Daily Archives: September 19, 2012

African Union forces hunts Uganda rebel Leader “Kony”

September 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

KAMPALA — The African Union has taken control of a regional force hunting brutal rebel chief Joseph Kony across the central African jungles, an AU force commander said Wednesday. “The AU now is in charge of the operations against the … read more »

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Never Forget: The battle for the Soul of Afile

September 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Dele Meiji Fatunla A battle has been stirring over the past few weeks between the residents of a small Italian town, Afile, which has taken the decision to honour one of the town’s sons, and an ardent group of … read more »

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Angolan elections 2012: Politics finally gets real

September 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Justin Pearce The tent and the table that made up the polling station looked very small in the middle of the expanse of tarmac on Luanda’s Largo da Família. In one corner, journalists addressed their cameras against a backdrop … read more »

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Death of US Ambassador in Libya Marks the Collapse of Washington’s Middle Eastern Policy

September 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Dmitry MININ They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind The recent tragedy provoked by the release of the movie “Innocence of Muslims” – the killing of US ambassador Christopher Stevens and three members of the US consulate staff … read more »

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Libya: Permanent Chaos a.k.a. Permanent Revolution

September 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Alexander MEZYAEV In Libya, the US consulate in Benghazi came under attack which took the lives of the US ambassador and other mission staff. While the unrest was immediately sparked by the release of an anti-Muslim film on YouTube, an … read more »

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Marikana: The strike might be over, but the struggle continues

September 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Mandy de Waal, dailymaverick Striking workers at Marikana’s Lonmin mine have accepted a pay offer from management and say they’ll be back at work this Thursday, but the campaign for justice and better living conditions in the North West town … read more »

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How Nigeria House of Rep is rewriting a legislative history

September 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Most social scientists will tell you that one year and half is not a good time to evaluate the overall performance of a programme. While that is true because they say the time is too short for the wheel to … read more »

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Ethiopia: Changing of the Guard

September 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

by Msmaku Asrat It has been announced that Hailemariam Desalegn has been chosen to be the Chairman of the TPLF dominated EPRDFthiopian Deputy Prime Minister, Hailemariam Dessalegn and Demeke Mekonnen as Deputy Chairman. According to Communications Minister Bereket Simon they … read more »

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Colonialism, corruption and the future

September 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Chika Ezeanya Transparency International has defined corruption as ‘the abuse of power for private gains’. Corruption can occur in several forms, but this paper focuses on what Hellman and Jones call ‘administrative corruption’, or the use of ‘private payments to … read more »

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What Ethiopia Is Up Against

September 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

by Messay Kebede A friend recently sent me a video presenting Sebhat Nega’s defense of the TPLF constitution. My friend was rightly Sebhat Nega refers to a hypothetical situation Sebhat Nega amazed at the dismissive and arrogant nature of the … read more »

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Rwanda: Behind the Presidential Curtains

September 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Edited by: Jennifer Fierberg: Un-answered questions about the death of Gen Fred Rwigema. It has been nearly 22 years since Gen Fred Rwigema died in his mother-land leading before leading an exodus of Rwandan children who had been incarcerated in … read more »

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Marching on: Malema’s glorious revolution

September 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Sipho Hlongwane, dailymaverick Julius Malema took a day out of his busy revolutionary schedule to tell the country that he wouldn’t be stopped. Not by the police, and certainly not by President Jacob Zuma. Conveniently, for this comeback to work, … read more »

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US elections: 5 reasons Romney is bad for the African diaspora

September 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Jamila Aisha Brown On the final night of the Democratic National Convention, President Barack Obama cautioned the America public about the foreign policy plan Republican candidates Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan wish to implement: “My opponent and his running mate … read more »

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