Trump said Egypt will blow up Ethiopia’s dam. Here’s why Africa’s largest hydroelectric project shouldn’t be controversial.
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Trump said Egypt will blow up Ethiopia’s dam. Here’s why Africa’s largest hydroelectric project shouldn’t be controversial.

U.S. president Donald Trump is known for making short outbursts that shock the world. But most people, even his critics, admit that such comments that often sound irrational, threatening, outside the realm of reality, and belonging to a drunk man who’s had seven rounds at the bar, are laced with some deep truths. Especially when…

Seychelles opposition leader Wavel Ramkalawan wins presidency vote after 30 years of trying
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Seychelles opposition leader Wavel Ramkalawan wins presidency vote after 30 years of trying

Seychelles opposition leader Wavel Ramkalawan has won the country’s presidential poll, marking the first time an opposition candidate has won the presidency since 1977. The electoral commission announced that Ramkalawan, a former Anglican priest, garnered 54.9% of the vote while President Danny Faure captured 43.5%. The win was slightly unexpected as Ramkalawan, at his sixth…