s second-largest city, feeding high demand for seafood in Asia. The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), which uncovered the case, said it was part of the biggest trade in illegally caught fish in the world. It detected the Korean-flagged vessel fishing close to Sierra Leone...
Judges in The Hague reject an appeal against war crimes convictions by lawyers representing former Liberian president Charles Taylor ...
s former president, Charles Taylor, is expected to be moved to a British jail after his 50-year sentence for aiding and abetting war crimes in west Africa was upheld by a UN-backed tribunal. The ruling means the 65-year-old will spend the rest of his life in a high-security prison cell. A final decision by the special court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) on where he will spend his sentence will be made next...
s controversial tax arrangements For a week at the end of August Bono was travelling in west Africa, leading an invited group that included Condoleezza Rice, five Republican senators, corporate leaders from companies involved in the RED campaign (which donates money to the Global Fund to fight HIV/Aids), and artists including the LA dubstep pioneer Skrillex . The U2 singer was on what is a regular...
s Grow2Feed farm is becoming an essential source of protein for those with HIV Ever since he was diagnosed HIV-positive, Moses King, 48, has had one major problem. He has been able to cope with the stigma of being HIV-positive – widespread in Liberia – and he was able to access anti-retroviral medication, provided by the Global Fund to fight Aids, tuberculosis and malaria and distributed by the Liberian...
t just about grooming says photographer Andrew Esiebo, who spent months documenting African coiffure See more of Andrew Esiebo's photographs Nigerian photographer Andrew Esiebo has explored barbers and their shops across seven west African countries, capturing the spaces in which they operate, the aesthetics of their premises and the style of their customers. His photos have been featured in the New...
For several months, photographer Andrew Esiebo studied the aesthetics of barbershops in west Africa. It's not all about the hair, he says. ...