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4 ways to prevent natural disasters from becoming human tragedies
The catastrophic impact of climate change – especially on the developing world – is not inevitable. Here are four cutting-edge tools to anticipate and minimize the damage from natural disasters.
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Olympic moms: 13 mothers compete for Team USA
The “Celebrating Moms” series of commercials by Proctor & Gamble during Olympic coverage is a tear-jerking ode to sacrifices mothers make to support their kids’ athletic careers. But what about athletes who are mothers, themselves?Elite athlete moms have the same run-of-the-mill work/life balance as the rest of us. But these 13 Olympic moms do put parenting – both its challenges and rewards – in a new perspective.
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Five reasons to care about the Sudan - South Sudan conflict
Fighting between South Sudan and its rival, Sudan, could restart a 20-year civil war that claimed the lives of millions. It could also affect the price Americans pay for car fuel, China’s ability to keep its economy growing, and the stability of the region. Here’s a few reasons to pay attention to the fighting in Sudan.
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Somalia: A timeline of change in a troubled country
Here is a timeline of changes, intervention, and mediation in 5 bite-sized bits.
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Famous US Special Forces operations
Here are six of the most famous successful American special operations missions in recent memory.
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How do hyenas observe Lent? By eating more donkey. (+video)
As Ethopian Christians give up meat and dairy for Lent, hyenas are forced to switch from scavenging to hunting, a new study has found.
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Africa Monitor Africa Rising: China steps up production in Ethiopia with drill instructors, investors
Shoemaker Huajian is one of the latest Chinese companies to invest in Ethiopia, which the World Bank believes has the potential to produce clothes and footwear for the world.
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Change Agent Cooperative businesses provide a new-old model for job growth
Co-ops worldwide represent much more than hippie grocery stores: They're a fast-growing way to do business better in fields from finance to agriculture to industry.
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How did humans evolve to walk upright? Fossil discovery complicates the picture. (+video)
Foot bones unearthed recently in Ethiopia belonged to a contemporary of 'Lucy,' the 3.2-million-year-old early human discovered in 1974. But these bones seem to belong to a different species, one thought to have split its time between walking upright and climbing trees.
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Fossil discovery could unravel mystery of how humans learned to walk (+video)
The discovery of foot bone fossils from an early hominin may help unlock the mystery of how humans learned to walk upright.
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Fossil find sheds light on how humans evolved to walk (+video)
A discovery in Ethiopia of 3-million-year old foot bones that once belonged to a human relative suggests that human bipedalism evolved more than once.
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Ethiopian Army attacks Eritrean military post in retaliation for rebel violence
Ethiopia's attack on an Eritrean-based rebel camp is the latest sign of deteriorating relations with Eritrea. Ethiopia and Eritrea fought a two-year war in 1998 that killed some 70,000 people.
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Keep Calm Invisible Children responds to critics of Joseph Kony 2012 campaign
Invisible Children's chief executive defended his NGO's 'thoughtful and strategic' campaign against the murderous militia leader Joseph Kony.
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Change Agent International Women’s Day: Innovations lifting women out of poverty
International Women's Day (March 8) celebrates women's achievements. Innovative ideas and programs, such as the 12 below, are helping women better care for themselves and their families.
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Ship's anchor cuts Internet access to six East African countries
The outage – caused when the anchor cut a cable – comes as Kenya has assumed a leading regional role in technology, largely due to fast, reliable broadband connections, and could affect growing foreign investment.
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Somalia: A timeline of change in a troubled country
Here is a timeline of changes, intervention, and mediation in 5 bite-sized bits.
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African droughts: Could insurance schemes help out?
Aid groups are appealing for proactive action, as Horn of Africa drought persists. Could insurance schemes for poor farmers and drought-prone nations provide the answer?
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Opinion: Nations must learn from past mistakes in helping Somalia
This week Britain led another international attempt to help Somalia, a dysfunctional state plagued by piracy and terrorism. Nations must learn from the past that trying to build up a central government in Somalia won't work. It's the regions and sub-clans that need bolstering.
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Will a London conference help set Somalia on path to peace?
Somalia aid groups and experts welcome renewed international attention, but warn that a focus on either state-building or military action alone could make things worse rather than better.
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Africa Monitor Eritrean opposition takes its politics online
Opposition leader Mohammed Ali Ibrahim disappeared this week, and opposition-run websites wasted little time in disseminating information in multiple languages.
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Africa Rising: Ethiopia moves to diversify exports
In an effort to move beyond just coffee, Ethiopia now exports leather, vegetables, flowers, and yes, the occasional bottle of wine.
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Change Agent Five private companies helping to reduce hunger
Pepsico, Kraft, Cargill, Land O' Lakes, and TNT Express are among many companies that have created nonprofit divisions to help alleviate hunger in developing countries.
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Why Ethiopia's authoritarian style gets a Western nod
Ethiopia is a geostrategically important ally in the West's efforts to battle extremism in the Horn of Africa. Western leaders have also emphasized its progress in battling poverty.
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Somalia's Al Shabab launches suicide attack ahead of talks
Car bomb kills 15 in the government-controlled center of Mogadishu just weeks before Somali officials attend a London conference on long-term solutions to country's unrest.
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29 Chinese kidnapped workers held in Sudan released (+video)
Twenty-nine Chinese workers abducted by rebels in Sudan more than a week ago have been released, state media said.
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Africa Monitor Democracy in sub-Saharan Africa: once rising, now stumbles
Democratic setbacks in sub-Saharan Africa have outpaced once promising gains, says guest blogger Vukasin Petrovic from Freedom House.
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Famine ends in Somalia, as drought looms in West Africa
Aid groups say that improved harvests and food donations have ended risk of starvation, but warn that ongoing war in Somalia could still reverse gains made.
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Change Agent Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman urge fans to help Africa
In a show of corporate social responsibility, DC Comics unleashes its superheroes on the problems in the Horn of Africa
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Africa asks itself: Where is the aid money?
African nations pledged five months ago to do more to help each other when famine and disaster strike. But so far, they haven't come up with the promised cash.
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African Union summit: disunity on display
With the leadership of the African Union in question, old powers like France and new powers like China are vying for influence. Will peacekeeping missions and conflict resolution efforts suffer?
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