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Central African Republic: “Don’t Forget About Us!”

The Central African conflict between the Central African government and Seleka rebels has worsened alarmingly since December 2012. After months of conflict, Seleka rebels announced the taking of the presidential palace on M...

by Lova Rakotomalala

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Skin Lightening: 50 Shades of Chagrin

On September the 15th, 24 Year Old Nina Davaluri became the first winner from an Indian background to win the Miss America pageant. Amidst the cheers of adulation and the small but obnoxious stream of racist remarks directe...

by Nadia Hasan

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The 5 Most Dangerous Gangs In The World

At the moment it seems like a new incident of religiously-driven gang violence is appearing in the newspapers every day. What with the recent Kenyan mall massacre and the Nairobi school shooting, it seems like we have a chain r...

by Maddie Barber

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Nairobi Mall Attack Inspires Two Online Tools for Emergencies

On September 21, 2013, a group of suspected al-Shabab militants stormed Westgate mall in Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya, killing at least 61 people, six security personnel and injuring hundreds of innocent men, women and ...

by Ndesanjo Macha

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Volunteer Tourism: Harming rather than helping?

With a new cohort of 18 and 19 year olds about to embark on their gap years, the intensification of promotions by volunteer tourism organisations begins. With promises that prospective volunteers will have the opportunity to �...

by Joe Corry-Roake

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90% of Madagascar Lives On Less Than Two Dollars a Day. Why?

Less than two months from the country’s planned election date, there are several questions being asked about the future of Madagascar. In the first installment of our examination of the Malagasy crisis, we discussed the ...

by Lova Rakotomalala

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Climate Change Vulnerability in the ‘South’

Africa has contributed the least to global warming among the seven continents, but it is the worst affected by climate change effects and this is projected to get even worse in the future. Adaptation to climate change has faced...

by Daniel Wasonga

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Report Celebrates Child Health Success in Africa

Ethiopia, Malawi and Tanzania have all been successful in reducing the rate of under-five mortality since 1990, according to a report by the A Promise Renewed campaign. Although the findings are encouraging, it does also reve...

by Bruce Rothberg

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Northern Nigeria: Beyond Bombs, Bullets And Boko Haram

Four months after the Nigerian Government declared a state of emergency in three North Eastern states, international media coverage is zoning in on the atrocities committed by the militant terrorist group Boko Haram, compani...

by Jenny Fawson

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Central African Republic: “Don’t Forget About Us!”

Skin Lightening: 50 Shades of Chagrin

The 5 Most Dangerous Gangs In The World

Nairobi Mall Attack Inspires Two Online Tools for Emergencies

Volunteer Tourism: Harming rather than helping?

90% of Madagascar Lives On Less Than Two Dollars a Day. Why?

Climate Change Vulnerability in the ‘South’

Report Celebrates Child Health Success in Africa

Northern Nigeria: Beyond Bombs, Bullets And Boko Haram

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