secretary walked into Herbert Smith on the morning of Thursday, 31st October, 2013, the obvious clue would...
African Economic Conference session on regional integration
Regional integration is still the driver of inclusive growth in Africa. This was the opinion of the panellists during the session on "Leveraging regional...
Baby Swaddling: NHS Responds
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Swaddling may have come back into fashion, particularly after speculation about how Prince George appeared to be wrapped as he left hospital. But the...
Kenyan Police Free Gang-Rape Suspects After Making Them Clean Yard
Kenyan police officers freed three suspects, identified by a teenager who was gang-raped by six men and thrown into a pit latrine, after making...
Central African Republic Soldiers 'Out of Control'
The rebel fighters who overthrew the government of the Central African Republic (CAR) earlier this year, and who now comprise the country's armed...
Rice Importers Angry Over Ban
The decision by the Government of Ghana to ban the importation of rice products by land, effective November this year, has angered some...
Hunger Looms Over Malawi
Nearly 1.5 million villagers are short of food in rural Malawi after severe weather disrupted harvests, reports Plan International.
Late and erratic rains, droughts and...
Reforms for female offenders to improve family ties
Keeping women prisoners closer to home and giving them the skills to find employment so they turn their backs on crime for good are...
Poet of the Week: Ousmane Sembene
Born in 1923 in Casamance, southern Senegal, where his "crazy" fisherman father had migrated from Dakar around 1900, Ousmane Sembene has, from a marginalized...
Goodluck to present N4.49trn budget on Nov 12
President Goodluck Jonathan has communicated his intention to present the proposed 2014 budget estimates valued at N4.49 trillion to the joint session of ...
