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Sudan PM Abdalla Hamdok replaces ministers in sweeping reshuffle

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The reshuffle follows protests urging faster reforms and greater civilian rule in Sudan's transition towards democracy. 9 Jul 2020 | Aljazeera Sudan's prime minister has replaced the finance, foreign, energy and health ministers and three other senior cabinet post-holders as part of a sweeping reshuffle, the government said on Thursday. Authorities had said a … [Read more...] about Sudan PM Abdalla Hamdok replaces ministers in sweeping reshuffle

Egypt declines Ethiopia’s suggestion to discuss contentious GERD points later

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July 11, 2020 | Egypt Independent Egypt has rejected Ethiopia’s suggestion that the points of disagreement with Egypt and Sudan on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam should be decided on later. For the eighth day in a row, talks on the GERD dilemma continued under the sponsorship of the African Union with representatives from Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia alongside various … [Read more...] about Egypt declines Ethiopia’s suggestion to discuss contentious GERD points later

Why it’s important to know how fluids move

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Justin Pringle |July 9, 2020 | The Conversation COVID-19 has sharply brought into focus the impact of respiratory infectious diseases on humanity. It has also shown that the greatest defence against health crises is government policy that is strongly rooted in science. In an attempt to contain the spread of the disease many governments have implemented policies that … [Read more...] about Why it’s important to know how fluids move

How Can the Press Best Serve a Democratic Society?

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 Michael Luo |July 11, 2020 | The New Yorker Henry R. Luce, the publisher of Time Inc., first proposed engaging a panel of scholars on the state of the American press in December of 1942. He suggested the idea to his friend Robert Maynard Hutchins, a legal and educational philosopher who, just over a decade earlier, at the age of thirty, had become the president of the … [Read more...] about How Can the Press Best Serve a Democratic Society?

Inside The Cult of Trump

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“HE’S THE CHOSEN ONE TO RUN AMERICA”: INSIDE THE CULT OF TRUMP, HIS RALLIES ARE CHURCH AND HE IS THE GOSPEL Trump’s rallies—a bizarre mishmash of numerology, tweetology, and white supremacy—are the rituals by which he stamps his name on the American dream. As he prepares to resume them for the first time in months, his followers are ready to receive. Jeff Sharlet … [Read more...] about Inside The Cult of Trump