Tag Archives: Africa

Francis Kéré becomes first African architect of Serpentine pavilion

The architect is planning to bring one of his characteristically stripped-back structures, honed in the villages of his native Burkino Faso, to leafy west London

‘The most remote, alien place on Earth’ – Nicholas Jubber on the Sahara

Living among nomads and camels has given the writer rich insight and amazing experiences but he’s also had to evade banditry and anti-western feeling

Racism and ruins – the plundering of Great Zimbabwe

In the 19th century, European visitors to this abandoned medieval city refused to believe that indigenous Africans could have built such an extensive network of monuments. Such ignorance was disastrous for the remains of Great Zimbabwe

Peabody Energy exploited Ebola crisis for corporate gain, say health experts

Public health experts outraged after world’s largest privately-held coal company promotes its product in the fight against Ebola in Africa as part of a PR campaign to rebrand the fossil fuel as a solution to global poverty

Africa from the air: Martin Harvey’s aerial photos of landscapes and wildlife

Amazing pictures from Africa courtesy of Martin Harvey http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/9511591/Africa-from-the-air-Martin-Harveys-aerial-photos-of-landscapes-and-wildlife.html