Third World
Ouagadougou correspondent: no Arab spring in Burkina Faso either
Whilst Burkina Faso offered Muammar Gaddafi asylum on 25 August, they recognised the national transitional council in early September. August also saw the jailing of three policemen for their part in the death of student Justin Zongo in custody in February. Yet why did the country's mutinies not lead to the same dramatic changes as we are now seeing in Libya?
third world, libya, arab spring, revolution, burkina faso, africa, western africa
In Senegal, farmers versus Europe
Small-time Senegalese producers are speaking out against the Economic Partership Agreements (EPAs) negotiated on 8 and 9 December at Lisbon. For them, the battle against famine means being opposed to market liberalisation
third world, lisbon, senegal, food, western africa, agriculture, world affairs
Water for Benin
In line with World Water Week, Hamburg has been observing 2007's 'Days of Water' since 22 August. A vitally serious issue is at the core of this series of remarkable events
third world, environment, hamburg, charity, germany, society, politics
How about going back to your country
The May 2007 creation of a French ministry of immigration and national identity led by Brice Hortefeux ponders paying immigrants to go back to where they came from. Multiculturalism – a European asset?
third world, united kingdom, europe, belgium, netherlands, eu frontiers, immigration
Sandra Camps: Barcelona's journalist as Africa's social worker
Her reports on dwarfism and the mass tide of immigrants to the Canaries are gracing German screens - the Catalan journalist gives a voice to those without
third world, barcelona, violence, india, brunch, nigeria, berlin
