Daily Archives: November 10, 2012
By Alemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam The current Ethiopian constitution provides for freedom of religion and requires the separation of state and religion. However the Muslim community in Ethiopia has been, for more than a year now, holding protests at mosques around … read more »
Posted in Article, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Al Ahbash, ethian news, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian government, ethiopian muslim, Horn of Africa, Islam, Muslim, Ogaden National Liberation Front, Politics of Ethiopia
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The Punch The House of Representatives has excoriated the Federal Government for its subtle moves to bury the Mallam Nuhu Ribadu-led Petroleum Special Task Force report. Consequently, it said President Goodluck Jonathan’s government lacked the political will to fight corruption, … read more »
“An evil remains an evil whether practiced by white against black or by black against white. Our majority rule could easily turn into inhuman rule if we oppressed, persecuted or harassed those who do not look or think like the … read more »
Posted in Article, Zimbabwe
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Tagged are there any white farmers left in zimbabwe, Britain, IndepthAfrica, Lancaster House Agreement, Robert Mugabe, South Africa, white farmers in zimbabwe documentary, Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front, zimbabwe documentary white farmers, zimbabwe ousted from their land, Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe, zimbabwe white farmers 2009, zimbabwe white farmers 2012, zimbabwe white farmers killed, Zimbabwean government
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By Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times Poor African capitals are increasingly challenging Cairo for the river’s water, without which Egypt’s economy would wither and die. CAIRO — Overwhelmed by cascading economic and political problems since the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak, … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somali, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged amazon river, Anwar Sadat, Cairo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa Magazine, Nile, nile river animals, nile river cruise, nile river flooding, nile river history nile river location, nile river map, nile river pictures, Sudan
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THE used to be as free as the bird of the air. Not for her a well dressed policewoman with a pistol strapped onto her waist and madam’s handbag in her hand. Times have changed for the Coordinating Minister of … read more »
By Hamdi Ismail Abdullahi 1. Why Privacy Now? There is mounting awareness as well as resentment of the routine practice of information about individuals as they act and carry out in the normal course of their commercial and public lives. … read more »
Human Wrongs Watch A landmark study of Kenya’s high-elevation forests shows that the economic cost of deforestation in the East African country exceeds national gains from forestry and logging by more than four-to-one, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) reported. … read more »
By OSCAR OBONYO,standardmedia Why Americans are in a “hurry” to rush through the electioneering process is a factor that baffles some. They found Kenyans in the middle of a prolonged campaign; did their stuff with intensity for barely three months … read more »
BY Jacey Fortin | ibtimes The presidential election in Ghana bears an intriguing resemblance to the just-completed U.S. contest for the White House. There are several parties on the ballot, but only two stand a chance of winning. The incumbent … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana
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Tagged Barack Obama, Ghana, ghana's election, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, John Atta Mill, John Dramani Mahama, Mahama, Nana Akufo-Addo, New Patriotic Party
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So what was Morgan Tsvangirai doing in Botswana? Mmegi’s Zimbabwean correspondent BILLY MAGEDI looks at the Movement for Democratic Change-T (MDC-T) leader’s close relationship with Gaborone and its implications for Botswana-Zimbabwe relations and Zimbabwean politics. HARARE – Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe … read more »
Rafe MAIR The election of Barack Obama to a second term has huge implications. First let me compliment CNN on its magnificent coverage. To be able to claim Ohio and Florida long before the final results came in was incredible … read more »
By Jean Shaoul The British government has stripped Mahdi Hashi, a 23-year-old British national who also held Somali nationality, of his UK citizenship. It is one of at least 13 such cases, mostly carried out by the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition … read more »
Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan have agreed to resume their tripartite cooperation under the Eastern Nile Basin Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan have agreed to resume jointly working on organizing sustainable management, utilization and development of the Nile waters under the Eastern … read more »
Posted in Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Alemayehu Tegenu, Egypt, Ethiopia, ethiopian news, IndepthAfrica, Nile, South Sudan, Sudan, The Ministers (film), Water resources
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Thirty-four Ethiopian opposition parties have signed a petition to demand the elections next April – on the district, regional and city levels – be free and fair. Opposition parties were invited by the Election Board last week to discuss the … read more »
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