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Spain

We Are Losing The Battle Against Ebola

Overcrowded hospitals, over-tired and decimated doctors working in absolutely terrible sanitary conditions, narrow-minded, impossible to control mob, volunteers’ appeals for help unheard – it sounds like a petrifying horror...
by Kasia Gilewska
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Human Rights

All That Glitters: Tunisian Democratic Exception?

Media coverage of the MENA region is plagued by blanket statements and superficial analyses. International news outlets reserve even the right to name events. The so-called ‘Arab Spring’ is an example of a de facto ...
by Mohamed Firas Arfaoui
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Focus on Africa: Kenya’s Education Proposition

After intense bargaining, Kenya’s treasury has finally submitted to salary increase demands, successfully bringing to an end the month long industrial action by teachers from the nation’s public schools. As the teachers lau...
by George Gachara
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International Political Forum

Aspirations for Tanzanian Women Become More Hopeful as Legislation Improves

With regards to the general status of women in Tanzania, there is a lot left to be desired. While women provide around 80% of the agricultural labour force in rural areas and 60% of the food production, it is very difficult for...
by Katie O'Reilly-Boyles
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Health
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The ‘Invisible’ Scar, Crime

I wrote a Facebook update asking my friends to share on what to do in the event of rape. And, Moraa Osoro a pal wrote in caps: REPORT. REPORT. REPORT. Adding, “If it is not reported, it never happened.” The last bit was p...
by Eunice Kilonzo
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Photography

Review: The Salt of the Earth

This month sees the UK release of The Salt of the Earth, the production from film-maker Wim Wenders (Buena Vista Social Club) that documents the life of Brazilian photojournalist Sebastião Salgado. Originally released in Frenc...
by Bryony Cottam
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How violence in Libya impacts the oil industry

Politics, power, and oil are tightly intertwined in Libya. To control oil is to hold power, thereby making Libya’s oil infrastructure a hotbed of conflict and violence. Libya’s complicated political landscape is d...
by David Bresnahan-McRae
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Nigeria

Democracy triumphs in Nigerian elections

Arusha, Tanzania – On the sidelines of the Third Africa-China Youth Forum, everyone is talking about the Nigerian elections. Nigeria, a country that has become a powerful force on the continent, lays claim to being the b...
by Gillion Bosman
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Special Features

COP18: Conflict in climate change and Africa

Young climate change activist and women’s rights advocate Ruth Nyambura is attending the United Nations Climate Conference this year to join the voices of the global south calling for strong action on climate change. Nyambura...
by Sophie Trevitt
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