Daily Archives: October 6, 2012

Darfuris are victims of Bashir’s regime in Sudan

By Mahmoud A. Suleiman It has become clear that the people of the Darfur Region have been subject to collective punishment under the reign of the Arabism-Islamism entity of the racist supremacist National Congress Party (NCP). News media documented reports … read more »

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Two Eritrean air force captains defect, flee to Saudi Arabia

Two military Eritrean pilots on Tuesday defected with their airplane to the Saudi Arabia and were they are being kept in secret locations, A French radio reported. According to Radio France International (RFI), the two pilots, fled Eritrea with a … read more »

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Sudan: Reviewing the Addis Ababa peace agreements 2012

By Aly Verjee The maxim that the test of any agreement is in its implementation is familiar to those who follow Sudanese politics, even from a distance.  This article reviews the latest agreements reached between Sudan and South Sudan on … read more »

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Tsvangirai’s ‘love triangle apology’ not good enough

One does not have to be a women’s rights activist to sadly note that Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s purported apology to the women he used and abused and dumped before settling for Elizabeth Macheka, is not good enough. Addressing his … read more »

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A cheating Nigerian-born doctor hanged himself when his secret was exposed

A cheating Nigerian-born GP who led a double life with two women for seven years and promised to marry both of them one month apart hanged himself when his secret was exposed, an inquest heard. Dr Festus Ojagbemi, 49, known … read more »

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Zimbabwe: A crisis of command

by Nathaniel Manheru Was it Antonio Gramsci who wrote: “— intellectuals have the function of organising the social hegemony of a group and that group’s domination of the state . . . the function of organising the consent that comes … read more »

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Opposition Still Under Attack In Rwanda

Rwanda extends eviction threat to FDU member Theophile Ntirutwa. In the wise and profound words of Winston Churchill: Ingabire trial “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police … read more »

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Meles’s Development Paradigm and Its Impacts on Economic Transformation in Ethiopia

“We are making progress on the economic front though not necessarily according to the standard orthodox prescription, so some people think there must be something wrong…”Late Prime Minster Meles Zenawi 1. Introduction n August 20, 2012, Ethiopia lost its brave … read more »

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Has Eritrea stopped collecting its 2% tax in Canada?

Many Eritreans who have taken refuge in Canada have complained for years that the Eritrean government has continued to try and force them to contribute to the government funds through its 2 percent ‘Diaspora tax’ and a national defence levy … read more »

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