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March Madness 2016: Does Trump Endorse Violence?
Thanks mostly to the presence and behavior of Republican front-runner Donald Trump, the 2016 presidential primary contests are among the most vitriolic and violent in the history of the United States. Trump’s rallies just in the past two weeks have been the scenes of fistfights and ugly confrontations between supporters and protesters. Moving…
Overfishing in East Africa
With the increased demand of fish, African waters have become a hot spot for local and international fishers making this one of the highest concentration of fishing areas in the world. It is reported that an average of 1.3 billion worth of fish are illegally caught and removed from the African oceans on a…
Hirola: Africa’s Rarest Antelope
Africa’s Rarest Antelope On the border of Kenya and Somalia lives a beautiful creature that is critically endangered: the Hirola, or “Hunter’s antelope.” The global population is around 600 animals, and it is the only existing member of its genus, Beatragus. “The loss of the Hirola would be the first extinction of a mammalian genus…
The Tanzania/Uganda Pipe-line: Fueling East Africa
With the biggest oil project in East Africa only months away from beginning, one can only imagine the excitement, and opportunity this new venture has to offer. The Tanzania/Uganda oil pipeline is slated to begin in August of 2016 and expects to create 1,500 jobs. In addition to the immediate impact on local and…
