Ebola crosses a porous border Excerpt: This week the Ebola virus crossed from the Democratic Republic of Congo into Uganda, but there are reasons to hope it can be contained […]
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ARTICLE: Subsaharan Africa
Article via CNN: South Africa is the world’s most unequal country. 25 years of freedom have failed to bridge the divide
South Africa is the world’s most unequal country. 25 years of freedom have failed to bridge the divide Excerpt: More than two decades have passed since South Africa overhauled a […]
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Article via Brookings: Africa’s 3 deadly deficits: Education, electricity, and taxes
Africa’s 3 deadly deficits: Education, electricity, and taxes Excerpt: In 2016, per capita income growth in sub-Saharan Africa turned negative for the first time in the 2000s. Thanks to the […]
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PHOTOJOURNALISM: Shannon Jensen-A Long Walk-Sudanase Migration in their Shoes
This is a beautiful photojournalist website of Shannon Jensen that highlights the life of Sudanese migrants after the the country. Other stories are included, but choose A Long Walk for […]
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NEWS via StarTribune: In Africa, hopes that surging population will drive growth are overblown
How unusual is Africa’s demography? U.N. estimates of slowing birth rates predicted an economic surge, but trends have fallen short, as have manufacturing and private investment. If you refer to […]
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News via India.com: As the world population increases, eating insects could soon become mainstream
As the world population increases, eating insects could soon become mainstream Agencies March 9, 2014 at 7:31 pm How would you react if your neighborhood restaurant serves you a menu that […]
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NEWS via Nat’l Geographic: The Growth of Megacities
Geography in the News: The Growth of Megacities Posted by Neal Lineback of Geography in the NewsTM on February 17, 2014 By Neal Lineback and Mandy Lineback Gritzner, Geography in the NewsTM Megacities’ Expansive […]
Read MoreNEWS: UN: 6.6 Million Children Under 5 Died Last Year – ABC News
UN: 6.6 Million Children Under 5 Died Last Year LAGOS, Nigeria September 13, 2013 (AP) By CARLEY PETESCH Associated Press Childhood death rates around the world have halved since 1990 […]
Read MoreNEWS via: The real solution to South Africa’s food problem – Opinion – Al Jazeera English
As South Africa has grown more urban, so have poverty and hunger migrated to its cities. While the government of South Africa sees increasing penetration of supermarkets into poorer neighbourhoods […]
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