Adam Bemma

  • Myanmar’s Youthful Change – CBC The World this Weekend

    YANGON, Myanmar – There has been a transition taking place in this Southeast Asian country since the end of 50 years of military dictatorship in 2012. The first fully democratic elections in 2015 brought Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy to power. But many say Suu Kyi’s government isn’t moving fast enough on human…

    Adam Bemma

  • Myanmar’s Technology Leapfrog Into Mobile Money – PRX

    YANGON, Myanmar – Burma’s democratic transition is leading to a tech transformation. Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi told youth to stop wasting time on mobile phones and online. Almost half of Myanmar’s population is under 24 years of age. Everyone is looking for the new government to catch up with the rest of Southeast Asia…

    Adam Bemma

  • #RightsMedia story: Obama and democracy in Tanzania, the next chapter

    ARUSHA, Tanzania — Once a beacon of stability in a region of turmoil, Tanzania is an emerging economy with serious democratic flaws. On the heels of U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to the East African nation, many Tanzanians are left wondering how American investment will benefit the country. According to the White House, Obama came…

    Adam Bemma
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