And now for some Good News from Africa .......

Poverty rates throughout the African continent have been falling steadily, and much faster than previously thought, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.

The death rate of children under five years of age is dropping, with “clear evidence of accelerating rates of decline,” according to The Lancet.

Perhaps most encouragingly, Africa is “among the world’s most rapidly growing economic regions.” 

Toma Masks from West Africa

New to the website are the Toma Masks from Guinea.

These are smaller masks used in young men's confirmation ceremonies. They typically have a heavy brow-line, a large, plain rounded jaw, and curved horns.

Unusually, this mask retains it's original dressing of leather, vegetable fibre and bundle of sticks.

To see more masks go to: http://www.justafrica.com.au/products.asp?categoryID=9