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Belgian chicken meat exported to Africa is tested for banned insecticide

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Daniel Boffey in Brussels | Monday 14 August 2017 | The Guardian Fears carcasses sent from Belgium may have contained fipronil, which has been found in contaminated eggs across EU Samples from the carcasses of egg-laying hens are being tested for fipronil over fears that meat sent to Africa from Belgium may have been contaminated with the banned insecticide. Meat from … [Read more...] about Belgian chicken meat exported to Africa is tested for banned insecticide

Kenyan opposition leader to challenge election result in court

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Reuters in Nairobi | Wednesday 16 August 2017 | The Guardian The Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has said he will go to court over last week’s presidential election results, ignoring calls by some election observers for him to concede defeat to President Uhuru Kenyatta. Twenty-four people have died in violence since the election on 8 August. Odinga’s decision … [Read more...] about Kenyan opposition leader to challenge election result in court

Africa’s airports are busier than ever before

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Simon Allison | 15 Aug 2017 | Mail & Guardian A surge in air traffic is keeping Africa’s airports busier than ever, according to new data. In the first seven months of this year, total international arrivals to the continent grew by 14% over the same period in 2016. This strong growth was largely driven by a 13.2% increase in travel from Europe, which makes up … [Read more...] about Africa’s airports are busier than ever before

Aliko Dangote to invest up to $50bn in US and Europe — but has work to do closer to home first

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 FRANCINE LACQUA AND PAUL WALLACE | 17 AUGUST 2017 | Business Day London/Lagos — Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, plans to invest $20bn-$50bn in the US and Europe by 2025, in industries including renewable energy and petrochemicals. The 60-year-old Nigerian cement tycoon aims to move into these territories for the first time in 2020 after completing almost $5bn of … [Read more...] about Aliko Dangote to invest up to $50bn in US and Europe — but has work to do closer to home first

How Women Lived Under Soviet Rule

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NINA KRUSHCHEVA | SEPTEMBER 2017 ISSUE | THE ATLANTIC In collecting and sharing their testimonies, the Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich took on the role of “a witness to witnesses who usually go unheard.” Before stepping onto the stage, Svetlana Alexievich left me with her grayish-beige leather coat, as unfashionable as the rest of her. We had met by chance in … [Read more...] about How Women Lived Under Soviet Rule

If you’re wondering why Saudi Arabia and Israel have united against Al-Jazeera, here’s the answer

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Robert Fisk  | 10 August 2017 | The Independent There are still honourable Israelis who demand a state for the Palestinians; there are well-educated Saudis who object to the crazed Wahabism upon which their kingdom is founded; there are millions of Americans, from sea to shining sea, who do not believe that Iran is their enemy nor Saudi Arabia their friend. But the problem … [Read more...] about If you’re wondering why Saudi Arabia and Israel have united against Al-Jazeera, here’s the answer

Who is Kim Jong Un and what will he decide to do?

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Anna Fifield | August 12 , 2017 | The Washington Post SEOUL — If North Korea goes ahead with its threat to fire ballistic missiles toward the U.S. territory of Guam, the order will come from Kim Jong Un himself. The officials in charge of North Korea’s missile program could complete their preparations by next week and would then wait for the 33-year-old leader to … [Read more...] about Who is Kim Jong Un and what will he decide to do?

Africa’s got plans for a Great Green Wall: why the idea needs a rethink

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Lars Laestadius | June 18, 2017 | The Conversation Africa’s Great Green Wall, or more formally The Great Green Wall for the Sahara and the Sahel Initiative, is the intriguing but misleading name of an enormously ambitious and worthwhile initiative to improve life and resilience in the drylands that surround the Sahara. The idea of a Great Green Wall has come a long way … [Read more...] about Africa’s got plans for a Great Green Wall: why the idea needs a rethink