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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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October 9, 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa
The Origins of African States, and Their Names
An article on the origins of the names of African countries was recently published in Quartz. It includes a map of the continent in 1885, shortly after the Berlin Conference. Portuguese and Arabic traders and explorers are the origins of some names, European mispronunciation of tribal names are the origins of others.
February 5, 2021
Local and Traditional Leadership
Ethnic and Religious Violence Worsen in Kaduna
Kaduna is increasingly the epicenter of violence in Nigeria, rivaling Borno state, the home turf of Boko Haram. In rural areas, conflicts over water and land use are escalating, and Ansaru, a less prominent Islamist group, is active.
September 12, 2013
Middle East and North Africa
Syria: The (Non-Chemical) Killing Goes On
The emphasis on the need to stop the Assad regime’s use of chemical weapons is understandable. We all want to maintain the international taboo on their use. But people killed by the Assad regime are…
July 1, 2020
Senegal
How Remittances From Petit Senegal, a Diaspora Community in New York City, Build Wealth Abroad
The African diaspora sends more money to Africa than U.S. foreign aid and foreign direct investment. Petit Senegal is filled with thriving, tax-paying businesses owned and operated Africans, whose remittances fund investments in communities back home.
April 26, 2016
Middle East and North Africa
Obama, the EU, Brexit, and Syria
President Obama has been in Europe this week. In the U.K., he told the Brits not to think of leaving the E.U. In Germany, he said that So this is a defining moment. And what happens on this c…