KRAUTHAMMER: The dilemma: Ebola versus civil liberties

What are the ethics of using experimental treatment drugs?

New Ebola infections have fallen in Liberia, but it still has the problem of what to do with huge quantities of potentially infectious human waste.

One of the songs sung at the funeral of the assassinated President William McKinley in 1901 was “Beautiful Isle of Somewhere.” Written in 1897, it was about an imaginary land in which the sun was shining, the songbirds dwelled, and conditions were perfect. One of its verses

At last the Constituent Assembly (CA) has made it. With all ups and downs, it has technically and manipulatively managed to come out with a document that for a while will be known as the Proposed Constitution until a time when it will be voted for or against during a referendum most probably 2016. After that, its name will change to be either a new Constitution of Tanzania or if it is rejected, it will not.

Return on investment is what you get from resources you invest. If you invest wisely, you’re likely to get favourable return. Investment is a complicated field in which you will need professional advice and require due diligence. People usually think of two types of returns:

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Civil Aviation Authorities Civil Aviation Authorities in Africa at odds
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Coinciding with the start of bilateral talks over a range of issues related to tourism relations between Tanzania and Kenya yesterday, news emerged from Dar es Salaam that the patience of the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) has finally run out.
Diplomatic row looms as Kenya's access to Tanzanian airspace cutThe Standard Digital News...

The plight of the small island developing states was centre stage throughout the Paris climate talks. Thanks to them, the Paris agreement now mentions an aspirational goal of keeping global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, an unexpected and welcome result for communities that would face inundation in a world warmed by an extra 2 degrees Celsius.

It Is MPs Versus Electorate As Elections Draw Near
AllAfrica.com
Zanzibar — AS the general elections draw near, electorates are attempting to assess the performance of legislators and who may be the best choice in the coming elections. Most of the outgoing MPs and Members of the Zanzibar House of Representatives ...

A recent brief encounter with a long-lost ex-schoolmate in Dar es Salaam prompted me to reflect casually on issues spinning around pity that a better-off person extends to, or withholds from, a less-endowed one.