Daily Archives: October 23, 2012
Gedab News A ship captain, Mohammed Esmat Al Hlaisi, who had been detained in Eritrea since February and accused of being a CIA agent, was returned to his home country after Egypt agreed to Eritrea’s request to deport back four Eritrean … read more »
By Magdi El Gizouli The Sudanese Islamic Movement (SIM) held a series of conferences at state and sectorial levels over the past few weeks in preparation for its awaited general convention in November. Ahead of the conferences the Movement announced … read more »
Posted in Article, South Sudan, Sudan
|
Tagged Ali Osman Taha, Darfur, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica africa news, Khartoum, National Congress Party, NCP, North Darfur, Sudan, Taha
|
Sunday 21st October 2012 marks the 48th Anniversary of the Glorious Sudanese Revolution that toppled the Six– year dictatorial rule of the military junta led by General Ibrahim Abboud and enabled the Sudanese peoples to build democratic institutions and declare … read more »
Posted in Article, South Sudan, Sudan
|
Tagged Abdel Rahim Mohammed Hussein, IndepthAfrica, Mohammed Wardi, National Congress Party, National Islamic Front, NIF, October Revolution, Omar al-Bashir, Sudan
|
By Sabrino Majok Majok The Cooperation Agreement recently signed in Addis Ababa on September 27th, 2012, has been received with mixed reactions in South Sudan with negotiators and their colleagues at an extreme end while people of Northern Bhar El … read more »
Posted in Article, South Sudan, Sudan
|
Tagged Addis Ababa, Bahr Al-Arab, Bahr el Ghazal, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica africa news, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Pagan, River Kiir, South Sudan, Sudan
|
DOHA: Qatar said on Wednesday it was “surprised” by Ethiopia’s decision to cut diplomatic ties with the Gulf state, and rejected as unfounded the accusation that it sought to destabilize the Horn of Africa. The official Qatar News Agency (QNA) … read more »
By Tom Savory and Subiro Mwapinga Things are changing in Tanzania. Large gas finds off the country’s coastline look set to shake up a country generally considered in continental economic analysis as stable but unexciting. With big players entering the … read more »
Posted in Article, Tanzania
|
Tagged Benjamin Mkapa, Chama Cha Mapinduzi, Civic United Front, Dar es Salaam, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Jakaya Kikwete, Salaam, Tanzania, Zanzibar
|
Winnipeg Free Press Eritrea promised Ottawa it would stop, but Winnipeggers say they’re still being shaken down to pay a two per cent tax to a regime they fled. Last month, the Canadian government threatened to expel Eritrea’s consul if … read more »
Posted in Eritrea, Ethiopia
|
Tagged Canada, Demographics of Eritrea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free Press, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Egypt, National Post, United Nations, Winnipeg
|
Brutal Killings Inside Mosques Will Not Deter The Resolve Of The Ethiopian Muslim Community Ginbot 7 Press Release In the twenty one years of the TPLF rule, the Ethiopian people and the world at large have witnessed mass killings, targeted … read more »
Posted in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Press Releases
|
Tagged Amhara people, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Hailemariam Desalegn, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Muslim, press release, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front
|
By Ayodeji Sunday My attention was drawn to an article (Ngozi Iweala: Nigeria’s Weakest Link) by one Sonala Olumhense. After reading the piece, I concluded that only someone who has absolutely no regard for conscience and truth could have attempted … read more »
Two weeks ago, Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed the company had sold its 100 millionth iPad. Today, the tech giant is hoping to snap up even more of that market share with its highly-anticipated iPad Mini. The announcement came at … read more »
The Church of England’s Archbishop of York continues to distinguish himself as a frequent fly in the ointment of political correctness by defending British culture and Christianity. Himself a Ugandan refugee from the horrors of Idi Amin, John Sentamu is … read more »
Posted in Article, South Sudan, Sudan
|
Tagged Archbishop of York, England, Idi Amin, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica africa news, John Sentamu, Khartoum, Sentamu, South Sudan, Sudan
|
By William Wallis, Leadership (Abuja) The world is in the midst of a sustained oil boom. Yet Africa’s leading producer is haemorrhaging the proceeds. The Nigerian treasury, which should be raking in record revenues, has been squeezed at both ends … read more »
By Sabahat Khan, Unilateral U.S. drone strikes in the tribal areas of Pakistan have been a contentious and thorny issue between Washington and Islamabad for some years now but a new political movement being spearheaded by Imran Khan – leader … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Asia
|
Tagged Afghanistan, drone, Imran Khan, ISLAMABAD, Mali, Pakistan, Pakistan Air Force, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Syria, Tumor, United Nations Security Council, Washington
|
|
Calendar 
