Stephen Davies

I am a children's author writing picture books, chapter books and teen novels. My books are set in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, on the edge of the Sahara Desert. I have lived in Africa for more than ten years, working with World Horizons amongst Fulani cattle herders. Welcome to my site.

Month: November, 2011

‘Wild at Heart’ – the missing chapter

by Stephen Davies

For he today that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile, This day shall gentle his condition: And gentlemen in England now a-bed Shall think themselves accursed they were not here! (Henry V, act IV, scene iii) A World Horizons field leader attended a recent missions conference with [...]

Published: November 12, 2011 | Filed Under: Social Justice | Tags: : : : : : : : : : : :

Confo 100% – effective against colds, aches, motion sickness, bruises, toothaches and summer heat

by Stephen Davies

My friend Cristiano showed me a bottle of CONFO 100% last week. He had heard it advertised on the radio and had bought it in Djibo market for 200 CFA (an unskilled labourer earns 1000 CFA a day). I have nothing against non-native English speakers making the odd mistake. But charlatans who sell miracle cure-alls, [...]

Published: November 4, 2011 | Filed Under: Social Justice | Tags: : : : : : : :

Dubious priorities? Burkina Faso marks a disastrous harvest by purchasing three new war planes.

by Stephen Davies

My neighbours in Djibo, and people all over Burkina Faso, are talking about their government’s recent purchase of three warplanes at a cost of 10 million dollars each. It’s bad timing, at best. Harvests in Djibo have been miserable this year, due to a poor rainy season (July – September) and a massive invasion of [...]

Published: November 1, 2011 | Filed Under: Social Justice | Tags: : : : : : :
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