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Migration: how Europe is using coronavirus to reinforce its hostile environment in the Mediterranean

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Maurice Stierl | May 13, 2020 | The Conversation “You have to understand,” Warsan Shire writes in her poem Home, “that no one puts their children in a boat, unless the water is safer than the land.” But what do you do when not only the land of departure but also the land of arrival becomes unsafe? In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, some European countries have … [Read more...] about Migration: how Europe is using coronavirus to reinforce its hostile environment in the Mediterranean

Altau Resources secures exploration licence for deposits in Ethiopia

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4 June 2019 | Mining Technology Africa-focused mineral exploration company Altus Strategies subsidiary Altau Resources has been granted a three-year exploration licence for the Zager copper/gold prospect in Ethiopia. Zager deposits are located in the Tigray National Regional State of northern Ethiopia. It is nearly 175km north-west of the Tigray state capital of Mekele … [Read more...] about Altau Resources secures exploration licence for deposits in Ethiopia

Mining in Eritrea: could a new potash project spur sustainable growth?

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Molly Lempriere |22 May 2019| Mining Technology A report prepared by independent consultants and initiated and funded by the United Nations Development Programme has concluded that the Colluli potash project in Eritrea has significant potential to boost the local economy whilst meaningfully contributing to the country’s sustainability agenda. We caught up with Danakali, the … [Read more...] about Mining in Eritrea: could a new potash project spur sustainable growth?

What The 1918 Flu Can Teach Us About Handling Today’s Pandemic

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Pranav Baskar, Emily Kwong | May 15, 2020 | NPR Just over a century ago, a virulent flu outbreak was wreaking havoc on the world. We know it now as the 1918 influenza pandemic, and its tremors were felt far and wide. By the end of its spread, tens of millions were dead. The field of public health has taken a giant leap from the days of 1918, when virology was still … [Read more...] about What The 1918 Flu Can Teach Us About Handling Today’s Pandemic

AU Leadership Absent From Egypt and Ethiopia Dam Dispute

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Blog Post by Guest Blogger for John Campbell | May 14, 202 | Council on Foreign Relations After years of negotiations, Egypt has written to the UN Security Council about what it considers to be Ethiopia’s failure to reach an agreement over the filling and operations of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The United States, Russia, and the World Bank, among others, … [Read more...] about AU Leadership Absent From Egypt and Ethiopia Dam Dispute

On Sustainable Development in Rural Ethiopia: Interview with Mitslal Kifleyesus-Matschie

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30.Dec.2019 | Harvard International Review Harvard International Review: What motivated you to move on from your first career in arms control to found Ecopia?Mitslal Kifleyesus-Matschie: Well, it was connected to my first career. In my first career, I became successful because I convinced a number of African and Latin American nations to ratify the Chemical Weapons … [Read more...] about On Sustainable Development in Rural Ethiopia: Interview with Mitslal Kifleyesus-Matschie

African Nations Back WHO’s Tedros After Attacks by Trump, U.S.

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Antony Sguazzin | May 15, 2020 | Bloomberg African nations rallied to the defense of World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, after the body and its leader were rebuked by the U.S. for its handling of the coronavirus outbreak. In a statement issued by the African Group of Ambassadors in Geneva, the nations also echoed calls by German … [Read more...] about African Nations Back WHO’s Tedros After Attacks by Trump, U.S.

Zimbabwe water shortages add plight to multiple crises

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Water shortages are causing increased hardships for many, on top of coronavirus restrictions, unemployment and the crippling economic crisis. Al Jazeera's Raheela Mahomed reports. Water shortages are causing increased hardships for many, on top of coronavirus restrictions, unemployment and the crippling economic crisis. That is on top of coronavirus restrictions, … [Read more...] about Zimbabwe water shortages add plight to multiple crises

Africa facing a quarter of a billion coronavirus cases, WHO predicts

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But continent will have fewer deaths than Europe and US because of its younger population and other lifestyle factors Karen McVeigh |Fri 15 May 2020 | The Guardian Nearly a quarter of a billion people across 47 African countries will catch coronavirus over the next year, but the result will be fewer severe cases and deaths than in the US and Europe, new research … [Read more...] about Africa facing a quarter of a billion coronavirus cases, WHO predicts