The Nahmias Cipher Report

Reblogged from Danielberhane's Blog: A discussion on the possibility of a third consecutive year of drought in the Horn of Africa was held this week in Kigali, Rwanda. The three day Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum included Government representatives from the region, climatologists, agricultural experts and disaster risk managers. The meeting was hosted [...]

The story of how my life has been impacted directly by AIDS, and why it is important that we remember all of the children who are and have been orphaned by this terrible scourge.

Reblogged from National Post | News: A documentary film aimed at exposing the heinous acts of Ugandan war criminal Joseph Kony exploded over the Internet Wednesday, drawing praise and condemnation from the millions who viewed it. The half-hour film Kony 2012, made by the U.S. organization Invisible Children, tells the story of a child soldier named Jacob [...]

Ayanna Nahmias, Editor-in-Chief Last Modified: 18:11 PM EDT,  7 March 2012 MASVINGO PROVINCE, Zimbabwe – Shocking news hit the internet six days ago when a 17-year-old HIV positive maid from Mupandawana, Gutu, was sentenced to a 10-year prison term for trying to infect her employer’s four-year-old child with the HIV virus. People deliberately infecting other [...]

Ayanna Nahmias, Editor-in-Chief Last Modified: 22:24 PM EDT, 2 February 2012 TANZANIA, East Africa – When one thinks of Neo-Colonialism in emerging economies, the traditional natural resources usually come to mind – minerals, timber, water rights, and oil. The expansion in Africa by oil companies has increased in recent years as the demand for this [...]

Ayanna Nahmias, Editor-in-Chief Last Modified: 23:05 PM EDT, 19 February 2012 We each possess the power to positively or adversely impact our fellow human beings. So, “beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster, and [...]

Reblogged from Katie Chapman: This past December I wrote a paper and conducted some research for my Master’s in International Relations.  The topic compared foreign policy and intervention in Africa by the United States and Cuba.  After somewhat thorough research, I was left with mostly biased opinions produced from each state regarding its foreign involvement [...]

Reblogged from haleybehre: The article below is written by Shafi’i Mohyaddin Abokar from the Inter Press Service. It talks about how Somali women want a larger role in the country’s leadership. Women make up a large portion of Somalia, but have little pull in government. However, Somalia is at a crossroads: its transitional government is [...]

Reblogged from The Case Against Intactivism: I have two blog posts planned for the night.  I think I’ll go ahead and start on one of the most ridiculous claims put forth by intactivists.  One that’s roundly mocked by pretty much anyone with two braincells to rub together. There’s an oft-posted blog about  a baby girl [...]