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Are drought-resistant crops in Africa the tech fix they’re cracked up to be?

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Oliver Balch | Friday 2 September 2016 | The Guardian Biotech companies and non-profits are investing heavily in drought-resistant crops, but doubts remain over whether they are the best option for farmers The rains are not what they once were in Kitui County. As climate change bites, the wet season is more erratic and drought has become an all-too-common … [Read more...] about Are drought-resistant crops in Africa the tech fix they’re cracked up to be?

A slight effect

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Doaa El-Bey | 1 September, 2016  | Al-Ahram The floods in Ethiopia can slightly reduce the filling of the reservoir of the Renaissance Dam, at least this year, reports Doaa El-Bey Up until now, floods in Ethiopia are average or slightly above average. However, such talk is premature before the end of the flood season, Nader Noureddin, a professor of agricultural … [Read more...] about A slight effect

The ‘natural’ excuse for Israeli racial profiling

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SETH J. FRANTZMAN  | 09/03/2016 | The Jerusalem Post Smart police work doesn’t involve castigating a whole community as suspicious, it involves educating police not to be naturally suspicious. On Tuesday, Police Commissioner Roni Alsheich shocked an audience of lawyers when he excused racial profiling by police. “All over the world it is proven that migrants are more … [Read more...] about The ‘natural’ excuse for Israeli racial profiling

African nations endorse trade partnerships to boost growth

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AGGREY MUTAMBO | Saturday September 3,  2016 | Daily Nation Africa’s biggest economies want one trade bloc for the continent which they say would shield it from global commodity shocks and improve living standards. Foreign and trade ministers from Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Egypt issued a communique after meeting on the sidelines of the Tokyo … [Read more...] about African nations endorse trade partnerships to boost growth

Yellow Fever Timeline: The History Of A Long Misunderstood Disease

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Susan Brink | August 28, 2016 | NPR No one knows for sure, but scientists believe that yellow fever has plagued the world for at least 3,000 years. in all likelihood, the disease started in the rain forests of Africa. It rode barges and sailing ships to tropical ports around the world, followed the slave trade to the Americas, interrupted the building of the Panama … [Read more...] about Yellow Fever Timeline: The History Of A Long Misunderstood Disease

‹‹በኢሕአዴግ ግምገማ ምንም የሚመጣ ለውጥ የለም››

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ውድነህ ዘነበ | 27 Aug, 2016 | ሪፖርተር በኦሮሚያና በአማራ ክልሎች ደም አፋሳሽ ግጭቶች ተከስተው በርካታ መሠረታዊ ጥያቄዎች እየቀረቡበት ባለበት ወቅት፣ ገዢው ፓርቲ ከተሃድሶ በኋላ ያለፉትን 15 ዓመታት የሥራ አፈጻጸም ግምገማ ማካሄድ ጀምሯል፡፡ ግጭት ባስነሱት በርካታ ትዕይንተ ሕዝቦች እየተነሱ ያሉት ጥያቄዎች አብዛኛዎቹ ሕዝብ የሚያምንባቸው ብቻ ሳይሆኑ፣ ገዢው ፓርቲ ጭምር የማያምንባቸው ናቸው፡፡ በተለይ በሙስና፣ በመልካም አስተዳደር፣ በሰብዓዊ መብቶች አከባበር፣ በነፃነትና በፍትሐዊ የሀብት ክፍፍል ጥያቄዎች ላይ ድምፆች ጎልተው ተሰምተዋል፡፡ ገዢው ፓርቲ ኢሕአዴግ እነዚህን … [Read more...] about ‹‹በኢሕአዴግ ግምገማ ምንም የሚመጣ ለውጥ የለም››

Helicopter ‘bombs’ Gabon opposition HQ after President Bongo claims re-election by 5,594 votes

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Aislinn Laing, Johannesburg | 1 September 2016 | The Telegraph Gabon’s opposition leader accused the regime of “bombing” his headquarters and killing two people on Thursday after President Ali Ben Bongo claimed re-election by a tiny margin of 5,594 votes. Jean Ping, who lost the presidential election by a whisker, at least according to official results, said … [Read more...] about Helicopter ‘bombs’ Gabon opposition HQ after President Bongo claims re-election by 5,594 votes

Alan Kurdi symbolised an army of dead children. We ignore them at our peril

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Robert Fisk | September 2, 2016 | The Independent One year on, has the world forgotten the three-year-old boy washed up on a Turkish beach, asks Robert Fisk The body of Aylan Kurdi has gone beyond the ‘iconic’. Being small and dressed like a little European boy, and being white rather than brown-skinned, his very name posthumously and subtly shifting to the homely … [Read more...] about Alan Kurdi symbolised an army of dead children. We ignore them at our peril