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We Have No Idea if Africa Is Rising

January 28, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

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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BIG BROTHER AFRICA: End Of The Road For Keita!

July 22, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

It’s a sad evening for Ghana today as a shocked country and fans of the BigBrother Africa Star Game had to say bye, bye to Keita. After an accelerated rise in the game, many people were expecting better luck for … read more »

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Ethiopia: Hundreds arrested as police clash with Muslim protesters – Video

July 21, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Ethiopian police clashed on Saturday with scores of Muslims protesters complaining that the state is interfering in their religion, witnesses and officials said. The protesters, some wearing masks, blocked the entrance of the Anwar Mosque in the west of the … read more »

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Nigeria: UI releases 2012/2013 post-UTME results

July 15, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

THE management of the University of Ibadan (UI) has released the 2012/2013 post-Unified Tertiary Education Matriculation (UTME) screening exercise results held on Monday, July 9. The Director of Public Communication, Mr Olatunji Oladejo, in a statement made available to newsmen, … read more »

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Call to extend Zimbabwe sanctions

July 15, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

telegraph Parliament will this week hear calls to extend sanctions on Zimbabwe as Britain and the European Union are poised to suspend a variety of punitive measures in a bid to encourage reform. Peter Hain will claim that Robert Mugabe … read more »

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Nigeria: Theoretically placing the Boko Haram terrorism

July 15, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Ayodeji Alabi A major challenge concerning the Boko Haram menace is the refusal of the sect leadership to come out publicly to state their grievance against the nation. So, how do we place the Boko Haram terrorism? We can only … read more »

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S.African Dlamini-Zuma: The First Woman to head AU Commission

July 15, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

ADDIS ABABA — She beat the incumbent, Jean Ping of Gabon, in a closely fought election over several rounds of voting. “Now we have the African Union chair Madame Zuma, who will preside over the destiny of this institution,” Benin’s … read more »

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Ethiopia – Where is your Prime Minister Meles Zenawi?

July 15, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Scroll down for the video ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia’s longtime ruler and most powerful figure, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, is not attending an African Union summit that opened Sunday in Ethiopia, which further fueled speculation that he might be … read more »

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Sudanese leaders in first talks since April clashes

July 15, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The presidents of Sudan and South Sudan have met for the first time since a border dispute brought their countries close to conflict in April. Omar al-Bashir sat down with Salva Kiir on the sidelines of an African Union summit … read more »

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Egypt’s Morsi heads to Ethiopia for AU summit

July 15, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Egypt’s newly elected President Mohamed Morsi has left for Ethiopia to attend an African Union summit, his second foreign trip since taking office two weeks ago. Morsi will be the first Egyptian leader to attend an African summit since 1995, … read more »

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African Union summit to tackle chairmanship stalemate

July 15, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The African Union is holding a summit in Addis Ababa expected to focus on another bid to resolve a deadlock over its secretariat. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma of South Africa and the incumbent, Jean Ping of Gabon, are to contest the … read more »

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Niger: President Issoufou’s Crazy Neighborhood

July 11, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Michael Keating Listening to Niger’s President Mahamadou Issofou’s recent interview on Al Jazeera one comes away with the impression that everything in Niger is fine except for the terrible things that are going on across its borders: gun drunk … read more »

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Robert Mugabe could be brought in from the cold

July 11, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Britain and the EU are preparing to lift sanctions on Robert Mugabe and his closest henchmen in an effort to persuade the Zimbabwean President into holding free and fair elections. A review of the measures that have banned the 88-year … read more »

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President Goodluck must clean up dirty house of Washington called Nigerian Embassy

July 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Benjamin Obiajulu Aduba Nigerian Embassy In Washington Need A Thorough Cleaning: It is high that time Mr. Jonathan, the Nigerian President, cleaned up the Nigerian embassy in Washington , DC . And he should do it completely and quickly. … read more »

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Let Ghana’s Political Parties Nominate Candidates …..

July 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

For Election To The Position Of District Chief Executive – Not The President By Kofi Thompson It is unfortunate that every time they are presented with a rare historic opportunity to effect lasting change – which will benefit present and … read more »

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Ethiopia – Meles Zenawi and his health

July 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

by Yilma Bekele Ato Meles Zenawi, Chairman of Tigrai People Liberation Front (TPLF) and Prime Minster of the Federal Democratic Ethiopian PM Meles Zenawi Meles Zenawi Republic of Ethiopia is not in good health. I became aware of that fact … read more »

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Abubakar And Tafawa Balewa Town: A Tale Of Two Titans!

July 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

by Justine John DYIKUK A tale of Tafawa Balewa, the man and Tafawa Balewa, the town, is nothing other than a toast of truism. Yes, it is about a man and a place; his ancestry. Whether this wine will be … read more »

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Is Libya the Next Somalia?

July 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Libya seems well on its way to becoming the next Somalia, with much of the country already ruled by tribal/clan based armed militias. As was the case in Somalia, Libya is in the process of separation, with the eastern, oil … read more »

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First ICC sentencing due against DR Congo militia boss

July 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The International Criminal Court will hand Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga its first-ever sentence on Tuesday, after his conviction for using child soldiers in a brutal conflict in the central African country. Lubanga, 51, was convicted in March of war crimes, … read more »

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Wartime PM Jibril takes early lead in Libya vote

July 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Wartime rebel prime minister Mahmoud Jibril took an early lead in Libya’s national assembly election, according to partial tallies released on Monday that pointed to a weaker than expected showing for Islamist parties. If confirmed that trend would set Libya … read more »

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Egypt military ‘warns’ President Mursi over parliament

July 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Egypt’s military council has said the decision to dissolve parliament must be upheld, after new President Mohammed Mursi ordered the assembly to reopen. The military closed parliament last month after a court ruling. Its latest intervention is seen by some … read more »

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2 journalists held in pro-Gaddafi town

July 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Tripoli – A Libyan militia commander says two local journalists are being held in a town known for its support of deposed ruler Muammar Gaddafi. The dispute is part of the overall lack of security in Libya, where rival militias … read more »

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26 killed in bus crashes in Morocco

July 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Rabat – At least 26 people were killed and 40 others injured in two separate bus accidents in Morocco on Monday, official media reported. Ten people died and 33 others were injured, five of them critically, when a passenger bus … read more »

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Ghana: Democracies don’t grow this way…

July 9, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor The governments that have ruled under the ambit of this 1992 constitution have found adroit means to circumvent some aspects of the constitution or to implement them solely for political expediency. By being bold to … read more »

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Salient Issues in The 2011 Presidential Tribunal

July 9, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

In line with my principle of upholding the truth and advancing the cause and course of democracy and social justice in Nigeria, devoid of any subjective stance of partisan politics, I deem it necessary to write this piece and bring … read more »

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Africa Rising: when will the West join Africa?

July 9, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Eliot Pence & Bright Simons Discussions about Africa’s evolution tend to measure the continent’s ‘gradual’ assimilation into the global mainstream. This may have been understandable in the mid-1980s when by every indicator African economies were seen as hopelessly distorted … read more »

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Ethiopia in BondAid?

July 9, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

by Alemayehu G. Mariam “Bondage” is the state of being bound by or subjected to some external power or control. When people are bound by debt, they are in “debt bondage”. When they are held in involuntary servitude, they are … read more »

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Sudan’s changing landscape

July 9, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

A few days after the early demonstrations in October 1964, a member of Sudan’s supreme military council called Fatima Ahmad Ebrahim — a key leftist figure — to his office warning her over her role in the demonstrations. He told … read more »

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Clergy And The Case Of Contempt!

July 9, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Justine John DYIKUK   Introduction   From a secular perspective, everyone has his/her profession in life which makes for the ordering and smooth running of society. On the religious plain, some individuals are called to pursue vocations indicative of a … read more »

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Tigres start evacuating as Zenawi sneaked out of the country for cancer Treatment

July 9, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Getahune Bekele The withering and dying tyrant, Leggese Zenawi of Ethiopia is back in Belgium    for the third time in less than two months. He is expected to receive yet another extensive cancer treatment. The cold-blooded murderer who stole … read more »

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