Daily Archives: December 23, 2012
Another Groundhog Year In December 2008, I wrote a weekly commentary lamenting the fact that 2008 was “Groundhog Year” in Ethiopia: It was a repetition of 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004… Everyday millions of Ethiopians woke up only to find themselves … read more »
Posted in Alemayehu G. Mariam, Article, Columnist, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged EPRDF, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, U.N. Special Rapporteur, United Nations Human Rights Council
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KANO, Nigeria — The radical Islamist group Ansaru on Sunday claimed the recent kidnapping of a French citizen in northern Nigeria, citing France’s push for military intervention in Mali as a justification. Ansaru “announces to the world, especially the French … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, Boko Haram, France, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mali, Nigeria, Nigeria Islamist group, Vergnet
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Premier League leader Manchester United dropped points in the title race with a 1-1 draw at Swansea on Sunday, while Chelsea routed Aston Villa 8-0 with a devastating attacking master class. United’s run of five consecutive league wins was brought … read more »
Two uncapped forwards from teams in the English Championship (first division) have been included in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s preliminary squad for next month’s African Nations Cup finals in South Africa. Yannick Bolaise (Crystal Palace) and Gabriel Zakuani (Peterborough … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Central Africa, DR Congo, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Claude Leroy, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabriel Zakuani, IndepthAfrica, Landry Mulemo, Mulota Kabangu, Parfait Mandanda, TP Mazembe
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FINANCE minister Tendai Biti has written to President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai advising them that the country does not have sufficient funds to hold elections and the referendum set to next year. Speaking at the monthly state … read more »
Posted in Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Biti, Harare, IndepthAfrica, Morgan Tsvangirai, Obert Mpofu, Robert Mugabe, Tendai Biti, Treasury, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe news
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By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor We have so far been interrogating the NPP’s rejection of the results of the Presidential elections and wondered why the focus is on only that aspect of the general elections. As the party’s leaders continue … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Ghana, Michael Bokor, West Africa
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Tagged Akufo-Addo, Ghana, Ghana news, John Dramani Mahama, Mahama, National Democratic Congress, NDC, NPP, Supreme Court
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A faction of a separatist rebel group said on Sunday it was seeking peace talks with the Ethiopian government, a development that could help stabilize a region with potential reserves of oil and gas. The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Ogaden, Ogaden National Liberation Front, Politics of Ethiopia, Sinopec, Somalia
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African champions Zambia lost 1-0 in Tanzania on Saturday as they continued their preparations to defend their title next month. In Saturday’s other friendlies there were wins for the Africa Cup of Nations hosts South Africa as well as Angola. … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Soccer, Sports, Zambia
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Tagged 2013 Nations Cup, Africa Nations Cup, Felix Katongo, Mrisho Ngassa, Simplex Nthala, Siphiwe Tshabalala, South Africa, Zambia, Zambia national football team
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Spoken fifty years after the former colony’s independence, French President’s words did not constitute the “apology” demanded by several Algerian political parties, argues Oussama Romdhani. On the second day of his first visit to Algeria, French President Francois Hollande stood … read more »
Posted in Algeria, Europe, Global Issues, North Africa
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Tagged Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algeria, France, François Hollande, Hollande, IndepthAfrica, Oussama Romdhani, President of France
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Tropical storm Four is forecast to strike Somalia at about 06:00 GMT on 25 December.Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Centersuggest that the point of landfall will be near6.9 N,49.7 E.Four is expected to … read more »
By Yilma Bekele The press release was short and to the point. It was only six paragraphs long and was written in a matter of fact way. There were no trumpets blaring, no press conference with TV lights and no … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Yilma Bekele
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Tagged Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, European Union, Ginbot 7, Ginbot 7 formation, God, GPF, IndepthAfrica, Middle East, Television, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, TPLF
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Sydney – Sydney’s main mosque has warned its followers not to have anything to do with Christmas, local media reported on Sunday. The head imam at Lakemba Mosque, Sheikh Yahya Safi, told followers during prayers it is a “sin” to … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Morocco, Nigeria, Religion, Rwanda, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Zimbabwe
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Tagged a sin to wish Merry Christmas - imam, Australia, Christmas, Grand Mufti, Islam, Lakemba Mosque, Muslim, Sun-Herald, Sydney
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Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood claimed Sunday that the Islamist-backed constitution has passed with a 64 percent “yes” vote, the day after the final voting in a two-round referendum that deeply divided the country. The constitution’s critics however may contest the outcome. … read more »
President Barack Obama is condemning violence in Kenya that left at least 39 people dead in renewed fighting between farming and herding communities that have a history of violent animosity. The White House says in a statement that Obama urges … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged Associated Press, Barack Obama, Friday, Kenya, kenya news, kenyan news, Orma, Pokomo people, River Tana, White House
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By Godwin Ijediogor, ngrguardiannews RUNNING a heterogeneous society, like Nigeria, has been challenging to even the most prepared hands, let alone one that got there by design and default. And for Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, it obviously has been more so … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Atiku Abubakar, Bayelsa State, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, new year, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerian news, niheria news, Peoples Democratic Party
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Abubakar Audu, former governor of Nigeria’s central state of Kogi, declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrived the United States, according to a report by African Examiner. The online news portal said Audu has arrived his … read more »
Durban – Former president Nelson Mandela, who is recovering in a Pretoria hospital after undergoing a surgical procedure to remove gallstones and receiving treatment for a chronic lung infection, will probably spend Christmas in a hospital bed. The 94-year-old statesman’s … read more »
On Friday, November 2, 2012, Assia El Ouadie Known as Mama Assia passed away. A date that the Moroccan and even Arab human rights activists will remember for ever. Everybody will continue to commemorate this exceptional and unique Moroccan lady who … read more »
Posted in Article, Morocco, North Africa, Said Temsamani
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Tagged Fellow, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, King Mohammed, Mohammed VI of Morocco, Morocco, Mother Teresa, Prison, Washington DC
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By Eric Reeves, On December 21, 2012—in a deeply tragic accident—military forces of South Sudan shot down a UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) MI-8 helicopter with four Russian pilots aboard. The incident occurred in Jonglei state, in a region … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Ban Ki-moon, Jonglei, Juba, South Sudan, SPLA, Sudan, UN helicopter, United Nation, Unmiss
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Khartoum – Three peacekeepers shot dead by one of their comrades in Sudan’s troubled Darfur region were all Ethiopian, a source familiar with the incident told AFP on Saturday. The shooter, who subsequently killed himself, was also from the East … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged African Union, African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur, Agence France-Presse, Darfur, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Sudan, UNAMID, West Darfur
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(By Getahune Bekele, Johannesburg) “Tekebresh yenorshiw babatochachin dem,” Enat Ethiopia yedeferesh yewdem,”the patriotic song madefamous bythe incomparable Ethiopian singer Shambel Belayneh was oneveryone’s lips on Saturday morning 21 December 2012, when the Horn Times visited the bustling GP street in … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Getahune Bekele
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Berhanu Nega, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ginbot 7 popular Force, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Johannesburg, South Africa, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front
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by Msmaku Asrat Can you hear me now? is a familiar question posed by a series of advertisements for Verizon wireless. I am using it here Sebhat Negga as a metaphor for a series of lofty pronouncements made by Sebhat … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Amara, Delphi, Derg, Eritrea, Eritrea news, eritrean, eritrean news, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Indepth Africa Magazine, Isayas Afwerki, melese zenawi, Mengistu Hailemariam, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, TPLF, Woyane
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Dear Colleagues and Friends; As many of our fellow Ethiopians of Christian faith gather with family and friends over the next days to celebrate one of the most important of Christian holidays, we in the SMNE (the Board Members, Task … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Ethiopia, ethiopia diaspora, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mesfin Negash, Middle East, Politics of Ethiopia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
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