Daily Archives: October 4, 2012
Liverpool crumbled to a 3-2 Europa League defeat to Udinese at Anfield on Thursday as their roller-coaster season continued while Premier League rivals Newcastle cruised past Bordeaux 3-0. Liverpool had been good value for a half-time lead after Jonjo Shelvey … read more »
Mahela Jayawardene and his crafty spinners took Sri Lanka to its second World Twenty20 final following a 16-run win over 2009 champions Pakistan in the first semi-final overnight. Opting to bat first, Jayawardene (42) added 63 runs with Tillakaratne Dilshan … read more »
Antoine Roger Lokongo 1. INTRODUCTION It is true that the DRC is hundreds of times bigger and richer in natural and mineral resources than Rwanda. Rwanda may one day discover its own minerals. But for the time being, feeling cheated … read more »
By Jolyon Ford at Oxford Analytica By their nature, risk analysts can overly-attune their eyes to perceptions of risk. This may, however, be at the expense of opportunitiesthat exist alongside such hazards. Then there is the danger that some risk … read more »
Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to grow at 4.8 percent in 2012, broadly unchanged from the 4.9 percent growth rate in 2011 and largely on track despite setbacks in the global economy, according to the World Bank’s new Africa’s Pulse, a … read more »
Posted in Article, South Africa
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Tagged China, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Pulse, Sahel, Sierra Leone, sub-Saharan Africa, United States, World Bank
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(AGI) A territorial dispute between Nigeria and Cameroon has caused an increase in tensions between the two countries. Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan, who leads Africa’s most populous nation, let it be known that his government will re-examine the issue of … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria
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Tagged Bakassi, Bakassi Movement for Self-Determination, Cameroon, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, International Court of Justice, Niger Delta, Nigeria
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Parker Suczynski, On Wednesday, Dr. Tricia Hepner, an associate professor of anthropology at UT, gave a presentation about how refugees from Eritrea use human rights discourse to address their experiences, focusing particularly on a group she calls “Generation Asylum,” referring … read more »
Posted in Article, Eritrea
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Tagged Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Hepner, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Soccer, Israel, Refugee, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, University of Asmara
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At least 70 people sustained injuries as the police again arrested Forum for Democratic Change President Kizza Besigye in Kampala yesterday. Most injuries were sustained during a two-hour mid-morning clash that saw police indiscriminately lobbing tear gas canisters, firing rounds … read more »
Stratfor, the global intelligence company based in Austin, Texas, has published a thoughtful analysis by the well-known Nigerian journalist Pius Utomi Ekpei that is well-worth reading, though I disagree with his fundamental premise. He takes as his starting point … read more »
Dilwenberu Nega Dr Birhanu’s “Ginbot 7 Movement for Freedom, Justice and Democracy” has imploded after a prolonged war of attrition between on the one hand those who demand a root and branch change of G7, and on the other hand, … read more »
A police outrider in President Robert Mugabe’s motorcade was yesterday burnt to death after his bike collided with a T35 truck while trying to clear traffic near Sam Levy’s Village in Borrowdale, Harare. The bike exploded on impact and the … read more »
Manchester, England: Manchester City required a 90th-minute penalty from Mario Balotelli and some inspirational goalkeeping by Joe Hart to escape with a 1-1 draw against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Wednesday. City was outplayed for long periods by … read more »
Sixty two years after the Electricity Corporation of Nigeria (ECN), the forebear of today’s Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) was established, Nigeria’s electricity industry has largely remained undeveloped and unable to attract the much desired investment to the sector. … read more »
By Ahmed Badawi Divorce with kids involved is often a painful affair. But once the recriminations have been cast and the tears have dried, the two protagonists, it’s hoped, will work together for a common good: providing their children – … read more »
Posted in Article, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Abyei, Economist Intelligence Unit, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, International Finance Corporation, Khartoum, Salva Kiir Mayardit, South Sudan, Sudan
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Katherine Zimmerman, aei-ideas.org It is too early to celebrate the defeat of al Shabaab, al Qaeda’s Somalia-based affiliate. Though al Shabaab withdrew from a major stronghold in Kismayo, a port city in southern Somalia, this weekend, a series of questions … read more »
Posted in Article, Kenya, Somali
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Tagged African Union Mission to Somalia, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Kenya, Kismayo, Port, Somalia
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Another month, another massacre in Nigeria. The violence in Africa’s other superpower makes Marikana look tame in comparison, and the Nigerian government’s response has been similarly lacklustre. With both South Africa and Nigeria competing for continental pre-eminence and international recognition, … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria
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Tagged bokoharam, Goodluck Jonathan, Independence Day, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica africa news, MultiChoice, Nigeria, South Africa, Thisday
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WASHINGTON, Press Statement Victoria Nuland Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC October 3, 2012 The United States welcomes the capture of the strategic port city of Kismayo by African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeepers and Somali forces. … read more »
By Chris Cillizza for washingtonpost The Fix flooded the zone for tonight’s presidential debate — with live-tweeting, some video back and forth with Ezra Klein and our first thoughts from the event. But, what’s a big political event without a … read more »
On Wednesday evening, President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney and squared off in a made-for-television program that masqueraded as a candidates’ debate. Romney demonstrated he could carry the battle to Obama – a man who seemed strangely passive and … read more »
“Safety and Protection of the Humanitarian Agencies and Staff: A Vital Humanitarian Concern” by A Yakume 1. Humanitarian Crisis in the Ogaden Region Somali region (Ogaden) is Ethiopia’s ‘own Darfur, where government runs war and organized human genocide, and … read more »
Posted in Article, Ethiopia
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Tagged Christian Science Monitor, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, Ogaden, Ogaden National Liberation Front, ONLF, Politics of Ethiopia, Somali Region
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