Daily Archives: December 10, 2012
December 10, 2012 by benim
By Lotte Leicht BRUSSELS – Catherine Ashton’s mandate is to provide leadership on foreign policy and human rights. She has failed, however, to ensure a collective EU voice for bringing the crimes in Syria before the International Criminal Court (ICC). … read more »
December 10, 2012 by benim
By Stephen Lamony African states must take lead in prosecution of grave crimes rather than diluting the mandate of an over-stretched regional court. The three year old impasse between the African Union (AU) and the International Criminal Court (ICC) is … read more »
Posted in African Union (AU), Article, Congo, DR Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Zimbabwe
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Tagged African Union, AfricanCourt, Hissène Habré, Indepth Africa Magazine, International Court of Justice, International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Rome Statute
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December 10, 2012 by benim
By Jamie Glazov Asia News recently reported how the misogynist crime of female genital mutilation (FGM) continues to be a “widespread traditional practice” in “rural areas and more remote areas of Indonesia, particularly the island of Java.” The story makes … read more »
Posted in DR Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Nigeria, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Al-Azhar University, AsiaNews, Female Genital Mutilation, FGM, IndepthAfrica, Indonesia, Islam, Muslim world, Pamela Geller
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December 10, 2012 by benim
The Kidnappers that Abducted 82 Years Old Mother Of Finance Minister Prof. Kanene Okonjo at their family home in Ogwashi uku, Delta state, are demanding for a whopping $1 billion ransom. Majesty, Professor Chukwuka Aninshi Okonjo Agbogidi, the reigning Obi … read more »
December 10, 2012 by benim
by Abdullahi Jama Hussein(Hon MP) I observed with a degree of care and deligency the trend and tendency of Somalia’s political novelty since H.E Prof Hassan Sheikh Ahmed was elected to the highest office in our land. Besides rhetorical affirmation, … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged African Union Mission to Somalia, Corruption Perceptions Index, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Somali Diaspora, Somali Police Force, Somalia, Transparency International
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By Steve Paterno The cold blooded murder of Isaiah Abraham is a shock, but it never came as a surprise to observers of South Sudan events, including this writer. South Sudan, a newly independent country is experiencing a cruel evolution, … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Abraham, IndepthAfrica, Isaiah Abraham, Jonglei, Juba, Kenya, Murder, SouthSudan, Sudan, sudanese news
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By Eman Al Baik, mirates247 Injured maid removes steel bar from the neck herself at the Rashid Hospital Two Ethiopian maids fought each other at the sponsor’s house, one was killed while the other was found alive in a pool … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Bathroom, Blood, DNA, Dubai, Ethiopia, ethiopian maids, ethiopian news, IndepthAfrica, Maid, Neck, Testimony
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By Memory Chirere,The Herald column When will “you people” tackle the fast track land reform of your country in your literature? This is the question often asked as soon as people learn that you are a writer from Zimbabwe. The … read more »
Posted in Article, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Budding Writers Association of Zimbabwe, Charles Mungoshi, Dambudzo Marechera, Hampshire Estate, IndepthAfrica, Shimmer Chinodya, South Africa, Yvonne Vera, Zimbabwe
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Political and Military Implications, International Obligations By Eric Reeves Recent commentary on the purported “coup attempt” in Khartoum has been quite various, sometimes even fanciful, with little in the way of consensus about how serious the “coup” was or precisely … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Arab Spring, Economy of Sudan, Eric Reeves, IndepthAfrica, Juba, Khartoum, SouthSudan, Sudan, sudanese news, Sudapet
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Irfan Husain FINALLY, some good news from Somalia: according to a new issue of the French weekly Paris Match, the Somali shilling has doubled in value against the dollar over the last two years. The international airport at Mogadishu has … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Afghani, African Union, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Organisation of African Unity, Paris Match, Shebab, Somali, somali news, Somalia, Somalia News
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By Abdulkadir Suleiman The high focus of creating an autonomous administration in the southernmost regions of Somalia solely by Kenya and its interlocutors has cultivated a new looming future across the country. Populations living in that part of the country … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, IndepthAfrica, Juba, Kenya, Kismayo, Kismayu, Ras Kiamboni, Somali, somali news, Somalia, Somalia News
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WASHINGTON, DC – Throughout history, mistreatment of minorities – whether ethnic, religious, linguistic, cultural, regional, ideological, sexual, or other – has fueled violence and devastated societies worldwide. Egregious cases in the last century include the Holocaust in Nazi Germany, the … read more »
By Ismail Salami As part of the sinister plan for Syria at work, French military agents have recently held face-to-face meetings with the foreign-backed militants inside the country in a bid to “assess the situation on the ground.” A report … read more »
Vusi Shongwe makes the case for President Jacob Zuma, while Prince Mashele predicts ruin at re-election. YES, he’s the man of the movement, says Vusi Shongwe. Albert Einstein said splitting the atom changed everything except our way of thinking, … read more »
Posted in Article, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged African National Congress, Albert Einstein, ANC, Bloemfontein, BRICS, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, South Africa, Zuma
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The question riding on the chaos being played out – from the burning offices of the Freedom and Justice Party to the squares of Egyptian cities to the palace gates of power – is how will all this shape future … read more »
Posted in Article, Egypt, North Africa
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Tagged Arab, Cairo, Egypt, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Muslim Brotherhood, tahrir square
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The state controlled media today reports that President Robert Mugabe’s son Robert Junior has abandoned his dream of playing professional basketball in the US because of the economic sanctions imposed on the country. According to Sunday Mail his mother, First … read more »
Matriarch of the Unholy Trinity Susan Rice, the current U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., has been waltzing (or should I say do-se-do-ing) with Africa’s slyest, slickest and meanest dictators for nearly two decades. More cynical commentators have said she has … read more »
Posted in Alemayehu G. Mariam, Article, Columnist, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Juvénal Habyarimana, Prudence Bushnell, Rice, Rwanda, Rwandan Genocide, Susan Rice, Yoweri Museveni
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Ghana’s incumbent President John Dramani Mahama has been re-elected with 50.7 per cent of the vote. That’s according to results posted on the Electoral Commission’s Facebook page. But Ghana’s opposition New Patriotic Party lead by Nana Akufo-Addo has accused the … read more »
Posted in Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, West Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Friday, Ghana, Ghana 2012 election, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, John Atta Mills, John Dramani Mahama, Nana Akufo-Addo, New Patriotic Party, President of Ghana
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