Daily Archives: December 3, 2012
By Getahune Bekele “ The great Abyssinian chief Ras Alula is at present a person of much interest to the Italians, and the Reforma is publishing a sketch of his life, in the course of which it is stated that … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Getahune Bekele
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, ethiopian news, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, New York Times, Petros Solomon, Ras Alula, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front
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At the initiative of the Commission of the African Union (AU), a consultative meeting on the situation in Guinea-Bissau took place today, 1 December 2012, at the AU Headquarters, in Addis Ababa. In addition to the AU, the meeting brought … read more »
The Commission of the African Union (AU) and the Addis Ababa University, through the Institute for Peace and Security Studies – IPSS, concluded, today, 1 December 2012, in Addis Ababa, a colloquium on “Border Governance for African integration. The colloquium, … read more »
The African Union Commission (AUC) joins the global community in commemorating the World Aids Day today, 1st December 2012. Commemorative activities at the African Union headquarters was held for two days from 30th November to 1st December 2012, under the … read more »
After many days of complaints and threats, the leader of Sierra Leone’s main opposition party, Julius Maada Bio (photo), has finally met with President Ernest Koroma at State House in Freetown today to accept that he (Koroma) was the winner … read more »
RW Johnson says short term compromise will lead to long term disaster for party The Democratic Alliance (DA) is a unique opposition party in Africa: white- led, multi-racial and steadily gaining. From a base of 1.7% in the 1994 parliamentary … read more »
Posted in Article, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged African National Congress, ANC, Cape Town, Democratic Alliance, Helen Zille, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, South Africa, western cape
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NAIROBI — Kenyan activists submitted a fresh appeal Monday petitioning for a court ruling on the eligibility of two presidential running mates charged with crimes against humanity over election violence five years ago. Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, 51, and … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged 2007–2008 Kenyan crisis, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, kenyan news, Kenyatta, Nairobi, Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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DR Congo troops have entered the eastern mining city of Goma, two days after rebel M23 fighters withdrew in line with a regionally brokered deal. But the rebels have warned they will retake the city, if the government fails to … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, Rwanda
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Tagged Aronda Nyakairima, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Goma, IndepthAfrica, Kinshasa, Lake Kivu, Rwanda, Uganda
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At least 14 members of the Eritrea football squad have disappeared in Uganda while playing in a regional tournament and may eventually claim asylum, Ugandan officials said on Monday. Eritrea is one of the world’s most secretive states ruled by … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Asmara, Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations, Eritrea, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Office of the Prime Minister, Tanzania, Uganda, United Nations
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In a weekly column entitled “Unity in Divinity” this past June, I expressed grave concern over official encroachments on religious freedom in Ethiopia. I lamented the fact that religious freedom was becoming a new focal target of official human rights … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Al Ahbash, Al-Qaeda, Ethiopia, Ethiopian government, ethiopian news, IndepthAfrica, Islam, Meles Zenawi, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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Measures taken by Israel to stem a flow of illegal African migrants coming across its desert border with Egypt have had a dramatic effect in recent months, reducing the influx of newcomers to a trickle, according to recent government figures … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Refugees/Migrants, Somali, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged African Migrants, Benjamin Netanyahu, Egypt, Eritrea, Gerry Simpson, Human Rights Watch, IndepthAfrica, Israel, Sinai Peninsula, tel aviv
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By Hassan E. Ali In less than three months after the presidential election in Somalia, the hope for a peaceful, and a better Somalia seem to be dissipating. While it is still too early to judge, yet the direction the … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Mogadishu, Siad Barre, Somali, Somali people, Somalia, Transitional Federal Institutions
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There are indications that the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party is not comfortable with the cold war between President Goodluck Jonathan and former President Olusegun Obasanjo. A member of the National Working Committee of the party, who spoke with … read more »
By Osman Hassan Northern Somalia Like a wild predator chased away from one place and trying its luck elsewhere, the renegade one- clan secessionist enclave calling itself Somaliland never seems to give up its predatory designs on the Khatumo State … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Hargeisa, IndepthAfrica, Khatumo, Mogadishu, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Somalia, Somaliland, Sool, United Nations
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By Mohamed A. Dubet The Somali government’s recent delegation led by former Jubba Valley Alliance Leader, Goobaale,a seasoned warlord who headed the now defunct Jubba Valley militia, which had caused immense suffering and bloodshed in Jubbaland not so long ago … read more »
By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor As we inch toward Election Day this Friday, some extra-ordinary events have begun happening to provide some comic relief. Forget about the Hassan Ayariga antics and turn to this latest one, reported by Sammi Wiafe, … read more »
Posted in Article, Gambia, Michael Bokor, West Africa
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Tagged Akufo-Addo, Ashanti Region, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, John Dramani Mahama, Kumasi, Mahama, Nana Akufo-Addo, New Patriotic Party
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A top Boko Haram leader has been killed after a weekend of violence against Christians in the north of Nigeria, military officials said on Monday. A spokesperson of the army in the northwestern Borno State, Sagir Mus, reported that Abdulkareem … read more »
By: The Henry Jackson Society The President should announce his intention to nominate Susan Rice as the next Secretary of State, or move on. By Timothy Stafford It is abundantly clear that Dr. Susan Rice is the President’s first choice … read more »
By: Arab News By Khaled Al-Dakheel Between Sept. 9, 1881, and last Jan. 25, Egypt, as the Egyptians say, experienced four revolutions: The Orabi Revolution, the Revolution of 1919, the July 23 Revolution, which began with a military coup in … read more »
Posted in Article, Egypt, North Africa
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Tagged Arab Spring, Egypt, Egyptians, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, mubarak, Muslim Brotherhood, Wafd
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By: Ivan Eland For weeks and months, the foreign policy debate in the United States has focused on the non-issue of whether the Obama administration played politics with the attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Although the more … read more »
Posted in America, Egypt, Global Issues, North Africa
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, AlQaeda, Benghazi, IndepthAfrica, Obama Administration, Pakistan, Pakistan Air Force, Somalia, Taliban, United States, Yemen
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Addis Ababa — The international panel of experts asked by Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to assess the impact of Ethiopia’s controversial Nile dam project has continued its study despite fresh political turmoil in Cairo over a decree that gives Egypt’s … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somali, Sudan
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nile, Project Manager, Sudan
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(IRIN) – More youths from the self-declared republic of Somaliland are illegally migrating from the region, mainly due to a lack of jobs, traveling through Ethiopia, Sudan and Libya on their way to Europe, say officials. “There is no exact … read more »
By Al-Saddig Al-Mahdi, opinion Historically, Ethiopia and Eritrea have not been united in one country. However, first Eritrea then Ethiopia have been occupied as Italian colonies, which imposed upon them Italian culture. Another link between the two regions is the … read more »
Posted in Analysis, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Badme, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, Mengistu Haile Mariam, Sudan, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, TPLF
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