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YEMENIS AND ETHIOPIANS CROSS PATHS IN DJIBOUTI

Refugees flee from the conflict while desperate migrants sail towards it — Newsweek

THE AFRICAN NATION THAT SEES REFUGEES AS AN OPPORTUNITY

Refugees have flooded into Djibouti as war rages in Yemen. And the government is welcoming them all — IBTimes

MEET EUROPE'S GATEKEEPER

The mayor of Lampedusa is teaching the EU a lesson in humanity as thousands arrive at her shores — Yahoo News

How Albania, one of Europe's poorest nations, is preparing to welcome the refugees Macedonia doesn't want — OZY

THE LAST RESORT FOR REFUGEES?

CAN SOUTHERN EUROPE REVERSE THE FLOW OF MIGRATION

How Spain, Italy and Greece are trying to avoid further brain drain — OZY

THE MEDITERRANEAN GRAVEYARD

Why many of the deaths of migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean are systematically undocumented — OZY

'Clowns Without Borders' tries to make the Syrian refugees laugh in Jordan — The Huffington Post

SEND IN THE CLOWNS ... TO THE REFUGEE CAMP

EUROPEAN FIRMS ATTACKED IN OROMO PROTESTS

Ethiopia's Oromo protests expose links between foreign agri-business and the government — The Guardian

KENYA'S HEAD RABBLEROUSER

Boniface Mwangi is making the Kenyan elite look devastating corruption and tribalism in the face — OZY

MAURITIUS' ENTREPRENEURIAL FEMALE PRESIDENT

She's got big ambitions but climate change threatens to derail her plans — Fortune

"I AM NOT MY FATHER" SAYS GABON'S PRESIDENT ALI BONGO

Bongo claims his mission is to lift Gabonese out of poverty, but critics call him a dictator — IBTimes

AFRICA'S WANNABE MAO WITH A MOUSTACHE

From a series on little-known dictators, Eritrea's Isaias Afwerki, the reason tens of thousands are fleeing for Europe — Yahoo News

THE DANGEROUS FUTURE OF SYRIA'S GOVERNMENT IN EXILE

How a dentist-turned-prime minister and his broke opposition government try to survive in Syria and abroad — OZY

YEMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER

Hooria Mashhour has arguably one of the world's most difficult jobs — The Huffington Post

ETHIOPIA'S MOST DANGEROUS PROFESSOR

Sentence to death in absentia, Berhanu Nega has been leading a political opposition from exile for over a decade — OZY

AFRICA'S UP-AND-COMING NARCOTICS HUB

East Africa is quickly becoming a gateway for heroin, to Europe and South Africa — OZY

FROM GOLD COAST TO COKE COAST

To supply Europe's growing love of cocaine, a big part of Latin America's coke trade has move to West Africa — OZY

THE NEW SEX TOURISM DESTINATIONS

As Thailand cracks down on the sex trade, the industry is moving to Laos, Myanmar and Bangladesh — Yahoo News

COLOMBIA'S NARCO-FIGHTING PHILOSOPHER

He is pioneering an unconventional mix of artificial intelligence, neuroscience and social network analysis to stem organized crime

THE MALE FACE OF SEX TRAFFICKING

How young East African men are lured into sex slavery and the stigma that follows them for life — Yahoo News

LIVELIHOODS THREATENED BY KENYA'S TANA RIVER PLANS

Kenya’s plans for a 3km-long dam and a £28bn transportation corridor have led to fears about erosion and pollution — The Guardian

ETHIOPIA STARTS EXPORTING ITS PRECIOUS TEFF

Ethiopia’s staple grain is the latest superfood, but there are fears about impact of rising exports on locals — The Guardian

KENYAN START-UPS TRY TO BRIDGE THE DIGITAL GAP IN EDUCATION

Despite limited internet access and regular power outages, digital education companies are transform learning in east Africa — The Guardian

GABON'S INNOVATIVE PLAN TO PROTECT HUMANS FROM ELEPHANTS

A two-metre-high electric fence could finally allow pachyderms and humans to cohexist in harmony — The Evening Standard

HEALTH CARE: AFRICA'S NEXT MOBILE REVOLUTION

Hundreds of so-called "mHealth" initiatives are trying to close the gap between patients and caregivers — OZY

THE RISE OF AFRICA'S FEMALE PHILANTHROPISTS

Africa's female philanthropists are emerging from the sidelines and making strides — Fortune

MEET YEMEN'S BANKSY

Murad Subay's poignant and often ironic murals have become part of Sana'a's identity — OZY

A LONG STRANGE TRIP TO GABON

One of the world’s strongest psychedelic drugs has become an unlikely tourist draw — Slate

HOW KENYA'S 'BODA-BODA' BIKERS ARE TAKING ON UBER

The biggest threat to the company's bottom line may not be angry taxi drivers but motorcycles — IBTimes

KENYA'S CROTON TREE TOUTED AS THE NEXT BIOFUEL CROP

But the legacy of biofuel’s failure in Africa could prevent croton oil from transforming the industry — The Guardian

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PODCAST: MYTHBUSTING THE REFUGEE CRISIS

Debunking commonly-held myths about the crisis like: we are experiencing unprecedented levels of migration

VIDEO: THE WORLD'S FIRST FEMINIST?

Simone de Beauvoir called Christine de Pizan "the first woman to pick up a pen to defend her sex"

RADIO: THE RISE OF EUROPE'S 'SOCIAL CANNABIS CLUBS'

Cannabis users in Spain have found a loophole that lets them smoke quasi-legally in clubs

RADIO: HIPSTERS GIVE TAXIDERMY A SECOND LIFE

From DIY kits to workshops and homemade skull jewelry, stuffing the dead is experiencing a rebirth