Daily Archives: December 2, 2012
KANO — Suspected members of the Islamist group Boko Haram killed 10 Christians by slitting their throats in the northern Nigerian town of Chibok late Saturday, local officials said. “The attackers came in around 9:00 pm chanting ‘Allahu Akbar’, which … read more »
by Shifa Mwesigye In 1982, Prof Nelson Ssewankambo was a young researcher studying a strange disease at Kasensero fishing village, Rakai. Together with Prof David Serwadda and other scientists, they later confirmed the cause of the ailment to be HIV, … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Uganda
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Tagged AIDS, HIV, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Makerere University School of Public Health, Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, Uganda, Uganda Virus Research Institute, Yoweri Museveni
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by Peter C. Schiefke I am a Canadian who loves Uganda and its people. I love the culture, the landscape, have had the privilege and honour of working in Uganda for many years as a volunteer, and as director of a charitable … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Uganda
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Tagged Al Gore, Barack Obama, Canada, Emancipation Proclamation, IndepthAfrica, Rebecca Kadaga, Uganda, Ugandan, United States
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By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor If Ghanaians make the mistake to elect the NPP’s Akufo-Addo into office next Friday, they will be sealing their own doom and confirming long-held opinions that they are the architects of their own plight. Take … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Ghana, Michael Bokor, West Africa
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Tagged Akufo-Addo, Aliu Mahama, Facebook, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, John Atta Mill, John Kufuor, Kumasi Airport, SHS
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By Judith Verweijen The recent fall of Goma has starkly highlighted the shaky foundations of the ‘peace architecture’ that was built in the wake of the Second Congo War (1998-2002). Briefly, it once again seemed that the entire house of … read more »
Posted in Article, Central Africa, DR Congo, Rwanda
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Tagged Democratic Republic of Congo, Goma, IndepthAfrica, Kinshasa, Kivu, Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Second Congo War, Tutsi
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Leadership (Abuja) An embarrassing dimension was introduced into the nation’s security challenge last weekend, when the suspected terrorists penetrated the defence of the Nigeria’s Command and Staff College – the elite military facility – in Jaji, Kaduna State, killing more … read more »
As we approach the beginning of a new financial year, Nigerians are again witnessing conflicting signals from the government about whether or not the subsidy on petroleum products will be removed or reduced. Firstly, the report of the Dr. Kalu-led … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Central Bank of Nigeria, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Nigeria, Subsidy, Task force, United States
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By Teklu Abate (Ph.D) Chairman of Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) party, Dr Negasso Gidada, nicely highlighted the current political condition in Ethiopia. In a discussion forum arranged for party members, Ethiopia’s former president identified major challenges and problems … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Culture of Ethiopia, Diaspora, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Ethiopian people, Government, IndepthAfrica, Negasso Gidada, Oppositions, Unity for Democracy and Justice
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Not all new countries are really new. Some are born almost fully formed; others have to start from nothing. That difference is crucial to a new nation’s chances of success. More than half the youngest nations in the world were … read more »
Posted in East Africa, South Sudan, Special Reports, Sudan
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Tagged Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, European Union, IndepthAfrica, Khartoum, SouthSudan, Sudan, United Nations
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Yosief Ghebrehiwet (III) The Circular Journey in Search of Eritrea: “Hadnetna” from Sahel to the Sinai More than half the youngest nations in the world were born or reborn after the collapse of communism in Europe and had existed as … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somali, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, European Union, Khartoum, SouthSudan, Sudan, United Nations
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Matthew Newsome Hargeisa As Somalia starts to emerge from its quagmire of instability and chaos, 20 years of relative peace and stability are starting to pay dividends for its close neighbour Somaliland, as this November it struck its first major … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Genel Energy, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Inter Press Service, Middle East, Ophir Energy, Somalia, Somaliland, Soviet Union
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By Abenezer Aregawi It’s very hard and difficult for a person like me to judge somebody as he is the men of God or not. First, I am not spiritual person though I believe in God. Second, it’s only God … read more »
Posted in Abenezer Aregawi, Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Boloso Sore, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Ethiopian people, Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front, God, Hailemariam, IndepthAfrica, Meles, Meles Zenawi
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