Daily Archives: December 12, 2012
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) Analysts say it will take awhile before prosperity reaches the masses The African nation of Ethiopia has enjoyed remarkable growth over the past several years. There has been a marked growth in industry. However, this has meant … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Economic growth, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, Meles Zenawi, United States
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SEGOU, Mali — On a sweltering afternoon, Islamist police officers dragged Fatima Al Hassan out of her house in the fabled city of Timbuktu. They beat her up, shoved her into a white pickup truck and drove her to their … read more »
Posted in Article, Mali, West Africa
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Tagged Hassan, IndepthAfrica, Islam, Islamism, Mali, SEGOU, Timbuktu, United Nations Security Council, United States
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The former president of Madagascar says he will not run for any position in the island country’s next election, but he says he wants to return home. Marc Ravalomanana has been living in exile in South Africa since 2009, when … read more »
A few days after his election as Ghana’s new leader, John Dramani Mahama has made his first international trip and he headed to Abuja for a meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa. Mr Mahama who won a … read more »
Posted in Ghana, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, John Dramani Mahama, Jonathan, Nigeria, West Africa
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The 4th Ministerial Meeting of the “Group of Friends of the Syrian people”, in Marrakech, will focus primarily on the latest developments in the Syrian crisis, the path of a crisis and how to mobilize international aid to put an … read more »
This reflection is based on the final report of the Special Envoy of the Secretary General of the United Nations released on November 28. A report that has greatly exasperated the Polisario and its biggest backer, Algeria, because the mandate … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Morocco, North Africa, Said Temsamani
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Tagged Algeria, Christopher Ross, IndepthAfrica, Morocco, Polisario, Polisario Front, United Nations, United Nations Security Council, Western Sahara
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Hostile environment for the desperate TPLF top goons By Robele Ababya The late Zenawi kept all top state secrets close to his chest and went to his grave without sharing any of those to his successors. Therefore there is no … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Robele Ababya
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Tagged Amhara, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, TPLF, United States, Zenawi
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Group D, undoubtedly the “group of death” for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, includes the two highest ranked teams in Africa, tournament favourites Côte d’Ivoire (16th in the world) and Algeria (24th). Tunisia (45th) has also been in good … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Angola, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Soccer, South Africa, South Sudan, Sports, The Gambia, Uganda, Zimbabwe
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Tagged 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2013 Africa Cup of Nations: Group D: Côte d'Ivoire, 2013 Africa Nations Cup, 2013 Nations Cup, africa cup nations, Algeria, cup of nations 2013, Didier Drogba, Indepth Africa Magazine, Oussama Darragi, Salomon Kalou, South Africa, Togo, Tunisia
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The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations is drawing near, and 2012 surprise winners Zambia, with a host of players familiar to South African Premier Soccer League fans, will be out to defend their title. Their first order of business will … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, DR Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Nigeria, Soccer, Somali, South Africa, Sports, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe
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Tagged 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, 2013 Africa Cup of Nations: Group C: Zambia, 2013 cup of nation, Africa Nations Cup, Burkina Faso, Christopher Katongo, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia
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The countdown is on to the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. Group B sees Ghana, the darlings of Africa during the 2010 Fifa World Cup, lining up against Niger, DR Congo, and the continent’s third-ranked team, Mali. Get primed for … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Botswana, Chad, Congo, DR Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Soccer, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Sports, Sudan, Uganda, Zimbabwe
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Tagged 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, 2013 Africa Cup of Nations: Group B Preview: Ghana, Africa Nations Cup, Anthony Annan, Asamoah Gyan, DR Congo, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, Mali, Niger, South Africa
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The authoritative newspaper Africa Sports has published a 23-man squad for Ghana’s 2013 Africa Cup of Nations campaign ahead of Thursday’s official announcement. The paper, owned by renowned Ghanaian journalist Kwabena Yeboah, excludes experienced midfielder Sulley Muntari and John Mensah … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Ghana, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Adam Larsen Kwarasey, Daniel Agyei, Emmanuel Agyemang Badu, Ghana, Harrison Afful, IndepthAfrica, Jordan Ayew, Samuel Inkoom, Sulley Muntari
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The countdown is on to the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon). The tournament kicks off at Johannesburg’s FNB Stadium on 19 January with a double-header featuring South Africa versus Cape Verde and Angola versus Morocco. Get primed for the … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Soccer, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Sports, Sudan, Zimbabwe
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Tagged 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, 2013 Africa Nations Cup, Africa Nations Cup, Bafana, Cape Verde, cup of nations 2013, IndepthAfrica, Siphiwe Tshabalala, South Africa, South Africa national football team
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Bradford City 1 Arsenal 1 (Bradford win 3-2 on penalties). In a season of lows, Arsenal hit rock bottom last night with a humiliating exit from the quarter final of the League Cup. Victory was nothing less than the League … read more »
Nigeria has appealed to the United States to assist it in tackling the spate of violence occasioned by the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram and other security breaches bedevilling the nation. President Goodluck Jonathan made the appeal Tuesday when General … read more »
By Seble Teweldebirhan Addis Ababa, (Ezega.com) – As globalization reaches many urbanized areas of Ethiopia, the role of women in a society is redefining itself. For many educated and self-sustaining women, the current era is a transitional period. It is … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Ezega.com, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, Middle East, NGO, People, womens rights
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When most Americans think of al Qaeda, they don’t think of Africa. But they should, especially considering a country called Mali, where Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and its allies are attempting to build an Islamist state. One the … read more »
Posted in Article, Mali, West Africa
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, Ansar Dine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mali, United Nations, United States, West Africa
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By Misbahu Bashir,Daily Trust Alliance between the Boko Haram sect and other groups around the word has increased the sect’s strength to export violence, General Carter F. Ham, Commander of US Africa Command, has said. The commander made the remarks … read more »
By Christiaan Triebert, RNW opinion Photo: Elizabeth Mbundu/RNW Sierd van der Bij, Neda Boin and Christiaan Triebert – Dutch hitchhikers in Africa. Yabelo — We hitch a ride with a group of Ethiopian engineers and they give us shelter. Next … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, African Union, China, Chinese, Economic growth, Ethiopia, ethiopian news, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi
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Nazret — From the first storey of a shopping centre along Nazret’s main street, passers-by hear the beats of the latest American hip-hop hits. It’s close to midnight, and Elias Tetemke is coming back from a late-night nap. “Can’t we … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Congressional caucus, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, Internet café, Mike DeWine, Ohio, Ohio Senate, Tom Niehaus, United States
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EVEN if he fights like a wounded beast, President Robert Mugabe will not be assured of an outright victory in next year’s elections, analysts have warned. KHOLWANI NYATHI Mugabe responded to the weekend formal endorsement of his candidature to run … read more »
By Sierd Van Der Bij, RNW Opinion Photo: Elizabeth Mbundu/RNW Sierd van der Bij, Neda Boin and Christiaan Triebert – Dutch hitchhikers in Africa. Hunter S. Thompson left the world one famous lesson. If you want to know what you’re … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Horn of Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Khat, Mastication, Netherlands
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PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has requested for the approval of a N161.6 billion supplementary budget from the National Assembly to offset accumulated fuel subsidy arrears owed to oil marketers. In separate letters to the leaderships of the Senate and House of … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, David Mark, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, Nigeria, Nigerian news, Senate, Senate President, Subsidy
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It is most distressing to hear what ZANU (PF) has to say about the economy and no wonder why millions of Zimbabweans wrote them off and left the country. It seems quite fashionable now for the political parties contesting in … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Southern Africa, Vince Musewe, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Ghana, Harare, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mugabe, Robert Mugabe, ZANU, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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Dr. Debretsion Gebremichael, Information and Communication Technology Minister with the rank of Deputy Prime Minister, said that the government is trying to increase access to Information and Communication Technology in the country as well as improve its quality. Opening the … read more »
By Alemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” — Voltaire On November 29, 2012, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, conferred the rank of deputy prime minister, with the approval of parliament, on … read more »
Posted in Alemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam, Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Council of Ministers, Deputy prime minister, Ethiopia, ethiopian news, Hailemariam Desalegne, House of People, House of People's Representatives, IndepthAfrica, Office of the Prime Minister, Prime minister
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PLANT CITY –The dresses sewn by the Ladies of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church’s Lydia Guild have made it all the way to Ethiopia. CHERYL KUCK Barbara Hendrix has created 50 dresses for Evangelical Presbyterian Church’s Little Dresses for Africa project. … read more »
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