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Ravaging Drought Deepens in KenyaNAIROBI

Ravaging Drought Deepens in Kenya

Experts warn that Kenya is in the grip of the worst drought in recent history as government estimates show the number of people who are acutely food insecure has risen to 2.7 million, up from two million in January.

Miriam Gathigah | Humanitarian Emergencies | Africa

Dubai Ruler Warns Against Economic Isolation at Summit Meeting

Dubai Ruler Warns Against Economic Isolation at Summit Meeting

Speaking at the opening of the two-day World Government Summit in Dubai, Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said economic openness is a ground reality.

Razeena Raheem | Middle East & North Africa
Radio: the Original Social Media

Radio: the Original Social Media

With less than half the world’s population online, radio continues to be world’s most widely accessible source of news and information.

Lyndal Rowlands | Press Freedom | Global

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Argentina’s Never-ending Environmental Disaster

Daniel Gutman | Environment | Latin America & the Caribbean

Kenya’s Potential in Agriculture Lies in Rural Transformation

Gabriel Rugalema and Alessio Colussi | Food & Agriculture | Africa

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Jomo Kwame Sundaram | Global

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