I take very keen interest in alternative medicine as opposed to costly synthetic prescription drugs. I find the term alternative medicine misused today,yet in the actual sense it should be the other way round since it was effectively used in ancient times before the so called conventional medicine was ever introduced. I have used these herbal/natural remedies and have found them very effective. I have tried numerous roots, vegetables, wild berries etc and my health has improved tremendously!!!!… Continue

Have you heard about Global Giving UK, a charity of charities? This is how the charity describes itself.

GlobalGiving.co.uk enables you to donate to well-vetted charity projects in regions such as Asia, Africa and South America, and to tangibly see the impact of your giving. Projects on GlobalGiving.co.uk are screened to ensure they meet a genuine charitable purpose, in areas such as education, health, economic development and the envir… Continue

Last month a Nigerian Telecoms company announced that it will expand their top of the range fibre optic network to include Benin and Togo thus giving more opportunities for Internet based marketing to a wider number of businesses and individuals.

Phase3 Telecom, Nigeria’s leading communications network provider plans this move to bring the total of network connected West African countries to six, enabling faster and more efficient communication for the region and linking them to the rest of the… Continue

Once considered as a beach resort paradise with approximately 3500km of coast line dotted with palm trees and covered with white sand, West Africa has seen a steady decline in traditional tourists over the past few years. Now there seems to be a renewal of interest and tourists are beginning to trickle back to the hustle and bustle of the colourful markets, the relaxing sound of the Atlantic waves crashing on… Continue

Western perceptions of African countries are shaped by the media focus on the events that take place within its borders. Let’s take the example of Sierra Leone which was ravaged by civil war for 11 years from 1991 to 2002. The stories of atrocity and bloodshed were given high coverage by the western media.

In 2006 Hollywood highlighted the plight of the people in Sierra Leone by making the film Blood Diamond. This told the story of diamonds mined in African war zones, sold to finance the civil… Continue