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BLANTYRE, (AP) Public workers in Malawi, on strike demanding a 67 percent pay hike, have threatened to close the country’s airports. The government says it doesn’t have the money to meet the demands. “If government does not respond positively to … read more »
Voice and data communications – Ericsson has provided the network infrastructure and services to bring voice and data communications to the Millennium Village Project (MVP) in Koraro located in a remote part of northern Ethiopia. With access to 3G connectivity, … read more »
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By Jimmy Kainja Last October the president of Malawi, Joyce Banda, told European Union delegates in Brussels that she was ready to sacrifice her political career for economic reforms in the country. Banda was mainly referring to a 40 percent … read more »
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By Kris Berwouts I don’t know much about nightlife. Not in Belgium, not in Africa. Least of all do I know about nightlife in Rumonge, Burundi. But last week I was hanging around there with a pal from Belgium and … read more »
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By Joel Chirwa President Joyce Banda of Malawi says her government will review laws governing mining sector to resuscitate the sector which critics say is fraught with challenges that have made the country benefit little from the extraction industry. In … read more »
By Keith Somerville Africa inherited its borders – they were not created by those who live within them, are divided by them or who cannot easily trade across them. The many straight lines on the map (or even the wiggly … read more »
Over the years I have met with a range of people from different parts of the world who could not stop talking about Author, Amsale Getnet Aberra LL.M student at the University of Washington Ethiopia being the cradle of human … read more »
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At the Sheraton Addis Ababa, in the Ethiopian capital, Heads of State, diplomats and government officials exchanged pleasantries, talking about issues, as those at diplomatic loggerheads busily avoided each other. Indulging in the padded lobby of the Sheraton Hotel … read more »
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BLANTYRE, Malawi — For sale, presidential jet, 15 years old. Perfect flying condition. $13.3 million. Contact Malawi for details. Cash-strapped Malawi on Monday announced that it will be inviting bids for President Joyce Banda’s jet, as it tries to raise … read more »
By Reporters Without Borders In Somalia (175th, -11) 18 journalists were killed, caught up in bomb attacks or the direct targets of murder, making 2012 the deadliest in history for the country’s media. The Horn of Africa state was the … read more »
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BY MORTEN JERVEN It’s been fascinating to watch FP’s recent debate on economic growth in Africa. Some commentators argue that African economies are destined to remain trapped in the bottom billion unless some sort of fundamental change occurs. Others beg … read more »
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BY ROGER HOWARD As they debate how to tackle the threat of insurgency and unrest in Africa, Western leaders could do worse than to consider one of the most important, yet curiously underplayed, aspects of that troubled region — the … read more »
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By Richard Mugisha, opinion Five years ago, Uganda committed troops to the African Union Mission (Amisom), backed by UN Security Council resolution 1744 13 (2007), to stabilise chaos-devastated Somalia. This was a mission, one would intuitively say, that even the … read more »
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By Tim Kelsall Mozambique’s Samora Machel built a strong consensual party with a succession tradition. Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni has not. 2012 was a tough year for African leaders: one resigned, one was sacked, two were overthrown in coups, two were … read more »
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By Tyler Falk, smartplanet Africa now has more than 650 million mobile phone subscribers. That’s more than either the United States or the European Union. And it’s a market that has seen explosive growth. Since 2000, the mobile phone market … read more »
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African champions Zambia lost 1-0 in Tanzania on Saturday as they continued their preparations to defend their title next month. In Saturday’s other friendlies there were wins for the Africa Cup of Nations hosts South Africa as well as Angola. … read more »
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Dear Colleagues and Friends; As many of our fellow Ethiopians of Christian faith gather with family and friends over the next days to celebrate one of the most important of Christian holidays, we in the SMNE (the Board Members, Task … read more »
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Malawi head coach Kinnah Phiri claims his team will not be looking to do Bafana Bafana any favours as Gordon Igesund’s side prepare for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. The two countries will line up in an international friendly … read more »
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Blantyre, Malawi – Police in the Malawi capital, Lilongwe, Sunday arrested 42 Ethiopians as they tried to flee to South Africa. Immigration Department spokesman Elack Banda said the refugees had fled the UNHCR-Malawi government-run Dzaleka Refugee Camp in the central … read more »
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By Sitinga Kachipande The heated debate on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) rights in Malawi has resurfaced, which is not surprising as one can’t simply legalize homosexuality and then expect a nation to conform. On November 5 the Malawian government … read more »
By Alex Vines, Chatham House (London) column ‘We have a prediction problem. We love to predict things – and we aren’t very good at it.’ These are the words of the statistician superstar Nate Silver, one of the few men … read more »
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ZIMBABWE has been rated by Transparency International which released its latest corruption perception index placing the nation on number 163 from a total of 176 countries worldwide making it the most corrupt nation in the SADC region. The politically volatile … read more »
Cranes of Uganda eliminated Ethiopia 2-0 in the quarter-final of the 2012 CECAFA Challenge Cup here today. The Cranes opened the score in the 4th minute through Geoffrey Kizito and Robert Ssentongo added a second 15 minutes into the second … read more »
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Hazel Southam ,independent An Aids awareness scheme is teaching villagers HIV is an illness, and not caused by witchcraft. By Hazel Southam in Kasarika Sixty-nine year-old Enifa Ngulama has sold some honey. She runs to the back of her mud-brick … read more »
by SOC Okenwa Politics is said to be a game of numbers but one must add here that it is one for the strong and the brave — especially in Africa! All around the world the menfolk dominate political spaces … read more »
Defending champions Uganda Cranes and Ethiopia made winning starts as the 2012 Cecafa Tusker Senior Challenge Cup kicked off on Saturday at Namboole Stadium on the outskirts of the capital Kampala. In an earlier game Ethiopia who will represent the … read more »
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Tagged 2013 africa cup of nation, Charles Bakkabulindi, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, IndepthAfrica, Issa Hayatou, Kenya, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda
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The world will be a more peaceful place in 2050 By Liat Clark, An upcoming paper by a political scientist will claim that in 40 years world conflict will plummet, with the greatest decrease occurring in the Middle East. Håvard … read more »
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Blantyre, Malawi – The son of Malawi’s ex-president Bakili Muluzi on Monday resigned as as economic planning minister after President Joyce Banda said he did not have what it takes to run for the highest office. “It is with enormous … read more »
November 8, 2012 by benim
By Hannah Gibson, Africa Research Institute In 1966, two years after gaining independence from Britain, Malawi was declared a republic. For the next 28 years Hastings Banda led the country, and the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) was the sole legally … read more »
November 8, 2012 by benim
Law Society of Malawi says moratorium is an insult to parliament and that only legislature can make such changes Godfrey Mapondera in Blantyre and David Smith in Johannesburg guardian.co.uk, President Joyce Banda’s government suggested it wanted a moratorium on arrests … read more »
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