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Somalia’s future: IGAD’s captivity or donors’ rescue
There is Somali adage that says, “Old man knows what causes his death.” When President Hassan Sh. Mohamud of Somalia started his speech at the second London Conference on Somalia (LCS II) on Maya 7, 2013, with the metaphor of … read more
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Op-ed, Somali
Tagged Eritrea, eritrean, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, Intergovernmental Authority on Development, Jubbaland, Kenya, Kismayo, Somali, Somalia, somalian, Uhuru Kenyatta
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Ethiopia: The corruption Game By Alemayehu G Mariam
House cleaning or window dressing? Are they playing us like a cheap fiddle again? For a while, it was all about the Meles Dam and how to collect nickels and dimes to build it. That kind of played itself out. … read more
Oedipus Recommends Self-Blinding for Eritrean Elite
Zekre Lebona You can see for yourself- the city is like the ship rolling dangerously; it has lost the power to right itself and raise its head up out of the waves of death. Thebes is dying. There is a … read more
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed
Tagged Adam Hochschild, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, Milan Kundera, Oedipus, Oedipus the King, Sophocles
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Ethiopia Film Initiative Pitch Selection – Drama ‘Nishan’
By Tambay A. Obenson A year ago, Yidnekachew Shumete was one of 3 Ethiopian filmmakers selected for a week-long visit to Monaco and Cannes for workshops, programs and events happening during the 2012 Cannes Film Festival in May. Shumete, along … read more
Symbolic Resistance and Marriage: Ethiopian Muslim Activists’ Reclaiming of Hope in the Face of Regime Brutality
Alemu Tafesse, Political Analyst and academic Anti-authoritarian struggles creep into the symbolical world both in content and form. Acts of defiance send across sparks of moments that carry multiple meanings to multiple audiences. In many instances, with more repression, more … read more
Posted in Alemu Tafesse, Article, Columnist, Op-ed
Tagged Addis Ababa, Amharic, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, ethiopian muslim, Government, Kality, Muslim, People of Ethiopia, wedding
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Why I am naming and shaming African Media Initiative (AMI)
By; Kiflu Hussain I might never have known about the existence of African Media Initiative (AMI), had I not received an invitation from this organization that sounds well intentioned. In 2011, I was pleasantly surprised by an email from … read more
Posted in Article, Columnist, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kiflu Hussain, Op-ed
Tagged Amy Winehouse, Arizona, Facebook, IndepthAfrica, Julie Larson-Green, Martin Luther King, Microsoft, People, River Song
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Ethiopian government minister, businessmen to face corruption charges after 2-year probe
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — An Ethiopian court ruled Tuesday that prosecutors have two weeks to finalize corruption charges against two dozen people who have been arrested, including a senior Cabinet minister. The 24 people charged include the head of Ethiopia’s … read more
Disrespect for human rights in Eritrea is unacceptable – UN expert
The international community must keep Eritrea under “close scrutiny”, an independent United Nations expert said today, stressing the need to fundamentally transform the East African nation’s “current culture of rights denial.” “Blatant disrespect for human rights in Eritrea is unacceptable,” … read more
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed
Tagged Djibouti, Eritrea, eritrean, Ethiopia, Human rights, Human rights in Eritrea, IndepthAfrica, Keetharuth, Politics of Eritrea, Special Rapporteur
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Ethiopia: Abune Petros in our heart
On 29 July 1936 Abune Petros was executed by the Italian fascist that were trying to colonize our country for his refusal to submit. On May 2, 2013 the monument that was built to commemorate our Holy Father was removed … read more
Ethiopia: How we behave online
By Teklu Abate Thanks to advances in information and communication technologies, people overcome spatio-temporal limitations. We communicate in real time regardless of where we live. Traditionally, communications and collaborations were made between people and organizations that somehow know each other … read more
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed
Tagged Addis Ababa, Democracy, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Facebook, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, New York, United States, World Bank
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Egypt not opposed to Renaissance Dam
Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Bahaa ElDin said on Saturday that Egypt does not oppose the establishment of development projects or dams along the Nile River as long as it does not affect water distribution between countries. Bahaa … read more
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, News, North Africa
Tagged Al-Ahram, Bahaa ElDin, Egypt, Ethiopia, Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, IndepthAfrica, Nile, Sudan, Wikileaks
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50 year old Uganda and Ethiopia host of OAU/AU for 50 years
By; Kiflu Hussain Uganda is a 50 year old independent African country unlike Ethiopia that has been hosting OAU/AU for five decades while enjoying her own thousands of years of “independent”history.Ironically, Ethiopia has no independent institution which is equally … read more
Posted in Article, Columnist, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kiflu Hussain, Nigeria, Op-ed, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Zimbabwe
Tagged Addis Ababa, African Union, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Obafemi Awolowo University, Organisation of African Unity, Osun State, Pan-Africanism
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Edu-corruption and Mis-education in Ethiopia By Alemayehu G Mariam
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,” said Nelson Mandela. For the late Meles Zenawi and his apostles (the Melesistas) in Ethiopia, the reverse is true: Ignorance is the most powerful weapon you … read more
Ethiopia arrests minister, 11 others over corruption
Ethiopian police have arrested a minister and 11 other people on corruption charges, an official and state media said on Saturday, in the country’s most high-profile swoop against graft for more than a decade. Businesses in the region regularly complain … read more
Eritrea jailed “at least 10,000″ political prisoners
Eritrea’s hardline regime has jailed at least 10,000 political prisoners, many in “unimaginably atrocious conditions”, rights group Amnesty International said in a report Thursday criticising the situation in the Red Sea state. With political opposition banned, independent media quashed and … read more
Ethiopia: As Easter goes on, a historical wedding inside Qaliti prison
by Sadik When the dictators incarcerate valued and exceptional leaders without justice, it is not only to bar them from their followers, but to break their soul in irreversible manner. Today our brave Ethiopians broke the passion of the oppressor … read more
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed
Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, Journalist, Prison, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front
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Ethiopia: I shall persevere By Eskinder Nega (From Kaliti Prison)
By Eskinder Nega (From Kaliti Prison) “So that I may do the deed That my soul has to itself decreed.” – Keates Individuals can be penalized, made to suffer (oh, how I miss my child) and even killed. But democracy … read more
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed
Tagged Democracy, Eskinder, eskindernega, Ethiopia, Horace, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, Stalinism, United States
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The OAU & Emperor Haile Selassie’s Rightful Place in History
As Addis Ababa prepares for grand festivities, galas and events in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the establishment of the African Union (AU), formerly known as the Organization of African Unity (OAU), on May 25, 2013, we, Africans, … read more
Conference Sharing on OAU/AU 50th Anniversary with “Land Grabbing in Africa”
Dear All, You are cordially invited to attend a Conference Discussion Sharing Forum about “Land Grabbing in Africa” with its devastating catastrophic effects it puts on the People of Africa which in effect is causing harm and is hindering sustainable … read more
Ethiopia’s capital city, Addis Ababa, may boast Africa’s tallest building by 2017
By Shem Oirere, construction.com Ethiopia’s capital city, Addis Ababa, may boast Africa’s tallest building by 2017. While a 58-story building had been announced, plans unveiled by a private Chinese developer now call for a 99-story office-hotel tower. Guangdong Chuanhui Group has … read more
Ethiopia: Terrorism Law Decimates Media
Source: Human Rights Watch Free Jailed Journalists, Allow Media Freedom (Nairobi) – The Ethiopian government should mark World Press Freedom Day, on May 3, 2013, by immediately releasing all journalists jailed under the country’s deeply flawed anti-terrorism law. On May … read more
Egypt drowns in Nile ‘water war’
Abdel Latif El-Menawy Al Arabiya THREE years ago I warned of the water crisis and the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam via a series of articles. I traveled to Ethiopia and Eritrea and met with late Ethiopian premier Meles Zenawi and Eritrean … read more
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed
Tagged Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Isaias Afewerki, Meles Zenawi, Nile, Sudan
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Somalia: Commentary on IHS Jane’s spin on Jubbaland trap
Somalia: Commentary on IHS Jane’s spin on Jubbaland trap Few days ago, IHS Jane, a well-established company for global security analysis, released an analysis under the title Somalia’s Jubbaland Conundrum. The following key points are presented at the … read more
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, Somali
Tagged American English, Calibri, Chinese style name, IndepthAfrica, Light List, Men, People, somalis, Times Roman, Typeface
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Ethiopia: Shadowboxing Smoke and Mirrors
Meles Zenawi when he was alive and his apostles today (“Melesistas”) keep playing us in the Diaspora like a cheap fiddle. They make us screech, shriek, scream and shout by simply showing their mugs in our cities. How do they … read more
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed
Tagged Blue Nile, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, New York City, Nile, San Diego, Sudan
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Ethiopian Winner of Press Freedom Prize Suffering in Prison – family
ADDIS ABABA — The family of Reeyot Alemu, this year’s winner of the World Press Freedom Prize, says her situation in an Ethiopian prison is worsening by the day. Reeyot Alemu and Eskinder Nega are two of the best-known Ethiopian … read more
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, News
Tagged Addis Ababa, Amnesty International, Eskinder Nega, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Prison, Reeyot, Reeyot Alemu, UNESCO
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Ethiopia Is Close To Instituting The Death Penalty For Gays
Ethiopia is prepared to start a genocide against its LGBT citizens, according to a religious group affiliated with the government of the African nation. Details follow. According to GayStarNews: Government officials, religious leaders, leading heath professionals, charities and members of … read more
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed
Tagged Addis Ababa, Capital punishment, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Game Show Network, Homosexuality, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, LGBT, Religious denomination
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Ethiopia confirms jail for blogger, opposition figure
(AFP) – ADDIS ABABA — An Ethiopian court on Thursday dismissed the appeal of blogger Eskinder Nega and opposition leader Andualem Arage who were jailed last year for terror-related offences. “The sentencing is still correct so there is no reduction,” … read more
My Reflections of the 2nd High-Level Tana Forum on Security in Africa
By Meron Estefanos From 20 to 21 April 2013, I attended the 2nd High-Level Tana Forum on Security in Africa, which was conducted under the theme: “Security and Organized Crime in Africa.” In attendance were several heads of states and … read more
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Op-ed
Tagged Bahir Dar, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Olusegun Obasanjo, Organized crime, Sinai Peninsula, Sudan
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Ethiopia Courts BRICS for Rail Projects to Spur Economic Growth
Bloomberg News Ethiopia is negotiating with Brazil, Russia and India to finance and build rail links after agreeing terms last year with Chinese and Turkish companies for other routes, the head of the state rail company said. Russia’s government may … read more
Moral Crusade that Has Changed the Political Landscape of Eritrea – Part 2
By Petros Tesfagiorgis The legacy and the challenge: The Forto 2013 uprising remarkably highlighted the issues critical to democratic change. They are the rule of law, respect of human rights, freedom of worship and freedom of expression and of course … read more
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed
Tagged Asmara, Christian, Demographics of Eritrea, Eritrea, eritrean, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kunama, Middle East, Moslem
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