INTERNATIONAL NEWS
| Air crash survivor back in France |
| The 12-year-old survivor of the Yemenia air crash returns to Paris as the search for debris goes on. |
| IMF refuses new aid for Zimbabwe |
| The International Monetary Fund tells Zimbabwe it will not provide more funds until it has settled its existing $1bn debts. |
| DR Congo troops accused of rapes |
| UN-backed government troops carry out more rapes in DR Congo than rebel groups, rights activists say. |
| Developing world faces age crisis |
| Researchers predict a "population time bomb" in developing world nations because of their rapidly ageing populations. |
BLOG
| We're Back At It |
| Today Baptist, Cathi and myself went out to the Kyongera village. We continued inspecting the work on the homes that we had already visited. Our trek today was just as encouraging as last time. Most of the homes had made the necessary repairs. Next week we hope to be purchasing mosquito nets! Today, we had planned to journey back out by way of motorcycles, but for some unknown reason it appears that all the Boda-Boda’s (motorcycle taxi drivers) had taken the day off. So, we drove in the van as far as we could go and then had to huff it the rest of the way. After hours of walking in the hot ... |