These maps are crucial for understanding the region’s history, its present, and some of the most important stories there today. 1. The fertile crescent, the cradle of civilization If this area wasn’t the birthplace of human civilization, it was at least a birthplace of human civilization. Called “the fertile crescent” because of its lush […]
In the run-up to a summit in Washington between President Obama and a number of African leaders that ended yesterday, Chika Onyeani, the publisher and editor-in-chief of the African Sun Times newspaper and the chairman of the Celebrate Africa Foundation, had called on summit participants to meet with members of the African Diaspora. Why might
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August 4-6 “I do not see the countries and peoples of Africa as a world apart; I see Africa as a fundamental part of our interconnected world – partners with America on behalf of the future we want for all of our children. That partnership must be grounded in mutual responsibility and mutual respect.” President
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has a simple question for education technology company ConnectEDU, which sought bankruptcy protection in April: Where’s our grant money? Source: blogs.wsj.com The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has a simple question for education technology company ConnectEDU, which sought bankruptcy protection in April: Where’s our money? In July 2013, the well-known
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July 28, 2014; Foreign Policy How quickly our sector drops issues! Remember the vigorous debate about the benefits and damage from the international assistance delivered to Haiti in the wake of the nation’s devastating January 2010 earthquake? Clare Lockhart, the founder and executive director of the Institute for State Effectiveness, and Johanna Mendelson Forman, a
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