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The water chooses where it will flow in Cape Town

When Cape Town's locals ration water for the day, the region's vineyards are irrigated by irrigation pipes, reflecting the sharp division of the country's precious resource. It has been four years since the tourist capital of South Africa almost ran out, during a drought that caused the city to limp towards a "Day Zero" when all pipes would be emptied. Now the water flows generously, but not for everyone. South Africa is the most unequal country in the world, with race playing a decisive factor, a…

Human Rights Watch condemns summary executions of

71 people have been documented summarily executed by the Malian army. In Torno, for example, two soldiers had been killed by an explosion and the military convoy immediately fell over the village. They killed 14 people. Looks like a retaliatory attack. Among the victims was the village chief, who was over 80 years old, a 16-year-old girl. They took them to the place where the mine had exploded and they were executed on the spot. We also documented the serious case that occurred in early March…

No alternative: Ugandans turn to herbs among

Herbal medicine may be a contentious issue, but the high cost of medicines and their unavailability in public hospitals have forced people to turn to alternative solutions in the eastern African nation of Uganda, which experts fear could lead to people falling victim to counterfeit medicines. is called a cure. Damali Nanfuka, a resident of the capital Kampala, told the Anadolu Agency (AA) on the eve of World Medicine Day, which is being celebrated on Monday, that doctors charged her 100,000 shillings…

Women in Somalia are reconnecting in the middle of decades of conflict and displacement

MOGADISHU (AXADLE) For more than 30 years, Somalia has been embroiled in a deep economic, political and social crisis in which its citizens suffer the most. They have tolerated mass displacement, loss of loved ones in ongoing conflict, and destruction of basic services for decades. The protracted violence has also split the bonds of friendship between communities that had lived in peace. "People suddenly distrusted each other," said Abdiwahab Bissle, an expert on social stabilization at the International Organization…

Gaalkacyo: Xildhibaan aad u taageersan Farmaajo oo

Gaalkacyo (Axadle) – Waxaa hadda lasoo gabagabeeyey tirinta codadka ergadii dooraneysay xildhibaanka qaadanaya kursiga HOP#095 oo caawa ay doorashadiisu ka dhacday magaalada Gaalkacyo ee gobolka Mudug. Cabdiraxmaan Maxamed Maxamuud (Cagaweyne) ayaa ku guuleystay kursigaan oo ahaa mid loo galay tartan furan oo adag, waxuuna ahaa midka ugu tartanka adag seddaxdii kursi ee maanta lagu doortay magaalada Gaalkacyo. Seddax musharax oo kala ah: 1 –…