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Still Unsustainable; Nairobi

Changing weather patterns! Ozone layer depletion! Melting ice caps! This has been the alarming news across the globe last few years. When climate change became a public concern a few years back, the media presented Kenya with t...

by Fridah Mlemwa

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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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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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From Bully to Friend: Changing America’s International Image

Even though President Obama has been enjoying his holidays in Hawaii, he will most certainly have been thinking about his past and future decisions. Without a doubt, the Middle East will figure prominently among his list of key...

by Michel Scholer

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Hard Times in Swaziland

[twitter style=”horizontal” source=”@intlpolitical” float=”left”][fbshare type=”button”] “Hard times”. This is the title of English novelist, Charles Dickens’ book that was...

by Mark Mngomezulu

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Kenyan Slum Tours: Voyeurism Or Altruism

Kibera, is possibly the largest and most renowned slum in Africa; home to approximately a million people, a site for hundreds of charities and a place considered the typical slum situation. Although, what can be considered typi...

by Flo Carson

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Chinese Investment In Africa: Sustainable Development Or Neocolonialism?

China’s rapid economic interest in the African continent is quite possibly the most important trend in the Africa’s foreign relations since the end of the Cold War. In 1990 Sino-African trade hit the $1 billion mark. A deca...

by David Baas

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Morocco’s Youth Government: A Step Towards Better Representation?

Civil society in Morocco took a step towards better policies for young people through the creation of the Moroccan Parallel Youth Government MPYG, which intended to mimic and evaluate Morocco government policies.

by Mohammed Qasserras

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Changemaker of the Week: Ellen Chilemba & Tiwale

18 year old Ellen Chilemba’s inspiring entrepreneurship rose to the spotlight after Humans of New York (HONY) featured her street portrait on their Facebook page. HONY fans were directed to Tiwale, a program founded by Chilem...

by Jessica Trevis

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Still Unsustainable; Nairobi

The ‘Invisible’ Scar, Crime

We Are Losing The Battle Against Ebola

From Bully to Friend: Changing America’s International Image

Hard Times in Swaziland

Kenyan Slum Tours: Voyeurism Or Altruism

Chinese Investment In Africa: Sustainable Development Or Neocolonialism?

Morocco’s Youth Government: A Step Towards Better Representation?

Changemaker of the Week: Ellen Chilemba & Tiwale

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