Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who died on Friday, played a crucial role in shaping southern Africa’s history, writes Richard Dowden, from the UK’s Royal Africa Society. Check also: Anti-Trump Demonstrators Set Fires, Break Windows In California In Cuba it seems there will forever be two histories of Fidel Castro. One is the revolutionary who succeeded and became the guiding star ...
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How China Became The world’s New Champion Of Free Trade
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was the largest ever United States-proposed trade deal and took years to put together, but US President-elect Donald Trump has promised to withdraw from the deal on his very first day in office. Check also: China Donated Food To Help Zimbabwe Solve Hunger Problem The TPP, signed by 12 countries in February 2016, covers 40 percent of ...
Read More »Kenyan Teen, Caroline Wambui Develops Organ-Matching App
In 2014, Kenyan teenager Caroline Wambui lost her uncle after he suffered kidney failure. Nobody in her family was a match for a donation, and Kenya, like so many other African countries, lacks an official countrywide organ donor program. Organ donation has in fact become somewhat of a taboo. Check also: U.S. Tech Companies Turn To African Developers In the meantime, ...
Read More »Why You Should Put A Bar Of Soap Under Your Bed Sheet
We have talked extensively about restless leg syndrome and leg cramps in previous posts. Basically, these are conditions that occur at night when you are trying to go to sleep. They can be extremely painful and frustrating to deal with. This is especially true if someone just wants to rest, before we talk about what a bar of soap can ...
Read More »Catholic Church Apologized For Alleged Murder During The Genocide Of 1994
The Catholic Church in Rwanda has formally apologized for the role it played in the country’s genocide of 22 years ago, in which around 800,000 people were killed in just 100 days. Check also: Rwanda’s Government Named 22 French Army Officers Accused Of Genocide A statement by the Conference of Catholic Bishops was read out in parishes across the East African ...
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