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Drive Slower
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4 min read
I am currently enjoying slower drives these days. While I was never used to the being a driving maniac, I would get increasingly frustrated when people would drive slow and keep me from driving fast, or cut me off. That was a stressful experience. Not anymore. Since my last drive in Tanzania, which imposes a…
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Djibouti Spaceport
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2 min read
Djibouti, a tiny nation in the Northeast of Africa, has signed a preliminary deal with Hong Kong Aerospace Technology and Touchroad International Holdings Group to build a spaceport within its territory—the first to be built on the continent. A spaceport or cosmodrome is a site for launching or receiving spacecraft, by analogy to a seaport…
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World’s Powerful Passports
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3 min read
The latest results from the Henley Passport Index provide fascinating insights into a world characterized by extraordinary upheaval and offer a revealing look at what lies ahead. The Kenyan passport has dropped two places in the global mobility ranking to position 73 but maintained its spot as the eighth most powerful in the continent. For the fifth…
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US-Africa Summit
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3 min read
The heads of state from 49 African countries have concluded a three-day US-Africa Summit with significant pledges from President Joe Biden and American officials and a healthy dose of scepticism from African leaders. The meetings agenda included strengthening relations with the African continent, the climate crisis, good governance, food security, global health and trade. The…