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Published: May 6, 2021

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VW mulls Ethiopia in Africa foray

September 13, 2018 By AHN

Siseko Njobeni | 10 September 2018 | Business Day Economic recovery gives car maker Volkswagen the green light for expansion  Volkswagen (VW) is considering a component assembly plant in Ethiopia, in addition to the two recently announced assembly plants in Ghana and Nigeria. The foray into Africa represents a growth opportunity for the car maker in light of the … [Read more...] about VW mulls Ethiopia in Africa foray

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Russia’s scramble for influence in Africa catches western officials off-guard

September 13, 2018 By AHN

Peter Beaumont | Tue 11 Sep 2018 | The Guardian Kremlin officials are offering arms and military services deals in exchange for diplomatic support and mineral extraction contracts Russia is engaged in a frantic new scramble for influence in Africa, which is being spearheaded by a rash of military cooperation and arms deals signed across the continent in 2018. The most … [Read more...] about Russia’s scramble for influence in Africa catches western officials off-guard

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Shadowy U.S. Drone War in Africa Set to Expand

September 13, 2018 By AHN

Lara Seligman | September 4, 2018 Foreign Policy Deployment of armed drones in Niger coincides with a new U.S. plan to withdraw some troops. The U.S. military will begin flying armed drones out of a remote base in Niger in the coming months, marking a significant escalation of the Defense Department’s little-noticed war against violent extremists in Africa. The MQ-9 … [Read more...] about Shadowy U.S. Drone War in Africa Set to Expand

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Eritrea to trim the size of its military as détente opens future

September 4, 2018 By AHN

Agency Staff | September 2018 | Business Day Addis Ababa — Eritrea says it will cut the size of its army as part of changes to a system of mandatory national service the UN blames for propelling tens of thousands of people to flee to Europe and neighbouring countries. The end to a two-decade war with neighbouring Ethiopia means the country that sits on a key shipping … [Read more...] about Eritrea to trim the size of its military as détente opens future

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China Is Loaning Billions of Dollars to African Countries. Here’s Why the U.S. Should Be Worried

September 1, 2018 By AHN

Grant T. Harris | August 30, 2018 | Time Next week, China will host leaders from across Africa for a summit in Beijing. The last summit was held in December 2015 in Johannesburg, South Africa, where Chinese President Xi Jinping announced $60 billion in funding support for infrastructure development in Africa. The upcoming Forum on China-Africa Cooperation is sure to … [Read more...] about China Is Loaning Billions of Dollars to African Countries. Here’s Why the U.S. Should Be Worried

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Kenya’s dairy farmers use solar rays to keep milk cool

September 1, 2018 By AHN

Kagondu Njagi  Kibumbu, Kenya - | August 29, 2018  | Christian Science Monitor There are nearly 1 million dairy farmers in Kenya but only a small percent can connect to the national electricity grid to refrigerate their milk. Some of the rest rely on 50 solar milk-cooling plants to store their milk safely, which ensures more reliable profits. Four years ago, Njeru … [Read more...] about Kenya’s dairy farmers use solar rays to keep milk cool

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I am a revolutionary, says warlord

September 1, 2018 By AHN

Agency Staff | 31 August 2018| Business Day The Hague — Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda told the International Criminal Court in The Hague on Thursday that he was a "revolutionary and not a criminal", as arguments drew to a close in his three-year war crimes trial. Ntaganda, aged around 44, is accused of overseeing massacres of Lendu and other civilians by his rebel … [Read more...] about I am a revolutionary, says warlord

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August 29, 2018 By AHN

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Whatever Happened To … That Guy Who Wanted To Make Quinoa A ‘Thing’ In Rwanda?

August 28, 2018 By AHN

Malaka Gharib | August 27, 2018 | NPR In March, I interviewed Cedric Habiyaremye, a 31-year-old Ph.D. student at Washington State University who is trying to get Rwandan farmers to grow and eat quinoa. How's his project going? Cedric Habiyaremye, 31, wanted Rwandan farmers to get excited about quinoa because of its nutritional punch. But now, he says, they're a little … [Read more...] about Whatever Happened To … That Guy Who Wanted To Make Quinoa A ‘Thing’ In Rwanda?

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Asmara is a jewel’: but can Eritrea’s modernising capital retain its charm?

August 28, 2018 By AHN

Tom Gardner in Asmara | Tue 28 Aug 2018 | The Guardian It is unlike any other city in the developing world – brilliantly planned with hardly any slums. As the cold war with Ethiopia finally ends, Asmara can at last look to the future Nakfa House, a mammoth building by Asmara’s standards, is a remnant of the last era of real optimism in Eritrea. Built in 1995, four years … [Read more...] about Asmara is a jewel’: but can Eritrea’s modernising capital retain its charm?

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