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Congolese Mourning Rites That Are Abusive To Widows
Worldcrunch.com / SYFIA INTERNATIONAL SIBITI — Being gifted as inheritance to the brother of your dead husband, seeing everything you own confiscated, being able to wash only when your in-laws decide....
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Can Infrared Scan Solve Old King Tut Tomb Mysteries?
Worldcrunch.com / MADA MASR CAIRO — The Antiquities Ministry announced it would oversee a new infrared scanning of Tutankhamun's tomb on the 93rd anniversary of its discovery. The hope is that the...
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Congolese Women, Freedom Through Literacy
Worldcrunch.com / SYFIA INTERNATIONAL BRAZZAVILLE — It was only when she realized she'd handed her husband a letter written by his mistress that Alphonsine decided to act. Facing such heartbreak and...
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The Tunisia Paradox: Arab Spring Success, Terrorist Hotbed
Worldcrunch.com / LE MONDE MENZEL BOURGHUIBA — There’s a pomegranate tree and a vine stock in the small courtyard. Beyond the outer wall, you can make out the expanse of the Bizerte lake, spreading...
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In Mozambique, A Stunning Archipelago Bets On Conservation
Worldcrunch.com / LA STAMPA IBO — “This is a protected sanctuary!” Abdallah is shouting, as he swiftly makes a sharp turn in his boat. Moments later, he is reaching his arm out to grab the swimmer’s...
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In South Africa, Gold Mining Has Turned Into A Crook's Game
Worldcrunch.com / LE TEMPS KRUGERSDORP — A group of men are running away on a wasteland adjoining the residential district of Mindalore, in Krugersdorp (25 miles west of Johannesburg). They probably...
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To Defeat ISIS In Libya, The West Needs Egypt — And Russia
Worldcrunch.com / LA STAMPA -Analysis- ROME — The "other" front line in the war against ISIS is in Libya. An ongoing civil war has created fertile ground for the Islamist terror group to expand four...
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In Senegal, Where Europe’s Dangerous Allure Continues To Beckon
Worldcrunch.com / LE MONDE THIAROYE — Sitting on the corner of his bed, behind the curtains drawn to hide the blazing sun, Saada Ndiaye is waiting for the moment to come. That moment is his would-be...
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"Just Numbers And Corpses" — An Egyptian Prisoner’s Plea
Worldcrunch.com / MADA MASR CAIRO — Seven months ago, security forces stormed a house in Santa (a district in Gharbiya Governorate) after midnight on May 24. They arrested a young man named Nour...
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Egypt’s Fledgling Urban Gardeners Hope State Stays Hands Off
Worldcrunch.com / MADA MASR CAIRO — In addition to supplying fresh food, urban gardens add green space to cities, also providing critical cooling and air filtration that plant life provides. At the...
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In Egypt, A Village Fights For More Than Just A Soccer Field
Worldcrunch.com / MADA MASR LUXOR — It's hot in the minibus that takes us to a village about 10 kilometers from Luxor's city center. We ask the driver to drop us off at the house of Hajj Tarek* on the...
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Tribal Life In Tanzania: Poisoned Arrows, Party Politics
Worldcrunch.com / LE MONDE GUIDA MILANDA — It's election time in Tanzania. And though the nomadic Hadza tribe won't be changing their ancient ways, they will find the path that leads to the voting...
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Algerian Limbo: Black, Undocumented, Dreaming Of Europe
Worldcrunch.com / LE MONDE ORAN — Carpets cover the ground, and large golden curtains divide the room in two to allow for a secluded space for sleeping. A small plastic swing for the children stands...
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In Madagascar, Where Climate Change Comes In Cyclones
Worldcrunch.com / LE MONDE TOLIARA — The heat and the years have taken a heavy toll on Rebokane Mahatsanga's frail, scaly-skinned body. Squatting, almost prone, among a few bad-looking ears of corn on...
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The Ethiopian AI Geeks Building Cutting-Edge Robots
Worldcrunch.com / LE MONDE ADDIS ABABA — The black-and-white robot stopped and its eyes, two small red lights, suddenly lit up. Rotating about 90 degrees, it recognized the blue plastic ball a few...
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A Stranger In Egypt: Missed Revolutions And A Spring On Ice
Worldcrunch.com / MADA MASR -Essay- CAIRO — Every year, on Jan. 25, I have the same thought: I don't have any memories to share. Every time I’m with friends who nostalgically remember moments of...
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Congo Charcoal, An Environmental Disaster In The Making
Worldcrunch.com / SYFIA INTERNATIONAL BRAZZAVILLE — In the vicinity of Brazzaville, thousands of woodland hectares have been decimated by charcoal producers over the course of many decades, destroying...
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The Exploitation Fueling Madagascar’s Sapphire Trade
Worldcrunch.com / LE MONDE ILAKAKA — The rush first started in October. With nothing but muscle power, some 100 holes, 10 to 20 meters deep, were dug in the red, dry ground. No one really knows who...
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Electric Future, Taking On Tesla In The South African Bush
Worldcrunch.com / LE MONDE LETAMO GAME FARM — After the depressing outskirts of Johannesburg, with its paved-over shopping centers, garages and the smell of greasy chicken, the countryside isn’t all...
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Congo Farming: Eco-Friendly Fertilizer v. Slash-And-Burn
Worldcrunch.com / SYFIA INTERNATIONAL BRAZZAVILLE — In the area around the Congolese capital of Brazzaville, it's common practice to burn vegetation in fields before planting crops. But this...
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