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Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja, guardian.co.uk Delegations from African countries listen to Haile Selassie in Addis Ababa in 1963 at the conference that set up the African Union. Photograph: AFP The African Union (AU) is now 50 years old. Amid the celebrations this … read more »
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Tagged African National Congress, African Union, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Julius Nyerere, OAU, Organisation of African Unity, Pan-Africanism, South Africa
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On May 25, Africa celebrates its Golden Jubilee! The mortar which has been binding the several countries’ slates on the political map of the African continent has been the solidarity established by founding fathers against colonialism. It is the solidarity … read more »
Posted in Article, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Libya, Nigeria, Op-ed, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Zimbabwe
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Tagged African Renaissance, African Union, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, OAU, Organisation of African Unity, Southern Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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column Ghana’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah, was a passionate believer in African unity, and a living link with the historic Pan-African movement which had promoted solidarity among people of African descent everywhere against colonialism and racism. Earlier Pan-Africanists had identified … read more »
Posted in African Union (AU), Article, Cameroon, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Op-ed, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Zimbabwe
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Tagged African Union, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kwame Nkrumah, MPLA, OAU, Pan-Africanism, South Africa
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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 »
Posted in Article, Columnist, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kiflu Hussain, Nigeria, Op-ed, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Addis Ababa, African Union, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Obafemi Awolowo University, Organisation of African Unity, Osun State, Pan-Africanism
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As Addis Ababa prepares for grand festivities, galas and events in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the establishment of the African Union (AU), formerly known as the Organization of African Unity (OAU), on May 25, 2013, we, Africans, … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed
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Tagged Addis Ababa, African Union, Emperor Haile Selassie, Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, League of Nations, United States
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By Shem Oirere, construction.com Ethiopia’s capital city, Addis Ababa, may boast Africa’s tallest building by 2017. While a 58-story building had been announced, plans unveiled by a private Chinese developer now call for a 99-story office-hotel tower. Guangdong Chuanhui Group has … read more »
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Tagged Addis Ababa, African Union, Carlton Centre, Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, Ethiopia, ethiopioan, Guangdong, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi
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IOL New York – Ethiopia on Thursday denied that it was “shirking responsibility” by beginning to withdraw its troops from conflict-stricken Somalia. Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom told the United Nations Security Council that other countries were informed “months” ago about … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged African Union, African Union Mission to Somalia, Al-Shabaab, Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn, Hudur, Somalia, United Nations Security Council
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Source: France 24 Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn was elected as chairman of the African Union in January. Since then, he has to deal with the war in Mali. After months of fighting, the country still needs the international community’s … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, African Union, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, France, Hailemariam Desalegn, Hailemariam Desalegne, IndepthAfrica, List of heads of government of Ethiopia, Mali
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(Reuters) – Ethiopia will withdraw its troops from Somalia soon, its prime minister said on Tuesday, voicing frustration with the Mogadishu government and African Union peacekeeping forces that are also battling Islamist militants there. After waging an ill-fated war in … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, African Union, Al-Shabaab, Ethiopia, Ethiopian National Defense Force, Hailemariam Desalegn, Hudur, Somalia
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Press point/Brussels 18 April 2013 Good morning ladies and gentleman, It is a great pleasure to welcome Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn on his first official visit to Europe. I also know this is the first official visit that he pays … read more »
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Tagged Addis Ababa, African Union, Ethiopia, European Development Fund, European Union, Horn of Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Prime minister
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US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday revealed he will attend an African Union summit in Ethiopia next month, and said Washington had be more engaged with Africa. The May 19-27 summit in Addis Ababa will mark the 50th … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, African Union, China, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, John Kerry, United States
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MOGADISHU, Somalia – Nine al-Shabab Islamic extremists, most wearing suicide vests, stormed Somalia’s main court complex on Sunday while the Supreme Court was in session, firing a barrage of bullets during a running gun battle with security forces that lasted … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Pan African News, Somali
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Tagged Abdi Farah Shirdon, African Union, Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Somalia, Supreme Court, Supreme Court of the United States
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By Gwynne Dyer, Special to QMI Agence There have been no elections in Somalia since 1967 and there won’t be any this year, either. But the country has a new parliament (appointed on the advice of clan elders) that has … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged African Union, African Union Mission to Somalia, AMISOM, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Somalia, Transitional Federal Government, United Nations Security Council
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Mali Operation: Revised Approaches Alexander Mezyaev, Strategic Culture Foundation, It’s the third month since French troops entered Mali. The action entailed the involvement of the African-led International Support Mission to Mali (AFISMA), an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) … read more »
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Tagged AFISMA, African Union, Burkina Faso, Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Indepth Africa Magazine, Mali, United Nations, United Nations Security Council
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Government of Ethiopia (Addis Ababa) The inaugural meeting of Meles Foundation opened this morning (March 6) at the African Union Hall. The meeting is attended by Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn , President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, President Ismail Omar Guelleh … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somali, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Abdi Farah Shirdon, African Union, Azeb Mesfin, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Hailemariam Desalegn, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Sudan, Yoweri Museveni
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The two Sudans have pledged a combined $3 million in support of the Meles Foundation, established in honour of Ethiopia’s the late prime minister, Meles Zenawi and officially launched on Saturday in a ceremony held at the African Union (AU) … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, News, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Abdi Farah Shirdon, Addis Ababa, African Union, Azeb Mesfin, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Sudan, Yoweri Museveni
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By David Bosco, Almost 15 years ago, delegates from more than 100 countries gathered in a crowded conference room in Rome, cheering, chanting and even shedding a few tears. After weeks of tense negotiations, they had drafted a charter for … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Op-ed, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged African Union, Central African Republic, Fatou Bensouda, Indepth Africa Magazine, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Omar al-Bashir, Uhuru Kenyatta
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Ola Johnson The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and American Special Forces have suspended operations against Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels in the Central African Republic following a directive from Seleka military junta. Kony, leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army … read more »
By Louisa Lombard When I asked people in north-eastern Central African Republic (CAR) about Michel Djotodia, whilst conducting research there in 2009 – 2010, most knew very little. If they knew one thing, it was that he was a man … read more »
Posted in Article, CAR, Central Africa, Op-ed
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Tagged African Union, Bangui, Central African Republic, Djotodia, François Bozizé, IndepthAfrica, Michel Djotodia, Nicolas Tiangaye, South Darfur
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(Reuters) – South African President Jacob Zuma will attend a summit of central African heads of state in Chad on Wednesday which will consider responses to the rebel takeover in Central African Republic. The South African leader was invited by … read more »
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS Events in the last twelve months indicate growing discontent inside Eritrea’s tightly controlled regime, as well as deepening political and social divisions. While the mounting number of incidents suggests that President Isaias Afwerki’s regime is vulnerable, … read more »
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Tagged African Union, Asmara, Eritrea, eritrean, European Union, Horn of Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Qatar
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(Reuters) – Ethiopia’s intelligence agency said on Monday it had detained eight members of Somalia’s al Shabaab Islamist militant group who it accused of plotting to kidnap U.N. workers. The arrests were the latest in a crackdown on people accused … read more »
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Tagged African Union, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Counterpunch, Ethiopia, Ethiopian National Defense Force, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, Human Rights Watch, Islamism, Meles Zenawi, Mogadishu, Ogaden, Ogaden National Liberation Front, Somali Region, Somalia
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Stephen Hayes is president and CEO of the Corporate Council on Africa. Moving through Addis Ababa is as close to a microcosm of Africa as anywhere on the continent. There is construction everywhere, as African cities are expanding. The streets … read more »
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Tagged Addis Ababa, African Union, Corporate Council on Africa, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Horn of Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, Stephen Hayes, United States
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By Alemayehu G. Mariam Flight of the Eagle and pursuit of the Dragon In June 2011, during her visit to Zambia U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton pulled the alarm bell on a creeping “new colonialism” in Africa. While dismissing … read more »
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Tagged African Union, China, China-Africa, ExxonMobil, Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, Hu Jintao, Indepth Africa Magazine, South African Institute of International Affairs
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Ethiopian withdrawal has forced AMISOM and Somali government to take steps to fill in the potential security vacuum The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Thursday said it was prepared for an eventual Ethiopian troop withdrawal from areas in … read more »
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Tagged African Union, African Union Mission to Somalia, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, AMISOM, Bakool, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Hudur, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, ndepthindepthafrica, news ethiopia, Somalia
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The government considers al Shabaab done as a major military force and is now considered a threat as bandits and terrorists. The AU (African Union) peacekeepers and government troops continue to chase the Islamic radicals out of towns and villages … read more »
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Tagged Abu Mansoor Al-Amriki, African Union, Al-Shabaab, Baidoa, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Hudur, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, Kenya, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, Somalia, United States
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Ethiopian troops, the strongest military power in Somalia’s southwest ever since their November 2011 invasion, pulled out of the town of Hudur on Sunday, the capital of Bakool region. African Union forces battling Islamist insurgents in Somalia are preparing troops … read more »
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Tagged African Union, Baidoa, Bakool, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, Ethiopian National Defense Force, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Hudur, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, Somali, Somalia
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U.S. citizens Omar Shafik Hammami (R) and Jehad Serwan Mostafa are seen in undated FBI handout photos. NAIROBI — The U.S. State Department has offered $5 million rewards for information about two American citizens who have joined ranks with the … read more »
(Reuters) – A suicide bomber who set out to assassinate a senior Somali security official blew up his car in central Mogadishu on Monday, missing his target but killing at least 10 people in the city’s deadliest attack this year, … read more »
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn says Africa’s renaissance will be realised with strengthened support of its development partners. Speaking at the opening of the 5th TICAD (Tokyo International Conference on African Development) Ministerial Preparatory Meeting here Saturday, he said the … read more »
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