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The Rise of the Cyber-Mercenaries: What happens when private firms have cyberweapons as powerful as those owned by governments?
Neri Zilber Illustration by Oliver Munday | August 31, 2018 | Foreign Policy The first text message showed up on Ahmed Mansoor’s phone at 9:38 on a sweltering August morning in 2016. “New secrets about torture of Emiratis in state prisons,” it read, somewhat cryptically, in Arabic. A hyperlink followed the words. Something about the number and the message, and a similar one … [Read more...] about The Rise of the Cyber-Mercenaries: What happens when private firms have cyberweapons as powerful as those owned by governments?
Eritrea to trim the size of its military as détente opens future
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
China Is Loaning Billions of Dollars to African Countries. Here’s Why the U.S. Should Be Worried
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
Kenya’s dairy farmers use solar rays to keep milk cool
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
I am a revolutionary, says warlord
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