The pastiche-style poster art ubiquitous in Egyptian houses and businesses reveals how locals imagine far-off landscapes, idealise nature and define beauty.
There is usually a historical reason why schools teach certain languages. But as new economies emerge, such languages may no longer be the best ones to learn.
Former Chadian President Hissène Habré defiant as he leaves court in Dakar in 2005.
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Former Chadian president Hissène Habré’s fate will be sealed by the appeals judgment in a part domestic and international trial bringing closure to victims and human rights champions after a 20 years.
Kosovo fans cheer as their team takes on Finland at a September 2016 football match.
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In Kosovo’s long struggle to gain international recognition of its statehood, football has helped the country achieve major goals.
With the likes of Pablo Iglesias and Ada Colau coming to power in Spain, we are witnessing the rise of the ‘post-representatives’.
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Spain has been transformed into a democratic laboratory, where the participation and use of new communication strategies are ready for experimentation and innovation.
Ecuador’s Rafael Correa is one of the wold’s top politician-tweeters.
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When leaders of weak democracies use social media to connect with their constituents, people feel heard. But Twitter responses won’t give citizens what they need.
With widening income differences and growing social divisions, citizens are less willing to support each other and taxpayers less willing to pay taxes.
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Scientists discover a growing fault line in the “neck” region of the duck-shaped comet.
South African children in Kwa-Zulu Natal walk to the last tap with running water after other communal taps were cut off due to drought.
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South Africa did a brilliant job of increasing access to safe water for millions of people after the first democratic elections in 1994. But it hasn’t kept up the good work.
President Nursultan Nazarbayev (here in 2012) used to his best interest technology in an attempt to shut down any political uprising.
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Professor in Practice on Environmental Innovation, School of Social and Environmental Sustainability, University of Glasgow, UK, National University of Singapore