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2013/12/252013/12/25

4th Media: African Development versus Debt, Rule of Law versus Western Subversion

Unity and Economic Development Essential for Genuine Progress in Africa “Africa in Review 2013, Part II: Unity and Economic Development Essential for Genuine Progress” From Malawi to Niger imperialist states continue to hamper sovereignty and peace President Joyce Banda of the Southern African state of Malawi is currently facing a crisis quite similar to her predecessor, …

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2013/12/082013/12/08

Mini-Me: How Many Countries in Africa?

Huh? How many countries in Africa? How hard can the question be? Africa is one continent but how many countries? we were asked last week. The answer is more complicated than you might think but, simply put, there are 55 states that are recognised by either the AU or the UN or both. Researched by …

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2013/11/212013/11/21

SmartPlanet: China in Africa, Chinese in UK…

China to invest $1 trillion in Africa through 2025 China’s massive African investment strategy won’t slow anytime soon. The 10 most important languages to learn Over the next two decades the United Kingdom will need to be more proficient in languages like Arabic and Mandarin or risk its competitiveness in the global economy.

2013/11/13

Owl: Madsen on Low-Tech No-Cost Avoidance of NSA Surveillance in Africa

Madsen: Low-Tech and Cheap Solutions to Getting Around NSA Surveiling in Africa Madsen omits mention of it in this otherwise well-informed article, which provides a comprehensive summary/history of US signals intel activities in Africa, but at least in the past, Africans also communicated over long distances using coded drum beats. He is quite correct in …

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2013/11/09

Penguin: South Africa Opts Out of Predatory IMF/WTO System

Joseph E. Stiglitz, a Nobel laureate in economics and University Professor at Columbia University, was Chairman of President Bill Clinton’s Council of Economic Advisers and served as Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank. His most recent book is The Price of Inequality: How Today’s Divided Society Endangers our Future. South Africa …

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2013/10/19

Rob Sentse: The African Boulevard of Broken Dreams (American Intelligence Journal)

The African Boulevard of Broken Dreams Maj (Ret) Rob Sentse, Royal Netherlands Army Two major and interlinked issues of note include the perceived necessity to review the focus of current military engagement by both NATO and the EU, and the strategic importance of both the African Continent and the Atlantic Ocean, which are in fact …

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2013/08/19

Berto Jongman: Peace Operations in Africa — Lessons Learned Since 2000

Peace Operations in Africa: Lessons Learned Since 2000 Given that since 2000 there have been over 50 peace-centered operations conducted in 18 African countries, this brief asks a simple question — what key lessons have we learned from these missions? In answering the question, the brief hones in on seven particular lessons learned, including 1) …

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