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Where do things stand at Guantánamo? Six basic questions answered.
President Obama this week pledged to “reengage” with Congress to find a way to close the terror detention camp at the Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, naval base. The renewed focus comes as 100 of the 166 detainees are reported to be engaged in a hunger strike. Here is a brief look at where things stand now.
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5 reasons why Africa is not ready to meet its own security needs – yet
Africa’s experiment in a regional approach to security is serious and laudable, but it will take time to build credible capacity. Here are five reasons why Africa is not ready to meet its own security needs – yet.
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Thirty ideas from people under 30: The Educators
They are explorers and activists, artists and educators, farmers and faith leaders – even mayors. And they have trenchant suggestions on how to improve the world.
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Iran attack on UK embassy: 5 high profile embassy breaches
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In Pictures: Way beyond vacation: the 'Eat, Pray, Love' effect
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Change Agent Mama Hope uses humor to change the West's view of Africa
Nonprofit Mama Hope has released three videos that employ humor to create new perceptions of Africa and to show that it is full of capable people with the potential to support themselves. The aim is to create a new conversation about the continent and humanize the people who live there.
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The Monitor's View: A lesson on leadership from Africa
The guilty verdict against Charles Taylor, former president of Liberia, is more than a victory for justice. It is a lesson for Africans and other about no holding up 'great leaders' as saviors. Great ideas are better than great people.
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Change Agent Three ways Africans are making cheap do-it-yourself electricity
In countries like Kenya and Tanzania, most people lack access to electricity. Wind turbines made from local scrap and a 'Netflix' model for distributing batteries may be solutions.
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Global News Blog Traditional Tanzanian music falls in popularity, but demands preservation
Muziki wa dansi music was inspired by Tanzanian national pride after its independence in the 1960s. Today, a heritage project is trying to archive the unique music for future generations.
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Keep Calm Ghana: When Independence day becomes a ho-hum affair, it's a good sign
On this day, Ghana's founding father said the country must show 'the black man is capable of managing his own affairs.' It's a lesson Ghanaians – the first black African nation to throw off colonialism – have taken home.
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Africa Rising: First it was China, now the Gulf discovers the African market
A decade ago, many African economies seemed locked in stagnation. Now they are booming, and Gulf investors are moving in to take advantage of the growth.
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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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Crippled Costa cruise ship to reach land Thursday (+video)
Those aboard the Costa Allegra, a sister ship of the cruise liner that capsized off Italy last month, faced more stifling days and nights before the vessel docks in the tropical paradise.
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Wind power: Clean energy, dirty business?In the developing world, where land-intensive wind turbines are being rapidly constructed, wind power has often turned clean energy into dirty business.
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Porters are unheralded heroes of Africa's Mt. Kilimanjaro
For every foreigner who climbs Africa's Mt. Kilimanjaro, at least three Tanzanians swarm up the volcanic slope as porters, carrying 50-pound bags on their heads. Their one complaint: low pay.
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Africa Monitor Africa's single currency, the CFA Franc, in a Post-euro Future
The single-currency zone, stretching from Senegal to the Central African Republic, links eight countries and 123 million people. Will it survive if the Euro crashes?
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Sometimes There Is a Void
A messy memoir from an important African voice.
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Thirty ideas from people under 30: The Educators
They are explorers and activists, artists and educators, farmers and faith leaders – even mayors. And they have trenchant suggestions on how to improve the world.
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Qaddafi's death: Will the ICC launch a war-crimes investigation?
International Criminal Court prosecutor Ocampo is asking the UN for authority to investigate the death Libyan leader Qaddafi as a war crime.
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Leadership: Handpicking a new generation of African role models
The African Leadership Academy looks for specific traits – such as courage – in picking students who may lead the continent someday.
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Iran attack on UK embassy: 5 high profile embassy breaches
When public opinion in other countries turns on the West, the ire is often poured on the most visible representative of the West overseas – foreign embassies. The best-known example of what happens when hostility reaches a breaking point is the Iranian hostage crisis of 1979, but numerous embassies have been stormed since then, including the Nov. 29 attack on the British Embassy in Tehran. Here are five high profile attacks:
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In Africa, producing food from waste
Farmers in southern Africa use composted food scraps, human waste, and livestock manure for many purposes, from enriching soil to feeding fish.
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Crossbones
Two brothers enter the war-torn expanse of Somalia in search of answers.
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US warns of 'imminent' terror threat in Kenya as Al Shabab promises 'open war'
The US embassy in Nairobi said Saturday that it had received 'credible information of an imminent threat of terrorist attacks directed at prominent Kenyan facilities and areas where foreigners are known to congregate.....'
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Africa Rising: Continent's income to triple, extreme poverty gone by 2060?
Most African countries 'will attain upper middle income status' by 2060, says a new report to be released tomorrow by the African Development Bank.
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Europe can improve upon US's 'conflict minerals' legislation: ICG
The European Union is debating how best to handle the issue of conflict minerals. International Crisis Group says it should not merely follow in the United States' footsteps, but go further.
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Paul Joynson-Hicks launches groups that empower Africa's poor and disabled
Photographer Paul Joynson-Hicks has a second vocation: He founds nonprofit organizations in Uganda and Tanzania that serve the needy.
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Powering Potential puts technology in schools in Tanzania while respecting local cultures
Janice Lathen brought more than computers to a remote part of Tanzania. She brought a window on the world.
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Navyn Salem manufactures success by helping to feed the world's hungry
Her nonprofit Edesia produces Plumpy'nut, a nutritious paste rich in calories and vitamins.
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Backpack Farms helps small African farmers defeat drought
Backpack Farms supports African farmers with low-cost products and training suited to their needs.
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