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MIR Meets EP 2: Marie-Hélène Gyorog
Meet Marie-Hélène Gyorog! A native of Geneva, Switzerland, Marie-Hélène has a strong interest in global migration…
WHO Let Mugabe Out? Political Pressure and the Future of…
Global health stewardship and the 37 year-old rule of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe are rarely thought of in…
“No Raila, No Peace”: Kenya’s Growing…
“Kenyans want us to succeed,” Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya’s recently re-elected incumbent president, said to reporters…
The Controversy of Used Clothing: East African-US Trade…
On October 12th the New York Times brought the discussion of second hand clothing in East Africa to the mainstream.…
Angolan Media: The Propaganda Machine
Despite the fact that "freedom of the press" is loosely protected in the Angolan Constitution, the former…
Big Pharma’s Ominous Role in Nigeria’s Fake Drugs Crisis
In 2008, mothers of teething infants visited their local Nigerian pharmacies to purchase some medicine to ease…
The Horn of Africa: Black Rhino conservation in Kenya…
The State of Rhinos in Africa
Global rhino populations today are a tenth of what they were at the…
Uganda’s Refugee Paradise
A quick Google search into Uganda’s refugee policy and you will find yourself eye-to-eye with the world’s most…
Combating Corruption: The Insidious Influence of Jose…
The incumbent president of Angola, Joao Lourenco, is no stranger to politics. Born in Portuguese Angola in 1954, he…
Winds of Change: Angola’s Political Zeitgeist
Perhaps no country better exemplifies the resource curse than Angola: although the country has vast natural wealth…
Kagame and The Congo
Rich in resources yet rife with conflict, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is geographically the second…
Kenya’s Historic Elections, Unknown Future
During the summer of 2017, election season put all eyes on Kenya. Although a decade ago, the unprecedented violence…