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Eritrea Envoy Urges UN to Lift ‘Unfair’ Sanctions

January 17, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Eritrea’s envoy to the United Nations says his country is vindicated following a recently-released preliminary U.N. report that found insufficient evidence that Asmara provided weapons to Somalia militant group al-Shabab last year. Eritrea has often maintained its innocence over accusations … read more »

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Ethiopia gunmen ‘kill five foreign tourists’

January 17, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Five foreign tourists have been killed in Ethiopia in an attack by unknown gunmen, state TV reports. The attack was carried out late on Monday in the northern Afar region of the country by gunmen who had crossed from neighbouring … read more »

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Ambitious, stubborn: Uganda opps’n leader arrested

April 21, 2011 by benim

KASANGATI, Uganda – The bookshelves of Uganda’s top opposition leader reveal his ambitions: “The Audacity of Hope” by Barack Obama. “Winning” by former GE chief Jack Welch. Kizza Besigye’s books are mostly about grass roots mobilization and effective communication — … read more »

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Christian governor must go, south Egypt protesters say

April 21, 2011 by benim

Protesters in a southern Egyptian city insisted Thursday their new Christian governor resign, stepping up a week-long challenge to his appointment by the country’s military rulers. The army generals ruling Egypt since President Hosni Mubarak’s ouster appointed Emad Mikhail, a … read more »

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