Daily Archives: November 21, 2012
On Thursday November 15th‘M23’ – the rebellion movement which was created earlier this year – launched a major attack on the city of Goma which, after a quieter day on Friday, culminated in a very stressful weekend. The question on … read more »
Posted in Article, Central Africa, DR Congo
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Tagged CNDP, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Goma, IndepthAfrica, Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, North Kivu, Rwanda, Tutsi
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By Abdi Aynte The Somali militant group al-Shabaab is currently losing ferocious battles against Kenyan troops in Southern Somalia – part of an African Union peacekeeping mission. However, they are winning a strategic war back in Kenya; this is the … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya, Somali
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Tagged African Union, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Garissa, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Nairobi, Somali, Somalia
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By:Emmanuel Agyenfra Boateng. Forget applying for College of Education,Midwifery and Nursing Training and any of the security forces training schools if you don’t know any body.I know so many readers will have their personal reservations to make about this topic.A … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, West Africa
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Tagged Alzheimer's disease, Cognition, Education, Ghana, God, Health, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Prison officer
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There is much talked about that President John Mahama, has at a recent campaign at Zualerigu in the Upper East Region, told the chiefs and people that, the people from the Northern Ghana should vote for him because he is … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, West Africa
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Tagged Alhaji Aliu Mahama, Aliu Mahama, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, John Dramani Mahama, Nana Akufo-Addo, New Patriotic Party, NPP, Vice-President of Ghana
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The world will be a more peaceful place in 2050 By Liat Clark, An upcoming paper by a political scientist will claim that in 40 years world conflict will plummet, with the greatest decrease occurring in the Middle East. Håvard … read more »
Posted in Article, Cote d'Ivoire, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Libya, Mauritania, Nigeria, North Africa, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, West Africa
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Tagged Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, IndepthAfrica, International Studies Quarterly, Libya, Middle East, Peace Research Institute Oslo, political science, Syria, University of Oslo, Østfold University College
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Military forces of the African Union are ready to enter the north of Mali to suppress Islamist uprisings. The plan of the operation aimed at restoration of legitimate authority must be submitted to the UN by November 27. So far, … read more »
Rebel forces in eastern Congo say they planned to take control of the whole of the vast central African country after they captured the eastern town of Goma while United Nations peacekeepers looked on. A spokesman for the M23 rebels, … read more »
Press Statement Victoria Nuland Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC The United States is gravely alarmed by the rapid deterioration of the security situation in eastern DRC. We condemn the renewed military campaign by the M23 rebel group, which … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, Press Releases
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Tagged Democratic Republic Congo, DRC, Goma, Human rights, indepthafroca, Rwanda, United Nation, United Nations Security Council, United States
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By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor As Election Day approaches, the desperation driving the electioneering campaigns of both the NDC and NPP are assuming ugly dimensions. While the NDC is furiously clinging on to its strategies of portraying the NPP as … read more »
Posted in Article, Election, Ghana, Michael Bokor, West Africa
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Tagged Christian, Election Day, Ghana, Ghana IEA, IndepthAfrica, NDC, New Patriotic Party, NPP, Otabil, Politics
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The oath of office of President is enshrined in the Seventh schedule of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (of 1999 as amended). This oath of office is solemn and inviolable and ought to guide the holder of … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged bokoharam, Borno State, Federal Republic of Nigeria, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, John Atta Mills, Jonathan, Nigeria, Politics of Nigeria
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By Luk Kuth Dak, opinion As those of you who follow me on my column may have noticed that, in the last few months, I have been trying hard to stick with my self-imposed writing drought about the “Jallaba Golden … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Arab, Arab people, IndepthAfrica, Israel, Lam Akol, Riek Gai Kok, SouthSudan, Sudan, Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement
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EVERSON MUSHAVA FORMER United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan has rapped African politics that nurture the “Big Man” system, which he says has created dictators in the mould of President Robert Mugabe. Annan, a respected diplomat from Ghana, told the latest … read more »
By Judy Maltz, haaretz New immigrants from Ethiopia get a severe reality check mere days after their arrival in Israel as bombs fall around their absorption center. Despite the shock, they’re adapting quickly and looking to pitch in. Roostu Bayene … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Beta Israel, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Hebrew language, IndepthAfrica, Israel, Jewish Agency for Israel, Red Color, Sderot, Twitter
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By Girma Feyisa, opinion Urbanisation and its incessant expansion have become both curses and blessings in many developing countries of the world, not least our fair nation. They are curses because they attract influx of the people from the rural … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Dire Dawa, Economic growth, Human rights, Latin America, Rural area, Saudi Arabia, Urban planning, Urbanization
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