1. A Long Way Gone by Ismael Beah
(Matching tags: child soldiers,Africa,war)

This gripping story by a children's-rights advocate recounts his experiences as a boy growing up in Sierra Leone in the 1990s, during one of the most brutal and violent civil wars in recent history.  ...

2. Banking on Disaster
(Matching tags: globalisation,World Bank,Africa)

Over the past few years, large corporations have had to clean up their act. Or rather, they have had to appear to be cleaning up their act. The only people who have really been cleaning up are their PR ...

3. AIDS crisis in Africa
(Matching tags: globalisation,Africa,HIV)

As our readers know, HIV in Africa is out of control. In some countries infection rates are as high as 30%.  ...