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For the first time in history, the navies of the world have united against a common enemy - a couple of thousand rag-tag, underfed men and boys in the western Indian Ocean. Crammed into open boats and armed with ancient AK-47s, they range up to a thousand miles from home shores in Somalia. No one knows how many die at sea. But occasionally they hit the jackpot, seizing vessels and crews to be ransomed for millions of dollars.

Destructive forces have been eroding the University of Cape Town, Africa’s leading university. This audiobook tells the sad, true tale of what has been transpiring. It is a saga of lunacy, criminality, pandering, and identity politics. The mad and the bad–the deranged, deluded, the depraved–have been granted endless latitude in bullying and abusing others.

In Will Africa Feed China?, Deborah Brautigam, one of the world's leading experts on China and Africa, probes the myths and realities behind the media headlines. Her careful research challenges the conventional wisdom; as she shows, Chinese farming investments are in fact surprisingly limited, and land acquisitions modest. Defying expectations, China actually exports more food to Africa than it imports. Is this picture likely to change?

One Sunday in 2001 ear, nose and throat specialist Dr Peter Friedland received an unexpected call from Nelson Mandela’s personal physician. The former president was struggling to hear. Could Peter visit him at home? Friedland discovered that Mandela was using antiquated hearing aids and was struggling to maintain them. Soon he became a regular visitor to Mandela’s home in Houghton where he experienced the elderly statesman, in the frailty of old age, away from the crowds. He was full of stories and always bearing a lesson.

Autentická zpověď českého chirurga Tomáše Šebka z mise v Jižním Súdánu Jižní Súdán, nejmladší stát světa, už celá desetiletí sužují ozbrojené konflikty. Na začátku roku 2017 se do míst s nedostatkem potravin, kde se až příliš daří infekčním a tropickým nemocem, vydává lékař Tomáš Šebek jako jeden ze zástupců mezinárodní organizace Lékaři bez hranic.

The birth of South Sudan was celebrated the world round. But the celebration would not last: South Sudan's freedom-fighters soon plunged their new nation back into chaos, shattering the promise of liberation and exposing the hubris of their American backers. Drawing on extraordinary personal stories of identity, liberation, and survival, this narrative tells an epic story of paradise won and then lost. Zach Vertin's firsthand accounts, from deadly war zones to the halls of Washington power, bring listeners on an extraordinary journey into the rise and fall of the world's newest state.

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER “This work is important and astonishing, but it is also a riveting read.” —Louise Penny, author of A World of Curiosities and the Inspector Gamache novels Behind the Beautiful Forevers meets Under an Afghan Sky in this mesmerizing true story of the Nigerian girls...

What does it take to make a dictator answer for his crimes? Hissene Habre, the former despot of Chad, terrorized, tortured, and killed on a horrific scale over eight years in power—while enjoying full American and Western support. After Habre's overthrow, his victims and their supporters were determined to see him held responsible for his atrocities. Their quest for justice would be long, tense, and unnerving, but they would not back down.

Bigger than Watergate! Bigger than Iran-Contra! Ten times bigger than both, said one representative. The Bengahzi scandal may have been covered up by the White House, but the truth is about to come out. The Real Benghazi Story is a groundbreaking investigative work that finally exposes some of the most significant issues related to the murderous September 11, 2012, attack - information with current national security implications.

The “Presidency” has developed into the most powerful institution in the world. These individuals can start and end wars, grow or destroy economies, leave their countries in a better or worse place. The impact of political leadership is felt more acutely in countries that are still developing. This is particularly true across Africa where political leaders are a strong determinant of a country’s sustainable growth trajectory, or lack thereof.

I meticulously outline the appalling extent to which the powerful few work behind the scenes to shamelessly plunder the resources of Nigeria. Up to eight billion dollars is lost annually to corruption, and no politician goes unexamined in this piercing review. From jungle justice to the corrupt kleptocracy that defines Nigeria’s ruling class today, I clearly give historical context to a modern but untenable problem. This important record speaks truth to power and documents the crushing consequences of political gaming.

The devil rules the world through continental arch-demons called Princes. Under these continental spirits and in loyalty to them are regional and national spirits. Under the authority of the continental Prince are National Princes that control Satan's affairs in each nation. The Satanic Prince of Cameroon is that Satanic spirit in charge of Satan's affairs in Cameroon. Thousands of us fasted for many days, drinking only water, and hundreds fasted for 34 days, drinking only water. On the 34th day of the fast, the Satanic Prince of Cameroon was bound, unseated, and overthrown.

Nigerian politicians are caught in an evil cycle, and the consequences are dire. The purpose of government should be to protect its people, but what is happening in a country where resources are so abundant yet so wasted? In this incisive look at years of corruption and project mismanagement, Dr. Darlington Akaiso clearly outlines the problems inherent in this vicious cycle.

Henning Mankell, mest kendt for sine Wallander-krimier, beretter her om sine besøg hos en række AIDS-ramte i Østafrika. Personligt, indtrængende og sobert fortæller han om de menneskelige tragedier, der gemmer sig bag det uhyrlige antal smittede og døde, som ofte efterlader sig gamle forældre og mindreårige. Mankell samarbejder med den internationale hjælpeorganisation PLAN om bogen, og alle Mankells royalties, såvel som enhver fortjeneste ved salget i det hele taget, går til PLAN's arbejde med de såkaldte "mindebøger".

“Randy Shilts and Laurie Garrett told the story of the HIV/AIDS epidemic through the late 1980s and the early 1990s, respectively. Now journalist-historian-activist Emily Bass tells the story of US engagement in HIV/AIDS control in sub-Saharan Africa. There is far to go on the path, but Bass...

Many of the patients at Mother of Mercy walk for days in order to arrive at the hospital's gates. Others are carried by friends, or survive the jarring ride over dirt paths in the back of the rare pickup that exists in the Nuba Mountain region of southern Sudan. Most are victims of the war that has been waged from the air against the people of Nuba by the Sudanese government for years. All Nubans know to seek refuge in a foxhole when they hear the drone of the bombers overhead; and they all know, in the aftermath, is to bring the maimed to Dr. Tom Catena, the only surgeon for thousands of square miles.

Pour la première fois, des enregistrements historiques de Léopold Sédar Senghor sont remis à la disposition du public sous la direction de Philippe Sainteny dans le cadre des émissions radiophoniques de RFI. Les archives sonores, ici réunies, de l'Institut National de l'Audiovisuel et de Radio France Internationale, nous permettent de redécouvrir l'une des figures marquantes de l'Afrique contemporaine.

Die arabische Welt ist in Aufruhr. An der Südflanke Europas brodelt es. Ob in Ägypten, Libyen, Syrien oder Tunesien...

Proyecto MKULTRA. Objetivo: fabricar drogas alucinógenas capaces de controlar la mente y la voluntad de los seres humanos. Operación 5412. Objetivo: eliminar al primer ministro de la República Democrática del Congo, Patrice Lumumba. ¿Motivo? Ser un "marxista peligroso".

Per oltre sessant'anni, Ngugi wa Thiongb ha scritto dell'Africa con indomito coraggio, affrontando domande, ponendo sfide, raccogliendo storie e provando a immaginare un futuro possibile per il suo continente. Nella sua ampia produzione letteraria, "Scrivere per la pace" rappresenta il punto più alto della sua riflessione saggistica, raccogliendo per la prima volta i testi scritti dall'autore in oltre tre decenni su una vasta area di tematiche.