africa

Libyan Yobbos
The good news about Libya is that people are honest and the petrol's dirt cheap. The bad news is everything else....
15 November 2007 - Gareth Morgan

Saharan Climate Change
In 100,000 year cycles, the Egyptian Sahara changes from lush grassland to desolate desert. We're in a dry phase....
6 November 2007 - Gareth Morgan

Nile-ation
There's a Blue Nile and a White Nile, and both of them are brown....
31 October 2007 - Gareth Morgan

On the Road to Wadi Haifa
When the baking sun goes down, Sudanese villagers bring out the TVs, dominoes and caffeinated fizz....
25 October 2007 - Gareth Morgan

Despotic Government – Another Barrier to African Development
Despots pocket the western dollars intended for Africa's poor....
16 October 2007 - Gareth Morgan

Africa – The Cradle of Mankind
A short, pea brained Ethiopian walked the walk 3.5 million years ago....
9 October 2007 - Gareth Morgan

Highway From Hell
Bikes don't mix well with African roads - and then there are the armed bandits....
1 October 2007 - Gareth Morgan

Kenya – Transition from the Tropics
The Kenyan savannah is home to fierce normadic tribesmen whose existence is increasingly at risk from global warming....
24 September 2007 - Gareth Morgan

Rwanda Rocks
Despite it's tragic history, Rwanda is calm, productive, and surprisingly clean....
18 September 2007 - Gareth Morgan

A Million Reasons to Have Water
In much of Africa - where Coca-Cola is cheaper than bottled water - women and children pay the price for the lack of easy access to clean water....
12 September 2007 - Gareth Morgan

Tanzanian Tales
Although Tanzania has avoided the rivarlry and bloodshed of its neighbours, life there is still a struggle....
4 September 2007 - Gareth Morgan

Malawian Magic
Crossing from Zambia into Malawi the first thing noticed is that the villages all have at least a couple of coffin-makers and their premises are prominent. This is the legacy of AIDs that has hit Malawi hard. It’s a densely populated country although of late the birth rate has plunged, again as a result of AIDs. Sadly we were to learn from a few discussions with Malawians along the way that the ...
29 August 2007 - Gareth Morgan

Up in smoke
Money is pouring into Zambia but it doesn't seem to be reaching the subsistence-farming masses....
21 August 2007 - Gareth Morgan