Daily Archives: December 28, 2012
Aklog Birara, PhD Have you ever wondered, as I have, why Ethiopia and the Ethiopian people are caught in a vicious cycle of disillusionment, dispossession and disempowerment? Have you pondered, as I have, the simple truth that the vast majority … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, IndepthAfrica, Saudi Arabia, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, TPLF, Washington Metropolitan Area
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By Getahune Bekele A poor peasant and a primary school dropout, who was described by senior political commentator as cold blooded murderer with thinking and reasoning capacity of a dinosaur, Gen Samora is dying… According to a sensitive document leaked … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Getahune Bekele
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Gabriel, Hayelom Araya, Meles Zenawi, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, TPLF
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NAIROBI — Suspected Islamists shot dead a Kenyan policeman in an ambush in the restive northeastern border town of Mandera, the latest in a string of attacks near the border with Somalia, police said Friday. “The officer was on patrol … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged African Union, Al-Qaeda, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Kenya, kenya news, kenyan news, Mandera, Nairobi, Police officer, Somalia
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Nigeria captain Joseph Yobo has lashed out at Peter Odemwingie for being disrespectful after the West Bromwich Albion striker said the country does not have a team leader. Odemwingie said via Twitter that recent Eagles captains have only looked out … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged 2010 FIFA World Cup, Africa Nations Cup, IndepthAfrica, Joseph Yobo, Nigeria, Obafemi Martins, Peter Odemwingie, Stephen Keshi, Taye Taiwo
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Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez wants to keep John Obi Mikel and Victor Moses for cup matches in January before releasing them for the Africa Cup of Nations. The Blues start their defence of the FA Cup against Southampton on January … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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Tagged Africa Cup of Nations, Burkina Faso, Chelsea F.C., FA Cup, IndepthAfrica, John Obi Mikel, Nigeria national football team, Rafael Benítez, Stamford Bridge, Victor Moses
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Levante forward, Obafemi Martins, could be called up into Nigeria’s provisional squad for the 2013 Afcon. With doubts hovering over the presence of Newcastle United striker, Shola Ameobi for the Africa Cup of Nations, supersport.com can report that Nigeria’s head … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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Tagged Africa Cup of Nations, Africa Nations Cup, Alan Pardew, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigeria Football Federation, Obafemi Martins, Shola Ameobi, South Africa, Stephen Keshi
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Critical Threats Horn of Africa Security Brief Somali police conducted security operations in Mogadishu, Banadir region on December 27. The searches were concentrated in the Hamar Weyne, Waberi, Hoban and Dharkenley districts of the city. Fifteen suspects were arrested during … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Beledweyne, Kenya, kenyan news, Kismayo, Mandera, Mogadishu, somali government, somali news, Somalia, Somalia News
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A document on opening of Azerbaijani embassy in Ethiopia has been approved at the session of Milli Majlis. The statement came from chairman of the Parliament’s international and interparliamentary relations committee Samad Sayidov, informing the MPs about the draft law, … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Azerbaijan, diplomatic mission, Ethiopia, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, member of parliament, Ogtay Asadov
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Foreign Based Ethiopian footballers who may play for Ethiopia in the African Cup of Nations From Left to right David Beshah (TSC Euskirchen Germany), Abdusalam Abas “Fuad” Ibrahim (Minnesota FC), Abdul Wali Aman (Washington University), Yusuf Saleh (Syrianska, Sweden), Khalid … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged 2013 Africa Nations Cup, Africa Nations Cup, Aljazeera, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, ethiosoccer, ethiosport, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia
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By Luka Biong Deng Sudan like other nations will celebrate the New Year but it will uniquely celebrate its 57th anniversary of independence. The real question for the Sudanese people is what the future holds for them and whether the … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Bashir, Economist Intelligence Unit, Freedom House, IndepthAfrica, Khartoum, National Congress Party, Omar al-Bashir, SouthSudan, Sudan
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JOHANNESBURG — Angola and the defending champions Zambia are the first of the African Nations Cup competitors to arrive in South Africa for the tournament, almost a full three weeks before the kickoff of the tournament. Both countries are based … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Angola, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, Zambia
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Tagged africa cup nations, Angola, Emmanuel Mayuka, Francis Kasonde, GiraBola, Libreville, South Africa, Zambia
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Sudan and South Sudan on Thursday accused each other of incursions into disputed border areas, in a new setback to plans to secure their volatile boundary and resume cross-border oil flows. The accusations come a day after Sudan’s President Omar … read more »
Posted in East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged African Union, Bahr Al-Arab, IndepthAfrica, Omar al-Bashir, Salva Kiir Mayardit, SouthSudan, Sudan, United Nations, Western world
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The United States has evacuated its embassy in the Central African Republic and temporarily halted its operations, amid security fears after rebels seized large swathes of the country. The State Department said it had not broken off diplomatic ties with … read more »
NIGERIA coach Stephen Keshi says the Super Eagles will give their best in the group that has reigning champions Zambia at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations finals. Keshi said in an interview with SuperSport that with adequate preparations, Nigeria … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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Tagged Alan Pardew, Danny Shittu, IndepthAfrica, Keshi, Nigeria, Nigeria Football Federation, Nigeria national football team, Shola Ameobi, Stephen Keshi
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By Tyler Falk, smartplanet Africa now has more than 650 million mobile phone subscribers. That’s more than either the United States or the European Union. And it’s a market that has seen explosive growth. Since 2000, the mobile phone market … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Africa mobile phone, Bandwidth (computing), BantaLabs, European Union, ICT, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Information and communications technology, United States, World Bank
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Verone Mankou with the Elikia When 26-year-old Congolese entrepreneur Verone Mankou followed up the introduction of the first African-designed tablet with the announcement of the first African-designed smartphone, some within the local tech community looked on skeptically. This was Africa … read more »
Posted in Cameroon, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, DR Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sci/Technology, Somali, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Apple, China, Congo, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mankou, Republic of Congo, Samsung, Virtual Magic Kingdom
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As the Central African Republic is rolling into unrest with rebel forces advancing on its capital, Africa expert Lawrence Freeman says that the West has abandoned the continent and is interested only in its resources. The United Nations said … read more »
Posted in Article, CAR, Central Africa
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Tagged Ban Ki-moon, Bangui, Central African Republic, Executive Intelligence Review, France, François Hollande, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, President of France
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Hassan Mohamud was shocked to inherit a ‘broke’ government but is confident of change By Malkhadir M Muhumed Only a day after Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was sworn into office, the stark reality of his country dawned on him: … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Mohamud, Nairobi, Somali, somali news, Somali people, Somalia, Somalia News
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by Teshome Debalke Everybody is wondering how did such civilized people as Ethiopians ended up under the rule of uncivilized regime like Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) “Woyane”? Before I go on exploring about how the uncivilized regime remained in … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, IndepthAfrica, money laundering, South America, Stone Age, thiopia news, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, Woyane
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By Don Futterman, haaretz Ethiopians are careful to hide the friction between Beta Yisrael and Falashmura, for fear it could damage the community’s image. The Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel is divided between the Beta Yisrael and the Falashmura (some … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Beta Israel, Christianity, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Falashmura, IndepthAfrica, Israel, Judaism, Sigd
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