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Commentary: Why Western Style Democracy Is Not Suitable For
Africa. In the West, the basic economic and social unit is the individual;
in Africa, it is the extended family or the collective.
West African Union Provides Aid For Flood Areas. Set up in
January 1994, the West African Economic and Monetary Union
(UEMOA) brought together seven French-speaking nations Benin,
Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo and they
were joined by Guinea-Bissau, a former Portuguese colony, in 1996,
announced that one billion CFA francs (1.93 million dollars) in aid to
help five member countries affected by floods. The eight-nation
organization, based in Burkina Faso, said the funds were to help Benin,
Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Senegal, which have all experienced
heavy floods caused by torrential rains.
Solar Energy Brings Power To Rural Africa. In rural Africa
communities where more than 95 percent of homes have no access to
electricity solar energy has the power to transform lives. Globally, 1.5
billion people, one quarter of the world's population, live without
electricity, according to a United Nations report....Read More
New Orleans Suburb Rises From Katrina's Shadow.
Pontchartrain Park, it was the 1950s in segregated New Orleans,
Louisiana, and the promise of a slice of suburbia for black Americans
lured hundreds to the new community. Fifty years later, forced to
evacuate their homes as Hurricane Katrina bore down on New Orleans
on August 29, 2005....Read More
Ethiopia Eyes End of Food Aid. Ethiopia may not need any food
aid within five years thanks to an ambitious development plan that
targets a heady average economic growth of 14.9 percent over the
period. The Horn of Africa nation is still one of the world's poorest
countries, with nearly 10 percent of the population relying on food aid.
Africa. In the West, the basic economic and social unit is the individual;
in Africa, it is the extended family or the collective.
West African Union Provides Aid For Flood Areas. Set up in
January 1994, the West African Economic and Monetary Union
(UEMOA) brought together seven French-speaking nations Benin,
Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo and they
were joined by Guinea-Bissau, a former Portuguese colony, in 1996,
announced that one billion CFA francs (1.93 million dollars) in aid to
help five member countries affected by floods. The eight-nation
organization, based in Burkina Faso, said the funds were to help Benin,
Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Senegal, which have all experienced
heavy floods caused by torrential rains.
Solar Energy Brings Power To Rural Africa. In rural Africa
communities where more than 95 percent of homes have no access to
electricity solar energy has the power to transform lives. Globally, 1.5
billion people, one quarter of the world's population, live without
electricity, according to a United Nations report....Read More
New Orleans Suburb Rises From Katrina's Shadow.
Pontchartrain Park, it was the 1950s in segregated New Orleans,
Louisiana, and the promise of a slice of suburbia for black Americans
lured hundreds to the new community. Fifty years later, forced to
evacuate their homes as Hurricane Katrina bore down on New Orleans
on August 29, 2005....Read More
Ethiopia Eyes End of Food Aid. Ethiopia may not need any food
aid within five years thanks to an ambitious development plan that
targets a heady average economic growth of 14.9 percent over the
period. The Horn of Africa nation is still one of the world's poorest
countries, with nearly 10 percent of the population relying on food aid.
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