Daily Archives: January 27, 2013

A child soldier with Mali’s mujaheddin – or a lost boy without work?

January 27, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Lindsey Hilsum on International Affairs He was a thin, bewildered kid in a filthy yellow-beige tunic and loose trousers. Someone had given him a heavy khaki military jacket with a fake sheepskin collar which came down below his knees. As … read more »

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Ethiopian PM Hailemariam Desalegn elected African Union chairman

January 27, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn was elected the African Union chairman on Sunday, taking over the one-year post from Benin’s President Thomas Boni Yayi. “It is with a great sense of honour and humility that I accept the chairperson of … read more »

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Bill Gates: My Plan to Fix The World’s Biggest Problems

January 27, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation/Prashant PanjiarBy custom, many Ethiopian parents won’t name a child for weeks, in case the baby dies. Sebsebila Nassir, pictured above with a health worker, named her newborn daughter Amira—’princess’ in Arabic—on her immunization card the … read more »

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Ethiopia: Doesn’t it Sound hypocritical?

January 27, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Commentary by T.Goshu I read an article (a commentary) titled “Abebe Gellaw Vs Guesh Abera – Amharic version” by Wosenseged Gebrekidan posted on Awramba Times 26 January 2013. Let me first say that in general I appreciate the writer for … read more »

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