Reflections on Valentine’s Day.

So yesterday was St Valentine’s Day, a day when lovers around the world exchange confectionery, flowers, dolls and other materialistic things which are supposed to show total devotion. And a day obviously loved by the chocolate and doll makers of the world. I didn’t think much of it, it’s just another Western tradition that came…

Will We See The First African Pope in 1500 Years?

The head honcho of the Catholic Church, commonly known as the Pope and more formally as the Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Jesus Christ, Successor of the Prince of Apostles, Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, Primate of Italy, Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Roman Province, Sovereign of the State of the Vatican City and…

Ghana v Burkina Faso: 5 Things I learnt.

Full Time: Burkina Faso 1-1 Ghana (3-2 Penalties) I know it’s rather unusual for anyone to start writing about a football tournament in the semi-finals, especially the second game of the semi-finals. It’s not that I’ve not been watching the matches- I’ve watched more than twenty five of the thirty or so games played so…