Tag Archives: IndepthAfrica world news
Politics – Kenya, considered to be East Africa’s biggest economy, will on March 4, hold general elections that will see the emergence of a president, senators, county governors, members of parliament, civic wards and women county representatives in a poll … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya
|
Tagged European Union, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, International Criminal Court, Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya, Kenya African National Union, kenya elections, Mwai Kibaki, William Ruto
|
Somalia’s al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab group has opened a new Twitter account in English, less than two weeks after its previous account was suspended. A senior al-Shabab official told the BBC that the new account was genuine. Al-Shabab’s previous English-language account was … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Somali
|
Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, bbc, English language, Foreign hostages in Somalia, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, somali news, Somalia, Twitter
|
By Kris Berwouts The civil war in Burundi now lies several years behind us. Since November 2003, when the CNDD-FDD integrated the transitional institutions, the rebels and the regular armed forces integrated their troops into a new national army. The … read more »
Posted in Article, Burundi, East Africa
|
Tagged Arusha, Arusha Agreement, Burundi, Bururi, Hutu, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Lake Tanganyika, Rumonge, Tanzania
|
By: Mohamed F Yabarag With the US officially reaffirming the recognition of President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud’s government as the legitimate and sole representative of Somalia after twenty long years of civil strife and political wilderness, the secessionist entity of Somaliland … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
|
Tagged Africa Cup of Nations, Ahmed Ismail Samatar, ethiopia eritrea, Hargeisa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Mogadishu, nigeria africa, Nigeria Government, Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, Politics of Somalia, senegal africa, Somali, somali news, Somalia, Somaliland, West Africa
|
There is yet another Islamist-backed war going on, this time in Mali. While it has a faction seeking to impose Sharia law, and whose leader is a cousin of the head of Al Qaeda in the region, it also is … read more »
Posted in Article, Mali, West Africa
|
Tagged Al-Qaeda, German, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Mali, Niger, Sharia, Tuareg, Tuareg people, Volkswagen
|
Kenyan voters will today nominate people for political positions including those of MPs, governors and senators. This comes ahead of elections in March. Security has been heightened across the country ahead of the nominations, especially in areas that have been … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya
|
Tagged Civil Society, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Inspector-General of Police, Kenya, member of parliament, Mwai Kibaki, Nairobi, polling place, Raila Odinga
|
By: Jim Kouri Somali and African Union security forces drove members of a powerful Islamic terrorist group out of the town of Jowhar on Sunday, according to a report from a counterterrorism expert in Israel. The government and AU troops … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
|
Tagged African Union, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Ayman al-Zawahiri, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Islamic Courts Union, Jowhar, Mogadishu, Somalia
|
Amanuel Hidrat Our struggle, instead belting with reassuring chorus to the weight, is indeed ram-shackled and directed into all wrong targets as if we are thrown into an elbow-throwing arena of political punditry. We lacked brotherhood and sisterhood that foster … read more »
Posted in Article, Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somali, South Sudan, Sudan
|
Tagged Demographics of Eritrea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Geopolitics, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Isaias, Politics, Politics of Eritrea
|
A woman identified as the leader of women for al-Shabaab is among dozens of suspected militants arrested in a joint operation by Kenyan and Somali forces. Some 72 suspected militants were detained and an assortment of weapons seized in Kismayo, … read more »
By Tom Savory and Subiro Mwapinga Things are changing in Tanzania. Large gas finds off the country’s coastline look set to shake up a country generally considered in continental economic analysis as stable but unexciting. With big players entering the … read more »
Posted in Article, Tanzania
|
Tagged Benjamin Mkapa, Chama Cha Mapinduzi, Civic United Front, Dar es Salaam, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Jakaya Kikwete, Salaam, Tanzania, Zanzibar
|
KANO, Nigeria — Nigerian authorities on Monday slapped a 15-hour daily curfew on a northeastern city where unrest blamed on Islamist extremists has killed at least 31 people in recent days. Yobe State Governor Ibrahim Gaidam “has approved the imposition … read more »
By Reuben Abati As Nigerians continue to celebrate the success of the just-concluded governorship election in Ondo State, it is important to note that although the president would naturally have wanted his party, the PDP, to win the governorship election … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria
|
Tagged Akure, Election, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Jonathan, Mimiko, Nigeria, Ondo State, Reuben Abati
|
by T.Goshu I had a chance to attend one of the town hall meetings held in the United States of America during the working visit paid by the four higher officials of Medrek . As one of the genuinely concerned … read more »
Posted in Article, Ethiopia
|
Tagged Ato Gebru Asrat, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Gebru Asrat, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica South African Press Association, IndepthAfrica world news, Medrek, Meles Zenawi, Political culture, United States
|
Since its inception, the Ethiopian Air Lines has been the pride of all Ethiopians. The Ethiopian Airlines is one of the best Air Lines in the world. Its employees do not just consider their job as a place where they … read more »
Posted in Article, Ethiopia
|
Tagged airline, Azeb Mesfin, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Ethiopian Airlines, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Meles Zenawi, trade union
|
Today, 1,654,206 registered voters in Ondo State would file out to decide the fate of 13 governorship candidates contesting on the tickets of various political parties. Out of this number, there are 7, 539 voters, made up of those who … read more »
Posted in Election, Nigeria
|
Tagged Action Congress of Nigeria, Edo State, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, INEC, Olusegun Mimiko, Ondo, Ondo State, Politics, voting
|
By Ayodeji Sunday The Nigerian budget of 2012 and 2013 has generated a lot of public interest – and rightly so. After all, the budget is the most concrete declaration of our government’s national priorities; and it’s good we are … read more »
BBC Report A year after the capture and violent death of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on 20 October 2011, what has happened to his remaining family and members of his inner circle? Three of Gaddafi’s sons were killed in … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Mali
|
Tagged Algeria, Gaddafi, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, International Criminal Court, Libya, Libyan, Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Tripoli
|
Four years after the worst political crisis since it gained independence in 1963, pre-election tensions are mounting in Kenya. Writer Gray Phombeah believes the country is set for more bloody clashes amid the polling. In what some see as a … read more »
Posted in Article, Election, Kenya
|
Tagged IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Kofi Annan, Mwai Kibaki, Nairobi, Orange Democratic Movement, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
|
Dale T. McKinley This week legal papers are set to be filed in the Constitutional Court seeking an order to compel President Zuma to appoint a Commission of Inquiry into ‘allegations of corruption and mismanagement’ covering both the Badplaas area … read more »
Posted in Article, South Africa
|
Tagged African National Congress, ANC, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Mpumalanga, Royal Commission, South Africa, Swazi, Zulu, Zuma
|
By Gregory Mann Nobody seems to know what to do about Mali. In late September, the world’s biggest tradeshow in global governance – the UN General Assembly – wound down having made no real decisions on a course of action … read more »
Posted in Article, Mali
|
Tagged Bamako, Economic Community of West African States, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Mali, Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz, Security Council, United Nations Security Council, United States
|
A political advisor to Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki says most permanent members of the U.N. Security Council want to lift sanctions against his country. “It’s only fair that these sanctions be lifted because the rationale for them, which were not … read more »
When we think of the world’s all-time richest people, names like Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and John D Rockefeller immediately come to mind. But few would have thought, or even heard of, Mansa Musa I of Mali – the obscure … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Article, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
|
Tagged $340billion, Bill Gates, Carlos Slim, Ford Motor Company, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, John D. Rockefeller, Musa I of Mali, Osman Ali Khan Asaf Jah VII, Warren Buffett
|
The Netherlands maintained their perfect World Cup 2014 qualification record with a 4-1 win in Romania on Tuesday. A thrilling first half saw Jeremain Lens and Bruno Martins Indi put the visitors two goals ahead in the opening half hour, … read more »
Posted in Soccer, World News
|
Tagged Bruno Martins Indi, Ciprian Marica, Fabio Capello, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Rafael van der Vaart, Robin van Persie, Roman Shirokov, Romania, Russia
|
Armin Rosen, theatlantic Until recently, the Eritrean Air Force had a single luxury airplane, an 1970s-era American corporate turboprop. Thanks to a brazen act of defiance, the plane is now in Saudi Arabia. And its pilots, two high-ranking Air Force … read more »
Posted in Article, Eritrea, Ethiopia
|
Tagged Afewerki, Al-Shabaab, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Eritrea, Eritrean Air Force, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Isaias Afewerki, Saudi Arabia, Somalia
|
If uncollected rubbish dumps, lack of running clean water and a dilapidating infrastructure inspire you Julius, then I suppose you should relocate to Harare. Greetings to you Julius. I am sure you will note that this is my second letter … read more »
Posted in Letters & Interviews, Zimbabwe
|
Tagged African National Congress, Harare, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Julius, Julius Malema, Sandton, South Africa, Zimbabwe
|
Expelled ANC Youth League president Julius Malema must hand back all the land he owns to the Khoisan, AfriForum Youth said on Tuesday. “Malema’s ancestors also migrated southward and arrived here in South Africa without land,” chairman Charl Oberholzer said … read more »
By Chris Tongogara, zimeye.org The above picture (right) is quite interesting. There is a “happy and decently dressed Nigerian Lady” an “anxious African man from a British colony” a “loyal Indian lady” and a “dignified Nigerian Chief”. They are at … read more »
By Fessahaye Mebrahtu In the heated debate on Eritrea’s political situation, there is also deafening silences of Eritrean intellectuals, save a few. The sad thing is that some Eritreans with impressive credentials have compromised their intellectual integrity by blindly backing … read more »
Many scholarly articles on corruption give the impression that the world is populated by two types of people: the ‘sanders’ and the ‘greasers’. The ‘sanders’ believe that corruption is an obstacle to development, while the ‘greasers’ believe that corruption can … read more »
Posted in Article, Ethiopia
|
Tagged China, Economic growth, Ethiopia, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, Global Financial Integrity, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Maxim Mironov, Transparency International
|
By Bright Simons Your Excellencies, the European Union, We salute you! We bring, from the awed continent of Africa, presents. Gold, myrrh, and frankincense, we pray thee, accept. Since your rise to the Peace NOBELity, your glory in our eyes … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, North Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa
|
Tagged Berlin Wall, Common Agricultural Policy, European Union, Geir Lundestad, Germany, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Nobel Peace Prize, United States
|
|
Calendar 
