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Agricultural subsidies have helped Malawi feed itself. BBC business correspondent Nils Blythe asks if the miracle can last. (18/11/2009)
things get done when you have connections on the inside so we managed to get a few liters for the weekend). Our rubbish (garbage) hasn't been picked up for 2 weeks because the city has no fuel. I just heard this morning that ambulances haven't been able to transport people from rural health centers -- people are dying and apparently the mortuary is full. So yesterday when a fuel truck brought 8000L of fuel into town, ambulances and other public service vehicles got priority, there were long queues at the filling station with fighting over fuel, and all the diesel was sold out. We went to fill up last night, hoping the queues had shortened but they cars were lined up down the road -- not worth the wait. Hopefully there's more fuel coming. We don't want to have another Zimbabwe scenario... And there is no clear reason for the fuel shortage.Though the question "why is Africa poor?" is a straightforward one, the answers are not. There are many views on what lies at the heart of Africa's comparative poverty. Tribalism, corruption, and complacency... [And] contrary to the popular view in the West, much of the continent has fertile soil, ample rain and sun. Moreover, the sense of community is good.So, "Why is Africa Poor?" Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
Against All Hope: Hope for Africa examines the situation in Africa today from the vantage point of a distinctively biblical worldview and argues that true hope for transformation lies with the rapidly expanding African Church practicing a wholistic ministry and taking biblical truth boldly into every sphere of society. Against All Hope: Hope for Africa is a joint project of the Disciple Nations Alliance and Samaritan Strategy Africa. (download from either site)
