Mankind Craddle Turns into a Manmade Cemetary Written by Stefano Valentino From the Nairobi capital, we head to the landscape of another planet, inhabited by the last... Korea: The Dram of Split Families Written by Stefano Valentino The often fruitless waiting of their turn, the excitement of meeting up again, the illusion of... Fake Shoes Made in Italy from Europe “Ghost State” Written by Stefano Valentino A "ghost state", a separatist region of Moldova, Transnistria. It is precisely here that illegal footwear... EU Climate Scam Threatens Youth’s Health in Gent Written by Stefano Valentino Zelzate is one of the villages closed in the industrial port of Gent, home to the... Cold case: EU spending in Kosovo Written by Stefano Valentino It is still unclear what happened to the European funds allocated for post-conflict reconstruction of Kosovo.... Italy Faces the Risk of Islamic Radicalization Written by Stefano Valentino Islamic infiltration accelerates in Italy and risks coping with criminal activities. According to Sisde's latest report,... Congo: Raped Girls As Trophy of War Written by Stefano Valentino In Congo, rape is not just a sneaking war weapon in the ethnic clash between Tutsi,... Kosovo: The Independence Covers Up UN Frauds Written by Stefano Valentino From 1999 to today, 2% of reconstruction aid in Kosovo(3 billion euros, paid mainly by European... Jihad Escalation in Post-Independence Kosovo Written by Stefano Valentino The threat of Islamic fundamentalism in Kosovo is no longer a secret. For a long time... Pyla: The Village Where Cyprus is Already Reunited Written by Stefano Valentino While Brussels maintains an embargo on North Cyprus goods, while Ankara counteracts boycotting South Cyprus goods,... The EU Battle Against the Last Soviet Feud in the East Written by Stefano Valentino Transnistria represents the last Soviet fief on the planet. Igor Smirnov, the president-dictator who has managed... Lebanon’s Elections: A Political Mess Written by Stefano Valentino The outcome of the elections in Lebanon is for some the first democratic turning point in... Quest for Fake Italian-made Food in Belgium Written by Stefano Valentino Food piracy continues to hit the tricolor delights with great damage to our industry. It is... Antarctica: “Fishing” Climate Secrets from Cold Deep Waters Written by Stefano Valentino The Antarctic Sea is a key engine of the Earth’s climate. It triggers a continuous exchange... Pakistan: Slaves of Warlords, Slaves of Landords Written by Stefano Valentino In Pakistan the yoke of war and land intersect at every level. On the one hand,... Azerbaijan: The Corrupted Resurrection of the Oil Eldorado Written by Stefano Valentino A 1,700-km steel serpent built by an international consortium costing 3 billion euros brings oil from... War in the EU on Water Privatization Written by Stefano Valentino It is the privatization of water to be now in the EU viewfinder. This happened especially... India: the Submerged People Written by Stefano Valentino Sardar Sarovar Dam: is the name of the largest in the thirty dams built in India... Race on Africa’s Green Gold Written by Stefano Valentino In Africa grow crops for energy purposes. Felisa, the Belgian start-up, is the first to invest... Africa: British Firms Lead Land Grab for Biofuels Written by Stefano Valentino Liquid fuel from plants - like bioethanol - is considered by some as a possible ecological... Kilwa: the Forest Cursed by Biofuels’ Written by Stefano Valentino Bioshape, a green energy company based in Neer, Netherlands, is currently involved in bankruptcy proceedings. Among... The Dirty Business of Carbon Credits Written by Stefano Valentino A carbon credit system, the one designed by the European community to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,... EU Greenhouse Gas Scammers Written by Stefano Valentino Among the longest greenhouse gases we find fluorinated. Paints, air conditioners, refrigerants: these are the consumer... Congo: the killing king of North Kivu Written by Stefano Valentino Power almost never does the right thing, but certainly always does the story. And that is... Green Energy in Africa: Opportunity or Threat? Written by Stefano Valentino What is the real weight of the biofuel revolution? Kenya and Ethiopia have sold 700,000 hectares... Africa: Biofuels Promise for a Green (and Bad) Economy Written by Stefano Valentino An investigation to find out the price of EU green policies in favor of low-grade CO₂... Africa: Italians Join the Rush to Biofuels Written by Stefano Valentino Against climate warming and oil prices, the Kyoto Protocol bets on biofuels. And if the announced... Congo: Inside the Mafia of Ores Smugglers Written by Stefano Valentino We are in Congo, on the border with Rwanda, in the Kivu province, battered by guerilla... Once Upon a Time, in Tibet Written by Stefano Valentino Tibet is on the verge of extinction. This is the real scenario of the 2008 Olympic... Mobile Phones Sponsor the Civil War in Congo Written by Stefano Valentino Coltan is such a precious mineral for mobile telephones as for the Congolese Democratic Grouping. The... Norway: Conquering the North with the Postal Boat Written by Stefano Valentino From Norway to the European Arctic: with the Nordlys postal boat on the way to the... Azerbaijan: Journey Among the Forgotten War Refugees Written by Stefano Valentino Azerbaijan is not just a reserve of black gold, Azerbaijan is also a forgotten war on... Gas: Europe May Lose the War with Russia Written by Stefano Valentino Russia, which at the beginning of its G8 semester had highlighted the relaunch of international energy... The Pipes War in the Caspian Sea Written by Stefano Valentino The "tubing" war in the Caspian Sea is approaching a turning point: Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan... India Express – 40 days rail-loop India Written by Stefano Valentino It is the Shatabdi Express, the train, to hold together many different cultures in the world's... Tibet: The Invisible Genocide Written by Stefano Valentino The restrictive rule on births is a solution to the containment of the demographic explosion in... Congo: Schoolchildren Turned into War Machines Written by Stefano Valentino It is in the schools that Congo boys and girls learn to hunt a Kalashnikov. After... Zimbabwe: All Africa’s Colors Written by Stefano Valentino The image of an anti-Western nation and the international embargo linked to the political affairs of... Checking Glaciers Meltdown with Your Phone Written by Stefano Valentino Over the past 150 years the most dramatic glacial retreat. Three-quarters of Swiss glaciers will disappear... Africa’s Trees Against Climate Change: An Internet Fraud Written by Stefano Valentino And if you were told that you could fight climate change with a purchase on eBay?...