Monthly Archives: February 2013
OTTAWA — An internal Senate investigation has failed to turn up any questionable housing allowance claims beyond those previously unearthed by journalists. Independent forensic auditors are currently looking at the expenses of Conservative Sen. Mike Duffy, Liberal Mac Harb and … read more »
A city councillor says he will lodge a complaint with the integrity commissioner, if someone else doesn’t, following revelations that Rob Ford appears to still be asking registered lobbyists to donate to his private football foundation. The practice, which formed … read more »
*Call for mass action reverberates across the globe (By Getahune Bekele- South Africa) Abbay Tsehaye installed 6th patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Aba Matias. In a move expected to create more tensions and divisions, Ethiopia’s ruling minority junta has … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, Jerusalem, latest ethiopian news, Mufti, news ethiopia, Tigray Province, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front
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BATTLES between the army and a militia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have killed dozens, while thousands have sought refuge at a UN base. Up to 4000 people are at the peacekeeping base at Kitchanga in North Kivu province … read more »
HARARE – The ageing Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe says he has no regrets for spearheading the indigenisation and economic empowerment programme in Zimbabwe. Speaking in a wide ranging interview as part of his 89th birthday celebrations coming on this Saturday … read more »
The Hague – Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo on Thursday told the International Criminal Court, which is weighing whether to charge him with crimes against humanity, that he had always been pro-democracy. “All my life, I fought for democracy,” … read more »
Kenya’s Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Wednesday (February 27th) arrested Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Thuita Mwangi on corruption charges, Kenya’s The Standard reported. Mwangi and two other ministry officials will appear in court on Friday to hear … read more »
(AFP) KANO, Nigeria — Three people, including a soldier, were injured Thursday in multiple blasts in three areas of Nigeria’s restive city of Maiduguri, with one targeting a military patrol vehicle, the army said. “There was an explosion targeting a … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged bokoharam, Borno State, improvised explosive device, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Kano, MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerian news, nigerian newspapers, Task force
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The Ethiopian Orthodox Church has elected a new patriarch to replace the previous head who died in August, officials said Thursday. “Abune Matthias… arch-bishop of Jerusalem (for the Ethiopian church) was elected with a majority,” said Daniel Sefermikael, a church … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Abune Paulos, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, Jerusalem, Lalibela, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, UNESCO, World Heritage Site
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Kenya’s strategic and symbolic importance as a peaceful democracy in Africa is decades-old. But after 2007 riots, world is now watching. Kiambaa, Kenya The most infamous of the many violent atrocities that followed Kenya‘s last election in 2007 came when … read more »
Posted in Analysis, East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged Hewlett Packard, IBM, inbdepthafrica, Indepth Africa Magazine, International Criminal Court, Kenya, kenya elections, kenyan elections 2013, Mwai Kibaki, Raila Odinga, Uhuru Kenyatta
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By William Davison, csmonitor A well-known German foundation decamps from Ethiopia. Other long-time donors find new official agency and law restrictive and confusing. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Of the many outreach programs run here by Germany’s Heinrich Böll Foundation, one caused … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Canada, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, Meles Zenawi, news ethiopia, Non-governmental organization, United Nations
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A day after Prince Khalid bin Sultan, deputy defence minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, made hostile remarks about Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam on Wednesday, February 27, 2013, the Finance Minister of Saudi Arabia, Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf, will be meeting … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Cairo, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Finance minister, Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Hailemariam Desalegne, Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, Saudi Arabia
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Yityish Aynaw, a former Israeli army officer, became the first Ethiopian-Israeli to win the Miss Israel pageant on Wednesday. A panel of judges awarded the title to Aynaw, a 21-year-old model who came to Israel about a decade ago, at … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Aynaw, DepoProvera, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Haifa, IndepthAfrica, Israel, latest ethiopian news, Middle East, Miss Israel, news ethiopia, Officer (armed forces)
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haaretz Committee, led by Deputy Health Minister Yaakov Litzman, to check evidence that Ethiopian women were given Depo-Provera shots to prevent pregnancy − often against their will and without being informed of potential side effects. Deputy Health Minister Yaakov Litzman … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged AIDS, Birth control, Clalit Health Services, DepoProvera, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Health maintenance organization, IndepthAfrica, Israel, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, Yaakov Litzman
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By Joram Nyandoro, zimeye.org The appeals for peace from Zanu PF currently doing national and global rounds are a mere face saver. They have no practical follow-up, impact let alone arrests. Please mark my words. The murder of Christpowers Maisiri, … read more »
Posted in Article, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Didymus Mutasa, Headlands, IndepthAfrica, Minister Without Portfolio, Mugabe, Robert Mugabe, Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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By Mahmoud A. Suleiman This article comes against the backdrop of the tenth anniversary by 26 February 2003 when the two Darfuri rebel groups the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and Sudan Liberation Army/Movement (SLA/M) had to take up arms … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Blue Nile, Darfur, IndepthAfrica, Justice and Equality Movement, Khartoum, NCP, Omar al-Bashir, Sudan, Tutsi
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Five years ago, over 500,000 people were displaced and more than 1,500 killed in post-election violence in Kenya. Now, NGOs are working to manage humanitarian situation ahead of the country’s next election this Monday, writes Ivy Ndiewo. WITH LESS THAN … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged 2007–2008 Kenyan crisis, elections in kenya, Indepth Africa Magazine, Irwin Cox, Kenya, kenya elections 2013, Kenyan, kenyan elections, Kisumu, Monday, Nairobi
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The Afghan model of future war based on armed-drones and special-forces is being refined in Mali. But the western states there risk provoking the reaction that defeated them in Afghanistan and Iraq. The evolving western military operation in Mali continues … read more »
Posted in Article, Mali, West Africa
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Tagged Barack Obama, China, French Armed Forces, IndepthAfrica, Mali, New York Times, Niger, Tony Osborne, United States
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By John Young If the Sudanese opposition were to overthrow the NCP and come to state power the question posed here is what would be the major challenge to be faced the day after? Sudan is presently suffering an economic … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Egypt, International Monetary Fund, NCP, Sudan, Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement, United States, West, World Bank
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By Ngozi Okonjo-Iwealla Clarifications on the State of the Economy, the Excess Crude Account and Related Issues • In recent times, a number of comments and articles have appeared in the media, which have tended to talk down the performance of … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged CBN, Central Bank of Nigeria, Finance Ministry, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Nigerian news, nigerian newspapers, SWF, United States
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Trinidadian-born rapper Nicki Minaj wasn’t born with much, and she fought tooth and nail to gain her stardom. That could be why the Pink Friday singer got so emotional on American Idol this week, when a Liberian refugee, Zoanette Johnson, … read more »
Posted in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria
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Tagged AmericanIdol, IndepthAfrica, Keith Urban, Liberia, Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, Randy Jackson, United States, Zoanette Johnson
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A very unlikely friendship has grown between a 19-year-old blind Sudanese former slave and the 68-year-old developer of New York’s $1 billion Barclays Center – home of the Brooklyn Nets. Ker Deng was rescued from the fall-out of the nation’s … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Barclays Center, Bruce Ratner, Deng, Ellen Ratner, IndepthAfrica, New Jersey Nets, New York City, New York Post, Sudan
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By Emily L. Hauser,thedailybeas Haaretz reported on Tuesday that Israel deported at least 1,000 Sudanese refugees to North Sudan via a third county, without informing the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and despite the fact that “[Sudan] has … read more »
Posted in East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Aharon Barak, Darfur, Eli Yishai, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Israel, Omar al-Bashir, Sudan, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — On a warm Sunday morning in late November, about 36,000 people set off on the Great Ethiopian Run, a 10-kilometer race across the center of Addis Ababa. Diplomats, students, merchants, Orthodox priests, homeless children and professional … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Other Sports, Sports
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Haile Gebrselassie, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenenisa Bekele, latest ethiopian news, Mount Entoto, New York City Marathon, news ethiopia
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(IRIN) – New data from the World Bank has revealed that African migrants pay more to send money home to their families than any other migrant group in the world. While South Asians pay an average of US$6 for every … read more »
Posted in Article, DR Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Somali, South Sudan, Sudan, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Indepth Africa Magazine, IRIN, MoneyGram, PASSOP, South Africa, South African Reserve Bank, Southern African Development Community, World Bank
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by Msmaku Asrat, ecadforum March 1st 1896 is the 117th anniversary of the Battle of Adwa. The decisive victory at Adwa is a tale to be told every year on this day of its commemoration because it worms the heart … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Adwa, Battle of Adwa, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, League of Nations, Menelik, Napoleon, news ethiopia
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By Jonathan Komen and IAAF Head coach Sammy Rono has said Kenya is ready to extend its winning streak at the World Cross Country Championships. The sentiments were made a day after Ethiopia announced their squad for the championships, which … read more »
Posted in Ethiopia, Other Sports, Sports
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Tagged Bydgoszcz, Cross Country, Cross country running, Emily Chebet, Ethiopia, Genzebe Dibaba, IAAF World Cross Country Championships, IndepthAfrica, Tirunesh Dibaba
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By Michelle Nichols (Reuters) – In a special report to the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon toned down criticism of Rwanda over accusations that it supports rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but still warned against … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, East Africa, Rwanda
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Tagged Ban Ki-moon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, European Union, IndepthAfrica, Reuters, Rwanda, United Nations, United Nations Security Council
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A storming first half from Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa was vital as his side assured a spot in this year’s final of the Copa del Rey after a 2-2 draw at Sevilla. Atletico Madrid progressed into the final with … read more »
Posted in Europe Soccer, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Atlético Madrid, Costa, Diego da Silva Costa, Gary Medel, IndepthAfrica, madrid, Radamel Falcao García, Sevilla, Thibaut Courtois
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We will host the best athletics meet event, says Uduaghan WITH a large contingent of 21 male and 21 female athletes, Ethiopia looks set to paint the city of Warri red in the fast approaching African Youth Athletics Championship. Apart … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Burkina Faso, Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Guardian, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, Nigeria, South Africa, Warri
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