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How an African Strongman Is Building a Surveillance State
Bloomberg· 6 days agoWelcome to Next Africa, a twice-weekly newsletter on where the continent stands now — and where it’s...
China envoys deliver Xi's invite to African leaders for September FOCAC summit
South China Morning Post via Yahoo Finance· 6 days agoIn a departure from tradition - which dictates that details of major summits are released a few...
What we know ahead of Friday's deadline for South Africa to form a coalition and elect a president
Associated Press· 10 hours agoSouth Africa’s Parliament is due to elect a president on Friday and major political parties are...
Bangladesh’s ‘missing billionaires’: A wealth boom and stark inequality
Al Jazeera· 2 days agoDhaka, Bangladesh: Abutting the posh Gulshan Club and overlooking the serene Gulshan Lake in...
Millions in South Africa Grow Old With HIV in Health-Spending Time Bomb
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 5 days ago(Bloomberg) -- Yvette Alta Raphael radiates vitality and she isn’t old. But she grapples with...
Kenyon: Who Dartmouth considers worthy of honor
Valley News· 6 days agoReason No. 92 isn’t as obvious, and Dartmouth prefers to keep it that way. In announcing this year’s nine honorary degree recipients, Dartmouth glossed...
Organizing the Countries of the World by Continent
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 3 days ago...Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Original article: Organizing the Countries of the World by Continent Copyright © 2024 HowStuffWorks, a division of InfoSpace Holdings, LLC, a System1 Company
Solar-Powered Planes Take Flight
The Wall Street Journal· 3 days agoSHARE YOUR THOUGHTS What do you see as the future for solar-powered planes? Join the conversation below. BAE Systems’ Phasa-35, for example, acts...
How Myanmar’s Wood Funds Its Brutal Military
Foreign Policy Magazine· 3 days agoMyanmar is the most violent place in the world, ranking just above Syria and Palestine, according to data from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data...
Sudan: Stumbling Along
Strategy Page· 3 days agoSudan recently announced that it will give Turkey a lease on land on Suakin Island in the Red Sea. Suakin is about 60 kilometers south of Port Sudan. The deal will pay Sudan about $650 million. Egypt opposes the lease and so does Saudi Arabia.
