Tag: international
Climate change to make droughts longer, more common, says UN
By Wanjohi Kabukuru, Associated Press
The frequency and duration of droughts will continue to increase due to human-caused climate change, with water scarcity already affecting...
10 dead in South Africa riots over jailing of ex-leader Zuma
By ANDREW MELDRUM, Associated Press
Rioting triggered by the imprisonment of former South African President Jacob Zuma escalated Monday as shopping malls in Johannesburg were...
Dr. Gladys West Becomes First Woman to Win the Prince Philip Medal
By The Royal Academy of Engineering
The Royal Academy of Engineering, founded by HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, 45 years ago this week...
Nobelist Wole Soyinka to honor Henry Louis Gates at PEN gala
By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka will be attending this fall’s PEN America literary gala, flying in from his native Nigeria...
Zimbabwean Government, Activists, Face Off Over Chinese Coal Plant
Edited by Kipchumba Some & Amrita Das | Zenger News
Map by Urvashi Makwana
HARARE, Zimbabwe — The Zimbabwean government is under pressure from civil society groups...
