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Water is part of any production process. We need it to grow apples, as well as produce a packet of

Image: Crowd by James Cridland, Flickr The world’s population reached 7 billion people in October last year, according to United

There is much debate about the image of the continent of Africa and how is portrayed, particularly in the media.One

Source: Joe Villion (as published in the New York Times) This article was written by Henning Mankell – better known

‘Sometimes I wonder if I am making it worse, or making it better. Am I legitimising these causes? Or the

When writing about Africa we are told: Among your characters you must always include The Starving African, who wanders the

To be an abolitionist, or not to be an abolitionist? Henning Mankell (Swedish crime author and artist) tells the story

‘Her Zimbabwe is an alternative platform for Zimbabwean women to articulate their stories no matter what their background, no matter

Overseas aid agendas of governments and proposed cuts in real spending on aid budgets are under review across donor countries.

The P&O cruise ship Ventura off the coast of Monaco. Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian Have you ever taken