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Burundi

How to vote in Burundi

May 6, 2020 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2020 Election, International, Voting News Leave a comment

For those who don’t vote in the US because they think it’s too time-consuming, too complicated or too confusing, consider the voting process in

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Togo: another country I know nothing about

March 6, 2019 Gloria Shur Bilchik Democracy, International Leave a comment

Togo is not Tonga. I had not thought about either of those tiny nations until, literally, yesterday, when I wrote a post about a

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US troops in Africa

Where does US have troops in Africa, how many, and why?

October 23, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Foreign Policy, International, Military, Terrorism, War Leave a comment

Recently, many of us learned that the US has troops stationed in Niger and in other African nations. The news came as a surprise

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second-hand

Do African countries want your second-hand clothes? Yes and No

June 29, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Charity & Justice, International One comment

In 2016, the six-nation East African Community—whose members are Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and South Sudan—agreed to a ban on imported second-hand clothes

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AFCON 2015: A thrilling story of sports, corruption, and resistance

January 16, 2015 Adam Levin International, Sports Leave a comment

With the rash of unjust police shootings, all eyes are on the home front, so to speak: Americans are talking about racial inequality and

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Questions about Mali

January 23, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Foreign Policy, History, International, Military, Obama, War 2 comments

Until about a week ago, I couldn’t find Mali on a map—except that I knew to look in Africa. I knew that it was

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Your laptop [and mine] are fueling DR Congo’s civil war

September 19, 2011 Mike Davis Consumer issues, Technology, War One comment

The device you are reading this on, whether you are a Mac or PC fan, is very likely helping to fuel the ongoing civil

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“Better health, better incomes, better lives”

August 12, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Health care, International Leave a comment

Door-to-door sales may be a quaint relic of the Norman-Rockwell past in the US, but they could be the next big thing in developing

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Bicycles help educate girls in Zambia

June 16, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Charity & Justice, Education, International 2 comments

In the US, living 10 miles from school means riding a school bus or organizing a car pool. In many African countries, it means

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