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Sahel region, Africa

  • Written by: Muhammad Dan Suleiman, PhD Candidate, University of Western Australia
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The Sahel region of Africa is a 3,860-kilometre arc-like land mass lying to the immediate south of the Sahara Desert and stretching east-west across the breadth of the African continent.

A largely semi-arid belt of barren, sandy and rock-strewn land, the Sahel marks the physical and cultural transition...

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South Sudan

  • Written by: Peter Run, PhD Candidate and Tutor, The University of Queensland
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South Sudan seceded from Sudan in 2011 after a protracted war of independence that started in 1955.

One internal struggle in this war was between the Sudan People’s Liberation Army’s (SPLA) leadership, headed by John Garang and his deputy Salva Kiir, on one side, and current rebel leader Riek...

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Venezuela

  • Written by: Alexis Sergio Esposto, Senior Lecturer, Economics, Swinburne University of Technology
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Venezuela’s major crises will continue in 2017. These include ongoing economic instability, over-reliance on the price of oil, shortages of food and electricity and increasing inequality. At the core is a history of political interference in the functions of economic and government and institutions.

Sinc...

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Brazil

  • Written by: Alexis Sergio Esposto, Senior Lecturer, Economics, Swinburne University of Technology
imageThe Conversation/Zenobia Ahmed, CC BY-SA

Brazil is the ninth largest economy in the world, yet its real potential has never been realised. Having had a strong period of economic growth from 2003 to shortly after the global financial crisis, the quality of life for millions of people was improved.

Over the last 15 years or so, Brazil has experienced a...

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  19. Nokia's revised 3310 mobile phone is the latest tech to target retro-adopters
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