Tag Archives: History
…A tribute by Mr. Joshua Attoh Quarshie The greatness of Rt Hon Margaret Thatcher was the greatest after Prime Minister Westcon Churchill. I realized her greatness after I offered my personal advice to her about the Golf Crisis. This advice … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Conservative Party, History, IndepthAfrica, London, Margaret Thatcher, Parliament, Prime minister, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, United Nation
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Written by Meraf Leykun Ethiopia is preparing a draft law to regulate Internet, radio and TV. The draft is being prepared by a steering committee constituting the Ethiopian Broadcasting Authority, Ethiopian Ministry of Communications & Information Technology and Information Network … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Conscription, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Ethiopian Broadcast Authority, History, Indepth Africa Magazine, International Telecommunication Union, Politics of Ethiopia
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WATERLOO, Iowa — At just 13 years of age Temesgen Larson has overcome more than any child ever should. The boy, born in Ethiopia, struggled daily for survival. When his mother fell ill, the child — then only 5 or … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Facebook, History, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, Iowa, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, United States, WATERLOO, Waterloo Iowa
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Italy’s former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi gestures on a television show in Rome in this February 20, 2013 file photo. An Italian court on March 7, 2013 sentenced Berlusconi to a one-year jail term for making public the taped contents … read more »
We live in a country that was in the past inundated with many coups. One of these coups propelled our President to write a must read classic book entitled “My First coup d’ etat”. With this precedence, writing on “My … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, West Africa
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Tagged Barack Obama, Coup d'état, God, History, IndepthAfrica, Joe Arpaio, United States, Warfare and Conflict, Youtube
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By Yohannes Berhe In the first part of my commentaries, The future of democracy in Ethiopia, I presented some of the potential threat to the stability of our country as a result of a sudden turn of events. Further, I … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Azeb Mesfin, East Africa, Eritrea, eritrea africa, Eritrea-Ethiopia, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia africa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Ethnicism, History, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, Nation-State, news ethiopia, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, TPLF
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By Ali Abdi The Borana traditional king who reigns in Ethiopia has spoken again on the community’s politics in Marsabit County. The Abba Gadha, Guyo Gobba met delegates representing Moyale MP Mohamud Ali and his rival Chachu Tadicha, an NGO … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya
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Tagged Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Facebook, History, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Kenyan, Moyale
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By Fukadu Fullas (Ph.D.) The present article grew out of a lively exchange of views in the Ethiopian Electronic Distribution Network (EEDN) discussion forum on the merits of fenugreek (vernacular Amargna name: abish) in traditional medicine. Useful data, literature citations, … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Government, History, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nile, Sudan
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By Fathia Absie “Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we see.” Barack Obama I … read more »
Tanzanian teachers went on strike on Monday to push for better pay joining doctors in demanding higher salaries as rising costs of living threaten to stoke social tension. Many public schools across Tanzania were forced to suspend classes as teachers … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, East Africa, News, Tanzania
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, Dar es Salaam, East Africa, Government, History, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, June, map africa, map of africa, news, news in africa, North Africa, South Africa, Strike action, Tanzania, travel to africa, West Africa, Zanzibar
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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 »
Posted in Article, Ghana, News, West Africa
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, africa news today, African news, BBC Africa, bbc africa news, East Africa, Ghana, History, india south africa, John Atta Mills, John Kufuor, latest africa news, map africa, map of africa, National Democratic Congress, NDC, New Patriotic Party, news, news 24, news in africa, North Africa, Politics, South Africa, South Africa Holiday, south african news, Travel in South Africa, travel to africa, West Africa
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Rather than tell me of African independence, Tell me of her DECOLONIZATION! rather than tell me to celebrate some independence, Rather tell me when we would celebrate her DECOLONIZATION! We were colonised, right? Yes! That is a fact!And have we … read more »
Posted in Article, Pan African News
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Tagged afria travel, African people, Berlin, Christianity, Colonialism, History, History of Africa, Holocaust, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, map africa, map of africa, news, South Africa, travel to africa
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A New World War for a New World Order? Jooneed Khan Confronted with a declining World Order it can no longer control, does the West want to re-assert its will through a new world war, which this time would be … read more »
Posted in Global Issues, Middle East
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, East Africa, History, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, Iran, map africa, map of africa, New World Order, news, North Africa, South Africa, travel to africa, united state, West, West Africa, Western world, World Order, World War III
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By Stephen Lendman Wolfgang Borchert: German, author, playwright, poet. His experience under Hitler and Wehrmacht service changed his life. Never a Nazi supporter, he deplored compulsory Hitler Youth time. Finally he got out. In 1940, the Gestapo arrested, then released … read more »
Posted in America, Global Issues
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Tagged Eastern Front, Hamburg, History, Hitler, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nazi, Twentieth Century, Wehrmacht, World War II
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Land in Ethiopia is being leased to agro-industry investors on very long terms and below market rates. The beneficiaries have good political connections. But then land has been the play-thing of centralising authoritarians throughout Ethiopia’s recent history. Ethiopia is the … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Agriculture, Ethiopia, History, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Land grabbing, Meles Zenawi, United States
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Egyptian garment marker El Nasr Clothing & Textiles Co (Kabo) reported a wider net loss for the first quarter, the bourse said on Tuesday. Net loss for the quarter was 5.65 million Egyptian pounds, compared with a loss of 1.25 … read more »
Posted in Business, Economy
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Tagged Central Bank of Egypt, Egypt, Egyptian Exchange, Egyptian pound, History, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Moody
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September 15, 2011 by benim
Under the First Republic, there was no position of a Vice President or Prime Minister. Dr. Nkrumah wielded enormous powers and virtually had Ghana in his hands. He wielded a clout that hit anywhere at any time, leaving in its … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, News, West Africa
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Tagged Ghana, History, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, John Kufuor, Kufuor government, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, President, Prime minister, Southern Africa, United States, Vice President of the United States, West Africa
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September 15, 2011 by benim
One peculiar fact about former President Kufuor is that he is not a good speaker. He lacks the flourish that characterizes the rhetorical manouevres of political figures who captivate their audiences with their speeches. He is more admirable for being … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Daylight Africa, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, News, West Africa
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Tagged Ghana, History, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, John Kufuor, Kufuor government, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, President, Prime minister, Southern Africa, United States, Vice President of the United States, West Africa
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September 9, 2011 by benim
A Cairo court on Thursday cleared the former head of Egypt’s television and radio union, Osama El Sheikh, of charges of squandering public funds by purchasing entertainment shows at inflated prices, the state news agency MENA said. The agency said … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Cairo, Egypt, Government, History, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, mubarak, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Omar Suleiman, Pan African News, Southern Africa, West Africa
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September 5, 2011 by benim
Cairo – Hosni Mubarak’s trial resumes on Monday with witnesses giving testimony to try to determine who gave the orders for the killing of hundreds of protesters in the revolt that ousted Egypt’s veteran president. The trial is to be … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Al-Ahram, Cairo, Egypt, Egyptians, History, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Protest, Southern Africa, West Africa
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September 2, 2011 by benim
Kigali – Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Friday in a radio broadcast lashed out at the “stupid” arrest warrants issued by a Spanish judge for several of his top military officials. “It is a political indictment. They cannot sustain it … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Rwanda
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Tagged arrest warrant, Government, History, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, Southern Africa, spain, Tutsi, West Africa
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September 2, 2011 by benim
Libreville – The nine leaders of trade unions in Gabon’s educational sector on Friday went on hunger strike outside the Saint-Mary Cathedral in Libreville, to support wage claims. “The leaders of the Conasysed (National Convention of Education Sector Trade Unions) … read more »
Posted in Gabon, News, West Africa
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Tagged Anna Hazare, Education, Gabon, History, Hunger strike, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, India, Libreville, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, West Africa
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September 2, 2011 by benim
Either in Libya, Nigeria, Chad, Egypt or Tunisia, the African nation-state, from its birth, has been in some sort of undeviating inanimate democratic revolution. The reason is that the African state, as a political entity, is yet to have everlasting … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Indepth Africa Magazine
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Tagged Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Francisco Macías Nguema, Ghana, History, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Jerry Rawlings, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Samuel Doe, Southern Africa, West Africa
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After attending Paltalk(R) for four years I feel I need to put my feelings, thoughts and observations about Ethiopian interactions in Paltalk rooms. This is by no means an attempt to scientifically assess the Ethiopian Paltalk subculture; it is just … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged About Africa, Addis Ababa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Amara, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Ethiopia, History, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Jonathan, Meles Zenawi, Muslim, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, Nigeria politics, North Africa, Pan African News, Somalia, Southern Africa, West Africa
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The prime minister of Mauritius accused his former ally and finance minister on Saturday of treason for quitting the ruling coalition, but said the government stay in power with a slim majority to avert a political crisis in the Indian … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Mauritius, News
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Government, History, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Indian Ocean, Mauritius, Militant Socialist Movement, North Africa, Pan African News, Pravind Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius, Southern Africa, West Africa
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Cairo – Ousted president Hosni Mubarak, convicted for having cut internet services during the revolt which toppled him, has pinned part of the blame on his successor as Egypt’s ruler, a defence lawyer said on Friday. A Cairo court on … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Cairo, East Africa, Egypt, Egyptians, History, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, January-February, Mohammed Abdel Wahab, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, West Africa
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Ethiopia’s foreseeable future is slowly, but surely, getting into a dangerous and volatile state. The economic situation has gotten worst and it has made the daily life of Ethiopians unbearable. It is this unbearable factor that may push the submissive … read more »
Posted in Analysis, East Africa, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, News
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Ethiopia, Ethiopian National Defense Force, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, Government, History, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Middle East, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, United States, West Africa
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I hope Christian fundamentalists will forgive me for using this important quotation from the Holy Bible. I am not trying to belittle the Crucifixion of Christ but when I saw the Ex-President Rawlings weep on Channel Four News last night, … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Indepth Africa Magazine
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Ghana, History, Horn of Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Nelson Mandela, North Africa, Pan African News, Somalia, Southern Africa, United Nations, Wars and Conflicts, West Africa
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Cairo – Egypt’s ruling generals say foreigners won’t be allowed to monitor upcoming elections but there will be Egyptian observers. The decision was announced on Wednesday as the military unveiled a law setting guidelines for Egypt’s first post-revolution parliamentary vote. … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Cairo, East Africa, Egypt, History, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Interior ministry, Islamism, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, West Africa
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Nairobi – A new, first-of-its-kind book is giving an inside look at the lives of Somali pirates. Author Jay Bahadur lived among pirates in Somalia to write his first book, The Pirates of Somalia: Inside Their Hidden World. It’s being … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, History, Illegal unreported and unregulated fishing, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Indian Ocean, North Africa, Pan African News, piracy, Piracy in Somalia, Somalia, Southern Africa, United Arab Emirates, West Africa
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