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Usually, when we speak about “emigration destinations” for North African countries, we mean Europe, USA, Canada, and some Gulf countries. As the borders of these countries become more and more hermetically sealed, young migration candidates from North Africa have to choose between classic-but-risky clandestine migration or new opportunities in their […]

The European Union is big. When it comes to electricity, it consumes almost 3 billion MWh/ year, less than China and Russia, yet far more than any other country in the world. But is it really clever? Despite its fundamental flaw – which is that it cannot be stored easily […]

On  8th of July 2011 the Government of Kenya launched  the Open Government Data Portal, the only government data portal in Sub-Saharan Africa.  It has over 160 data sets including the complete 2009 Kenyan national census, national budget data,  national and county expenditure, information on healthcare,  schools and much more. […]

India’s technological advances are being exploited for unhealthy social practices Has technology led to sex selective abortion becoming more rampant in India? The past 20 years have seen a significant rise in economic development in India and the country is now among the top ten performers in terms of gross […]

Since the Egyptian revolution in January-February 2011, the Egyptian gas pipe that supplies Jordan and Israel has been bombed 4 times up to the time of writing. Egyptian gas is vital for Jordan because with it Jordan generates 80% of its electricity. At this time particularly, all eyes are turned to the […]