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Archives for January 2017

Cyberwar for Sale

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MATTATHIAS SCHWARTZ | JAN. 4, 2017 | The New York Times Magazine After a maker of surveillance software was hacked, its leaked documents shed light on a shadowy global industry that has turned email theft into a terrifying — and lucrative — political weapon. On the morning of May 18, 2014, Violeta Lagunes was perplexed by a series of strange messages that appeared … [Read more...] about Cyberwar for Sale

Al Shabab’s Resurgence

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Joshua Meservey | January 3, 2017 Foreign Affairs Why Its Campaign of Terror Will Likely Accelerate Al Shabab, the al Qaeda affiliate that has bedeviled the East African country of Somalia for a decade, is currently enjoying its most successful run of attacks in years against the Somali government. Since mid-August alone, the group has killed a number of … [Read more...] about Al Shabab’s Resurgence

ከምዚኦም ዝኣመሰሉ ድምጺ ሓቂ ዘድምጹ ሰሚዕካ ዘይምነዉ ኤርትራዉያን ስነ-ጥበባውያን ክብርን ዋልታን ሕብረተሰብ ኤርትራ።

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 ድምጺ ሓቂ ዘድምጹ  ስነ-ጥበባውያን |  ንሰላም (nselam.com) playlist & YouTube THE VOICES OF THE VOICELESS MAJORITY! … [Read more...] about ከምዚኦም ዝኣመሰሉ ድምጺ ሓቂ ዘድምጹ ሰሚዕካ ዘይምነዉ ኤርትራዉያን ስነ-ጥበባውያን ክብርን ዋልታን ሕብረተሰብ ኤርትራ።

I Was in the Motorcade That Struck and Killed 6-Year-Old Toussaint Birwe

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HELENE COOPER | JAN. 5, 2017 | The New York Times Times Insider delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how news, features and opinion come together at The New York Times. In this piece, Helene Cooper, The Times’s Pentagon correspondent, explains why she went back to Cameroon months later to write a second article about “The Boy, the Ambassador and the Deadly Encounter on … [Read more...] about I Was in the Motorcade That Struck and Killed 6-Year-Old Toussaint Birwe

Africa’s most toxic lakes are a paradise for fearless flamingos

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Paul Rose | January 5, 2017 | The Conversation The world’s most seemingly-toxic lakes are under threat. And they are also home to one of our most familiar birds: the flamingo. All flamingo species have evolved to live in some of the planet’s most extreme wetlands, like caustic “soda lakes”, hypersaline lagoons or high-altitude salt flats. One species, the lesser … [Read more...] about Africa’s most toxic lakes are a paradise for fearless flamingos

Gambia army chief reverses pledge and stands by embattled president Jammeh

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Thursday 5 January 2017| The Guardian General Ousman Badjie says forces will be ‘unflinching loyal’ despite earlier backing election winner Adama Barrow Gambia’s army chief pledged his loyalty on Wednesday to President Yahya Jammeh, who has refused to accept defeat in last month’s election and faces the possibility of regional military intervention to … [Read more...] about Gambia army chief reverses pledge and stands by embattled president Jammeh

What If a President Loses Control?

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Jeffrey Frank | 05 January 2017 | The New Yorker When John F. Kennedy spoke at the United Nations on September 25, 1961, he talked about the dangers of the atomic age. “Today, every inhabitant of this planet must contemplate the day when this planet may no longer be habitable,” he said. “Every man, woman, and child lives under a nuclear sword of Damocles, hanging by the … [Read more...] about What If a President Loses Control?

EU and China in a race for Africa

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Tessa Fox | 04 Jan 2017 | Mail & Guardian There is much talk about co-operation and partnerships but, in reality, there are few concrete examples Africa’s former colonial rulers are engaged in a delicate dance as China encroaches on its military dominance of the continent. Talk of “partnerships” and “co-operation“ for the general benefit of African nations marks the … [Read more...] about EU and China in a race for Africa

Africa Shouldn’t Freak Out About Trump

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John Campbell | December 22, 2016 | Foreign Policy   It’s boring bureaucrats, not the erratic president, who will shape the next administration's policy toward Africa. President-elect Donald Trump hasn’t said much about Africa, but judging by his explosive Twitter feed, he is no great admirer of the continent. He has called South Africa a “total – and very … [Read more...] about Africa Shouldn’t Freak Out About Trump