Commentary

Africa’s position within the global efforts to reverse the damaging effects of climate change came out quite clearly. It became clear that as a continent we are a hugely marginalized group. The ‘consensus’ reached was largely skewed in favour of the West, who are the main culprits.

London – The British comic genius Spike Milligan once observed that he would love to have the opportunity to discover that money wouldn’t make him happy. Big lottery winners, it is claimed, end up miserable, though real-life research suggests that they are as happy as you and I would be with a check for a million dollars. Money, however, can trigger all sorts of other emotions – like rage, for example.