Category Archives: Press Releases
Eritrea rejects in the clearest of terms Amnesty International’s wild accusations that it has “jailed at least 10,000 political prisoners.” Amnesty’s transparently political assault on Eritrea is totally unsubstantiated, with the organization unable to back its claims with facts. It … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Press Releases
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Tagged Amnesty, Amnesty International, Demographics of Eritrea, Eritrea, eritrean, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Political prisoner
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by Reuben Abati State House Press Release – President Goodluck Jonathan deplores yesterday’s attack by armed terrorists on Bama, Borno State which claimed scores of lives. President Jonathan believes that the continuation of such callous and wanton attacks of innocent … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, Press Releases, West Africa
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Tagged Bama, Borno State, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, Nigeria, Northern Nigeria, Reuben Abati, Special Adviser
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State House Press Release – The latest press statement by Lai Mohammed of the Action Congress of Nigeria, in which he claims, wrongly as always, that the Jonathan administration is “descending into despotism,” represents yet another attempt by the ACN … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, Op-ed, Politics, Press Releases, West Africa
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Tagged ACN, Action Congress of Nigeria, GoodluckJonathan, Jonathan, Nigeria, Reuben Abati, River State, Rotimi Amaechi
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The Head of the African Union Diaspora Forum, Ambassador (Dr) Erieka Bennett has asserted that the negative image which Nigeria seem to have outside its shores can only be changed by Nigerians who should speak well about the Nation and project its rich historical … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, Pan African News, Press Releases, West Africa
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Tagged Diplomatic rank, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Other World Computing, Personal computer, SandForce, Solid-state drive, United States, USB 3.0
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The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Eritrea, Sheila B. Keetharuth, will carry out an official visit to Ethiopia and Djibouti from 30 April to 9 May 2013 to collect information directly from Eritrean refugees on … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Press Releases
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Tagged Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Human rights, Human rights in Eritrea, Politics of Eritrea, Special Rapporteur, United Nations Special Rapporteur
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State House Press Release – Having received preliminary briefings from the Military High Command on the incident, President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered a full-scale investigation into reports of high civilian casualties in the confrontation between Nigerian soldiers and insurgents at … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, Politics, Press Releases, West Africa
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Tagged Baga, Borno State, emergency management, Goodluck Jonathan, Jonathan, Nigeria, Politics of Nigeria, Reuben Abati
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Okupe did not label Buhari as Sponsor of Boko Haram The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs has denied a report circulating online that Dr, Doyin Okupe has identified Alhaji Muhammadu Buhari as the … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, Press Releases, West Africa
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Tagged bokoharam, Buhari, Executive Office of the President of the United States, Goodluck Jonathan, Head of state, IndepthAfrica, Muhammadu Buhari, Niger Delta, Nigeria
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PRESS RELEASE NIGERIA TO ASSUME THE PRESIDENCY OF THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES Nigeria is set to assume the Presidency of the Community of Democracies for the period 2015 – 2017. Preparatory to the assumption, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, Press Releases, West Africa
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Tagged Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Abuja, Community of Democracies, GoodluckJonathan, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, United Nations
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Press Release: OHCHR UN expert to assess human rights situation in Eritrea through neighbouring countries Banjul, – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Eritrea, Beedwantee Keetharuth, today regretted that the Eritrean Government continues to deny … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Press Releases
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Tagged Banjul, Eritrea, Eritrean Government, Human rights in Eritrea, Indepth Africa Magazine, Mauritius, Politics of Eritrea, United Nations Special Rapporteur
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By Reuben Abati State House Press Release – Our attention has been drawn to a statement by the Leadership Newspaper titled “Statement on the Arrest and Detention of LEADERSHIP journalists” (April 10), the latest episode in the matters arising from … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, Press Releases, West Africa
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, Leadership Newspaper, Leveson Inquiry, News of the World, Nigeria, Police, Presidential directive, Press Complaints Commission
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press release In today’s global and competitive world, a country’s success is determined by many things. Key amongst these is a patriotic, effective and efficient cadre of public servants that translates government policies and programmes into tangible benefits. On 14 … read more »
Posted in Press Releases, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged Annual National Assessment, Budget, Civil service, Finance minister, IndepthAfrica, Information Technology Infrastructure Library, National Development Plan, South African Social Security Agency, State of the Nation Address
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By Reuben Abati STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE – Lai Mohammed’s Public Disinformation Tactics In a previous press statement, we had pointed out that a well organized campaign by the opposition designed to mislead the public, discredit the person and office … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, Politics, Press Releases, West Africa
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Tagged ACN, Action Congress of Nigeria, bokoharam, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, Lagos, Nigeria, Reuben Abati
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By Wale Adeoye PRESS STATEMENT – The Alliance for Democracy, (AD) yesterday refuted claims that the party has adopted President Goodluck Jonathan for the 2015 Presidential election. In a chat with journalists in Lagos on Thursday, leaders of the party … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, Politics, Press Releases, West Africa
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Tagged Alliance for Democracy, Anno Domini, Goodluck Jonathan, Independent National Electoral Commission, IndepthAfrica, INEC, Lagos, Nigeria, Peoples Democratic Party
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TUNIS, Tunisia, — The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) and its partners has launched a business plan competition called the West Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing (WAFCEF/the Forum) to identify promising regional entrepreneurs and unlock renewable energy and … read more »
The Presidency on Thursday said it had no plans to remove oil subsidy. Presidential spokesman, Dr Doyin Okupe, in a statement in Abuja, said despite President Goodluck Jonathan’s recent remark concerning subsidy, the administration, as a matter of policy, had … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, Press Releases, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, Nigeria, Nigerian, Oil Subsidy, Okupe, President of the United States, Subsidy
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ICER Action Alert: Kidnapped from Barantu in Broad Daylight International Commission on Eritrean Refugees March 26, 2013 Volume 2013, Number 18 The Eritrean people’s predicament is too complex that even the Government whom some of us hold responsible is in … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Press Releases
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Tagged Demographics of Eritrea, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, eritrean, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Sudan
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Human Rights Concern – Eritrea has received several disturbing reports from Libya concerning the abusive treatment of Eritrean refugees in that country: 1) 76 Eritrean refugees in Libya are being used to clear land mines in Sirte, the home town … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Press Releases
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Tagged Eritrea, eritrean, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Libya, Refugee, Tripoli, United Nations
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OromoStudies.org March 13, 2013 Open Letter to: Dr. Admasu Tsegaye President, Addis Ababa University P.O.Box 1176 Email: commoffice@aau.edu.et Tel: 251 111 239705 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Dear President Admasu: On behalf of the Oromo Studies Association (OSA), a scholarly organization that … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Press Releases
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa University, Barack Obama, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, oromo, Oromo people, United States, Washington DC
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Laurent Fabius, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will visit Cameroon and Nigeria from March 15 to 16, 2013. This visit falls within the framework of the French authorities’ wholehearted commitment to securing the release of our compatriots being held hostage in … read more »
Posted in Cameroon, Nigeria, Press Releases, West Africa
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Tagged Cameroon, France, François Hollande, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Laurent Fabius, Nigeria, Paul Biya
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STATE PARDON, A DECISION OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE- OKUPE The state pardon given by the Federal Government to some Nigerians who had been convicted of various crimes was not a unilateral action of President Goodluck Jonathan but a … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, Press Releases, West Africa
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Tagged Boko Haram, Council of State, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, Kano, local Nigerian newspaper, Nigeria, Nigerian, Okupe, Pardon, Shehu Shagari
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The state pardon given by the Federal Government to some Nigerians who had been convicted of various crimes was not a unilateral action of President Goodluck Jonathan but a decision considered and approved by the Council of States which is … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, Press Releases, West Africa
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Tagged bokoharam, Council of States, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, Kano, Nigeria, Nigerian news, Okupe, President of Nigeria, Shehu Shagari
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March 13, 2013 Ethiopian National Defense Forces Killed 6 Civilians, including US citizen in the Gambella region of Ethiopia. __ __________________________ Press Release (Vancouver BC Canada)— On March 2, 2013, seventeen Anuak men were ambushed by Ethiopian National Defense Forces … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Press Releases
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Anuak, Anuak people, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Gambella, Gilo River, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, United States
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News Release 13/35 Addis Ababa (ICRC) – Landmines, cluster munitions and other explosive devices from past conflicts kill and injure hundreds every year in Africa. This week, over 60 experts will meet at the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, … read more »
WASHINGTON, February 27, 2013Statement Patrick Ventrell Acting Deputy Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC February 26, 2013 The United States is deeply concerned that, ten years after the outbreak of war in Darfur, the Darfuri people continue to suffer … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Press Releases, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur, Chad, Darfur, IndepthAfrica, Sudan, Sudan People's Armed Forces, Sudanese government, United States, War in Darfur
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To: H.E. JOHNNIE CARSON Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs US. State Department Washington, DC. USA Date: February 22, 2013 Subject: Democratically elected government led H.E Ahmed Mohamed Mohomoud ‘Siilaanyo’ is the only one … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Letters & Interviews, Press Releases, Somali
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Tagged Ahmed MohamedMohomoud, Hargeisa, Horn, Horn of Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Somalia, Somaliland, United States
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KINSHASA, Dem. Rep. of Congo (DRC) – Augustin Matata Ponyo Mapon, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, states: “National economic performance, the orthodox management of public finances and the concerted efforts of the authorities in combating corruption were … read more »
press release On-going armed conflicts and insurgency make Syria and Somalia the world’s most dangerous places for journalists, according to the annual figures on journalist deaths compiled by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). Sixty-eight journalists and … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Press Releases, Somali
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Tagged Brazil, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, Journalist, Lebanon, Mexico, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria
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A press release sent from my friend Joe Mirabella at All Out: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 30, 2013 Cameroonian President Paul Biya said in Paris on Wednesday that minds in the country are evolving on the subject of gay people. … read more »
Posted in Cameroon, Central Africa, Press Releases
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Tagged Bailey, Cameroon, France, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Paris, Paul Biya, Roger Jean-Claude Mbede, Yaoundé
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Ethiopian Political Civic Democratic Forces Joint Actions Coordinating Committee Ethiopians Condemn the foiled Assassination Plot on Journalist Abebe Gelaw PRESS RELEASE The Ethiopian community in America is outraged to learn about the foiled plan of assassination attempt on Abebe Gellaw, … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Press Releases
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Tagged Committee to Protect Journalists, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Federal Bureau of Investigation, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, Nairobi, news ethiopia, Oromo Liberation Front, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, TPLF, United States
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press release In the presence of the Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to the African Union (AU), Amb.Gary Quince, and the AU Commissioner Jean-Pierre Ezin, the second set of research grants resulting from the AU’s 2nd call for … read more »
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