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13 Apr

(Al Jazeera) Somalia executes al-Shabab journalist

April 13, 2016
By Madina Toure

11 Apr 2016 09:09 GMT | Politics, Africa Somalia has executed a journalist accused of helping members of al-Shabab kill at least fiv...

24 Feb

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Kenyans Reacquire an Old Taste: Eating Healthier (NYT)

February 24, 2016
By Dr. Dennie Beach

In the 1950s and ’60s, governments in Africa and Asia started subsidizing the production of staple crops like rice and corn because it ...

03 Feb

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(AFK Insider) Gates Foundation Pays For Contraceptive Delivery By Drone To African Women

February 3, 2016
By Madina Toure

By Dana Sanchez Published: January 29, 2016, 3:26 pm Drones are delivering contraceptives to hard-to-reach Ghanaian village...

16 Jan

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(Seychelle News Agency) Comoros-Seychelles to Sign Agreement in Drug Fight, Prisoner Exchanges

January 16, 2016
By Madina Toure

Victoria, Seychelles | December 29, 2015, Tuesday @ 18:00 in National » DIPLOMACY | By: Rassin Vannier et Betymie Bonnelame | Views: 59...

02 Jan

(All Africa) 10 Things to Watch in Africa in 2016

January 2, 2016
By Madina Toure

ANALYSIS By Nick Branson and Jamie Hitchen Staying Power: Referenda in the Republic of Congo and Rwanda have paved th...

29 Dec

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(Globe and Mail) Africa’s new brooms clean house

December 29, 2015
By Madina Toure

ROBERT ROTBERG | Special to The Globe and Mail | Published Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015 8:00AM EST Robert Rotberg is found...

29 Dec

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(VOA) CPJ Report Highlights Journalists’ Struggles in Africa

December 29, 2015
By Madina Toure

Lenny Ruvaga December 29, 2015 11:06 AM NAIROBI—The Committee to Protect Journalists has released its annua...

22 Dec

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(Vice) The Year Africa’s Strongmen Embraced the ‘Constitutional Coup’

December 22, 2015
By Madina Toure

By Kayla Ruble | December 22, 2015 | 12:35 pm Thirty-six people died in Kinshasa in January during demonstrations sparked by perceiv...

22 Dec

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(CNN) Muslims shield Christians when Al-Shabaab attacks bus in Kenya

December 22, 2015
By Madina Toure

By AnnieRose Ramos, CNN Updated 11:58 AM ET, Tue December 22, 2015 | Video Source: CNN CNN—M.O. is a tried and terrifying one:...

15 Dec

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(Fortune) How Big Data is Helping Fight AIDS in Africa

December 15, 2015
By Madina Toure

By David Z. Morris | @davidzmorris | DECEMBER 14, 2015, 11:57 AM EST Sometimes knowing the facts leads to surprising solutions. ...