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Somaliland, A State In All But Name
Somaliland paints a stark contrast with neighbouring Somalia. Somalia is wracked by internal turmoil, much of its own territory not being under the control of its government, and with several other nations attempting to help liberate much of the rest of the country from rebel groups. Somaliland on the other hand, although still a developing [...]
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Ethiopia’s Progress In Combating HIV and AIDs
Just How Are Those Millennium Development Goals Progressing? Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDs, Malaria and other diseases.
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Collapse of the balancing rocks: Zimbabwe’s descent
“Once the land has been redistributed, the commercial farms will be broken up, the remaining white farmers reduced by exile or imprisonment; Zimbabwe’s government, already morally bankrupt, will decline towards economic collapse.” These words, stated by Wilfrid Denis Walker, in the final paragraph of his paper Land Reform in Zimbabwe written in 1989 may have [...]
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Female Genital Mutilation: Cutting the Woman from the Girl
The world we live in is saturated with post modern views. It will indeed be held by some, that my opinion on this subject disregards culture and is intolerant towards religious beliefs of people practicing this act. It has been claimed by some proponents of this horrid mutilation, that criticisms which the practice attracts are [...]
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‘Land Grabbing’ in East Africa
Land Grabbing in East Africa is a controversial issue effecting millions of hectares of land and even more local citizens, but is this trend negative?
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International Human Rights, The Best we Can Hope For
Human rights are hard to define; much less to agree upon. This Essay argues that a narrow interpretation of Human Rights is optimal.
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