Daily Archives: February 5, 2013
President Obama taped a video message urging Kenyans to support free and fair elections without violence next month and he dropped in a few words of Swahili. “Habari yako,” the president begins, using the phrase for “How are you?” He … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged Barack Obama, Election, Habari, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Obama speaks Swahili, Swahili, Swahili language, United States, White House
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By Charu Sudan Kasturi Source: Hindustan Times Indian investors eying Ethiopia should ensure that the local population is consulted before they are displaced for projects that involve the transfer of vast tracts of land, activists on Tuesday said, citing what … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, Ethiopian government, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Human Development Index, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, Meles Zenawi, new delhi, news ethiopia, Politics of Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, United States
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London – Britain’s parliament voted heavily in favour of legalising gay marriage on Tuesday, but Prime Minister David Cameron’s authority in his own party took a blow as his Conservatives split in two over the measure he had championed. In … read more »
(Reuters) – France plans to begin pulling troops out of Mali from March and will focus its operations on flushing out Islamist rebels in the north of the country, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Tuesday. “We will continue to … read more »
TORONTO – A 23-year-old woman who was found strangled to death in North York over the weekend has been officially identified. Toronto Police say Nyumwai Caroline Mkurazhizha — the city’s latest murder victim — is from the Republic of Zimbabwe. … read more »
By Daniel Berhane, Addis Fortune (Addis Ababa) column Yemane Gebremeskel, director of the Office of the President of Eritrea, reflected, last Tuesday, on the showdown of last Monday, saying, “all is calm today as it all was yesterday.” The well-known spin-doctor … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged African Union, Asmara, Eritrea, Eritrea news, Eritrea-Ethiopia, eritrean, eritrean news, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, Information Ministry, Isaias, Monday, Paris
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analysis The secret world of Eritrea has begun to unravel at a stunning pace. Just two weeks ago, on 21 January 2013, mutinous soldiers overran the Ministry of Information. Reported to number roughly 100, apparently led by junior officers and … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Asmara, Eritrea, Eritrea-Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, Information Ministry, Isaias Afewerki, Saudi Arabia
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Boko Haram Republic of Arewa, Boko Haram Republic of Borno-Yobe, Boko Haram Republic of Northern Nigeria is not a bad idea. I have reiterated in an earlier write up ‘Boko Haram Republic: Why Not?’ that a referendum is necessary in … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged bokoharam, BornoState, IndepthAfrica, Islam, Islamic State, news about boko haram, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Zamfara State
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Amit Singh The refusal to prop up President Francois Bozize signals a shift in foreign policy, despite military action in Mali. When France received requests from two of its former African colonies to intervene in their domestic conflicts these past … read more »
Posted in Article, Mali, West Africa
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Tagged Bangui, Central African Republic, France, François Bozizé, François Hollande, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Crisis Group, Mali
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By Anne Bartlett If the last year has taught us anything about Sudan, it is that there is already so much hot air in Khartoum that the Sudanese government does not feel in the slightest bit concerned about some more … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Sudan
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Tagged African Union, Blue Nile, Darfur, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica news, Khartoum, Sahel, SouthSudan, Sudan, Sudanese government
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By Eric Reeves Three recent assessments missions to Blue Nile have powerfully expanded our view of the vast crisis in this desperate region, as well as of the better reported humanitarian crisis engineered by Khartoum in the Nuba Mountains of … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, Sudan
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Tagged Aegis Trust, Blue Nile, Darfur, Human Rights Watch, IndepthAfrica, Mukesh Kapila, Nile River, Nuba Mountain, SouthSudan, Sudan
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In the early seventies, the Watergate scandal that brought down the presidency of Richard Nixon was a matter of covering up illicit acts of some operatives of the Republican Party. Although Richard Nixon was not proven to be involved in … read more »
Hagan, Ebenezer There has been a lot of talk and broadcast on the state of homosexuality in Ghana. The talk has largely focused on the legal status of homosexuals in Ghana and in support of their stance, those who believe … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Egypt, Gay Lesbian and Bisexual, Ghana, Homosexuality, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, sexual intercourse, sexual orientation, Sexuality
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(Reuters) – Few in Nigeria’s second city of Kano would admit to supporting the Islamist insurgents waging a bloody northern rebellion against the central government in Abuja. But when Boko Haram talks of sweeping away the corrupt old order and … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, bokoharam, GoodluckJonathan, Ibrahim Shekarau, Islam, Kano, Kano Emirate, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerian soccer
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Didier Drogba and Ivory Coast’s ‘golden generation’ headed off into the sunset having come up short yet again in their quest to be crowned kings of Africa. For Drogba, who turns 35 next month, this was the last opportunity to … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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Tagged 2013 afcon fixtures, 2013 afcon tickets, 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, afcon fixtures, afcon tickets african nations, africa cup 2013, africa cup nations, african cup, African Nations Cup, Côte d'Ivoire, cup of nations, Didier Drogba, Drogba, IndepthAfrica, nations cup 2013, Nigeria, Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Sabri Lamouchi
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By Daniel Berhane, Addis Fortune (Addis Ababa) column After the passing of the late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, I coined a phrase to describe the constellation of power inside the ruling party: “The outgoing are not really out, and the incoming … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Deputy prime minister, EPRDF, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, Meles, Meles Zenawi, news ethiopia, Seyoum Mesfin, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front
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Somalia’s Al-Qaeda linked Al-Shabaab insurgents have returned to Twitter with a new account, less than two weeks since they were suspended after posting photographs of a French commando they had killed. “For what it’s worth, shooting the messenger and suppressing … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Somali
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Tagged African Union, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, English language, Ethiopian National Defense Force, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Sports, Kenya, somali news, Somalia, Twitter
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By Dr Ola Ogunyemi The brain drain Africa suffered since the double waves of decolonisation and structural adjustment did not only impact negatively on political and economic developments, but also decimated Africa as professional and business elite – students and … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria
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Tagged Africa Channel, African diaspora, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigerian news, University of Lincoln, Voice of Africa Radio, World Bank
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Jose Mourinho hit out at La Liga’s scheduling after watching his Real Madrid side fall to their fifth league defeat of the season at Granada over the weekend. The reigning champions were beaten by an own goal from Cristiano Ronaldo … read more »
Posted in Europe Soccer, Nigeria, Soccer
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Tagged Cristiano Ronaldo, IndepthAfrica, José Mourinho, Karim Benzema, La Liga, Lucas Alcaraz, madrid, mourinho, Real Madrid CF
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Stephen Brown George Orwell’s famous statement that some pigs are more equal than others can also be applied to al-Qaeda today. The premiere Islamist terrorist organization that all others try to emulate has always prided itself on welcoming equally as … read more »
Posted in Algeria, Article, Mali, Mauritania, North Africa
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, AQIM, Arab, Fowler, George Orwell, IndepthAfrica, Mali, Mauritania, Robert Fowler
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After pulling out of Spain’s squad for the friendly against Uruguay, midfielder Xavi Hernández faces a race against time to be fit for FC Barcelona’s round of 16 encounter with AC Mila. FC Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernández is expected to … read more »
Posted in Europe Soccer, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged AC Milan, Alex Song, Barcelona, FC Barcelona, spain, Uefa Champions League, Valencia CF, Xavi
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By Amnesty International Hundreds of fatal police shootings which each year leave families anguished and bereaved are not being investigated effectively because of a failure of the Nigerian justice system, Amnesty International says in a report released today. Nigeria: No … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Amnesty International, Human rights, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerian news, Police brutality, Police officer, Port Harcourt, rivers state
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The Thamils and the Sinhalese are divided on the basis of territory, language, religion, and culture. Veluppillai Thangavelu (TORONTO Tamil Canadian) – On February 4th, 1948, the 2.5 million Thamils of Ceylon exchanged their white masters (British) for the brown … read more »
We live in a country that was in the past inundated with many coups. One of these coups propelled our President to write a must read classic book entitled “My First coup d’ etat”. With this precedence, writing on “My … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, West Africa
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Tagged Barack Obama, Coup d'état, God, History, IndepthAfrica, Joe Arpaio, United States, Warfare and Conflict, Youtube
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Selam Kidane Pfdj trying to sink this fish! …this is all about Forto 2013 and where we are and where we are headed… in the pre January 21 world if what happened in Forto was intimated there would have been … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Électricité de France, Eritrea, Eritrea-Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Forto, IndepthAfrica, London, People's Front for Democracy & Justice, PFDJ, Sink
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By Craig Whitlock, The U.S. military was closely tracking a one-eyed bandit across the Sahara in 2003 when it confronted a hard choice that is still reverberating a decade later. Should it try to kill or capture the target, an … read more »
Posted in Algeria, Article, North Africa
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Algeria, Belmokhtar, Craig Whitlock, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mali, Sahara, United States
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By Luck Gold & Samuel Burke, CNN While American waited 35 minutes for the Super Bowl’s lights to come on, Nigerians just chuckled. They know all too well the problem of power outages: Nigeria has been plagued by rolling blackouts … read more »
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