Articles, tagged with "central africa", page 4

The Pilgrims To Uganda Rising Every Year

In 1886, the Kabaka, ruler of the Uganda's Baganda people ordered the killing through burning, of 45 Ugandan Catholics because of their faith. The Christians from Uganda were declared martyrs and their deaths are commemorated every year on the third of Ju... Read >
Author: nguyo safaris

the mangosteen’s health benefit

The mangosteen is said to have a complex, exquisite flavor one isn't likely to forget. But the health benefits touted by millions of individuals have little to do with its divine flavor. It is the outer rind or pericarp that is the source of antioxidants ... Read >
Author: eric999

Why Diamond Sanctions do not Work

Sanctions fail, according to Alex Yearsley, of Global Witness because, Countries don't enforce them properly, are either involved, complicit, lacking resources, corrupt or simply not interested. The diamond industry can't police it's own members effective... Read >
Author: Davinos Greeno

Africa Adventure

Does anything quite prepare you for an adventure in Africa; quite simply, nothing can, as my experience on Acacia's overland South West Safari would lead me to discover. Our tour through Southern Africa began in Zambia and on arrival into Livingstone we w... Read >
Author: urbandub

Facts about hepatitis C

Hepatitis C is a virus infection that affects the liver, and can lead to chronic hepatitis, to cirrhosis and even liver cancer. In 1990 in the whole world were known to exist 170 million of people infected with hepatitis C virus, and World Health Or... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola

The Origin of HIV and the Start of AIDS

Today all of us are aware of the terms HIV and AIDS. The disease has killed millions of people worldwide and it is estimated that 40 million people are HIV infected. But we were unaware of the HIV and AIDS till early 1980. Nobody knows from where the viru... Read >
Author: Amanda Johnson

Taxidermy, Lions of Tsavo. www.victorian-taxidermy.com

THE MAN-EATERS OF TSAVO and Other East African Adventures by Lieut.-Col. J. H. Patterson, D.S.O. 1907 Back in 1898, the British decided to build a railroad in East Africa. This railroad would stretch from Mombasa on the coast of modern-day Kenya to L... Read >
Author: www.Taxidermy4cash.com

A Brief History of Archery

Archery is a sport that dates back years and years before the modern day version that we have today with all sorts of high-tech equipment and different techniques of shooting and competing with other archers. To give you an idea of just how old archery re... Read >
Author: Scott Byers

Bagamoyo Bay

Heading north along the coast road Bagamoyo is a seventy minute drive from Dar es Salaam. Bagamoyo is a charming village steeped in a rather bloody history. Most of the great explores, including Livingston used this port, also the slave traders used Bagam... Read >
Author: Ian Williamson

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