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President Zuma has been facing widespread criticism for his comments on Apartheid and the damage it has wrought on society. Planning Minister Trevor Manuel claims that the time for blaming Apartheid is over, at least for certain failings of government. … read more »

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The post Somalia: Frail Leadership, Federalism Frenzy, and the Fragile Peace appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

By Jamal Ali In an etiological analogy, Somalia’s current state-building detractors resemble like the mythical Medusa’s head.  It appears that Perseus had cut them all off exhaustingly, except his blade slashed the last head before it hid in a ruble. … read more »

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Teshome Abebe The restive sixties with the student movement spawned the tumultuous seventies, which in turn, brought about the transfer of power from a feudal establishment to the first of its kind communist era in Ethiopia.  This was then followed … read more »

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The post How the West is seeking to usurp Africa’s struggle for freedom and democracy appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

By Andrew Mwenda How the West is seeking to usurp Africa’s struggle for freedom and democracy using a humanitarian language Since the end of the Cold War, a movement to save Africa from Africans has grown and gained momentum across … read more »

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The post Ethiopia: A Critical Appraisal of the Diaspora Organized Groups Opposed to the Regime in Ethiopia appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

By Walle Engedayehu An Overview The collective staying-power of the opposition within the Ethiopian Diaspora community against the regime in Addis Ababa still remains in a state of paralysis after more than two decades of cry-out for a unity of … read more »

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The post Zimbabwe Referendum: CIOs and Police Deployed at Stations appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

Analysis The inefficiency demonstrated through some assigned officers in the just-ended Zimbabwean referendum has raised concern especially with the presence of the CIO operatives and police officers deployed at voting stations. While many may have assumed that these officers were meant to boost security, … read more »

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By Human Rights Watch A World Bank board meeting scheduled for March 19, 2013, to consider the recommendation of its Inspection Panel to investigate whether the bank has violated its policies in a project in Ethiopia has been postponed to … read more »

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The post Discontent at the Top: Mismatching Disjointed Eritrea appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

Discontent at the Top: Mismatching Disjointed Eritrea On 21st January, 2013, something momentous that the opposition was hoping for took place in Asmara: about one hundred soldiers, supported with two tanks, took over the Ministry of Information and were able … read more »

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The post Analysis: Somalia’s new government is not Al-Shabaab, not yet appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

Recent coverage of Somalia has been dominated by the horrific case of a woman who was prosecuted and sexually assaulted after reporting her rape by government security forces to the police. Cynics are starting to wonder: is the new government … read more »

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The post Can Kenya’s March election avoid killings, catastrophe, of last national vote? appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

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 »

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Institute for Security Studies (Tshwane/Pretoria) Analysis On Friday 15 February 2013, the High Court of Kenya finally made a ruling on the suitability of the Jubilee Alliance presidential candidate, Uhuru Kenyatta, to contest the March 4 elections. In its verdict, … read more »

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The post South Sudan: ‘Stop the Planes’–Now! appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

Analysis The plea could hardly be simpler, or more urgent: “Just stop the planes.” This cry for help came from “Khadija,” a woman interviewed by Amnesty International (see below) while standing in front of the bombed remains of her home … read more »

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The post Analysis: After the murder that shocked the country, a time for introspection appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

Reeva Steenkamp, a lively, well-liked young woman with a promising career, was allegedly killed by Oscar Pistorius on Valentine’s Day. It is a horrible, surreal story. The discovery that a national hero and global poster-boy for inspiration may also be … read more »

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The post Kenya: The Quest For Restorative Justice – Analysis appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

One clear element is that violence in Kenya has to do with community identities, particularly where the young males of society are concerned. By Kisuke Ndiku In recent assessments it has emerged that young people are contributors to certain types … read more »

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The post Ethiopia: Mr. Obang Metho Addresses the Media Regarding Land Investment in Africa appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

document “Doing Business with a Dictatorship is a Risky Venture: Can an Outsider Ever Be Assured of Winning?” I would like to give a special thank you to the Centre For Social Development (CSD) in association with Indian Social Action … read more »

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The post G8 and Nigeria’s Oil Wealth: Corruption and Wealth of a Nation appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

by Afripol, http://afripol.org It is all over the news that G-8 leadership gathering in Northern Ireland in June will discuss the issue of corruption in the management of Nigeria’s oil wealth. The problem of corruption in Nigeria and indeed Africa … read more »

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By Gregory R. Copley The Mali War will be neither simple nor quick, ‘though the players all wish it so. Timboctou, almost a year in the hands of militants, had fallen to French and Malian forces by January 29, 2013. … read more »

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By:  Farai Mamina When it was transformed from Organisation of African Unity (OAU) to African Union (AU), there was sensational hope for pragmatism on the continent. For the umpteenth time, heads of African states and government are meeting in Addis … read more »

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By Mark John and John Irish | Reuters (Reuters) – Just as its leaders were defining a new “hands-off” strategy for Africa, France has been thrust onto the front line of one of the continent’s riskiest battlefields deep in the … read more »

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The post Somalia: Justice and Reconciliation Casualty of Clan Morass appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

By Mohamud M Uluso, analysis The disintegration of Somalia into feuding armed clans, some headed by warlords, still remains the biggest problem in rebuilding the nation The setting up of local public administration in the regions of Gedo, Lower Jubba … read more »

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