Daily Archives: December 24, 2012
By: Abdihakim Ahmed Ali DAR E SALAM – It is a common belief that history repeats itself with regular intervals of 30 odd years. But in Somaliland it seems this historical series repeats itself within three to five years, especially … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Aristotle, Democracy, IndepthAfrica, International community, Politics, Siad Barre, somali news, Somali people, Somalia, Somaliland, somaliland news
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King Mohammed VI has always confirmed Morocco’s commitment to the implementation of active cooperation and solidarity with the African space, stressing that the Kingdom has always been committed to the realization of the unity and solidarity of Africa. Morocco is … read more »
Posted in Article, Canada, Morocco, North Africa, Said Temsamani
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Tagged Benguerir, Green City, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, King Mohammed VI, Marrakech, Mohammed VI of Morocco, Morocco, Sustainable development
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The Newcastle boss confirmed that the 31-year-old target man will remain on Tyneside for the duration of the tournament but remained coy on the exact reasons behind the decision. Ameobi had been called into Stephen Keshi’s preliminary squad ahead of … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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Tagged Alan Pardew, England, indepthafrica nigeria news, Newcastle, Nigeria, Nigeria national football team, Nigerian news, Queens Park Rangers F.C., Shola Ameobi, Stephen Keshi
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By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor After basking in the accolade given him by his followers as a “legal luminary,” the day is gradually dawning for Akufo-Addo to prove that mettle. Will he go to the Supreme Court and stop this … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Michael Bokor
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Tagged Akufo-Addo, Arthur Kennedy, CHINUA ACHEBE, Ghana, Ghana news, ghanaian news, God, IndepthAfrica, New Patriotic Party, NPP, Supreme Court
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On December 23 Islamists occupying northern Mali have destroyed again Timbuktu ancient mausoleums, promising to destroy all the tombs they consider places of “idolatry” . The European Union reacted by the voice of the chief diplomat Catherine Ashton, “deeply … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Mali, Said Temsamani, West Africa
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Tagged Allah, Ansar Dine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islam, Islamism, Mali, mali news, malian news, Sharia, Timbuktu
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The Tel Aviv Labor Court last week ordered an Israeli man, Saul Ben-Ami, to pay NIS 71,000 ($19,000) in compensation to his former employee Awaka Yosef, an immigrant from Ethiopia, for referring to him with the racist slur “kushi,” Yedioth Ahronoth reported on Sunday. The incident … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Egypt, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Israel, Kingdom of Kush, tel aviv, Yedioth Ahronoth, Yosef
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Paris — The newly appointed United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Eritrea, Beedwantee Keetharuth, urged the Eritrean Government to cooperate with an international mandate to provide “an objective, fair and impartial picture” of the human rights … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea
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Tagged Eritrea, eritrean news, Ethiopia, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Politics of Eritrea, Red Sea, United Nations, United Nations Special Rapporteur
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Islamist group Ansaru says it was behind the kidnapping of a French engineer in Nigeria. 63-year-old Francis Colump was taken on December 19 when around 30 gunmen attacked his residence in the remote northern town of Rimi, near the border … read more »
One of the sad characteristics of the leaders and governments in Nigeria is that they never learn from tragedies. This is why preventable tragedies such as the recent Augusta 109 Helicopter crash reoccur frequently, often with greater intensity and costs. … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Aviation accidents and incidents, Bayelsa State, IndepthAfrica, Kaduna, List of Governors of Kaduna State, National Security Advisor (United States, Nigeria, Nigerian news, official, Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa
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Last Saturday came the breaking news that outspoken Woman Member of Parliament Cerinah Nebanda had passed away. Since the Butaleja District Woman MP was an outspoken critic of her own party, the NRM, and no accident was mentioned as the … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Uganda
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Tagged Benedicto Kiwanuka, Gilbert Bukenya, IndepthAfrica, James Kazini, Kizza Besigye, Nebanda, South Africa, Uganda, Uganda news, ugandan news, Yoweri Museveni
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Football loving Nigerians are looking forward to seeing a brand new Super Eagles at next year’s African Cup of Nations, with high expectations that the team would win the trophy. But, Zambian player Stoppila Sunzu says his country’s team, the … read more »
Police in the small African kingdom of Swaziland have banned women from wearing miniskirts and midriff-revealing tops saying they provoke rape. Offenders face a six-month jail term under the ban, which invokes a colonial criminal law dating back to 1889. … read more »
The Presidency on Sunday denied the existence of a rift between President Goodluck Jonathan and ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, saying the reported “frosty relationship” between them was “mere drama which is a very important element of politics and governance.” The Special … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Dokubo-Asari, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, Nigeria, Nigerian news, Obasanjo, Olusegun Obasanjo, Reuben Abati
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The UN has condemned Rwanda’s role in the carnage in the Congo for supplying arms and aid to the M23 rebels fighting the Congolese army in northern Congo yet provides the Rwandan military ten$ of million$ in arms and aid … read more »
Posted in Article, Central Africa, Columnist, Congo, Thomas C. Mountain
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Tagged Congo, Congo news, Democratic Republic Congo, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Joseph Kabila, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, Susan Rice, Uganda
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Corruption is King in Ghana; only the ingenuous, the hypocrite and the shameless politician peddling propaganda will attempt to say otherwise. Many a Ghanaian lives the enchanted life where wealth is acquired out of the blue without winning the lottery … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, West Africa
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Tagged Ghana, Ghana news, ghanaian news, IndepthAfrica, John Atta Mills, John Dramani Mahama, Nana Akufo-Addo, National Democratic Congress, NDC, New Patriotic Party, United States
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President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday assured Nigerians of better days ahead saying his administration will ensure that 2013 becomes better for the nation than the outgoing 2012. Speaking at the foundation laying ceremony of the Living Faith Foundation … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged God, Goodluck Jonathan, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, Job (biblical figure), Jonathan, Kaduna, new year, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian, Nigerian news, Nigerian President
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Peter Odemwingie has reacted angrily to being omitted from Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations squad. The West Bromwich Albion forward last played for Nigeria in February’s goalless draw with Rwanda in the Cup of Nations qualifying. “Every manager has got … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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Tagged 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, africa cup nations, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Nigeria national football team, Peter Odemwingie, Rwanda, Zambia
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Twenty-two hostages held captive for nearly three years by Somali pirates have been rescued by troops who raided a hijacked ship. Forces of Somalia’s Puntland region captured the Panama-flagged MV Iceberg 1 which was docked near the Gara’ad coastal village … read more »
By Zainab Guleed Twenty years ago, on December 5th, 1992, the United Nations launched a major peace-enforcement mission into Somalia, approving the deployment of nearly 30,000 troops. The U.S.-led Unified Task Force (UNITAF) was mandated to protect and deliver humanitarian … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Siad Barre, Somali, Somali Civil War, somali news, Somali people, Somalia, somalis news, Unified Task Force
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By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor A truism is that Ghanaian politics is heavily influenced by ethnic sentiments (call it tribalism).Over the years, the ebb and flow of national and local politics indicates the extent to which ethnicity has dominated our … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Ghana, Michael Bokor, West Africa
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Tagged Akan, Asante, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, National Democratic Congress, NDC, New Patriotic Party, NPP, Upper West Region
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By Amira Hass, haaretz The inspiration for the Arab Spring came from young people in the street, but it seemed to bypass the West Bank and Gaza. Haaretz tracks down the Palestinians still talking about a revolution “Hold your head … read more »
Posted in Article, Egypt, North Africa
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Tagged Arab Spring, Fatah, Gaza, Hamas, IndepthAfrica, Mahmoud Abbas, Ramallah, tahrir square, west bank
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By Raluca Besliu Kenya has tightened its decision to control the growing number of Somali refugees living on its territory, by calling for their return to their home country. After discussions with his Somalian counterpart, Kenyan President Kibaki recently stated … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya, Somali
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Dadaab, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, kenyan news, Somali, Somali people, Somalia
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By Walle Engedayehu, Ph.D. Introduction St. Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Nazret, Ethiopia St. Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Nazret, Ethiopia In this brief commentary, the writer attempts to show the extent to which the recently-concluded peace and unity mediation … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Abune Paulos, Addis Ababa, Dallas, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Holy Synod, Patriarch, Synod
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Five East African countries are expected to become beneficiaries of the Eastern Electricity Highway project which is expected to see these countries using Ethiopia’s surplus electric power for their domestic uses, reports Capital. The five countries expected to be connected … read more »
Posted in Comoros, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea
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Tagged East Africa, EEPCO F.C., Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian government, ethiopian news, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Tanzania, World Bank
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