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THE ZAMBIAN “AFRONAUT” WHO WANTED TO JOIN THE SPACE RACE

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Namwali Serpell | March 10, 2017 | THE NEW YORKER At the height of the Cold War, a schoolteacher launched the Zambian Space Program with a dozen aspiring teen-age astronauts. Was he unfairly mocked? My country was born on October 24, 1964. The former British protectorate of Northern Rhodesia, taking its new name from the great Zambezi River, would henceforth be known as … [Read more...] about THE ZAMBIAN “AFRONAUT” WHO WANTED TO JOIN THE SPACE RACE

“I want to try. Live or die”: how refugees decide whether to make the dangerous trip to Europe

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REBECCA OMONIRA-OYEKANMI | 9 MARCH 2017 | NEW STATESMAN In a refugee camp in Ethiopia, women struggle with limited choices and a life in limbo.  Segen climbs up on to the concrete block and begins to dance. Her mother Freweyni clears away the remnants of lunch. Freweyni spent the morning teaching children to dance in a small classroom in the Adi Harush refugee camp in … [Read more...] about “I want to try. Live or die”: how refugees decide whether to make the dangerous trip to Europe

Bernie Sanders on Trump and the resistance: ‘Despair is not an option’

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Ed Pilkington in Washington | Friday 10 March 2017 | The Guardian The senator talks about his fight to make the Democratic party more attractive to working-class people – and on taking his progressive populism to the heartland in order to topple Trump When Donald Trump delivered his first address to Congress 10 days ago, sticking dutifully, for once, to the … [Read more...] about Bernie Sanders on Trump and the resistance: ‘Despair is not an option’

ሚኒስተራትና ምምሕዳራ’ውን ባጀታ’ውን ስልጣን የብሎምን፡- መልሲ ንመስከረም

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ተወልደብርሃን ገብረ | 9 Mar 2017 | asmara-online.com ሀ) መእተዊ መጀመርያ ብዛዕባ ፍልልያት መንግስትን ሃገርን (ማለት ደውላ) ከብርህ ባህ ይብለኒ። ምኽንያቱ ንብዙሓት ዜጋታት ካብ ዘጋጊ ነገር ፍልልያት እዞም ሓደ ዝመስሉ ግን ካኣ በበይኖም ቃላት ስለ ዝኾኑ። እቲ ሃገር ወይ ደውላ ዝብል ኣምር (1) ብኣህጉራዊ ዉዑላት ዝፍለጥ መሬታዊ ግዝኣት ወይ ሓድነት (2) ህዝቢ (3) ልኣላውነትን (4) መንግስትን ዝብሉ ቃላትን ኣምራትን ኣለዉዎ። ስለዚ መንግስቲ ዝብል ኣምር ሓደ ክፋል ናይ ሃገር ኮይኑ ትካል ኢዩ። ከም ኣካል ሃገር መንግስቲ መሳርሒ ሓደ ሃገር ኢዩ። … [Read more...] about ሚኒስተራትና ምምሕዳራ’ውን ባጀታ’ውን ስልጣን የብሎምን፡- መልሲ ንመስከረም

Famine-Wracked South Sudan Now Wants to Charge Aid Workers For Help

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Robbie Gramer | March 9, 2017| Foreign Policy South Sudan is wracked by unfettered violence, ethnic cleansing, and famine. But now the government wants to charge aid workers $10,000 to operate in the country. Officials in Juba say it’s a way for well-off Western and international aid organizations to shore up the cash-starved government. But aid organizations say the … [Read more...] about Famine-Wracked South Sudan Now Wants to Charge Aid Workers For Help

The Ethiopian boomtown that welcomes water firms but leaves locals thirsty

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William Davison in Sululta | Thursday 9 March 2017 | The Guardian Business in the Sululta district of Ethiopia’s Oromia region is burgeoning. So why, despite abundant rainfall, does half the population have no access to fresh water? Towards the end of the day at the Abyssinia Springs bottled water factory near Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, workers … [Read more...] about The Ethiopian boomtown that welcomes water firms but leaves locals thirsty

Aliko Dangote: In for the long haul

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  Osasu Oyiuwana | 22 February 2017 | New African Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, is optimistic that the only place to invest in today is Africa. Our Nigerian correspondent Osasu Obayiuwana talked to him in Lagos. With a $10bn investment in the ongoing construction of a state-of-the-art refinery, as well as a neighbouring fertiliser plant, on the outskirts of … [Read more...] about Aliko Dangote: In for the long haul