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Travellers rate best hotels around the world
Last week, TripAdvisor released the 2019 list of favourite hotels and destinations as voted for by travellers. The 2019 Travelers’ Choice Awards is based on reviews and opinions of people who rate facilities they visited in the past year. Leading on the continent are hotels and destinations in Morocco and Mauritius. At the top of…
Sudan’s game of catch and release
Publicized Prisoner Release Distracts from Ongoing Arrests and Detention Salah Abdalla “Gosh,” director of Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS), announced the release this week of 186 so-called “protest” detainees, but said nothing about the fate of the hundreds still locked up in the wake of the bloody, and ongoing, crackdown. Since mid-December, when…
East African nations approve individual trade pacts with EU if joint deal not reached
DAR ES SALAAM, Feb 2 (Reuters) – East African countries can individually sign separate trade agreements with the European Union (EU) if a joint deal is not reached within the next four months, according to a statement from a meeting of regional leaders. The East African Community (EAC) and the EU have been at loggerheads…
The World Bank and IMF are in crisis. It’s time to push a radical new vision
he president of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, will step down on 1 February – three and a half years before the end of his term – in search of greener pastures. His readiness to resign from the leadership of one the two most powerful international financial institutions is a worrying omen. But it is also…
Somalia: Al-Shabab Carries Out a Car Bomb Attack in Southern Somalia
Al-Shabaab has claimed it carried out a suicide car bomb attack in a government-controlled town in southern Somalia on Saturday morning, killing at least 16 Ethiopian soldiers. In a statement posted on its affiliated websites, the militant group said a bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle at a military base belonging to Ethiopian troops. The attack…
Hargeisa Power blockchain energy solutions for humanity
Why Hargeisa Power? Hargeisa Power provides blockchain energy solutions for humanity. We’ve been recognized by both Bloomberg New Energy Finance and Greentech Media Research as the industry leader in deployed and announced projects. Hargeisa Power has experience implementing energy solutions across the globe in varying electricity environments, with a proven track record and a wide…
How Joseph Kabila lost then won Congo’s election
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Jamal Khashoggi Investigator Seeks More Information In Turkey
ISTANBUL: The UN investigator leading the inquiry into the killing of Jamal Khashoggi said in Turkey on Thursday she had not yet received all the information she is seeking, but still hopes to conduct a successful probe. Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist living in the United States, was killed on Oct. 2 at the Saudi consulate…
Why Congo’s Ebola outbreak still going strong
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo, the second deadliest in history, marks six months on Friday and is moving toward the major border city of Goma, a development that would greatly complicate any hope of stopping the virus’ spread in the unstable region. This may be the most challenging Ebola outbreak ever. Health workers face…
Hip Hop Culture Politics: “I Can”, Nas
Amongst the influential rap artists of the 1990’s was Nasir Jones, more commonly known as Nas or by his self-proclaimed name, “King of New York”. Although his street credit and reputation has fluctuated throughout his 24-year-long career, he’s proved to be one of the greatest lyrists of all time. From the beginning of his career…
