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Eritrea to trim the size of its military as détente opens future

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Agency Staff | September 2018 | Business Day Addis Ababa — Eritrea says it will cut the size of its army as part of changes to a system of mandatory national service the UN blames for propelling tens of thousands of people to flee to Europe and neighbouring countries. The end to a two-decade war with neighbouring Ethiopia means the country that sits on a key shipping … [Read more...] about Eritrea to trim the size of its military as détente opens future

China Is Loaning Billions of Dollars to African Countries. Here’s Why the U.S. Should Be Worried

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Grant T. Harris | August 30, 2018 | Time Next week, China will host leaders from across Africa for a summit in Beijing. The last summit was held in December 2015 in Johannesburg, South Africa, where Chinese President Xi Jinping announced $60 billion in funding support for infrastructure development in Africa. The upcoming Forum on China-Africa Cooperation is sure to … [Read more...] about China Is Loaning Billions of Dollars to African Countries. Here’s Why the U.S. Should Be Worried

Kenya’s dairy farmers use solar rays to keep milk cool

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Kagondu Njagi  Kibumbu, Kenya - | August 29, 2018  | Christian Science Monitor There are nearly 1 million dairy farmers in Kenya but only a small percent can connect to the national electricity grid to refrigerate their milk. Some of the rest rely on 50 solar milk-cooling plants to store their milk safely, which ensures more reliable profits. Four years ago, Njeru … [Read more...] about Kenya’s dairy farmers use solar rays to keep milk cool

I am a revolutionary, says warlord

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Agency Staff | 31 August 2018| Business Day The Hague — Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda told the International Criminal Court in The Hague on Thursday that he was a "revolutionary and not a criminal", as arguments drew to a close in his three-year war crimes trial. Ntaganda, aged around 44, is accused of overseeing massacres of Lendu and other civilians by his rebel … [Read more...] about I am a revolutionary, says warlord

When China Rules the Web

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Adam Segal | September/October 2018 Issue  | Foreign Affairs Technology in Service of the State For almost five decades, the United States has guided the growth of the Internet. From its origins as a small Pentagon program to its status as a global platform that connects more than half of the world’s population and tens of billions of devices, the Internet has long been … [Read more...] about When China Rules the Web

How to Topple a Dictator

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Conway Hall | Published on Apr 10, 2015 In conversation with Nick Cohen, Srdja Popovic will explain how he became one of the leaders of Otpor! — the movement which overthrew dictator Slobodan Milosevic. He has since gone on to train the pro-democracy activists behind the Arab Spring, Occupy, and many other movements. Drawing on his new book, Blueprint for Revolution, he … [Read more...] about How to Topple a Dictator

ሚኒስተር ብርሃነ በርሀ ኣብ ውሽጢ ኤርትራ ሂወቱ ንስለና ክሓልፍ ድልውቲ ጌርዋ

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ኣገዳሲ መልእኽቲ ካብ ኩብሮም ዳፍላ ብዛባ Ex-Minister of Finance Berhane Abrehe "ሃገረይ ኤረትራ" ብርሃነ ኣብረሀ Berhane Abrehe   … [Read more...] about ሚኒስተር ብርሃነ በርሀ ኣብ ውሽጢ ኤርትራ ሂወቱ ንስለና ክሓልፍ ድልውቲ ጌርዋ