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Tanzania: New Initiative to Save Forests Aims at Empowering Women

  By Meddy Mulisa Bukoba — Dativa Kaimukirwa (24) looks knackered but manages to smile as she speaks to reporters outside her hut at Rukoma village, in Bukoba Rural district..

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UN: Harmful Traditional Practice of Female Genital Mutilation Must End

Leading United Nations and humanitarian organizations have called for an end to female genital mutilation, a traditional practice that causes physical harm and extreme emotional trauma to tens of millions.

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Why Culture Is the Heart of Organizational Innovation

By Chris Cancialosi, Ph.D If you mention “innovation” to most business leaders, it wouldn’t be a surprise if they begin to think about Tesla, GE, or 3M. Compared to these giants.

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China Says United States Should ‘Brush Up On’ South China Sea History

The United States needs to brush up on its history about the South China Sea, as World War Two-related agreements mandated that all Chinese territories taken by Japan had to.

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Nigeria: 240,000 Children Die Annually From Diarrhoea – USAID

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has said that at least 240,000 Nigerian children die every year from diarrhoea related illness, one of the commonest childhood killer diseases..

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Kenya: Number of Those Affected By Drought Rises to 2.7 Million

The number of people in need of relief assistance has risen from 1.3 million in August 2016 to 2.7 million following below average performance of the 2016 short rains. Many.

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Nigeria Parliament Approves Plan to Sell $1 Billion Eurobond

Nigeria’s parliament has approved the government’s request to sell a $1 billion Eurobond on the international debt market to help finance its budget deficit, the senate spokesman said on Wednesday..

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Somali Lawmakers Vote for President

Somali lawmakers gathered behind the blast walls of the capital’s airport on Wednesday to elect their president, after months of delays and threats from Islamist insurgents bent on derailing the.

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Somali Police Beef-Up Security In Capital Before Presidential Election

Somali authorities blocked main roads in the capital and barred vehicles from driving near the secure airport compound on Tuesday in a security lock down before a presidential election. After.

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South Africa’s Sappi to Invest $305M in North America, Europe

South African pulp and paper maker Sappi will invest $305 million in North America and Europe to increase its packaging capacity, the firm said on Wednesday after releasing its first-quarter.

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