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Archives for September 2016

First known television interview with Nelson Mandela from 1956 – video

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Thursday 1 September 2016 | The Guardian Nelson Mandela appears in what is thought to be his first known television interview, most likely filmed in 1956 during the ‘Treason Trial’. Mandela, sporting a beard and wearing a suit and tie, stands before a plain wall in what is said to be the Old Synagogue in Pretoria and tells the interviewer that the African National Congress … [Read more...] about First known television interview with Nelson Mandela from 1956 – video

The race for vast remote ‘marine protected areas’ may be a diversion

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Peter JS Jones and Elizabeth De Santo | September 1, 2016 | The Conversation The seas around Hawaii are set to become the world’s largest marine protected area, US president Barack Obama has announced. The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument will be expanded to more than 1.5m square kilometres – that’s as big as France, Spain and Germany combined. If this … [Read more...] about The race for vast remote ‘marine protected areas’ may be a diversion

Africa’s Fastest Growing Gold Producer Says More to Come

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Simon Gongo  and Pauline Bax | August 31, 2016 | Bloomberg Burkina Faso said it has more gold waiting to be discovered as the nation where output jumped more than 20 times in a decade reviews its geological records. The government wants to help companies that are already operating in the West African nation to lengthen the lives of their mines and make it easier for new … [Read more...] about Africa’s Fastest Growing Gold Producer Says More to Come

Zimbabwe facing most intense unrest in almost a decade

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Published on Aug 31, 2016 Zimbabwe is in the midst of intense unrest as protests have broken out against president Robert Mugabe in recent weeks. Zimbabwean police have responded with tear gas, water cannon and sometimes violence, prompting many to flee the country following the security crackdown. Protesters, angry about the state of the economy and widespread shortages … [Read more...] about Zimbabwe facing most intense unrest in almost a decade

Zimbabwe’s interregnum: new wine, old bottles?

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David B. Moore | August 3, 2016 | The Conversation Analysts have celebrated July’s events in Zimbabwe as indications of a vibrant and social media-based new citizenry with possibilities of leading an African Spring. Like the Arab one, but successful. Some invoke the generation of “born-frees” – those born after Zimbabwe’s liberation in 1980 – as a new political … [Read more...] about Zimbabwe’s interregnum: new wine, old bottles?

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan, to sign GERD impact studies contracts next week

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Wednesday 31 Aug 2016 | Ahram Online The irrigation ministers of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan will meet next week to sign the contracts of two consultancy firms responsible for investigating the possible impacts of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. The two French firms, Artelia and BRL, have been selected to carry out various technical studies that will determine the … [Read more...] about Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan, to sign GERD impact studies contracts next week