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Archives for August 2015
Eritreans fleeing conscription seek refuge in Ethiopia
11 Aug 2015, Aljazeera English Eritrea does not have a war or famine, but hundreds cross the border into Ethiopia every day. Eritrea does not have a war or famine, but it accounts for the second largest number of asylum seekers arriving in Europe after Syria. Many Eritreans also make the dangerous trek across their border to find refuge in Ethiopia. Most of those fleeing … [Read more...] about Eritreans fleeing conscription seek refuge in Ethiopia
Sandy Speaks
Debbie Nathan, August 12, 2015, Boston Review “Good morning, my beautiful kings and queens!” This is how Sandra Bland often began the more than two dozen videos she made before she was found hanged in a Texas jail on July 13. For months she posted the videos on Facebook and tagged them #SandySpeaks. I “met” Bland the day her death went viral on social media. I was … [Read more...] about Sandy Speaks
Capitalists, Arise!: Q. & A. With Peter Georgescu
PETER GEORGESCU, 12 AUG. 2015, The New York Times In a Sunday Review article last weekend, “Capitalists, Arise!,” Peter Georgescu, the chairman emeritus of Young & Rubicam, argued that if we don’t deal with income inequality, we’ll face intolerable taxes or social unrest. Readers rose up, posting more than a thousand comments on Facebook and The Times’s site … [Read more...] about Capitalists, Arise!: Q. & A. With Peter Georgescu
Abubakar Shekau ‘ousted’ as leader of Boko Haram
Colin Freeman, Chief foreign correspondent, 12 Aug 2015, The Telegraph (UK) President of neighbouring Chad claims Islamist sect leader now replaced by deputy who is willing to enter peace talks Abubakar Shekau, the head of the Boko Haram Islamist group that kidnapped more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls last year, has been ousted as its leader, it has been … [Read more...] about Abubakar Shekau ‘ousted’ as leader of Boko Haram
An education system for the future: Four principles
Devang Vussonji, 11 Aug 2015, Mail & Guardian (South Africa) In meeting the demand for higher education, African countries should resist the urge to blindly copy Western university models. Sub-Saharan countries have increased the number of children in primary school by a remarkable 75% since 2000, according to a recent Unesco report. However, university … [Read more...] about An education system for the future: Four principles
UN sacks CAR mission head over peacekeeper rape claims
2015-08-12, France24 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced Wednesday he had fired the organisation’s mission chief in the Central African Republic (CAR) after a string of allegations of child sex abuse and excessive use of force by peacekeepers. Senegalese diplomat Babacar Gaye "tendered his resignation at my request", Ban told reporters at the UN’s headquarters in … [Read more...] about UN sacks CAR mission head over peacekeeper rape claims
Cecil stirs world, but Africans see two sides to hunting debate
LUSAKA | By Chris Mfula |Wed 12 Aug 2015 | REUTERS When Zambia banned lion hunting in 2013, animal welfare groups roared in approval, but rural Zambians who face a threat from big cats and receive a slice of hunting-related revenues complained, causing the government to change its mind. Leopard hunting will resume this season with "cautionary quotas", while lion … [Read more...] about Cecil stirs world, but Africans see two sides to hunting debate
Former President Carter says he has cancer
By Letitia Stein and David Adams, Wed 12 Aug 2015, Reuters Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said on Wednesday that recent liver surgery revealed he had cancer that had spread to other parts of his body. "I will be rearranging my schedule as necessary so I can undergo treatment by physicians at Emory Healthcare," Carter, 90, said in a statement. "A more complete public … [Read more...] about Former President Carter says he has cancer
Forget Sykes-Picot – It’s the Treaty of Sèvres That Explains the Modern Middle East.
Nick Danforth, 10 August 2015, Foreign Policy Ninety-five years ago today, Europe carved up the Ottoman empire. That treaty barely lasted a year, but we're feeling its aftershocks today. Ninety-five years ago today, European diplomats gathered at a porcelain factory in the Paris suburb of Sèvres and signed a treaty to remake the Middle East from the ashes of the Ottoman … [Read more...] about Forget Sykes-Picot – It’s the Treaty of Sèvres That Explains the Modern Middle East.
The New Great Game: How Regional Powers are Carving Up Syria
Andrew J. Tabler, 11 August 2015, Foreign Affairs Just two weeks ago, the first 54 graduates of Washington’s trumpeted program to train and equip the Syrian opposition crossed from Turkey into Syria. They were immediately attacked by al Qaeda’s Jabhat al-Nusra, which killed and captured a number of the trainees. The media and Congress rightfully focused on the inauspicious … [Read more...] about The New Great Game: How Regional Powers are Carving Up Syria