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Fri, 24 May 2013 23:52:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/africa-gets-on-board/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/africa-gets-on-board/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:07:01 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=333007 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/africa-gets-on-board/feed/ 0 Why build a house on Boardwalk when you can build a hotel on Banana Island? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/sorghum-suds/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/sorghum-suds/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:03:01 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327389 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/sorghum-suds/feed/ 0 SABMiller sells Impala as healthy alternative to moonshine http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/bill-c-398-defeated/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/bill-c-398-defeated/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 01:04:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320824 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/bill-c-398-defeated/feed/ 0 A sufficient number of Conservatives voted against Bill C-398 tonight to defeat the private... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/28/why-cheap-phones-are-a-force-of-good/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/28/why-cheap-phones-are-a-force-of-good/#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:27:16 +0000 Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=297901 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/28/why-cheap-phones-are-a-force-of-good/feed/ 0 In other words: Android = free software = more competition among hardware makers http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/when-it-comes-to-bogus-health-reporting-and-policy-it-really-is-a-small-world/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/when-it-comes-to-bogus-health-reporting-and-policy-it-really-is-a-small-world/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:31:03 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=287462 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/when-it-comes-to-bogus-health-reporting-and-policy-it-really-is-a-small-world/feed/ 0 Science-ish reports from Ethiopia http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/24/the-cola-road-week-3-an-african-health-ministers-dilemmas/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/24/the-cola-road-week-3-an-african-health-ministers-dilemmas/#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:58:23 +0000 Claire Ward http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=285783 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/24/the-cola-road-week-3-an-african-health-ministers-dilemmas/feed/ 0 The Cola Road, Week 3: Claire Ward in conversation with Dr. Joseph Kasonde http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/09/red-card/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/09/red-card/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 21:33:01 +0000 Aaron Hutchins http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=279546 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/09/red-card/feed/ 0 ...soccer players, that is http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/the-cola-road-week-1-how-coke-crates-could-save-lives/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/the-cola-road-week-1-how-coke-crates-could-save-lives/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 17:48:45 +0000 Claire Ward http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=278855 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/the-cola-road-week-1-how-coke-crates-could-save-lives/feed/ 0 Documenting the launch of a radically new aid distribution model in rural Africa http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/04/dambisa-moyo-on-resource-scarcity-and-chinas-race-for-deals/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/04/dambisa-moyo-on-resource-scarcity-and-chinas-race-for-deals/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:41:01 +0000 Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=262418 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/04/dambisa-moyo-on-resource-scarcity-and-chinas-race-for-deals/feed/ 0 Economist Dambisa Moyo in conversation with Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/15/the-trouble-with-kony-2012-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/15/the-trouble-with-kony-2012-2/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:57:21 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=246103 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/15/the-trouble-with-kony-2012-2/feed/ 0 Celebrated Canadian author M.G. VASSANJI on Africa's missing voice in the viral video media storm http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/20/to-the-benefit-of-large-corporations/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/20/to-the-benefit-of-large-corporations/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:55:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234894 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/20/to-the-benefit-of-large-corporations/feed/ 0 The Liberals are unimpressed with the Conservatives’ use of foreign aid funds. “The Liberal... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/is-this-foreign-aid/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/is-this-foreign-aid/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:34:07 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234526 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/is-this-foreign-aid/feed/ 0 Elizabeth Payne wonders what’s going on at CIDA. Oda announced four CIDA projects –... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/13/a-land-of-constant-complaints/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/13/a-land-of-constant-complaints/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:25:37 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213663 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/13/a-land-of-constant-complaints/feed/ 5 The country seems well, but corruption is rampant http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/taking-big-box-to-africa/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/taking-big-box-to-africa/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:25:39 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=197195 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/taking-big-box-to-africa/feed/ 0 The big-box behemoth is making moves in African retail http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/26/adding-up-the-pain/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/26/adding-up-the-pain/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 14:30:52 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=192924 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/26/adding-up-the-pain/feed/ 0 A study on sexual violence in Congo reveals a nearly inconceivable situation http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/08/this-week-good-news-bad-news-10/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/08/this-week-good-news-bad-news-10/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:02:03 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=182109 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/08/this-week-good-news-bad-news-10/feed/ 0 Are the Vancouver Canucks the prohibitive Cup favourites? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/24/crossing-the-heart-of-africa/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/24/crossing-the-heart-of-africa/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:33:26 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=173763 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/24/crossing-the-heart-of-africa/feed/ 0 Book by Julian Smith http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/grace-under-fire/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/grace-under-fire/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 13:00:10 +0000 Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=162315 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/grace-under-fire/feed/ 14 He didn’t foresee the long-running sex abuse scandal suddenly igniting, but the Pope showed surprising openness in dealing with it http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/kitchen-crusade/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/kitchen-crusade/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 19:00:08 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=158803 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/kitchen-crusade/feed/ 0 Peter C. Newman on a restaurateur to the rich who now wants to build schools in Africa http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/18/trying-to-end-a-murder-spree/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/18/trying-to-end-a-murder-spree/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:20:47 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=158071 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/18/trying-to-end-a-murder-spree/feed/ 0 The international community is working to fight widespread ignorance about albinism http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/12/foreign-affairs-clue/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/12/foreign-affairs-clue/#comments Wed, 13 Oct 2010 01:45:39 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=152036 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/12/foreign-affairs-clue/feed/ 0 While the Harper government blames Michael Ignatieff, ambassadors interviewed by Canadian Press don’t mention... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/30/beijings-new-playing-field/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/30/beijings-new-playing-field/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:00:46 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=149247 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/30/beijings-new-playing-field/feed/ 0 Massive Chinese investment raises a host of thorny issues. But is it also Africa’s best chance to get ahead? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/03/the-issue-remains-confusing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/03/the-issue-remains-confusing/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:51:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=145383 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/03/the-issue-remains-confusing/feed/ 0 The Citizen’s Elizabeth Payne follows up on her now vaguely contested column about Bev... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/02/misrepresent-the-governments-position/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/02/misrepresent-the-governments-position/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:50:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=145205 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/02/misrepresent-the-governments-position/feed/ 0 The Prime Minister’s Office tells CP the government will not be funding abortion overseas... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/02/the-unavoidable-issue-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/02/the-unavoidable-issue-ii/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:46:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=145092 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/02/the-unavoidable-issue-ii/feed/ 0 Elizabeth Payne talks to International Cooperation Minister Bev Oda and detects some ambiguity in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/02/the-unavoidable-issue/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/02/the-unavoidable-issue/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:34:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=145065 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/02/the-unavoidable-issue/feed/ 0 The Globe’s Geoffrey York finds an unnamed aid organization which has received funds from... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/19/out-of-africa/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/19/out-of-africa/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:40:44 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=142591 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/19/out-of-africa/feed/ 0 Famine-ridden Ethiopia http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/19/follow-the-intrepid-explorer-one-stop-arizona-shopping/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/19/follow-the-intrepid-explorer-one-stop-arizona-shopping/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:04:18 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=139015 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/19/follow-the-intrepid-explorer-one-stop-arizona-shopping/feed/ 0 A Wee Dram Before Take-Off http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/06/brain-food-ii-smart-aid-for-africa/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/06/brain-food-ii-smart-aid-for-africa/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:33:51 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=137413 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/06/brain-food-ii-smart-aid-for-africa/feed/ 0 The other $20 million the Prime Minister announced today at Perimeter Institute may be... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/15/the-dewar-doctrine/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/15/the-dewar-doctrine/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:28:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=133223 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/15/the-dewar-doctrine/feed/ 34 Amid all else this day, the NDP’s Paul Dewar convened a news conference to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/15/the-ignatieff-doctrine/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/15/the-ignatieff-doctrine/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:30:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=133178 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/15/the-ignatieff-doctrine/feed/ 108 The Liberal leader is presently outlining his foreign policy in a speech to a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/12/dont-shoot-anybody-well-dressed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/12/dont-shoot-anybody-well-dressed/#comments Sat, 12 Jun 2010 06:33:10 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=132849 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/12/dont-shoot-anybody-well-dressed/feed/ 23 On Thursday, Miss Universe Canada contestant Tiffany Munro wedged a big Miu Miu mule... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/03/shh-he-might-hear-you/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/03/shh-he-might-hear-you/#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 20:02:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=124003 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/03/shh-he-might-hear-you/feed/ 116 Last week, Jim Abbott was quite insistent that “no one” wanted to debate the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/26/thats-a-no-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/26/thats-a-no-ii/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:49:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=122535 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/26/thats-a-no-ii/feed/ 82 Bev Oda states the government’s case. Oda said the internationally accepted definition of family... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/26/thats-a-no-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/26/thats-a-no-2/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:16:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=122512 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/26/thats-a-no-2/feed/ 130 The government having previously said that its maternal health initiative had nothing to do... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/15/it%e2%80%99s-pirate-season-on-the-high-seas/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/15/it%e2%80%99s-pirate-season-on-the-high-seas/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:00:06 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=119680 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/15/it%e2%80%99s-pirate-season-on-the-high-seas/feed/ 0 The rate of pirate activity in March was double that of last fall http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/28/searching-for-the-liberal-party-day-3/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/28/searching-for-the-liberal-party-day-3/#comments Sun, 28 Mar 2010 12:38:41 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=117926 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/28/searching-for-the-liberal-party-day-3/feed/ 96 AARON WHERRY reports from Canada 150: today the party tackles the world http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/23/mother-of-all-debates/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/23/mother-of-all-debates/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:46:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=117276 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/23/mother-of-all-debates/feed/ 77 The Conservatives have decided they will vote against today’s Liberal motion because a) it... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/20/that-the-approach-of-the-government-of-canada-must-be-based-on-scientific-evidence/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/20/that-the-approach-of-the-government-of-canada-must-be-based-on-scientific-evidence/#comments Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:40:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=116914 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/20/that-the-approach-of-the-government-of-canada-must-be-based-on-scientific-evidence/feed/ 168 As posted by Carolyn Bennett, here is the text of the motion the Liberals... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/17/the-purpose-of-this-is-to-be-able-to-save-lives/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/17/the-purpose-of-this-is-to-be-able-to-save-lives/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:28:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=116065 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/17/the-purpose-of-this-is-to-be-able-to-save-lives/feed/ 89 Lawrence Cannon told the Foreign Affairs committee that contraception won’t be part of the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/28/idea-alert-an-army-of-minds-for-africa/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/28/idea-alert-an-army-of-minds-for-africa/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:03:00 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=112697 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/28/idea-alert-an-army-of-minds-for-africa/feed/ 50 Last autumn I interviewed Neil Turok, the South African physicist who runs the Perimeter... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/what-were-talking-about-when-we-talk-about-maternal-health/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/what-were-talking-about-when-we-talk-about-maternal-health/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:22:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=109121 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/what-were-talking-about-when-we-talk-about-maternal-health/feed/ 169 Bev Oda’s office comes perhaps its closest so far to explaining exactly what will... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/05/idea-alert-17/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/05/idea-alert-17/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:28:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=105617 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/05/idea-alert-17/feed/ 38 Keith Martin says there’s already a framework for addressing maternal and child health internationally.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/21/nation-building/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/21/nation-building/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:54:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=103225 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/21/nation-building/feed/ 20 Freshly returned from Africa, Glen Pearson writes of Haiti. Haiti presently suffers from uncontrolled... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/18/the-commons-old-school/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/18/the-commons-old-school/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:11:39 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=102474 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/18/the-commons-old-school/feed/ 79 Michael Ignatieff fills the university halls with big questions: 'Who's not in the room? Who's out in the cold?'