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Africa’s growing and neglected cancer problem: We will all suffer

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Miles A. Pomper and Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress | July 22, 2016 | The Conversation Uganda’s only radiation treatment machine broke down in April earlier this year, provoking widespread public criticism and leaving an estimated 30,000 new cancer patients stranded. Yet the lack of adequate cancer care was hardly unique in the region: 80 percent of Africa’s one billion … [Read more...] about Africa’s growing and neglected cancer problem: We will all suffer

ናትና ዘቤታዊ ዋዕላኸ ንመዓስዩ?

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ሎንዶን | ቀለታ ኪዳነ | 24 July 2016  ክቡራትን ክቡራንን ሎሚ እውን ከመይ ቀኒኹም? ኣብዚ ዝሓለፈ መዓልታት ዝቐረበ ኣህጉራዊ  ኤርትራዊ መጽናዕትታት  ብ 22 ሓምለ 2016 ብወግዒ ከም ዝተዛዘመ  ትሓቢሩ። ኤርትራ ካብቲ ተነጺላ ተባሂላ ዝዝረበላ ዝነበረ  መረረ ወጺኣ  ምስ ማሕበረሰብ ዓለም ትዋስኣሉ ኣህጉራዊ  ዋዕላ  ከተዳሉን ካብ ምሉእ ዓለም ዝመጹ ዝተፈላለየ ናይ መጽናዕቲ ወረቓቕቲ ዘቕረቡ ምሁራትን ክኢላታትን  ኣኪባ ክትመያየጥ  ምብቅዓን  ከኣ ካብ ማንም ንላዕሊ ንዓና ንዜጋታታ  ዘገድስን  ዘሓጕስን ወረ ከም ዝኸውን ዘጠራጥር ኣይኮነን። ኣብቲ መደምደምታ ዋዕላ … [Read more...] about ናትና ዘቤታዊ ዋዕላኸ ንመዓስዩ?

Locals without borders: governments are using diasporas to shape the migration crisis

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Domhnall O'Sullivan | 25 July 2016 | New Statesman Governments of countries key to the migration crisis are tapping diaspora influence more than ever before. Last month, on 21 June, thousands of Eritreans descended on Geneva and marched across the city, finally stopping at the Place des Nations in front of the UN. The demonstrators had come from across Europe: … [Read more...] about Locals without borders: governments are using diasporas to shape the migration crisis

The Search for ‘Earth Proxima’

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Leah Varjacques | Jul 21, 2016 |  The Atlantic Video by Speculative Films There are probably billions of potentially habitable Earth-like planets—but where is “Earth Proxima,” the closest one? Twenty years ago, the idea of detecting exoplanets was mere science fiction. Today, this frontier of space exploration is closer than ever to finding habitable planets orbiting … [Read more...] about The Search for ‘Earth Proxima’

Africa’s top 10 tech pioneers: ‘We have become an internet-consuming culture’

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Zoe Flood in Nairobi | Monday 25 July 2016 | The Guardian As part of the Guardian’s series on technology in Africa, we meet 10 leaders of the continent’s digital transformation Africa’s digital transformation would be nothing without the tens of thousands of people who have invested, and continue to invest, energy into propelling it forward. They … [Read more...] about Africa’s top 10 tech pioneers: ‘We have become an internet-consuming culture’

Ranking African universities: hypocrisy, impunity and complicity

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Damtew Teferra | July 24, 2016 | The Conversation Nearly ten years ago I confronted an expert about what she claimed was an “African phenomenon” in higher education. She was reluctant to provide me with the raw data upon which this “phenomenon” was premised, so I vigorously contested her claim. Later I managed to access that data through a credible international … [Read more...] about Ranking African universities: hypocrisy, impunity and complicity

Open letter to Robert Mugabe – from ex-Cabinet minister Nkosana Moyo

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Dr. Nkosana Moyo | 22 Jul 2016 | Mail & Guardian Dear Mr President, Since I came to your office to tender my resignation in 2001, you and I have not had any occasion to interact or communicate. I hope, however, you will still recall one of the observations I made about your legacy. I will not repeat it here because for me that remains a privileged … [Read more...] about Open letter to Robert Mugabe – from ex-Cabinet minister Nkosana Moyo

Rich tribute to one of Africa’s intellectual giants

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Adekeeye Adebajo | 25 July 2016 | Business Day A RECENT symposium in Nairobi honoured the legacy of one of Africa’s most renowned intellectuals, Kenya’s Ali Mazrui, who died in October 2014. He published more than 40 books, and scores of journal and newspaper articles, and contributed more to shaping perceptions about contemporary Africa than any other … [Read more...] about Rich tribute to one of Africa’s intellectual giants