As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to impact crucial food exports, wheat prices are soaring. Many African countries rely on Ukrainian and Russian grain exports and could face a severe food crisis. But in Cameroon, entrepreneurs are coming up with alternatives to wheat, which is used to make flour. Production of bread and cakes made from local cassava and sweet potato flour is now booming. These tubers are abundant in the country but are normally used unprocessed in traditional dishes. Our correspondents report.
Category Archives: Stories
Previews: Times Literary Supplement – April 15, 2022
Previews: London Review Of Books – April 21, 2022
English Country Houses: Ancient ‘Hunton Court’ Near Maidstone In Kent
Hunton Court is an ancient house hiding behind a breathtaking Georgian facade, and all set in a truly beautiful corner of Kent.
Take a quick look at Hunton Court — near Maidstone, in Kent — and you’d immediately mark it down as an 18th century country house. Yet its true origins lie many centuries earlier: it’s a building that hides its timbered origins behind a Georgian look.
The house, once known as Court Lodge, had a turbulent history: first built in the 13th century and part of an estate that had belonged to the Canterbury’s Christ Church Priory, it was handed to Sir Thomas Wyatt, Henry VIII’s High Sheriff for Kent, after the Dissolution of Monasteries.
Political Views: Emmanuel Macron’s Future, Russian War Crimes, Headset Wars
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, why Emmanuel Macron’s fate matters beyond France, war crimes in Ukraine (11:05) and we explore the new headset wars between tech firms (16:05).
Previews: The New Yorker Magazine – April 18, 2022
April 18, 2022 – The street corner on this week’s cover, with towering luxury condos rising among modest family homes, evokes a neighborhood in transition—a scene that is being repeated across New York City’s outer boroughs. We talked to the artist Nicole Rifkin, who lived in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights before rising rents pushed her out, about a sense of belonging and observing the small details of the place where you live.
Italy Previews: Bellissimo Magazine – Spring 2022
This issue’s features include:
- An in-depth look at the region’s Etruscan history and best archaeological sites
- New Florence hotels that artfully blend heritage and modernity
- Why your next al fresco meal in Tuscany should be at a vineyard
- The regional dish Tuscany’s top food writers can’t live without
Plus learn how to make the ultimate Tuscan comfort food, pappa al pomodoro, visit smaller towns for charm without the crowds, wade into the region’s best thermal spas, and more!
Cover Preview: Barron’s Magazine – April 11, 2022
Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London
Emma Nelson and Stephen Dalziel delve into the Saturday papers. Plus, Guy De Launey on news in the Balkans and our contributing editor Andrew Mueller discusses the week’s stranger stories.
World Economic Forum: Top Stories – April 8, 2022
This week The World Economic Forum are highlighting 4 top stories – wheat shortages due to war, a female-led Mexican electric car brand, a robot dog guards Pompeii, and a plane fuelled by cooking oil.
Video timeline: 00:00 – Intro 00:15 – Wheat shortages due to war 02:17 – Female-led Mexican electric car brand 03:34 – Robot dog guards Pompeii 05:00 –
Plane fueled by cooking oil The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political, business, cultural and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. We believe that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to make positive change.
