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Obama’s visit to strengthen America’s ties in East Africa

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imageUS President Barack Obama will undertake his much-anticipated visit to forge stronger ties with Kenya and Ethiopia next week. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

On Monday, after seeing off Nigerian President Muhammad Buhari, US President Barack Obama will make his way to Africa. He will become the first American president to make official visits to the vital...

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Let's teach kids to value questions even more than they love answers

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imageWhen kids ask questions it can flick the switch on their curiosity and creativity.From www.shutterstock.com

My son Joshua (10) wants to know what it would cost to build a bridge between South Africa and Australia. That’s the third question in the last ten minutes. “I dunno,” I confess, and he replies: “But how much do you...

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