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His Excellency Raila Odinga, former Prime Minister of Kenya, delivers a keynote address titled "Africa Now: Prospects and Fears of a Continent." Odinga served as Prime Minister of the Republic of Kenya from 2008 to 2013 and has run for President [...]twice. This lecture was hosted by the African Presidential Center at Boston University
Hosted by the African Presidential Center
October 24, 2013
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[Part 1 of 3] Researchers hoped their study would prove that treating HIV-infected tea workers in Kenya is good for the bottom line. But what if they were wrong?
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Follow Jon Simon's work confronting AIDS in Kenya.
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This is a [...]fundraising trailer for the feature length documentary film on Kenyan marathon runner Catherine Ndereba.The only female 2 time World Champion and 4 time Boston marathon winner she also has 2 Olympic silver medals and 2 wins at the Chicago marathon where she broke the world record to become the first woman to run a sub 2:19 marathon by winning in 2:18:47. This film takes the viewer inside her world both in Kenya and in the United States. Please visit the website for more information or to donate to help get this film completed!
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Walk the downtown streets with the BU team.
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The all-day conference Good News from Africa, part of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future Africa 2060 research program, brings together leading experts on Africa to present critical assessments of the [...]continent’s current trends in social, cultural, political, and economic development in four discussion panels. The first, on social development, is an analysis of the quality and number of peace studies programs in Africa, as well as discussions about cell phone emergence in Kenya and pesticide exposure in relation to the health of South African female workers.
Hosted by the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future on April 16, 2010.
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[Part 2 of 3] AIDS is no longer a death sentence, but in hard business terms is investing in therapy worth it?
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[Part 3 of 3] How research that began in the tea fields of Kericho could impact health on a global scale.
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Follow a tea leaf's journey from the bush where it's plucked to your cup.
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