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...should help the best-managed African countries spend more on health, education and infrastructure. But the images from Niger are a timely reminder that helping Africa is not only difficult but sometimes near impossible. The immediate reasons for the crisis in Niger are simple. The vast country, bigger than Britain, France and Germany combined, sits astride the southern edge of the Sahara in a belt of dry savanna known as the Sahel. In good years, farmers there grow enough food for their families plus a bit extra that they can sell or store away. But the past couple of years...
...many others in a country with 1.6 million Muslims. In a poll of British Muslims published last week, 4% of those surveyed said they believe "it is acceptable for religious or political groups to use violence for political ends." One official estimates there are at least 800 Muslims in Britain with jihadist leanings--half of whom are British citizens--who ought to be under surveillance or deported. Following last week's sweep, investigators are turning their attention to "the support networks for these men," says a police source. Until the networks are destroyed, says antiterrorism chief Clarke, "the threat remains...
...messengers go, Seanna Walsh certainly had street cred. The I.R.A. veteran had spent 21 years in prison for a series of offenses, including bombmaking, before he delivered a statement last week formally ending the organization's 36-year armed campaign to force Britain out of Northern Ireland. But skeptics noted that the group had made promises in the past without ever fully giving up violence--or the intimidation of witnesses to foil prosecutions. To address the doubters, Cabinet members in London and Dublin asked a watchdog agency to report next January on whether the I.R.A. is sticking...
...Science Monthly). Our notions of childhood are relatively recent innovations, and when parents lament that today's children "grow up too fast," it is worth asking "Compared with when?" For centuries, children were valued more for their economic than emotional contribution to family life. As late as 1708 in Britain, a child of 7 could be hanged for stealing, and some of the most dangerous factory jobs could be performed only by children because of their size. The whole idea of adolescence as a period of turmoil and rebellion, historians note, could take root only once children were safe from...
...someone says, 'You have a visitor,'" says the ex-West Wing star. "Striding toward me, I see Tony Blair." The day before, Lowe told reporters that more Americans should visit London to show solidarity following the bombings. The British PM sought Lowe out to thank him. Lowe now becomes Britain's prettiest spokesperson since Princess...