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A Few Can Make War; a Village Must Build Peace
Gen. Adem Mohammed, chief of general staff of the Ethiopian National Defence Force, spoke during the opening ceremony of the African Land Forces Summit, a conference co-hosted by U.S. Army Africa in Addis Ababa on February 18, 2020. His…
Tunisian ‘Robocop’ Enforces COVID-19 Lockdown
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Tunisia’s Interior Ministry deployed a police robot to patrol the streets of the capital and enforce a lockdown imposed in March 2020 to help the country battle the spread of COVID-19.
Known as PGuard, the…
Again, Horses Trot Through Central African Republic
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A chestnut horse appears on a dusty Bangui street, trotting among the bashed-up cars, motorbike taxis and crumbling buildings. The rider is a well-known figure in the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR):…
Drones to be Tested in Battle Against Locust Swarms
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The United Nations is testing drones equipped with mapping sensors and atomizers to spray pesticides in parts of East Africa battling an invasion of desert locusts. Hundreds of millions of the voracious insects…
Sierra Leonean Gangster Leaves Streets for Poetry
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In his poem Rough Path, Yousef Kamara reflects on his years selling drugs and stealing as the leader of a street gang in Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown.
“Like a traveller in a rough jungle/Self propelling all alone/Edging…
His Life Spanned Generations
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When Fredie Blom was born, the automobile was in its infancy, the first airplane was less than a year old and World War I was in the future.
More than 116 years later, Blom still got…