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It has been 10 months since the current Ebola outbreak started in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Since then more than 1847 cases and 1200 deaths have been reported. Ebola response efforts are being hampered by ongoing conflict and widespread distrust of authorities. Mosoka Fallah argues that unconventional approaches are needed to end the outbreak.
Binyavanga Wainaina, one of Kenya’s most famous writers, has died. A brilliant writer and self-declared pan-Africanist, Wainaina was committed to reclaiming African cultures and traditions. He was also brave. In the midst of virulent homophobia, he came out as gay and was a prominent and vocal critic of homophobia. Adriaan van Klinken pays tribute to his vibrant legacy.
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Health workers burying a child who died of Ebola in the DRC’s North Kivu province.
Hugh Kinsella Cunningham/EPA
Mosoka Fallah, Harvard Medical School
The grim facts are undisputed: the current Ebola outbreak is expanding, largely unabated.
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Binyavanga Wainaina.
Binyavanga Wainaina official Facebook page
Adriaan van Klinken, University of Leeds
Binyavanga Wainana was a brilliant writer and sharp thinker, creative and unruly.
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Business + Economy
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John Colley, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
Astronomic valuations for non-profitable companies are popular in Silicon Valley but how are they calculated and what do they reflect?
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Tessa Diphoorn, Utrecht University; Francesco Colona, University of Amsterdam
There's been a rise in partnerships, over the past 20 years, between private security companies and police units in Kenya
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En français
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Yaël Nazé, Université de Liège
Si vous avez eu un peu de mal à expliquer ce qu’est un trou noir, cet article vous concerne.
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Sophie Dubuisson-Quellier, Sciences Po – USPC; Solange Martin, Ademe (Agence de l’environnement et de la maitrise de l’énergie)
Les changements de comportements individuels sont la nouvelle cible des interventions publiques. Cette approche est-elle réaliste ?
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En español
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Víctor Rolo Romero, Universidad de Extremadura
Una red de explotaciones de dehesas desarrolla medidas para mantener la producción de estos ecosistemas, clave para la economía rural, ante las sequías y el empobrecimiento del suelo.
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Unai Pascual, bc3 - Basque Centre for Climate Change
La crisis de biodiversidad mundial que vivimos esconde una emergencia socioecológica consecuencia de un modelo de desarrollo basado en el crecimiento económico y las políticas que lo sustentan.
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