News-Decoder takes a strategic step into Africa
News-Decoder has sealed a partnership with the African News Agency that deepens our ties to that vital continent and marks a milestone in our growth.
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Quiz: Are you a News-Decoder news hound?
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Read moreWhile Africa grows, Congo’s torment endures
Many African countries have cast off the painful legacy of colonialism. But Congo remains mired in horror, violence, corruption and misgovernment.
Read moreItaly’s Lampedusa wants to spread peace through drum beat
Italy’s Lampedusa island has become a symbol of the desperate flight of migrants and refugees. Now it wants to promote understanding through “peace drums.”
Read moreHopes rise for end to long dispute over Western Sahara
Morocco has been readmitted to the African Union, raising hopes for a resolution of one of the continent’s most intractable territorial disputes.
Read moreIn Tunis, a workshop for young citizens
In the heart of Tunisia’s capital, Tunis, children flock to a crowded workshop to make public art. It’s less aesthetics than a lesson in citizenship.
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Read moreTerrorism: Good news and bad news
Worried about terrorism? Here’s some good news and bad news about terrorism’s impact on international relations and domestic politics in Europe and the U.S.
Read moreSpecter of climate change haunts Africa
Africa is facing its worst food shortage in three decades. And the driving force is not so much the usual culprit — armed conflict — as it is climate change.
Read moreHumanity within nature: photos from Mali
Landscape designer Chris Hendershot traveled to Mali in 2015 and has shared with us photos that he took while in the West African country.
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