September 2004
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Healing the Africa within us
"Africa has been waiting to be discovered with the eyes of a lover." Ben Okri declares his love to Africa.
Ben Okri


An unlikely box office hit
In the same season as Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11, a Canadian documentary challenging corporate power is also racking up ticket sales. Paul Shalmy

The dramatic undercurrents of America's election
As the world watches nervously, Kerry and Bush battle for the applause of U.S. voters. Jay Walljasper


A real revolution in advertising
Guerrilla campaigns turn the power of advertising on its head. Tijn Touber

The power of conflict
Want to boost creativity in you workplace? Start some fights. Craig Cox


Confessions of a foreign correspondent
Despite being African, I still reinforced all the Western media's stereotypes about the 'Dark Continent.' Regina Jere-Malanda

Dude, where's your community?
What's your postal carrier's name? And 19 other questions to help you think locally. The Ecologist

I am because you are
Ode invited Baffour Ankomah, chief-editor of New African magazine, to explain Africa's wisdom to the rest of the world. Baffour Ankomah

One last thing...
... "the better a country's social system, the taller its population" Marco Visscher

Profile: George Weah
George Weah, celebrated as the best African soccer player of the 20th century, is scoring a lot more for than goals for his country. Marco Visscher

Profile: Oumou Sy
Oumou Sy's fashion designs show off Africa's playful, unpredictable spirit. Bram Posthumus

Profile: Rokia Traor
Rokia Traor Ton Maas

Profile: Strive Masiyiwa
From electrotechnician to mobile magnate. Bram Posthumus

Sting & his guitar
'I will reapply the needle of the record player again and again to the bars of music that seem beyond my analysis, like a safecracker picking a lock, until the prize is mine.' Sting's personal story on the making of a musical legend. Sting

The love in an orange
On a hot day in Senegal, a lesson in generosity. Fodé Beaudet


"We are here to grow gods"
For more than twenty years he researched the healing methods of South American shamans. And now that he has unlocked these mysteries, he wants to introduce them into Western medicine. His goal is healing: healing humans, healing spirit, healing society. An interview with a man with amazing stories to tell. Jurriaan Kamp


Finding yourself in the other
Our search for truth rarely stops with a book, workshop, or idea. Tijn Touber

Go with the wind
Not fast, but certainly a lot of fun: a hot air balloon is the perfect way to travel from A to Wherever The Wind Takes You. Sam Jordison

"There is not enough Africa in computers"
Brian Eno - artist, composer, inventor, thinker - spoke to Wired about the meaning of Africa for music and technology. Kevin Kelly

The world according to ubuntu
'I am because you are.' This widespread African teaching reminds us that you cannot be human alone. Tijn Touber

An extraordinary act of compassion
In prison for attempted murder, my life suddenly changed when I received a letter from the policeman I had tried to kill.

Fashionable development
Supermodel Bibi Russel brings prosperity to villages in Bangladesh. Jay Walljasper

God the Father, and my dad
"After the service my father would change from black into a T-shirt and shorts. This is when I began to feel the father side of my father emerge." A moving portrait of a man who served God and his family. David J. Spear

In search of the perfect wave
Best-selling author Sergio Bambar Tijn Touber

Rethinking guilt
Accepting the consequences of our actions, no matter what the original intention, is the path of growth, says Paulo Coelho. Paulo Coelho

The people, united
Co-operatives are more powerful than ever around the world, offering a third way between state-run socialism and corporate capitalism. Jay Walljasper





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