Dutch prince broaches toilet taboo

From correspondents in Sharm-El-Sheikh Article from: Agence France-Presse CROWN Prince Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands raised eyebrows at the African Union summit in Egypt after broaching what he called the "deadly taboo" of toilets. The Prince of Orange told leaders from 53 African nations today that "perhaps you, like many others, will find it difficult to go home and speak passionately about sanitation and related subjects like human faeces". The heir to the throne spoke with the frankness for which the Dutch are known in his capacity as the chair of the UN Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation. Pointing out that one million Africans die every year because of poor sanitation, Willem-Alexander called on the assembled leaders to "personally help break through the deadly taboo that surrounds this... [read full story]