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I cycle because I enjoy it. I cycle because it keeps me fit and healthy. I cycle because I can. I’m lucky.
A bike, for many people in Africa, is beyond their means however. On the other hand, a bike can be an invaluable, affordable and sustainable means of transport which can generate wealth.
Charities, like Re-Cycle [...]

Maneno - Swahili meaning ‘words’.
Maneno is a new multi-lingual, lightweight blogging platform for sub-Saharan African bloggers.
The platform is based on a lightweight framework which allows those with limited or narrow-bandwidth internet to access and contribute to the site easily and quickly. Maneno is committed to all African bloggers and therefore is available in English, Spanish, French, Swahili, Portuguese [...]

Rwandan Genocide on Film
Today I watched ‘Shooting Dogs‘, a film depicting the tragic story of the Rwandan genocide from the L’Ecole Technique Officielle. There are similarities between this and another film, ‘Hotel Rwanda‘, which also depicts the same tragic story of the Rwandan genocide only set in a hotel compound rather than a school. 
Both locations [...]

Browsing Times Online today, one article caught my eye, for two reasons:
Firstly, it was about Africa - and anything involving Africa interests me these days, as the date for my departure from the UK and entry to this fascinating continent looms ever nearer.
Secondly, it mentioned Paul Collier - the author of The Bottom Billion: Why [...]