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A glimpse of Africa’s future: Wild, ancient and oil-rich Turkana shows how fast the continent is changing

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Jul 11th 2015 | LOKICHAR | Eonomist (UK) THE world’s oldest tools are the size of massive fists, sharpened at the edges and seemingly unblemished, having been preserved in ancient soil. They predate the earliest humans and hint at how long it has taken our species to evolve. When the find near Lake Turkana in north-western Kenya was publicised earlier this year, it pushed … [Read more...] about A glimpse of Africa’s future: Wild, ancient and oil-rich Turkana shows how fast the continent is changing

The secret side of Iran-US relations since the 1979 revolution

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Banafsheh Keynoush for Tehran Bureau, Friday 10 July 2015, The Guardian (UK) Tehran has long been signaling that it wants normalised relations with Washington, but still doesn’t know if it can trust it, says a former interpreter to four Iranian presidents Iran’s attitude to the United States is like someone pining for a former, perhaps abusive lover. It has declared its … [Read more...] about The secret side of Iran-US relations since the 1979 revolution

MTN-Qhubeka [Eritrean] cyclist racially abused

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By Kevin McCallum, 10 July 2015, Mail &Guardian (South Africa)  While the cycling world were celebrating the first black African to wear the King of the Mountains jersey at the Tour de France, MTN-Qhubeka revealed they were still fighting old prejudices after another of their black riders was the subject of racist abuse. Natnael Berhane of Eritrea was called a … [Read more...] about MTN-Qhubeka [Eritrean] cyclist racially abused

Lords of the Tribes: The Real Roots of the Conflict in South Sudan

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By Andrew S. Natsios, 9 July 2015, Foreign Affairs (US) Today, there is still no end in sight to the civil war raging in South Sudan. In March, I traveled there, speaking with the country’s leaders and citizens about the Southern crisis and learning about the three divergent narratives circulating in Juba these days that attempt to explain its roots: a failure to build a … [Read more...] about Lords of the Tribes: The Real Roots of the Conflict in South Sudan

The Myth of the Iranian Military Giant

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By Trita Parsi, Tyler Cullis, 10 July 2015, Foreign Policy (US) Saudi Arabia’s military outspends the Islamic Republic's 5-to-1; the UAE's does by 50 percent. And ending the arms embargo after a nuclear deal won't change that. You’d be forgiven for thinking that Iran, unshackled from economic sanctions, would have free rein to domineer its vulnerable Persian Gulf Arab … [Read more...] about The Myth of the Iranian Military Giant

Egypt Wants To Jail Journalists For Not Falling In Line. It’s Been Trained By A US Nonprofit.

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Sophia Jones, 07/06/2015, The Huffington Post ISTANBUL -- It may soon be illegal to publish news the Egyptian government doesn't like. And a New York City-based nonprofit has seemingly helped these efforts. Egypt's cabinet on Sunday drafted a new law that, if approved by President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, could criminalize "reporting false information on terrorist attacks that … [Read more...] about Egypt Wants To Jail Journalists For Not Falling In Line. It’s Been Trained By A US Nonprofit.

What’s Motivating China’s Military Push in Africa?

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Eric Olander Veteran New Media and Broadcast Journalist and Cobus van Staden Lecturer, Media Studies, Wits University, 07/02/2015, The Huffington Post China is steadily expanding its military footprint in Africa, highlighted by the recent deployment of 700 combat-ready troops to join a multinational peacekeeping operation in South Sudan. In all, the People's Liberation Army … [Read more...] about What’s Motivating China’s Military Push in Africa?

Coping While Black: A Season Of Traumatic News Takes A Psychological Toll

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Cheryl Corely, 02 JULY 2015, NPR Can racism cause post-traumatic stress? That's one big question psychologists are trying to answer, particularly in the aftermath of the shooting at the historically black Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C., and the recent incidents involving police where race was a factor. What's clear is that many black Americans experience what … [Read more...] about Coping While Black: A Season Of Traumatic News Takes A Psychological Toll

Human rights off the agenda as Hollande visits Angola

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Leela Jacint, 2015-07-02, France24 On Saturday, June 20, a group of Angolan activists had gathered for a weekly book club meeting in the upscale Vila Alice neighbourhood of the Angolan capital of Luanda when the police suddenly swooped down on them. Thirteen activists were dragged out of the private home at gunpoint, put into cars with blackened windows and driven off, … [Read more...] about Human rights off the agenda as Hollande visits Angola