Africa is known for her abundant natural resources and beautifully curvaceous women.  It is  probably the only  continent where  women don't spiral into depression for being called fat. On the contrary, they proudly swing their ample mounds of buttocks and confidently flaunt the rolls of fat that embrace their midriff.  However in the last decade, as environmental activists focused on the effects of global warming, few realized that in addition to losing forestlines, Africa has steadily been shedding the excess fat around her waistline.  Read more... (571 words, 1 image, estimated 2:17 mins reading time)