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Mozambique's answer to Slumdog Millionaire

Posted by: Neil Squires, Posted on: 20 April 2009 - Categories: Africa

I spent Saturday afternoon with my family visiting a dance group that has been established in Mafalala bairro of Maputo. The bairro is an area of tightly packed shacks and houses on the road towards Maputo airport. The living conditions are …

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Wire tailed swallows

Posted by: Martin Leach, Posted on: 16 March 2009 - Categories: Africa

It was an exciting moment as the green truck with ‘The Big Green Moving Machine' painted on the front pulled up my driveway here in Kigali and delivered the boxes that Terry the packer had so carefully wrapped for me four …

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Destination: Zimbabwe

Posted by: Dominic Parker, Posted on: 10 March 2009 - Categories: Africa, Humanitarian

The final leg of my journey into Zimbabwe was ahead of me. We left behind the shopping bazaars in Johannesburg's airport: duty-free shops piled high with chocolate, sweets, perfume, cigars, South African wine and matured whiskies and barrel aged brandies. The new …

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Land of a thousand hills

Posted by: Martin Leach, Posted on: 5 March 2009 - Categories: Africa

The airport advertising boards declare that Rwanda is ‘The Land of a Thousand Hills’, and that’s just what it looked like from the plane as I descended into Kigali, the capital city. I could see green hills dotted with numerous …

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The dead lizard and I

Posted by: Colum Wilson, Posted on: 3 March 2009 - Categories: Africa, Humanitarian

Last night, I had to abandon my room - it was just too hot inside. So I set up on a mattress outside the door under a mango tree. It was a busy night. There was a party on in town. …

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A slice of life in N’Djamena

Posted by: Colum Wilson, Posted on: 6 February 2009 - Categories: Africa, Humanitarian

I am standing on the bridge over the Chari, the river which forms the border between Chad and Cameroon. I came here as a sort of a pilgrimage – one year ago today, this bridge was a jostling mass of …

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The festive season in Afghanistan

Posted by: Vicky Seymour, Posted on: 19 December 2008 - Categories: Afghanistan, Economic Development

Christmas Day on camp will mean roast turkey and all the trimmings, served by the civilians, officers and senior non-commissioned officers.  There'll be a carol service in the chapel, touch rugby, Christmas films and of course the Queen's speech.  I …

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