The chemical brothers: Putin and Assad… What would Russia’s support for Assad cost Vladimir Putin?
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on October 20, 2015 This week the world witnessed yet another chemical attack in Syria. After horrendous footage from Khan Sheikhoun showed children suffocating from sarin gas and relatives crying over piles of dead bodies, Russia […]
Fresh Drive to Rid Western Africa of Polio
Polio eradication teams are preparing to vaccinate 116 million children in western and central African nations, especially Nigeria. The virus, which can paralyze victims, was stamped out in India in 2014. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) said Friday its teams were aiming to reach every child under five in 13 countries from Mauritania to […]
Preparing for New Travel Ban, Lawyers Step Up to Help Immigrants
A man near the cordoned-off area near the baggage claim for international arrivals at Dulles International Airport questioned Mirriam Seddiq as she stood with her sign offering free legal assistance. As Seddiq later tells the story, he sneered, “Would you take these Muslims home with you?” She looked down at herself, then back up at […]
South Sudan Govt Accused of Blocking Aid, Despite Famine
The head of the U.N. Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) says the government there should make sure that aid agencies can reach people who are starving. On Monday, three U.N. aid agencies declared famine exists in two counties of South Sudan. UNMISS chief David Shearer said the government was still blocking aid by delaying paperwork […]
Police Arrest Tanzania’s ‘Most Wanted’ Suspected Drug Trafficker
A man who police say is a “most wanted leader “of a heroin trafficking ring operating between Tanzania and China yesterday surrendered to authorities after an intensive two-week manhunt. Mr Ayubu Mfaume, alias Kiboko, presented himself at the headquarters of the Drug Control and Enforcement Commission (DCEC) on realizing the police had for the past […]
7,000 Railway Stations In India To Go Solar
Almost every railway station in India will soon be fed with solar power if the plans announced in India’s latest union budget are implemented. The Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced that the 7,000 railway stations across the country will be fed with solar power as per the Indian Railways mission to implement 1,000 megawatts […]
$1.8 Billion Of India’s Coal Tax Invested In Renewable Energy So Far
Renewable energy has been the largest beneficiary of the coal tax tax revenue collected in India over the last seven years. The Ministry of Finance in India recently revealed that it has allocated Rs 12,430 crore ($1.8 billion) from the National Clean Energy Fund to the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy between 2010-11 and […]
Ethiopia Banks on Agro-Industrial Parks for Economic Growth
Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn laid a cornerstone for Baeker Integrated Agro-Industrial Park yesterday in Humera, town of western Tigray State. Speaking at the occasion, Prime Minister Hailemariam said the industrial park would play a role in creating economic integration with neighboring countries apart from its importance for the national economy. The premier noted that the […]
World-Famous Ethiopian Astrophysicist – Dr. Legesse Wetro
Legesse Wetro is a doctor of astrophysics. He is the Founder of Ethiopian Space Science Society (ESSS) and founding member of the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences, African Astronomical Society, African and Ethiopian Physical Societies. He is a lead scientist in theoretical pulsar astrophysics. Dr. Legesse is as well member of the International Astronomical Union (IAU)-Commissions […]
North Koreans ‘believe they are at war on a daily basis’, Russian academic warns
Leonid Petrov has spent a lifetime watching North Korea and is considered one of the world’s leading experts on the reclusive regime. The Russian academic has not long returned from his latest trip to the capital Pyongyang and is never surprised at just how surreal it is. “North Korea is a wonderland of myths … […]
