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Like many young men and women growing up in Nigeria, Shmuel consistently heard that the Igbo people were Jews. Yet, two centuries of Christian Colonialism prevented him and many other Igbo from exploring that connection further. When an Internet café … read more »

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The post Nigeria: A Space at the Mortuary…By Olusegun Adeniyi appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

By Olusegun Adeniyi If there is any development that depicts the state of affairs in our country today, it is what happened last week following the coordinated attacks by Boko Haram on police, army and prison formations in Bama, Borno … read more »

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The post Oedipus Recommends Self-Blinding for Eritrean Elite appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

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 »

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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 »

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The post Tithes and Offerings and the Pauperization of Village Pastors appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

The practice of city pastors commandeering all the tithes and offerings  to themselves while pauperizing their village counterparts is one of the reasons every pastor is running to the city to establish a church. Tithes and offerings are biblical injunctions … read more »

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The post Symbolic Resistance and Marriage: Ethiopian Muslim Activists’ Reclaiming of Hope in the Face of Regime Brutality appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

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 »

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The post Why I am naming and shaming African Media Initiative (AMI) appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

                                              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 »

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The post Ethiopian government minister, businessmen to face corruption charges after 2-year probe appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

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 »

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The post Nigeria: Insecurity – Don’t Declare Emergency Rule, Govs’ Forum Tells Jonathan appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

By Chibuzo Ukaibe,Leadership (Abuja) The 36 governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) yesterday asked President Goodluck Jonathan not to yield to the agitation for a declaration of state of emergency in troubled states in the country. … read more »

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The post Disrespect for human rights in Eritrea is unacceptable – UN expert appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

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 »

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The post Nigeria: Ngige and Obi: the debate begins appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

by Valentine Obienyem I think it was Shakespeare who in Macbeth said “There’s no art to find the mind’s construction in the face.”  I am not a telepathy expert neither do I aspire to be one. Human nature is so … read more »

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The post Nigeria: Boko haram staging bolder, deadlier comeback appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

(Reuters) – After a crackdown pushed them out of Nigeria’s northern cities, Islamist militant group Boko Haram have regrouped, rearmed and are staging a bold comeback that has already allowed them to seize control over parts of the northeast. Using … read more »

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The post Ethiopia: Abune Petros in our heart appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

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 »

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The post Can Britain fix Somalia? appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

By Abdihakim Aynte Last week, Somalia’s donors and international partners came together in London to lay down the foundations of post-transitional government in the country.  The London gathering, which brought together over 50 heads of state and hundreds of international … read more »

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The post Sudan: Breaking silence on Abyei appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

By Beny Gideon Mabor “I don’t know what’s right and wrong anymore”, he said, tears streaming down his cheeks. “On the one hand, I am warned that you are the tool of oppression against our people, an enemy of the … read more »

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The post Ethiopia: How we behave online appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

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 »

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The post Ghana: Lest We Forget – 1983 – Thirty Years Ago appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

The year 1983 perhaps was the harshest year in Ghana’s modern history. In some countries there would be retrospectives, symposia and other kinds of public reflections on this most devastating year in our collective memory. When I say “collective”, I … read more »

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The post 50 year old Uganda and Ethiopia host of OAU/AU for 50 years appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

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 »

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The post Drawing The Curtain On Nigeria… appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

by Prince Charles Dickson No matter how stout, long and turgid a penis. It’s erection can not intimidate a vagina. In short, the rise and fall of a penis was masterminded by a vagina. Local axiom. In the last few … read more »

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The post Edu-corruption and Mis-education in Ethiopia By Alemayehu G Mariam appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

“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 »

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