How Are Africa's World Heritage Sites Doing?
Saturday November 18, 2006
Declaring something a World Heritage Site is one thing; having the site suitably protected is another. National Geographic Traveler magazine has conducted a "Destination Scorecard survey" to check how ... Read More
First African Nation Legalizes Gay Unions
Tuesday November 14, 2006
South Africa has become the first Africa nation to legalize same-sex unions. The Civil Union Bill, which was passed by 230 votes to 41 in parliament, provides for "the solemnisation ... Read More
Photo Gallery: Temple Precinct of the Goddess Mut
Sunday November 12, 2006
The Brooklyn Museum has an interesting photo gallery of before and after photos of the excavations being done at the Temple Precinct of the Goddess Mut in Egypt. The ... Read More
Meet the 3.3-Million-Year-Old Dikika Baby
Saturday November 11, 2006
The skull of the Dikika baby, found by Ethiopian paleoanthropologist Zeresenay Alemseged, is said to be the best Australopithecus afarensis fossil find yet, according to National Geographic. Dikika is the ... Read More
Can Indigenous Vegetables Solve Sub-Saharan Africa's Food Issues?
Friday November 10, 2006
Amaranth, boabab, egusi, moringa, okra, yambeana ... these are not the vegetables you'll encounter in the fresh produce section of the average large supermarket, but they could play a significant ... Read More
Africa Books for Young Learners
Thursday November 9, 2006
First introduced in 1988 DK's Eyewitness series has captured the imagination of millions. With over 100 titles in the series and covering diverse subjects such as history, geography, art, ethnology, ... Read More
Biography of Mandela for 8 to 12s
Wednesday November 8, 2006
Aimed at eight- to 12-year-olds, the biography of Nelson Mandela written by experienced children's authors Laaren Brown and Lenny Hort makes the life of this remarkable man accessible to youngsters. ... Read More
Homosexuality as Part of Pre-Colonial Africa
Tuesday November 7, 2006
"Some people believe homosexuality is an idea brought [to Africa] by the white man. But it has always been here. What the white man brought was homophobia clothed in religious ... Read More
Eugenics or Evolutionary Psychology?
Monday November 6, 2006
A lecturer at the prestigious London School of Economics, Satoshi Kanazawa, has published a paper in the British Journal of Health Psychology "alleging that African states were poor and suffered ... Read More
Filmmakers Turn to Post-Colonial Africa for Drama
Sunday November 5, 2006
"I think the world is turning its attention to Africa, post-colonial Africa. It's a great source of conflict, and conflict is what makes drama, and drama attracts storytellers and filmmakers. ... Read More
China to Double Its Aid to Africa
Saturday November 4, 2006
At the opening of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, Chinese President Hu Jintao has pledged to double aid to the continent over the next three years ... Read More
Mbeki on the Death of the Groot Krokodil
Saturday November 4, 2006
South African President Thabo Mbeki publishes a weekly Letter from the President and this week it's focused on the death of that bastion of the Apartheid era, P.W. Botha. If ... Read More
How Will PW Botha Be Remembered?
Thursday November 2, 2006
Nelson Mandela issued a statement on Wednesday, 1 November, paying tribute to former South African President PW Botha, who died at the age of 90 on Halloween.
"While to many Mr ... Read More
Bastion of Apartheid Era, PW Botha, Dies
Wednesday November 1, 2006
PW Botha, who was South African Prime Minister and State President between 1978–89, and the archetypal kragdadige (hardheaded) Afrikaner politician died at the age of 90 'peacefully' at his home ... Read More