Genetic research in Africa on sleeping sickness in cattle

Doing research in Africa on sleeping sickness in cattle. They identified a gene in some cattle that makes it resistant to sleeping sickness, which kills millions of cattle each year.

Battling a killer cattle disease: animal sleeping sickness
https://vimeo.com/72825342

The "tsetse belt" stops at the Sahara as the map shows below. The inhabitants of the Sahel (see 2nd map below), the long semi-arid transitional edge between the Sahara and the savanna, include millions of nomadic herders. Losing millions of cattle each year to sleeping sickness is a major obstacle to development and livelihood.

The video shows topics they are investigating and/or discoveries they have made to contain sleeping sickness. Many of the scientists are Brits, the British once occupied Kenya and still have major ties there.

Tip on visiting Mongolia from some young guys on Globe Trekker

I remember seeing an episode of Globe Trekker on PBS where they went to Mongolia. They interviewed two young guys who had made a trip there and asked for their advice. They said: "Mongolia is huge, distances are long and you need to hire guides. So you need a lot of money and time. We had neither and did nothing."

China's first UN peacekeeping mission, in Africa

What China hopes to achieve with its first peacekeeping mission - BBC
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-34976580

China's investment in Africa is one of the biggest developments in world affairs of our times, and this is one sign. One million Chinese have moved permanently to Africa.

There are more people in China (and also India) than on the entire continent of Africa--and half a billion more than in Europe.

Malaria hospital in Gabon

Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Lambaréné, Gabon is situated in the rainforest and is a leading center for malaria research in the world.

Albert Schweitzer Hospital - National Geographic
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/malaria-sci

More Somali piracy to come?

Interesting video on dynamics which may lead to a resurgence of piracy by Somalis in the Gulf of Aden.
Somali Piracy: Resetting the Stage? - Oceans beyond piracy
http://oceansbeyondpiracy.org/news/somali-piracy-resetting-stage-video

Inside US Military Ebola Boot Camp in Liberia

What a task.

Inside US Military Ebola Boot Camp in Liberia
http://abcnews.go.com/International/video/inside-us-military-ebola-boot-camp-in-liberia-28354003

Aeronautical University in Queretaro, Mexico

Would you go here? Would a lot of US citizens looking for good jobs?

The city of Querétaro, Mexico is a major industrial hub that builds cars, jets, etc. Honda, American Airlines, Bombardier, and Samsung are among the companies with factories there.

They city an aeronautical university to make sure there are enough knowledgeable workers for the industries. Another example that comes to mind in Central America is Costa Rica. I lived there in 2000 and remember Intel created a chip manufacturing plant there, saying that they chose Costa Rica because of its high levels of education compared to other Central American countries.

This promotional video gives an overview of the special university they created just for aeronautics training, so they have enough educated people to make planes.

Aeronautical university of Querétaro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRLMpUT9AnU