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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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April 20, 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria: "Credible" Elections Reinforce the Divide
2011 Presidential Election Map, April 19, 2011. Courtesy of INEC/BBC. (www.bbc.co.uk) In the aftermath of the presidential elections, Nigeria is dancing closer to the brink. Goodluck Jonathan, the i…
January 14, 2019
Philippines
Rodrigo Duterte: Fire and Fury in the Philippines: A Review
In the months before Brazil’s elections in October 2018, many experts both within and outside the country dismissed the possibility that Jair Bolsonaro, a former army captain and previously obscure f…
March 12, 2015
Sub-Saharan Africa
Mercenaries in Nigeria
Reuters reported early Thursday that the Abuja government is using foreign mercenaries in the struggle against Boko Haram. They cite a security source as saying that each mercenary is paid $400 per d…
February 9, 2005
Economics
It is now official
Karl Rove is the Bush Administration’s economic policy czar, and de facto Treasury Secretary. In addition to responsibility for political affairs and strategic initiatives, Mr Rove has been appointe…
November 7, 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
Boko Haram Attacks Escalate in Northern Nigeria
Nigerian police patrol as people attend prayers marking the muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in the capital Abuja, November 6, 2011. (Afolabi Sotunde/Courtesy Reuters) An alleged spokesman for norther…
