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Yellow Fever Timeline: The History Of A Long Misunderstood Disease
Susan Brink | August 28, 2016 | NPR No one knows for sure, but scientists believe that yellow fever has plagued the world for at least 3,000 years. in all likelihood, the disease started in the rain forests of Africa. It rode barges and sailing ships to tropical ports around the world, followed the slave trade to the Americas, interrupted the building of the Panama … [Read more...] about Yellow Fever Timeline: The History Of A Long Misunderstood Disease
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ውድነህ ዘነበ | 27 Aug, 2016 | ሪፖርተር በኦሮሚያና በአማራ ክልሎች ደም አፋሳሽ ግጭቶች ተከስተው በርካታ መሠረታዊ ጥያቄዎች እየቀረቡበት ባለበት ወቅት፣ ገዢው ፓርቲ ከተሃድሶ በኋላ ያለፉትን 15 ዓመታት የሥራ አፈጻጸም ግምገማ ማካሄድ ጀምሯል፡፡ ግጭት ባስነሱት በርካታ ትዕይንተ ሕዝቦች እየተነሱ ያሉት ጥያቄዎች አብዛኛዎቹ ሕዝብ የሚያምንባቸው ብቻ ሳይሆኑ፣ ገዢው ፓርቲ ጭምር የማያምንባቸው ናቸው፡፡ በተለይ በሙስና፣ በመልካም አስተዳደር፣ በሰብዓዊ መብቶች አከባበር፣ በነፃነትና በፍትሐዊ የሀብት ክፍፍል ጥያቄዎች ላይ ድምፆች ጎልተው ተሰምተዋል፡፡ ገዢው ፓርቲ ኢሕአዴግ እነዚህን … [Read more...] about ‹‹በኢሕአዴግ ግምገማ ምንም የሚመጣ ለውጥ የለም››
Helicopter ‘bombs’ Gabon opposition HQ after President Bongo claims re-election by 5,594 votes
Aislinn Laing, Johannesburg | 1 September 2016 | The Telegraph Gabon’s opposition leader accused the regime of “bombing” his headquarters and killing two people on Thursday after President Ali Ben Bongo claimed re-election by a tiny margin of 5,594 votes. Jean Ping, who lost the presidential election by a whisker, at least according to official results, said … [Read more...] about Helicopter ‘bombs’ Gabon opposition HQ after President Bongo claims re-election by 5,594 votes
Alan Kurdi symbolised an army of dead children. We ignore them at our peril
Robert Fisk | September 2, 2016 | The Independent One year on, has the world forgotten the three-year-old boy washed up on a Turkish beach, asks Robert Fisk The body of Aylan Kurdi has gone beyond the ‘iconic’. Being small and dressed like a little European boy, and being white rather than brown-skinned, his very name posthumously and subtly shifting to the homely … [Read more...] about Alan Kurdi symbolised an army of dead children. We ignore them at our peril
First known television interview with Nelson Mandela from 1956 – video
Thursday 1 September 2016 | The Guardian Nelson Mandela appears in what is thought to be his first known television interview, most likely filmed in 1956 during the ‘Treason Trial’. Mandela, sporting a beard and wearing a suit and tie, stands before a plain wall in what is said to be the Old Synagogue in Pretoria and tells the interviewer that the African National Congress … [Read more...] about First known television interview with Nelson Mandela from 1956 – video
The race for vast remote ‘marine protected areas’ may be a diversion
Peter JS Jones and Elizabeth De Santo | September 1, 2016 | The Conversation The seas around Hawaii are set to become the world’s largest marine protected area, US president Barack Obama has announced. The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument will be expanded to more than 1.5m square kilometres – that’s as big as France, Spain and Germany combined. If this … [Read more...] about The race for vast remote ‘marine protected areas’ may be a diversion
Africa’s Fastest Growing Gold Producer Says More to Come
Simon Gongo and Pauline Bax | August 31, 2016 | Bloomberg Burkina Faso said it has more gold waiting to be discovered as the nation where output jumped more than 20 times in a decade reviews its geological records. The government wants to help companies that are already operating in the West African nation to lengthen the lives of their mines and make it easier for new … [Read more...] about Africa’s Fastest Growing Gold Producer Says More to Come
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ምሕሬ - ካብ ኣባሻዉል | 31 ነሓሰ 2016 | meskerem.net … [Read more...] about ዉልቃዊ ርእይቶ ንጽሑፋት መደብ ብጋህዲ ካብ ኤርትራ ወጻኢ
Zimbabwe facing most intense unrest in almost a decade
Published on Aug 31, 2016 Zimbabwe is in the midst of intense unrest as protests have broken out against president Robert Mugabe in recent weeks. Zimbabwean police have responded with tear gas, water cannon and sometimes violence, prompting many to flee the country following the security crackdown. Protesters, angry about the state of the economy and widespread shortages … [Read more...] about Zimbabwe facing most intense unrest in almost a decade
Zimbabwe’s interregnum: new wine, old bottles?
David B. Moore | August 3, 2016 | The Conversation Analysts have celebrated July’s events in Zimbabwe as indications of a vibrant and social media-based new citizenry with possibilities of leading an African Spring. Like the Arab one, but successful. Some invoke the generation of “born-frees” – those born after Zimbabwe’s liberation in 1980 – as a new political … [Read more...] about Zimbabwe’s interregnum: new wine, old bottles?