Archives for August 2017
Editorial | Monday 28 August 2017 | The Guardian International leaders have been meeting in Paris to craft policies that stop the human traffic. Pushing the border further south is not the answer on its own Migration remains at the heart of Europe’s po …
Zimbabwe looks for Mugabe’s successor after a surreal month Published: August 31, 2017
Stephen Chan | August 31, 2017 | The Conversation Happy at the helm: Robert and Grace Mugabe. EPA/Aaron Ufumeli Before she landed herself in hot diplomatic water by allegedly attacking a South African model with a power cord, Zimbabwe’s notoriously ill …
Why is the US chasing ‘Congolese rebels’ in the Northern Cape? Published: August 31, 2017
Govan Whittles, Simon Allison | 25 Aug 2017 | Mail & Guardian South African and American soldiers recently took part in a joint training exercise in the Northern Cape, an exercise designed to mimic conditions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (US …
Mugabe takes a swipe at Zimbabwe’s party-loving youth Published: August 31, 2017
BRUCE GORTON | 29 AUGUST 2017 | Business Day Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe. Picture: REUTERS Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has criticised Zimbabwe’s youth‚ saying that they “go to these parties with girls”. The SABC reported that Mugabe‚ who …
Trying to block migrants won’t work. Europe needs a realistic plan Published: August 31, 2017
Sophie in ‘t Veld | Wednesday 30 August 2017 | The Guardian From dubious deals with third countries to processing points in Africa, Europe’s response to migration is failing. But there are better ways to tackle it together A migrant on the Aquarius res …
Germany bets on second time lucky with migrant workers Published: August 19, 2017
Joseph Nasr | AUGUST 18, 2017 | Reuters Merhawi Tesfay, an immigrant from Eritrea poses during a Reuters interview at German plant engineering firm Kremer Machine Systems where he found a job as electrician and plant manufacturer in Gescher near Muenst …
Kenya’s New Electoral Authoritarianism Published: August 19, 2017
AZIZ RANA | August 17, 2017 | Boston Review Last week’s bitterly contested election in Kenya has placed the country in the international spotlight. Although sitting President Uhuru Kenyatta was declared the winner by the electoral commission, oppositio …
Life in Black & White: Poem of the Week – ‘The Death of Slavery’ by William Cullen Bryant Published: August 19, 2017
Annika Neklason | August 18, 2017 | The Atlantic Poem of the Week This year, in honor of National Poetry Month, we compiled some of the best poems published throughout The Atlantic’s 160-year history… and we didn’t want to stop. Come back every week to …
‘They’re like the mafia’: the super gangs behind Africa’s poaching crisis Published: August 19, 2017
Tristan McConnell | Saturday 19 August 2017 | The Guardian Pressure is mounting against multi-faceted smugglers but the legal case, though strong, is enormously complex A wildlife service officer holds one of the ivory tusks used as evidence in the cas …
South Africa grants Grace Mugabe diplomatic immunity – report Published: August 19, 2017
Reuters | Saturday 19 August 2017 | The Guardian Wife of Zimbabwean president will be allowed to leave South Africa despite case involving Gabriella Engels, who says Mugabe whipped her with a cable Grace Mugabe is believed to be her husband’s chosen po …