Daily Archives: November 26, 2012
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, re-arraigned Mallam Nasir Ali, the son of a former chairman the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mallam Ahmadu Ali and three others before a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja over an alleged N4.4 … read more »
Rights groups voiced fears Monday that the Zimbabwean authorities would launch a crackdown on rights activists ahead of a referendum and elections scheduled early next year. The “situation of human rights defenders in Zimbabwe remains grim as their operating space … read more »
by SOC Okenwa Politics is said to be a game of numbers but one must add here that it is one for the strong and the brave — especially in Africa! All around the world the menfolk dominate political spaces … read more »
The Gaza flare up has been capturing public attention lately. It appears to be all about rockets, air strikes and horrible pictures of death and human suffering that has no end. But there is one more important aspect of the … read more »
Igor IGNATCHENKO This September the British Times published an article saying the largest shipload of arms destined for Free Syrian Army came to Turkey from Libya. It stated there were 400 tons of weapons, including an unspecified number of shoulder-fired … read more »
Berouk Mesfin Eritea and South Africa formally established diplomatic relations in 1994. Eighteen years later, the two states seem to be strengthening their bilateral relations. In March, Iqbal Jhazbhay, the new South African ambassador to Eritrea, presented his credentials to … read more »
Posted in Burundi, Comoros, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somali
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, South Africa, South Sudan
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Berihu I think Bereket has to work to make things better than worse. The deportation of Eritreans is not the heart of the problem. It is how their property is treated. When you say you have a country where other … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Badme, Demographics of Eritrea, Eritrea, eritrean, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, IndepthAfrica, Meles, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front
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In late 2011, the International Community – led by Britain – called for an unprecedented conference on Somalia. And in the run up to that conference in London, excitement and expectation gripped the Somali people everywhere. More than fifty states … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, London, Mogadishu, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Somali, Somali Civil War, Somali people, Somalia, United States
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By Machien Luoi The September 27, 2012 – Addis Ababa Cooperation Agreement signed by Sudan and South Sudan is getting undermined by Sudan Peoples’ Liberation Movement-North Sudan (SPLM-N) activities and presence along the common border of the two countries. The … read more »
Posted in East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Blue Nile, Comprehensive Peace Agreement, IndepthAfrica, Nuba Mountain, South Sudan, SPLM-N, Sudan, Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement
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Abuja: Gunmen on Monday attempted to attack a special police unit in the Nigerian capital Abuja, but police claimed to have repelled it and details were still emerging, a police spokesman said. “I can confirm that there was an attempted … read more »
Premier League star: Manchester City defender Kolo Toure is alleged to have had a two year affair, despite being married with two children Premier League family man Kolo Toure had a two year tryst with a model after he fooled … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, West Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Arsenal, Arsenal F.C., Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kolo Touré, manchester, Manchester City, Manchester City F.C., Premier League
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Blood is seen on the floor of a mosque as Indian Shiite Muslims flagellate themselves during a holy procession. Muslims all over the world pay their respects with the flowing of their blood as they mourn the slaying and martyrdom … read more »
British aid to Rwanda is ‘funding a dictator’ and worsening the misery of his victims, a former senior aide to the African state’s president claimed last night. The £270million of aid earmarked for the country over the next three years … read more »
Rebels, called the M23, have taken Goma, the main city of North Kivu, one of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s eastern provinces. Their plan is to march to Bukavu, the main city of South Kivu, and from there, they … read more »
Posted in DR Congo, East Africa, News, Rwanda
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Tagged Bukavu, Congo, Democratic Republic Congo, DRC, Goma, IndepthAfrica, Kivu, Laurent Nkunda, Rwanda
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Thisday The Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has accused Boko Haram of engaging in crimes against humanity. The ICC, in its report of preliminary examination activities dated November 2012, a copy of which THISDAY … read more »
By Yakume A IndepthAfrica- IGAD was established in 1986 as IGADD, with a mandate to mitigate drought effects and combat desertification in the East / Horn of Africa region. The vision of the organization is “IGAD will be the premier … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somali, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, Intergovernmental Authority on Development, Kenya, Ogaden, Somalia, Sudan
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“The forgotten people” Why is the Ethiopians’ blood so thin? Mekonnen Workineh, Norway, Nov 2012 Mekonnen Workineh Analogously , the Nazi manifesto of 1920 was anti-Semitic, anti-capitalist, anti-democratic, anti-Marxist, and anti-liberal. Anti-Semitic was number one manifesto of Nazi Hitler and … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Anti-communism, Antisemitism, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopian people, European Union, IndepthAfrica, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, TPLF
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By Mahmoud A. Suleiman This article comes against the backdrop of the Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Services’ (NISS) revelation that they have pre-emptively foiled an alleged subversive plot (attempted coup d’état) spearheaded by opposition forces both civilian and military … read more »
Posted in Article, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Khartoum, National Congress, NCP, Nuba Mountain, Omar al-Bashir, Salah Gosh, Sudan
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When people think of Somalia, they think of Mark Bowden’s Black Hawk Down. They think of South Park’s “Somalian Pirates We” episode. They even think of (sigh) Pirates of the Caribbean. What they don’t usually know is that Somalia has three extremely different … read more »
By Oghogho Obayuwana LAST month, Sudan and South Sudan signed a historic agreement in Addis Ababa, one of the nine various accords framed as agreements and covering a range of issues that both “brotherly” nations have been negotiating since 2010. … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Abuja Accord, Addis Ababa, Comprehensive Peace Agreement, East African Community, IndepthAfrica, Omar al-Bashir, Salva Kiir Mayardit, South Sudan, Sudan
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IndepthAfrica – Addis Ababa here Saturday concluded the celebration of its 125th founding anniversary, which was marked with various assortments for one year. Speaking on the occasion Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Demeke Mekonnen stressed the need to further … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, African Union, Amharic, Embassies and Consulates, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Saturday
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