South Sudan: extremely poor or ridiculously rich
Surrounded by a series of blue and red suitcases two young women check in for the flight to the South Sudanese capital Juba. Their suitcases are of an expensive...
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Native inhabitants of Lamu see new port as threat
In March 2012, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki gave the go-ahead for a second port in Kenya. The new harbour, calculated to cost over twenty billion Euros, will be...
Africa’s Fabulous Mineral Wealth that isn’t ALL there
In the euphoria outside Africa about the economic potential based on minerals exploration of the continent, some falsehoods are being spread. Both on a per-squa...