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Sri Lanka’s Tourism Bounces Back After April Attacks – CBC The World This Weekend

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Adam Bemma — Leave a comment

COLOMBO – Three months after the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka, the country’s tourist industry is struggling to rebuild. It has survived tsunamis, civil war and communal violence. Many Sri Lankans, whose livelihoods rely on tourism, are hoping they…

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Thailand 2019 Election Report – CBC The World This Weekend

Posted on March 25, 2019 by Adam Bemma — Leave a comment

BANGKOK – Many Thai voters are hoping for change as they wait on the result of their election. It’s the first held in eight years and the first since Thailand’s 2014 coup. Millions of young people voting for the first time…

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Tanzania’s Loliondo land dispute – CBC The World This Weekend

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Adam Bemma — Leave a comment

Loliondo borders Serengeti National Park, Tanzania’s number one tourist attraction, famous for its abundance of wildlife and a crucial migratory path. A Loliondo game controlled area was established by the government in 2009. Earlier this year, the government announced it…

The proliferation of e-waste in Africa (full length documentary)

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Adam Bemma — 3 Comments

Used – second hand- electronics arrive on the shores of Ghana to help bridge Africa’s digital divide. Much of what arrives from North America, Europe and Australia is beyond repair and ends up at an Accra slum known as “Sodom…