Why was whaling so big in the 19th century?

>International Whaling Commission (IWC) member nations will meet next month in Slovenia to vote on a proposal for the creation of a permanent whale sanctuary in the South Atlantic.

Bi Kidude during her lifetime. Picture taken by Muhidin Issa Michuzi.
More coverage of Bi Kidude by this blog CLICK HEREAward-winning UK film-maker Andy Jones will enter the final leg of a decade long journey when he brings a preview of his latest film to Durban International Film Festival in South Africa on 19th July. ‘I Shot Bi Kidude’ recounts the dramatic final months in the life of the world’s oldest singer, Zanzibar’s Bi Kidude who died last year at a reported age of 102. The film is yet...

  President Kikwete in a souvenir photo with the US Secretary of State Mr John Kerry  and the USAID Administrator Dr Rajiv Shah  before the start of  the USAID Frontiers in Development Forum: Ending Extreme overty at the Reagan Building in Washington  DC.
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World War I and Its Century
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In his Age of Extremes, the great Marxist historian Eric Hobsbawm marked the start of World War I in August, 1914 as the beginning of the “short twentieth century.” In Hobsbawm's account, that short century ended with the reunification of Germany and the ...
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Kuna habari mpya zinazosema kuwa kuna uwezekano shindano la Big Brother Africa ‘Hot Shots’ likahamishiwa jijini London, Uingereza baada ya nyumba ya Afrika Kusini iliyokuwa imeandaliwa kwaajili ya msimu wa tisa kuungua wiki iliyopita na kupelekea uzinduzi uliokuwa umepangwa kufanyika Jumapili iliyopita (September 7) kuahirishwa. Taarifa hiyo ambayo bado haijathibitishwa imetolewa kupitia ukurasa rasmi wa […]

The problems that come from building mega walls

If it was not for the agreement and successful formation of the government of national unity (GNU) in 2010, certainly, the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Zanzibar Revolution today would have been full of negative sentiments.

 The Fight of the Century between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao on May 2 will be broadcast live across Sub-Saharan Africa only on DStv’s SuperSport.The entire tournament will be broadcast to DStv Premium bouquet subscribers in High Definition from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Unlike other international broadcasters, who are charging a premium for the super fight, the event is included in SuperSport’s Premium offering among its other blue ribbon content with no surcharge.In the UK, Sky...