In September, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) abducted seven employees of French uranium giants Areva in northern Niger. An ongoing debate has been centred on the possible implication of the local Touareg, and the actual link between AQIM and al-Qaeda, which has yet to be precisely established. It was the ideal moment for Osama…
Football has done itself few favours of late. From Wayne Rooney’s bumper new contract to the latest player sex scandal, the stories have become depressingly familiar. Thankfully Africa United uses the beautiful game to tell a more remarkable tale; one that travels the length of a continent, taking in the good and the bad along…
“What is going to happen to all the students whose parents can’t afford to support their children to go to university? This is the question being asked by Grace Dorset, a single parent from North London, in response to the Government’s plan to raise tuition fees. The government’s proposal to remove the cap on tuition…
For Black History Month we are celebrating black British women who overcome the physical and mental challenges of lupus to achieve personal success. Figures from the West Midlands Lupus Society reveal that while 1 in 1000 white women in the UK suffer from lupus, for black women the figure is 1 in 250. High profile,…
London’s Brunswick Centre paints a unique picture on the Bloomsbury landscape. A cream concrete village square, lined with glass-fronted
The Sahara Desert is of strategic interest to many governments, both African and Western. The geostrategic position of the region has made it a central point throughout history, but recent events have brought it under the negative spotlight of the media. The Sahara is back in the headlines following the kidnapping of seven employees of…
Young men facing unemployment have been advised to ‘think outside the box’ and consider self-employment to avoid the dole queue. Recent Figures from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) reveal one in five males aged between 18 and 24 are currently unemployed. According to the Princes Trust, youth unemployment in the UK costs…