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The Tragedy of the Venezuelan Opposition
Harold Trinkunas | January 5, 2018 | Foreign Affairs Why It's Been Unable to Effectively Challenge Maduro In December 2015, Venezuela’s opposition coalition, the Democratic Unity Committee (known popularly as MUD), won a landslide victory, sweeping up two-thirds of the seats for the National Assembly, the country’s legislature. Since then, positive public opinion of … [Read more...] about The Tragedy of the Venezuelan Opposition
Meet the force behind Zimbabwe’s ‘Crocodile’ president
Ed Cropley | December 30, 2017 | Reuters HARARE (Reuters) - His wife is a beauty queen, his troops unseated Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, and his motorcade is fit for a president. General Constantino Chiwenga, head of the armed forces until earlier this month, is on a roll. On Dec. 15 his 10-vehicle convoy, complete with soldiers toting AK-47 assault rifles, roared … [Read more...] about Meet the force behind Zimbabwe’s ‘Crocodile’ president
Sudan closes border with Eritrea
January 6, 2018 | REUTERS KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan has closed its border with Eritrea a week after Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir announced a six-month state of emergency in the regions of Kassala and North Kurdufan, state news agency SUNA said on Saturday. SUNA did not provide reasons for the border closure. Last week’s decree was part of ongoing disarmament … [Read more...] about Sudan closes border with Eritrea
Patients in Africa twice as likely to die after an operation than global average, report shows
Nicola Davis | Wed 3 Jan ‘18 | The Guardian Higher mortality rate occurs despite patients usually being younger and fitter and is likely due to lack of medical staff, say scientists Patients undergoing surgery in Africa are more than twice as likely to die following an operation than the global average, despite generally being younger, healthier and the surgery they are … [Read more...] about Patients in Africa twice as likely to die after an operation than global average, report shows
Africa has dubious honour of being primed to be next leader in dope production
Dave Chambers | 04 January 2018 | Business Day Africa is poised to be the world’s next marijuana powerhouse‚ according to a magazine that covers the development of the legal cannabis industry globally. Dope‚ based in the US‚ says Lesotho’s decision to grant a medical marijuana licence to Verve Dynamics — a Somerset West company that produces botanical extracts — "is the … [Read more...] about Africa has dubious honour of being primed to be next leader in dope production