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Swine flu business: a documentary

In Corporations, Giulio, West on March 7, 2010 by admin Tagged: , , , , , ,

Swine flu business: a documentary

People are exposed to a confusing mass of information on the swine flu vaccine. This documentary shows their perception of the H1N1 “emergency”.
With a pandemic emergency roughly every year, pharmaceutical companies won’t suffer any economic crisis whatsoever. Year 2009 was particularly lucky … Continue reading

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Being Chinese in Zambia

In Africa, Asia, Giulio, Migration on January 17, 2010 by admin Tagged: , , , , ,

Little is being written on Chinese people who live in Africa. Who are they, how do they live, do they represent a threat to African economic independence?
Fifteen years ago, the chief of a hospital in Henan Province, China, announced to his young assistant, Dr Zhang, that he had been selected for going to Africa … Continue reading

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Conversation with a witchdoctor

In Africa, Cultures, Giulio on January 15, 2010 by admin Tagged: , ,

Traditional religions are still strong in Africa and they are building complex and (usually) peaceful relations with western science and christianity.
Cituku is waiting for me in an unadorned hut under the trees, in the middle of a valley stretching between two green hills of central Uganda. I bend on my knees to make it through the tiny entrance … Continue reading

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Dying slowly: how life goes in a refugee camp

In Africa, Giulio, Migration on January 11, 2010 by admin Tagged: , , , , ,

Dying slowly: how life goes in a refugee camp

Listen to the voice of refugees who lost their future at Kyaka II refugee camp in western Uganda.
Kyaka II refugee settlement lays on a vast area amidst the lush and green-painted hills of western Uganda. This is home to roughly 16,000 refugees, mostly coming form the DRC, Sudan and Rwanda … Continue reading

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