Water: A Scarce Resource?
July 4, 2010 by Andrea Toochin
Filed under Current Events, Featured
Consultancy Maplecroft has released a report evaluating the 165 nations and outlined the top 10 nations facing the most extreme water situations. The results showed the following nations face a potential crisis regarding their clean water supply, based on the Water Security Risk Index: Somalia, Mauritania, Sudan, Niger, Iraq, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Egypt, Turkmenistan and Syria. [...]
Military Stages A Coup In Niger
February 23, 2010 by Andrea Toochin
Filed under Current Events
The military has overthrown the government of Niger, an African nation located north of Nigeria and sandwiched between Mali and Chad. According to Reuters, the junta staged a coup d’etat to push out President Mamadou Tandja. On state radio, this statement was announced: “The president of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy also [...]
