Daily Archives: November 29, 2012
Mzukisi Makatse Mzukisi Makatse says a revitalised League can play a important reforming role The ANCYL leadership must not allow itself to be distracted by side shows of miserable clowns in the political wilderness, and must instead be steadfast on … read more »
The ruling party Zanu PF, under the leadership of Robert Mugabe lost support as it failed to develop a credible economic strategy, which then resulted in deteriorating governance and, ultimately, paralysis. Like in many African countries in the new millennium, … read more »
Posted in Article, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Global Political Agreement, GPA, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Morgan Tsvangirai, Robert Mugabe, Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesSupporters in Nouakchott November 24 celebrated the return of President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — With two coups in just seven years, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, a vast and sparsely populated Saharan state on … read more »
[This article was originally published in The Mantle] By Emily Cody On 23 November, Uganda’s infamous anti-gay “Kill the Gays” legislation was passed by a committee vote. It will now move to Parliament, where it will be debated on the floor. Speaker of the … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Uganda
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Tagged David Bahati, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gay, HIV, IndepthAfrica, Kadaga, LGBT, Rebecca Kadaga, ugadan news, Uganda
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Last week’s arrests of senior security figures for allegedly plotting a coup showed how close Sudan is to even greater violence and disintegration. Only managed but fundamental governance reform can help it escape chronic conflict and humanitarian misery. Sudan: Major … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Sudan
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Tagged Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, International Crisis Group, National Congress, NCP, Omar al-Bashir, SouthSudan, Sudan
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Ethiopia — Ethiopia’s leader has fired a government minister whose wife faces terrorism charges. Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on Thursday fired the country’s civil minister, Junedin Sado, whose wife is one of 29 people facing terrorism charges related to protests … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Cabinet shuffle, Deputy prime minister, Ethiopia, ethiopian news, Hailemariam Desalegne, IndepthAfrica, Junedin Sado, Meles Zenawi, Minister (government), Muslim
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Who was Colonel Muammar Gaddafi? Was he a deadly Libyan tyrant and dictator as the Western media portrayed him – bent on assuming the leadership of the Arab world in the manner of Gamal Abdul Nasser? That Gaddafi was a … read more »
Posted in Article, Libya, North Africa
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Tagged Arab, Gaddafi, Habib Bourguiba, IndepthAfrica, Libya, Libyan, Muammar Gaddafi, Ronald Reagan, United States
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How does Nigerian music become very popular in Ghana while Ghanaian music remains contraband commodity in the former’s country? This is a big question that requires serious necropsy by entertainment pundits. Give or show a Nigerian movie to the average … read more »
Posted in Entertainment, Ghana, Movie & Music, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, music industry, Music of Ghana, Music of Nigeria, Nigeria, VIP, Vodafone Ghana
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Once again, a toxic mix of factors is exploding into violence and rebellion in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Last time this happened – and it wasn’t so long ago – the resulting conflict left millions dead and destabilised an … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, Uganda
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Tagged African Union, Congo, Democratic Republic Congo, Goma, IndepthAfrica, North Kivu, Rwanda, South African National Defence Force, United Nations
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Britain is owed billions of pounds after lending money to dictators such as Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe. The cash has been handed out without any checks on foreign regimes’ records on human rights or environmental issues, an MPs’ investigation has found. … read more »
Posted in Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Amnesty International, Campaign Against Arms Trade, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, Land Rover, member of parliament, newzimbabwe, Omar al-Bashir, Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe
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Col Dr. Ndahiro Emmanuel, a historical confidant and former spy of President Kagame has been denied entry to the US prestigious Fort Leavenworth military academy After receiving the information regarding the attack of Rwanda in 1990, like many other young … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Rwanda, Uganda
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Tagged Col Ndahiro, Fort Leavenworth, IndepthAfrica, Kagame, Kayumba Nyamwasa, Ndahiro, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, ugandan news, Yoweri Museveni
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By Seyoum Tesfaye The death of a national leader has, intended and unintended, implications for the internal and external policies of a given country. The implications might unfold in a paced protracted process or by way of an abruptly drastic … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Algiers Agreement, Asmara, Badme, Eritrea, Eritrean Government, eritrean news, Ethiopia, ethiopian news, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi
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by AUDREY BOMSE and JAMES MARC LEAS Gaza City. The Palestinian Authority would be “traitors” if they agreed to a condition the UK is seeking to impose in exchange for agreeing to support Palestine upgrading its membership in the UN. … read more »
In PIA fan club members’, mistakenly referred to as higdefawiyans, anxiety to show the “open relationship” between PIA and the Eritrean people in a town hall meeting in mid-October 2012 in Zoba Debub, we are given the opportunity to learn … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Asmara, Eritrea, Eritrea news, Ethiopia, Ethiopian government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Politics of Ethiopia, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front
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