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YEMENIS AND ETHIOPIANS CROSS PATHS IN DJIBOUTI

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

THE PERILS OF HOUSECLEANING ABROAD

Domestic migrant workers in the Middle East continue to face confinement and abuse — The New York Times

MEET EUROPE'S GATEKEEPER

The mayor of Lampedusa is teaching the EU a lesson in humanity as thousands arrive at her shores — Yahoo News
Domestic workers in Lebanon are using social media platforms to escape abuse — Vice

WHEN WHATSAPP SAVES LIVES

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

THE LUCRATIVE BUSINESS OF FENDING OFF MIGRANTS

How security companies benefit from humanitarian crises — OZY

THIS COUNTRY DOESN'T WANT ITS REFUGEES TO LEAVE

Since the start of Syria's civil war, thousands have found shelter in Armenia — The Middle East Eye

A CONTROVERSIAL APPROACH TO ENDING DOMESTIC WORKER ABUSE

A company in Lebanon wants to help domestic workers by improving relationships with their employers — NewsDeeply

THE LAST RESORT FOR REFUGEES?

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

EUROPEAN FIRMS ATTACKED IN OROMO PROTESTS

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

BOBI WINE, THE POP STAR WHO COULD TOPPLE MUSEVENI

A profile of the singer making Uganda's political elite fear for their future — 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

SOUTH AFRICA'S FIRST NATIONS HAVE BEEN FORGOTTEN

Hardly anyone seems to care about the the country’s earliest inhabitants, the Khoisan — Foreign Policy

THE SOUTH AFRICAN LAWYER DEFENDING WHITE RIGHTS

Ernst Roets is on a mission to protect the rights of what he thinks is a persecuted minority: White farmers. — OZY
Trafficking
TRAFFICKING

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
The Rest
SOCIAL

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

WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES ARE GETTING AHEAD IN UGANDA

Uganda has some of the most progressive laws for people with disabilities in Africa — NewsDeeply

A LONG STRANGE DRUG TRIP IN 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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Multimedia
MULTIMEDIA

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
The Rise of Europe's Cannabis Social ClubsNPR
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RADIO: HIPSTERS GIVE TAXIDERMY A SECOND LIFE

From DIY kits to workshops and homemade skull jewelry, stuffing the dead is experiencing a rebirth
Hipsters Give Taxidermy A Second LifeNPR
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