Articles in the “africa” category

With one good leg, US veterans climb Kili

Posted 1 month ago

The BBC: Three US amputee veterans have climbed Mt Kilimanjaro, enduring tumbles and sores to reach Africa’s highest peak with only one good leg among them. The veterans – of Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq – hiked to the top of the 5,891m (19,330ft) high Tanzanian mountain in six days to show that disability need not [...]

Nelson! Nelson! Nelson!

Posted last year, mid-December

Excellent video from the ESPN ESPY Awards held earlier this year. It’s resurgence on YouTube is timed nicely with this release of Invictus this past weekend. This year the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage was presented to Nelson Mandela, and his work to unite his country through love of sport. (thx steph)

Zimbabwe inflation: -1.1 percent

Posted last year, at the end of May

We’re going down. Or up.

A Wound in the Heart of Africa

Posted last year, at the start of April

Not enough people know what’s happening here. The people, the animals, the Earth — they’re all dying and have been for a decade.

No Line On the Horizon

Posted last year, at the end of February

U2’s head-spinning 12th studio album, takes new experimental tangents and redefines the band yet again

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