Tag Archives: Cold War
By Keffyalew Gebremedhin There are many of us who strongly believe that the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have been a major politico-economic initiative of the post-Cold War world. With the launch in September 2000 of UN-MDG by the UN General … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Nigeria, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Togo, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Ban Ki-moon, Cold War, MDG, Millennium Development Goal, Millennium Development Goals, Secretary-General of the United Nations, sustainability, United Nations, United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
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The lies that creep out of the state’s mouth are justified as the protection of order, even when they are against the law, but a citizen’s lawful attempt to counter their lies is terrorism. As long as enough people can … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Cold War, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, James Bovard, latest ethiopian news, Liberal democracy, Meles Zenawi, Nelson Mandela, news ethiopia, Smith Act, United States
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By Keith Somerville Having worked as a journalist for 33 years and having taught journalism and analysed the processes and performance of journalism for the last five, it is very revealing watching and analysing the development of major stories. There … read more »
Posted in Article, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Cold War, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Mali, Olympic Games, Oscar Pistorius, Pistorius, South Africa
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At the demise of communist bloc in the late 80s and early 90s, two socio-political thinkers rose to theorize on the emerging world order and the shape of the age to come. The first was Francis Fukuyama who predicted the … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Afghanistan, Boko Haram, Cold War, Francis Fukuyama, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian, nigerian newspapers, Osama bin Laden, Soviet Union, Taliban
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By Dayib A. Atto The idea of talking about a ‘demilitarization’ at this point with the nation still engaged in a war against a terrorist criminal organization may sound to be a bit out of sync with reality, but its … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Cold War, IndepthAfrica, Military of Somalia, Somali, somali news, Somali people, Somalia, Somalia News, United Nations Security Council, United States
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By James Hamill, A little more than a decade ago, in July 2002, the African Union (AU) was formed against an inauspicious backdrop. For Africa, the previous decade had been defined by conflict, state collapse, failed peacekeeping missions and even … read more »
Successive leaders of Israel have been running out of workable ideas and sustainable policy objectives for more than half a century since the forceful creation in 1948 of their would-be the only Jewish State of Israel in the middle of … read more »
By: Ivan Eland The United States is meddling in another internal civil war to prevent a “terrorist haven” from developing. This time it’s not in Somalia or Yemen but instead in the West African country of Mali. The United States … read more »
WASHINGTON: From a suspected Israeli airstrike in Sudan to cyber warfare in the Gulf and a drone shot down over Israel, the largely hidden war between Iran and its foes seems heating up and spreading. Despite months of speculation, most … read more »
Posted in Article, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Cold War, Covert operation, Hezbollah, IndepthAfrica, Iran, Israel, Naval War College, Tehran, United States
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by Teshome Debalke The West may have won the Cold War but, lost the battle for democracy and the free market on its own making; competing with authoritarian regime of China on economic development and praising small time tyrants as … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Liberia, Libya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Authoritarianism, Capitalism, China, Cold War, Economic Development, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Western world
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The recent death of Ethiopian strongman Meles Zenawi after 21 years in power raises issues of succession and the future of U.S. relations with the nation. Before Mr. Meles came to power, Ethiopian leaders who followed Emperor Haile Selassie after … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Cold War, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Somalia, South Sudan, Soviet Union, Sudan, United States
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by Ian Scoones The international media has had an appalling record of balanced reporting on Zimbabwe over the last 12 years. A single narrative, repeating the myths we attempted to demolish in our book is endlessly repeated. All is disaster, … read more »
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Melkulangara BHADRAKUMAR Recent media reports suggest the intriguing possibility that ‘non-alignment’ is likely gaining currency once again as the core tenet of India’s foreign policy. Life is taking full circle after almost 6 or 7 years ago when the former … read more »
Posted in Global Issues, Middle East, News
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, BRIC, China, Cold War, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, India, new delhi, Russia, Syria, United States
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By Melkulangara BHADRAKUMAR The United States’ defence strategy unveiled by President Barack Obama in Washington on January 5 has been occasioned by the need to slash the spending of the Pentagon by nearly half a trillion dollars over the next … read more »
Posted in America, Global Issues
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Tagged Asia Pacific, Barack Obama, Cold War, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Pentagon, United States
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By Richard Pithouse ‘The ANC has had its shameful moments but it has also had its glorious moments; and it has often been far closer to the best of the spirit of the age than any of the forces it … read more »
Posted in Article, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged African National Congress, ANC, Bloemfontein, Cold War, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Margaret Thatcher, South Africa, United States
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September 11, 2011 by benim
Despite the savagery against dark-skinned Africans, all hope is not lost for them in Libya. They still have a role to play in the diverse sectors of Libya. The government must take advantage of this situation to create a labor … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, Libya, News, North Africa, West Africa
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Tagged African Union, Arab World, Cold War, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Israel, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, Non-Aligned Movement, North Africa, Organisation of African Unity, Pan African News, Southern Africa, United States, West Africa
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September 11, 2011 by benim
I firmly believe that Ghana has a lot to benefit from this restoration of diplomatic ties with Israel. It must be clear to all by now that any insistence on isolating Israel because of the original factor that necessitated the … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, Libya, News, North Africa, West Africa
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Tagged African Union, Arab World, Cold War, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Israel, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, Non-Aligned Movement, North Africa, Organisation of African Unity, Pan African News, Southern Africa, United States, West Africa
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September 11, 2011 by benim
In the past few days, the government made two important diplomatic moves that give glaring pointers to the direction in which it wants to move Ghana. After decades of being at odds with Israel, the government has decided to normalize … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Ghana, Libya, News, North Africa, Spotlight, West Africa
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Tagged African Union, Arab World, Cold War, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Israel, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, Non-Aligned Movement, North Africa, Organisation of African Unity, Pan African News, Southern Africa, United States, West Africa
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Twenty years ago, I sat at a wooden table under a plastic tarp eating cereal in powdered milk made of charcoal-filtered water at a refugee camp near Luuq, Somalia. It was the sparest of conditions. In the corner of my … read more »
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Cold War, Famine, Global Citizenship, Global Hunger, Horn of Africa, Somali people, Somalia, Somalia Al Shabab, Somalia Famine, Somalia Relief, UN In Somalia, United Methodist Committee For Relief Somalia, United Nations, World Food Programme, World news
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Western missiles launched overnight destroyed Soviet-made missile carriers at a Libyan navy facility in Tripoli, leaving smouldering rubble and twisted metal, Libyan officials said on Tuesday. A Reuters reporter taken to the facility by Libyan officials said the missiles appeared … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, Libya, News, North Africa
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