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Africa
Sanctions are being lifted against Eritrea. Here's why
theconversation.com - Martin Plaut
The United Nations Security Council is about to lift an arms embargo and targeted sanctions against Eritrea. UN Security Council resolution 1907, …
Human Rights
Activists Are Trying to End Forced Anal Examinations for LGBTQ People in Tunisia
globalcitizen.org - Sophie Maes
Why Global Citizens Should CareLGBTQ people around the world continue to face discrimination and violence. Rights groups, like those in Tunisia, are …
CNNadded this to Politics
Saudi Arabia
Trump nominates retired Gen. John Abizaid as US ambassador to Saudi Arabia
CNN - By Kate Sullivan, CNN
(CNN) — President Donald Trump will nominate retired Gen. John Abizaid, the former head of US Central Command, as the new American ambassador to Saudi Arabia, the White House announced Tuesday. The nomination
Associated Pressadded this to Politics
Papua New Guinea
Expensive APEC summit sows division in host Papua New Guinea
Associated Press - By STEPHEN WRIGHT and JIM GOMEZ, Associated Press
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) — After three decades of promoting free trade as a panacea to poverty, the APEC grouping of nations that includes the U.S. and China is holding its lavish annual leaders'
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South Africa
South Africa's land expropriation unnerves investors: World Bank executive
investing.com - By Chris Mfula
LIVINGSTONE, Zambia (Reuters) - Plans by South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) to change the constitution to allow the expropriation …
Conservative View
Anti-Israel stance on clear display at major university
onenewsnow.com - www.onenewsnow.com
A university embroiled in controversy involving professors supporting the BDS movement has, nonetheless, held a "teach-in" that was admittedly …
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Bell Canada
10 Oldest Countries in the World
alltherooms.com - Carmela Rodriguez
While the land where countries lie has existed for millions of years, empires and countries have risen and fallen, and populations have migrated. …
The Washington Postadded this to Politics
Opinion
Kirstjen Nielsen repeatedly did Trump’s bidding. Her reward: An unceremonious impending exit.
The Washington Post - By Aaron Blake
We may not be there yet, but there may come a point at which it’s very difficult to find well-qualified people willing to serve in President Trump’s Cabinet. And if we do, we’ll look back on Kirstjen tenure
Reutersadded this to Business
News (China)
U.S. senators alarmed if China gets control of Djibouti port
Reuters - By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two prominent U.S. senators expressed alarm on Tuesday about the military and political consequences if China gains control of a port terminal in Djibouti, and said they were concerned
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Africa
Pope to honour Moroccan King's invitation to visit in 2019
africanews.com - AfricaNews
Pope Francis plans to visit Morocco in March next year, a two-day trip that is likely to highlight the plight of migrants, given the kingdom’s role …
The Conversation Africaadded this to BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Africa
Life in South Africa's economic hub is improving -- but big challenges remain
theconversation.com - Julia de Kadt and Alexandra Parker
More than 14 million people live in South Africa’s economic hub, the Gauteng City-Region. That’s 25% of the country’s population. A lot of media …
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U.S. Politics
Everyone wants to “teach a man to fish.” But skills training alone doesn’t help the world’s poor.
Vox - Kelsey Piper
Business skills programs don’t increase income, unless you combine them with material grants. “Teach a man to fish,” the saying goes, “and you feed him for a lifetime.” That axiom has loomed large over
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News (South Africa)
A black Bible?
news24.com - Grethe Kemp
Swedish artist Johan Falkman recently visited a local community in KwaZulu-Natal for a few months to create an exhibition based on his vision of a …
The Conversation Africaadded this to ENVIRONMENT & ENERGY
Africa
Food security in Africa depends on rethinking outdated water law
theconversation.com - Barbara van Koppen
A new study has found that outdated, colonial-era water permit systems across Africa are unintentionally criminalising millions of small farmers who …
Pope Francis
Vatican announces papal trip to Morocco in March, not December
cruxnow.com - Elise Harris and Christopher White
ROME – On Tuesday the Vatican laid to rest months of rumor and speculation over a possible papal visit to Morocco, announcing that Pope Francis will …
LGBTQI
Tanzania subjects gay men to forced anal examinations
gcn.ie
As the crackdown on LGBT+ people continues in Tanzania, new reports indicate that up to ten men have been subjected to forceful anal exams to …
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Violent Extremism
Tonight at the 9/11 Memorial Museum: Africa and the Expanding Front of Violent Extremism
911memorial.org
The term radical Islamist terrorism may not immediately conjure images of Africa, but the continent has seen some of the most frequent and largest …
The Conversation Africaadded this to BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Africa
Book on Steinhoff's demise shows danger of 'big men' business leaders
theconversation.com - Mills Soko
The collapse of Steinhoff International, the multi-billion dollar global business group, has been rightly described as the biggest corporate scandal …
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Economy
Tunisia must control wage bill, IMF warns after deal with union
investing.com - By Andrew Torchia
DUBAI (Reuters) - Tunisia must keep its public sector wage bill under control to avoid severe debt problems, a senior International Monetary Fund …
News (China)
Confucius Institute opens classroom in Tunisia - World
chinadaily.com.cn - 郭蓉
TUNIS - Tunisia's first Confucius Institute (Institute of Chinese Language and Culture) opened classroom on Monday at the Higher Institute of …
Pope Francis
Pope Francis to visit Morocco in 2019
catholicnewsagency.com - Follow
Vatican City, Nov 13, 2018 / 04:45 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis will head to two cities in Morocco March 30-31, 2019, the Vatican announced …
Politics
Stan Lee Dead at 95
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Stan Lee, the man who co-created Marvel Comics, has died ... Stan's daughter tells TMZ. We're told an ambulance rushed to Lee's Hollywood Hills home …
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Africa
Why removal of South Africa's tax boss is key to Ramaphosa's chances of success
theconversation.com - Dirk Kotze
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has changed the country’s political landscape significantly since he came to power in February 2018. This has …
The Guardianadded this to World News
World News
Italy to host Libyan conference in fresh push for elections
The Guardian - Patrick Wintour diplomatic editor and Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo
Many of Libya’s leading factions will meet on Monday in Palermo, southern Italy, in an effort to reunite the country’s institutions and find a new path to elections that a previous French-convened conference
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World News
Tunisian parliament approves prime minister's cabinet reshuffle
Reuters - By Tarek Amara
TUNIS (Reuters) - The Tunisian parliament approved on Monday a cabinet reshuffle proposed by Prime Minister Youssef Chahed amid a political and economic crisis. The approval is widely seen in Tunisia a
France 24added this to Africa News
Africa
Uhuru Kenyatta: 'No single country alone can combat terrorism'
France 24 - Marc PERELMAN
In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said that just as the world united to win over oppression 100 years ago for World War I, it needs to get together to fight the
Catholic News Agencyadded this to Catholic News
West Africa
Four kidnapped priests in southern Nigeria have been released
catholicnewsagency.com
Benin City, Nigeria, Nov 12, 2018 / 02:32 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Four priests who were abducted in Nigeria's Edo state last week were released Friday …
The Conversation Africaadded this to BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Economy
What's behind Mali livestock herders joining jihadist groups
theconversation.com - Tor A Benjaminsen
In Mali, jihadist groups have taken control of more than half the country since 2012. How has such a fundamental change been possible in a country …
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Liberal View
Armistice Day First
commondreams.org
It gets harder to commemorate World War I, because of time and the public’s embrace of, or indifference to, a permanent war economy.About the Great …
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Huddersfield Town AFC
Ramadan denies rumours of January move from Town to Al Ahly
examinerlive.co.uk - Rory Benson
Huddersfield Town winger Ramadan Sobhi has denied rumours of a move back to hometown club Al Ahly in January. The Terriers ' forward had been linked …