Category Archives: Development

60% Oyee!

As of Day 5, Southern Sudan has reached the 60% voter turnout needed for the vote to be valid. That was a hurdle many were concerned about so some good news on that front. There haven’t been any major incidents … Continue reading

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UAE’s cousin

Sometimes there are just no words… The authorities in southern Sudan have unveiled a $10bn (£6.4bn) plan to rebuild the region’s cities in the shapes of animals and fruit. Wau will be shaped like a giraffe with the sewage treatment … Continue reading

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Link fixed

Sorry about that, the link to video in my post earlier today is fixed now!

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Blessed be the peacemakers

Tomorrow, August 19th, is World Humanitarian Day, established to give special recognition to all humanitarian and UN personnel who work to further the humanitarian cause and to remember those who have lost their lives in the line of their work. … Continue reading

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African Leadership

There have been a few recent news items about Leadership in Africa that have caught my attention. The first, that Sudanese Businessman Mo Ibrahim has declined to award his individual prize for African Leadership for the second year in a … Continue reading

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