Tag Archives: Government
Alemu Tafesse, Political Analyst and academic Anti-authoritarian struggles creep into the symbolical world both in content and form. Acts of defiance send across sparks of moments that carry multiple meanings to multiple audiences. In many instances, with more repression, more … read more »
Posted in Alemu Tafesse, Article, Columnist, Op-ed
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Amharic, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, ethiopian muslim, Government, Kality, Muslim, People of Ethiopia, wedding
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by Valentine Obienyem I think it was Shakespeare who in Macbeth said “There’s no art to find the mind’s construction in the face.” I am not a telepathy expert neither do I aspire to be one. Human nature is so … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Anambra, AnambraState, Awka, Chris Ngige, Government, IndepthAfrica, Ngige, Peter Obi, State
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by Sadik When the dictators incarcerate valued and exceptional leaders without justice, it is not only to bar them from their followers, but to break their soul in irreversible manner. Today our brave Ethiopians broke the passion of the oppressor … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, Journalist, Prison, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front
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When it suits you, it is a reality; when it is against you, there is a foul play. Such is the mindset of politicians and overwhelming majority of the people of Ghana. So what then are the reality and a … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged Ghana, Government, IndepthAfrica, John Dramani Mahama, NAGRAT, New Patriotic Party, Salary, SSSS, trade union
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Recent demands have been the most vocal and the most sustained in the history of Ethiopian Muslims. But if they have gone the least bit beyond the scope of religion, then, ironically, they have been overtly secularist. Many observers have … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Government, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, Islam, Islamophobia, Muslim, United States
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Watching Nigeria’s parliamentary sessions is like watching a public primary school’s classroom at break time. It’s a picture of absolute bedlam; delinquent adults jumping seats, throwing paper missiles, poking each other in the ribs, laughing, joking, singing and passing candies … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Boko Haram, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, National Assembly, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerian National Assembly, Parliament of the United Kingdom
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By Duach R. Mach, South Sudan News Agency The Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) issued a statement that Gambella governor, Omode Obang Ulam, is no longer the Chief administrator of the State of Gambella. In “an extraordinary session held … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Anuak people, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, Gambella, Gambella State, Government, Meles Zenawi, South Sudan
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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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Addis Ababa: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and Prime Minister of Ethiopia Hailemariam Desalegn yesterday witnessed the signing of several agreements memorandums of understanding (MoU). The agreements and MoU were signed in the filed of … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, News, Pan African News
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Tagged Emir, Ethiopia, Government, Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, IndepthAfrica, List of emirs of Qatar, List of Prime Ministers of Qatar, Qatar
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By Bolus, Mercy Adede Ideally, providing equality of opportunity is not an option but a legal requirement for every country that have a long -term vision. A country’s future economic backbone relies on education of its youths and young people. … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Betty Mould-Iddrisu, Ghana, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kwame Nkrumah, National Union of Teachers, Ofsted, UNICEF
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By Girma Feyissa Every single day of the week, weather permitting, a crowd of people stand out on the intersection, near the Addis Abeba City Municipality office, waiting for someone to employ them as menial labourers. Some of them are … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Business, Ethiopia, Ethiopian government, Government, IndepthAfrica, Politics of Ethiopia, United States, World Bank
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Economist THE brightly lit bars lining alleys off Bole Road in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital, come to life around midnight. Folk melodies mix with electronic beats. Customers wiggle posteriors and rotate shoulders in fast dance-bursts derived from traditional music. Some … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Embassies and Consulates, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Foreign, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, latest ethiopian news, Monday, news ethiopia, United States
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Government of Ethiopia The Co-Chair of the Donors’ Assistance Group (DAG), a consortium of donors, Geert Geut, told reporters that DAG has appreciated the Ethiopian government’s efforts to reduce poverty. Responding to questions on whether the Government’s Growth and Transformation … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, Ethiopian government, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, latest ethiopian news, Meles Zenawi, news ethiopia, Politics of Ethiopia, Poverty reduction, Transformation Plan
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By Charles Kofi Fekpe So, the Government of Ghana wants to spend $600K on a pilgrimage to the Wailing wall in Jerusalem. I can understand why Ghanaians are crying out loud. I do. Inasmuch as I am a strong believer … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, West Africa
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Tagged Christian, Ghana, God, Government, IndepthAfrica, Israel, Jerusalem, United States, Western Wall
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By Peter Gai Manyuon Since the beginning of the Republic of South Sudan starting from 2005 to date, there was no one from the Government of South Sudan that has resigned due to the disorganization of the System within the … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali, South Sudan
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Tagged Comprehensive Peace Agreement, Government, IndepthAfrica, John Clement, Juba, Republic of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, SouthSudan, Sudan
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Germany President Joachim Gauck arrives in Addis Ababa for a four day official visit to Ethiopia in the afternoon of 17 March 2013. Mekonnen Manyazewal, Minister of Industry and other Ethiopian officials have welcomed the President at Bole International Airport. … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, African Union Commission, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Germany, Government, Hailemariam Desalegn, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, Joachim Gauck, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia
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Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s year-on-year inflation rate fell to 10.3 percent in February from 12.5 percent the previous month, thanks to a sharp drop in the rate of food price rises, official data showed on Wednesday. The Central Statistics Agency … read more »
Posted in Business, Economy, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, January, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, Reuters, Wednesday
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Alemu Tafesse, Academic and Political Analyst Part 1 2) Introduced an alternative path towards democracy The political culture of Ethiopia has been deeply beset by the politics of exclusion and the psychology of rebellion. On the one hand, the successive … read more »
Posted in Alemu Tafesse, Article, Columnist, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Culture of Ethiopia, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, latest ethiopian news, Muslim, news ethiopia, Politics, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front
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Ethiopia is looking to expand and modernise its tantalite industry to meet growing global demand for the metal with two major projects, Metal Bulletin understands. The country will increase output volume at its existing tantalite plant with the installation of … read more »
Posted in Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, latest ethiopian news, Metal Bulletin, news ethiopia, Oromia, Oromia Region, Tantalum
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Ethiopia has received two of the nine vessels which are being constructed in China at a cost of US$300 million. Ato Ashebir Nota, Public Relations Head of the Maritime and Logistics Enterprise said the two vessels, named ” Assosa ” … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia
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Tagged China, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, latest ethiopian news, Mojo, news ethiopia, Politics of Ethiopia, sub-Saharan Africa, United States
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By Agencies Enat Bank, the first women’s bank in Ethiopia, was launched on Tuesday in Addis Ababa, the country’s capital. Initiated by eleven Ethiopian women and with about 7400 shareholders, the bank has been set to serve all with focus … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, Ethiopian birr, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Facebook, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, United States
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The internet has brought many us benefits which we all cherish. It allows for the superfast exchange of ideas, opinions and information. It is however a two edged blade that can be used to cut an intended object but also … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Central Government, Federalism, Government, IndepthAfrica, Puntland, Somali, Somali people, Somalia
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ICER International Commission on Eritrean Refugees ICER STATEMENT MARC H 4, 2013 Volume 1, Number 1 STATEMENT FROM ICER The President of Eritrea’s Letter on Human Trafficking to The Secretary General of the UN We note that a letter signed … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Eritrea, Eritrean Government, Government, Human trafficking, IndepthAfrica, Politics of Eritrea, Protocol to Prevent Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons especially Women and Children, United Nations, United States
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The name “Nigeria” was coined by the Colonial Masters when they were about to establish a “consumer-nation” for their finished products after the raw materials had been stolen. The geographical location defined as “Nigeria” claimed to have had independence in … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Ethnic group, God, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, Nigeria, Nigerian, nigerian newspapers, Political party, River-Niger, United States
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By; Kiflu Hussain Right now, I am following the voting process in Kenya live from NTV.I can’t help but be nostalgic of the unprecedented huge voter turnout in Ethiopia during the 2005 election whose result was blatantly turned upside down … read more »
Posted in Columnist, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Kiflu Hussain
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Tagged Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Kenyan, latest ethiopian news, Nairobi, news ethiopia, polling place, Uganda
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Brazil is to stage its second cultural festival on March 1 in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa , its embassy in the African country said on Wednesday. Encouraged by the success of last year’s event, the embassy would dedicate the … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Brazil, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Film festival, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, Wednesday
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Ethiopia’s long-ruling leader died half a year ago, but it seems Meles Ze-nawi still holds on to power. In the capital, his face looks down from hundreds of posters plastered on walls, and government representatives vow to implement the late … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Associated Press, Counter-terrorism, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Government, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, Meles, Meles Zenawi, news ethiopia
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Spain signs air agreement with Ethiopia The Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority has signed a bilateral air transport agreement with Spain. The agreement was signed between the Civil Aviation Authority’s Director Generaland the Spanish Ambassador to Ethiopia. This agreement will further … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Facebook, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, spain, Sudan
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Ethiopia bans NGOs
Ethiopia on Friday banned three civic organisations accusing them of doing ‘illegal religious activities.’ The ban came at a time when Ethiopian muslims are protesting against perceived government interference in their activities. No further details were made available … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged crime, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Government, Horn of Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islam, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, Non-governmental organization, Ritual
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The number of national key points has increased by more than 50% in the last five years, as has the number of denied information requests directed at the state. Put in the Protection of State Information Bill, and the pattern … read more »
Posted in Article, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged African National Congress, Democratic Alliance, Department of Defence, Government, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Lindiwe Mazibuko, National Key Point, South Africa
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