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Am 23. März 2012 ist Bundespräsident Joachim Gauck in einer gemeinsamen Sitzung von Bundestag und Bundesrat im Plenarsaal des Deutschen Bundestages in Berlin als elfter Präsident der Bundesrepublik Deutschland vereidigt worden. Anschließend hat der Bundespräsident […]

Egypt’s public health system is in disarray and needs to be better funded if it is to reach more people and provide more effective health care, say experts. “A lack of equipment, nurses, and doctors […]

Lack of adherence to the full course of Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) treatment is threatening the effectiveness of the drug recommended as first-line treatment for uncomplicated malaria in countries where the disease is endemic, according […]

The New Patriotic Party (NPP), Presidential candidate, Nana Akuffo Addo has assured the nation that if elected President in December, his administration will not work with members of his own party whose aim is to […]

South Sudan’s plan to start collecting some 20,000 weapons from civilians in Jonglei state in March, by force if necessary, is likely to worsen the volatile security situation there and complicate efforts to deliver essential […]

I read Benjamin Essuman’s article with the stentorian snort that it more than aptly deserves (See “NPP Govt’s Complicity on [sic] Cocaine (1)” Modernghana.com 2/13/12). Under the specious guise of exposing the infamous MV-Benjamin cocaine […]

In Syria’s commercial capital, Aleppo, posters plastered across the city tell the story of a community which, until recently, has been largely voiceless in the violent events of the past year. The posters say opposition […]

At a waterlogged gold mine in western Kenya’s Migori District, 14-year-old Jacob*, one of 15,000 children toiling in the region’s pits, scours the water for glistering flakes, a job he says beats going to school […]