Outsourced African farming threatens to alienate locals

The National (UAE) | Dec 20, 2010 Gavin du Venage Ghana and Qatar’s announcement that they will jointly farm 50,000 hectares of land is the latest in a sweeping, but controversial, trend rolling across Africa. Cash-rich countries are securing land in poorer states, which they hope will provide them with food security. African countries need [...]

Shona Spirit: Mbira Masters From Zimbabwe

Listen to this amazing healing album featuring two masters: Dumisani Maraire & Ephat Mujuru. This is our sacred, classical music. I am so happy to be Afrikan! Aren’t you? Find more music like this on Adiama Network Bringing together two of the world’s most accomplished mbira (thumb piano) players has resulted in a landmark recording [...]

Zimbabwe: N’anga Runs Out of Charm

Published by the government of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe: N’anga Runs Out of Charm Isdore Guvamombe 7 November 2009 Harare — The scotching sun rises imperceptibly sending cicadas complaining, albeit melodiously, from a Mopane tree in front of a shopping centre where residents of this lakeside town walk in and out of the only supermarket. A spitting [...]

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