Democracy is key to economic success
DEVELOPMENT The first reason for supporting democracy in Africa is that the continent’s democracies have typically posted economic growth rates
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Author: Ali-Guban
Explosion, Panic and Death at Ariana Grande Concert in England
MANCHESTER, England — An explosion that may have been a suicide bombing killed at least 19 people on Monday night
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Alone on the Open Road: Truckers Feel Like ‘Throwaway People’
EFFINGHAM, Ill. — The vast Petro truck stop here is a neon-lit, blacktop oasis at the crossroads of America. It
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How America and the West Got Wrong on Somalia
Nairobi — During my first trip to Mogadishu, Somalia, on my last night in town, as I was packing up
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China’s success in Africa depends on peace in South Sudan
In less than one week, Chinese president Xi Jinping will convene a summit of roughly 30 global leaders to discuss
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F.B.I. Director James Comey Is Fired by Trump
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Tuesday fired the director of the F.B.I., James B. Comey, abruptly terminating the law enforcement
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Ex-hedge fund manager founds school in Somaliland
In 2008, a man named Jonathan Starr was 32 years old and running a hedge fund in Boston. He was
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So, where to, freedom?
Various political theorists have noted that freedom comes in two forms. There is freedom from, and freedom to. Freedom from
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Break Away Nation: How Somaliland Is Putting The Horn of Africa On The Map
By Merlin Linehan Somaliland is a break away nation on the Horn of Africa, officially part of Somalia and never
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Stop South Sudan killings now
Reports of mass killings and horrific rampages by government forces in South Sudan are emerging from the troubled country with
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