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Fleeing for freedom, Eritrean refugees are being abandoned by Europe

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John R Campbell | March 14, 2017 | The Conversation Regardless of international concerns, Eritrea continues to pursue a policy of indefinite military conscription that compels the young and the old to serve their country while paying them a pittance. Eritreans are continuing to leave in large numbers to find work to support their families and to find a greater degree … [Read more...] about Fleeing for freedom, Eritrean refugees are being abandoned by Europe

Dipole: the ‘Indian Niño’ that has brought devastating drought to East Africa

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Rob Marchant | March 12, 2017 | The Conversation A severe drought threatens millions of people in East Africa. Crop harvests are well below normal and the price of food has doubled across much of Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and nearby countries. The last major drought in the region, in 2011, caused hundreds of thousands of deaths. They are becoming more frequent and more … [Read more...] about Dipole: the ‘Indian Niño’ that has brought devastating drought to East Africa

A Glimpse Into the Life of a Slave Sold to Save Georgetown

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Rachel L. Swarns | MARCH 12, 2017 | THE NEW YORK TIMES He was an enslaved teenager on a Jesuit plantation in Maryland on the night that the stars fell. It was November 1833, and meteor showers set the sky ablaze. His name was Frank Campbell. He would hold tight to that memory for decades, even when he was an old man living hundreds of miles away from his birthplace. … [Read more...] about A Glimpse Into the Life of a Slave Sold to Save Georgetown

‘It’s life and death’: how the growth of Addis Ababa has sparked ethnic tensions

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Jason Burke in Addis Ababa | Monday 13 March 2017 | The Guardian Addis Ababa had a plan – to expand, and lead newly prosperous Ethiopia into a brave new century. But after protests led to a violent and harrowing state crackdown, what happens next could reverberate across Africa Drive out of Addis Ababa’s new central business district, with its five-star … [Read more...] about ‘It’s life and death’: how the growth of Addis Ababa has sparked ethnic tensions

BACK2KCAB – ትፈልጡ’ዶ ሃገርና ቢሊዮናት ዶላራት ኣብ ዓመት ከም ትሕሰም? ካብ መንን ስለምንታይን? | ሂወት ደቂ ሃገር ዘየገደሶ መራሒ፡ ገንዘብን ሃብትን ሃገርን ህዝብን ከገድሶ ኣይንጽበን

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ተወልደብርሃን ገብረ | 10 Mar 2017 | asmara-online.com ሎሚ ቅነ ሓደ ሰብ ኢመይል ሊኡኹለይ ነይሩ። ንሱ – “መንግስቲ ኤርትራ ወፍሪ ኣየተባብዕን ኢዩ ትብል’ሲ እዘን ኣብ ዕደና ዘውፍራ ዘሎዋ’ኸ ኣይሰማዕካን ዲኻ?” ኢሉ ይሓተኒ። መልሲ ስለ ዘይሃብኩዎ “እንታይ ዳኣ ኣጽቂጥካ መልሲ’ባ ሃበኒ?” ክብል ደጊሙ ጽሒፉለይ። ካብ ምስኡ ምሳኹም ክዛተየሉ ስለ ዝመረጽኩ ግና ተጸበየኒ ኢለ መሊሰሉ ይብለኩም። ብሕትኡ ኣይተገረምኩን። ምኽንያቱ ሰይጣን ስርሑ ናብ ጎይታ ምኽሳስ ኢዩ። ደርሆ ፋሕጢራ ትረኽቦ ሕቶ ሒዝካ ምምጻእ ልሙድ ናይ ካድር ስራሕ ምዃኑ ከይረሳዕኩም። ተጸበየኒ ስለ … [Read more...] about BACK2KCAB – ትፈልጡ’ዶ ሃገርና ቢሊዮናት ዶላራት ኣብ ዓመት ከም ትሕሰም? ካብ መንን ስለምንታይን? | ሂወት ደቂ ሃገር ዘየገደሶ መራሒ፡ ገንዘብን ሃብትን ሃገርን ህዝብን ከገድሶ ኣይንጽበን

Eating More — Or Less — Of 10 Foods May Cut Risk Of Early Death

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Allison Aubrey | March 11, 2017 | NPR About half of all U.S. deaths from heart disease, stroke and Type 2 diabetes are linked to poor diets, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. And eating more — or less — of just 10 types of food can help raise or lower the risk of death from these causes. Scientists at Tufts … [Read more...] about Eating More — Or Less — Of 10 Foods May Cut Risk Of Early Death

Stop Beating Black Children

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STACEY PATTON | MARCH 10, 2017 | THE NEW YORK TIMES “This is gonna hurt me more than it hurts you.” My black, middle-class adoptive mother often grumbled these words as she prepared to whup me for getting dirty, mouthing off, rolling my eyes, telling lies or any number of other childhood misbehaviors. I still see myself standing naked in the living room of our … [Read more...] about Stop Beating Black Children