Tag Archives: International Crisis Group
Ethiopian Recycler blog The devil is in the details. And the producer of ESAT, Abebe Gellaw, is that devil. Abebe says he got his information about Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s death NOT from International Crisis Group [ICG] per se but … read more »
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by Abebe Gellaw ESAT’s decision to report that Prime Minister Meles Zenawi is dead, according to reliable sources, has never been easy. It was two weeks ago that we received the news from highly credible sources in Brussels. Our sources … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Press Statement Brussels, 31 July 2012: International Crisis Group has no direct knowledge about the state of health of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. Crisis Group has never commented on Mr Zenawi’s health or his fate, and is not in … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, East Africa, Ethiopia, News, Press Releases
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Tagged Brussels, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, International Crisis Group, List of heads of government of Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, Zenawi
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“These regimes based on the family unit seem to repeat the age-old laws of endogamy and faced with this stupidity, this imposture and this intellectual and spiritual poverty, we are left with a feeling of shame rather than anger. These … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, International Crisis Group, Somali, Somali people, Somalia, Transitional Federal Government, Transitional Federal Institutions, United Nations, Wretched of the Earth
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Mali’s junta said on Friday it would resist any deployment of West African soldiers in the country and treat foreign forces sent there under a regional plan as “the enemy”. The comments came a day after regional bloc ECOWAS said … read more »
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President Museveni is ruling Uganda through repression and patronage like Milton Obote and Idi Amin did, setting up the country for future bloodshed, the International Crisis Group has warned. The latest report released on Thursday – but one State House … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Special Reports, Uganda
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Amin, Idi Amin, IndepthAfrica, International Crisis Group, Milton Obote, Miria Matembe, Museveni, Uganda, Yoweri Museveni
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Nairobi – Kenyan police on Monday released four people, including three minors, arrested over weekend grenade attacks that killed six in the capital Nairobi, the suspects’ lawyer said. The four had been held for questioning over the blasts on Saturday … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, East Africa, Kenya, News
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, African Union, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, International Crisis Group, Kenya, Nairobi, Saturday, Somalia
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By Brian Raftopoulos This piece first appeared at Solidarity Peace Trust‘s Zimbabwe Update No. 4, 9 March 2012. A great tragedy of the Mugabe regime has been the deconstruction of national institutions, which some analysts have mistaken for a ‘radicalised … read more »
Posted in Article, News, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, African Union, GPA, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, International Crisis Group, Robert Mugabe, SADC, Southern African Development Community, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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NAIROBI, Kenya — Al-Qaida’s decision to formally extend its terror franchise to what once was a nationalist movement in Somalia may only be a desperate joining of hands to prop up two militant groups that are both losing popular support … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged al-Qaida, Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Crisis Group, Mogadishu, Osama bin Laden, Shabab, Somalia
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Eritrea’s government accused neighboring Ethiopia of jamming its satellite broadcasts and threatened to take legal action, the Information Ministry said. Ethiopia has been warned by the Arab Satellite Communications Organization that the interference is illegal, the Asmara-based ministry said in … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Asmara, Brussels, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, International Crisis Group, Meles Zenawi, Politics of Ethiopia
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Nairobi – The security bulletins warning of an impending assault by terrorists are rising in intensity as Kenya’s capital increases security measures in hopes of preventing what would be the first massive attack here since the 1998 US Embassy bombing. … read more »
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Associated Press, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Crisis Group, Kenya, Kenyan, Nairobi, Somalia
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EARLY this month, the US government’s House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights in Washington DC organised a hearing under the theme “Beyond the Reign of Zimbabwe’s Mugabe: A Chance for Democracy or Prelude to … read more »
Posted in Article, Politics, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Crisis Group, Johnnie Carson, Mugabe, Robert Mugabe, Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front
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Kinshasa – The DR Congo’s election commission on Tuesday postponed declaring the winner of last week’s polls amid fears the result could lead to new violence as protests erupted worldwide. The conflict-prone country has been on high alert while it … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, News
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Tagged Democratic Republic of Congo, Independent National Electoral Commission, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Crisis Group, Joseph Kabila, Kinshasa, Tuesday, Union for Democracy and Social Progress, United States
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Kinshasa – DR Congo President Joseph Kabila had a 10-point lead early on Tuesday over top challenger Etienne Tshisekedi, with election officials due to name a winner later in the day amid fears of violence. With just over two-thirds of … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, Conflict/Tragedy, DR Congo, News
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Tagged Congo, Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo, Étienne Tshisekedi, Independent National Electoral Commission, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Crisis Group, Joseph Kabila, Kinshasa
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November 21, 2011 by benim
Kinshasa – DR Congo’s presidential election is only a week away and already there are signs the vote could be chaotic. One leading opposition candidate has proclaimed himself president, and a government spokesperson has said those comments could be treason. … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, News
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Tagged breaking news, Democratic Republic of Congo, East Africa, Étienne Tshisekedi, Human Rights Watch, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, International Crisis Group, Joseph Kabila, New York City, Nigeria, Nigeria news, North Africa, Pan African News, President of the United States, Southern Africa, United Nations, West Africa
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November 16, 2011 by benim
arare – The power-sharing government formed to haul Zimbabwe out of a melt-down has hit a stalemate in its reform efforts, raising doubts about future elections, the International Crisis Group said on Wednesday. The strained coalition between long-time President Robert … read more »
Posted in News, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Africa news, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, International Crisis Group, Jacob Zuma, Morgan Tsvangirai, Movement for Democratic Change (pre-2005), Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai, North Africa, Pan African News, Robert Mugabe, West Africa, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front
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November 14, 2011 by benim
Johannesburg – Democratic Republic of Congo’s Congo’s leading opposition presidential candidate has spent the first half of the month long electoral campaign in South Africa, but that did not stop him sending a bombshell from afar: Etienne Tshisekedi proclaimed himself … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, News
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Tagged Étienne Tshisekedi, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, International Criminal Court, International Crisis Group, Joseph Kabila, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Mobutu Sese Seko, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, South Africa, Southern Africa, United States, West Africa
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September 28, 2011 by benim
Khartoum – Sudanese security officers on Tuesday shut down the independent Al-Jarida newspaper, its editor told AFP, in what rights groups say is the latest sign of increasing political repression. “An hour ago, a number of security officers came to … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, Sudan
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Tagged Blue Nile, Human Rights Watch, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Crisis Group, Khartoum, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, South Kurdufan, Southern Africa, Southern Sudan, Sudan, Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement, West Africa
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September 24, 2011 by benim
Guinea on Friday banned an opposition march planned for next week, saying it could spark new unrest in the West African state which only last year freed itself from chaotic junta rule. Rivals to President Alpha Conde have called for … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, Guinea, News, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged Alpha Condé, Cellou Dalein Diallo, Conakry, Guinea, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Crisis Group, Lansana Conté, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Reuters, Southern Africa, West Africa
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September 21, 2011 by benim
Libreville – The United Nations called for an immediate truce between rival groups in the Central African Republic fighting for control over diamond mines, in a statement sent to AFP Tuesday. “The United Nations expresses its strong concern over the … read more »
September 9, 2011 by benim
Liberians will vote next month in their first domestically organised election since a 1989-2003 civil war, but logistical problems could threaten the process and undo fragile gains made under President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. The stakes are high for the impoverished West … read more »
Posted in Liberia, News, West Africa
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Tagged Election, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Crisis Group, Liberia, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Transparency International, United Nations, West Africa, Winston Tubman
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September 7, 2011 by benim
The recently released, and long awaited, Wikileaks Files on Ethiopia expose the lies used to justify UN inSecurity Council Sanctions in force against the little Horn of African country Eritrea. It has been over four years since the USA and … read more »
Posted in Article, Daylight Africa, East Africa, Eritrea, News
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Tagged Eritrea, Ethiopia, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Crisis Group, Meles Zenawi, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Somalia, Southern Africa, United Nations, United States, West Africa
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September 4, 2011 by benim
Juba – Seventeen people were killed in fighting between Sudan’s army and rebels aligned to South Sudan in a Sudanese state on the border with the newly independent south, the official news agency Suna said on Saturday. Up to 3 … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, Sudan
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Tagged Blue Nile, Comprehensive Peace Agreement, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Crisis Group, Khartoum, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, South Kurdufan, Southern Africa, Southern Sudan, Sudan, Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement, West Africa
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Liberians voted on Tuesday in a referendum held to decide how an election later this year will be run, and to measure the country’s progress towards peace and reconciliation eight years after civil war ended. Observers and polling officials had … read more »
Posted in Liberia, News, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged ArcelorMittal, BHP Billiton, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, George Weah, International Crisis Group, Liberia, National Election Commission, Peacekeeping
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Liberia will hold a constitutional referendum on Tuesday to determine whether elections due in October will be pushed back, and the voting process itself will be seen as a test of the country’s readiness for its second post-war election. Other … read more »
Posted in Election, Liberia, News, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, George Weah, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Crisis Group, Liberia, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, United Nations, Unity Party, West Africa, Winston Tubman, World Bank
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One month after allowing the south to secede, Sudan’s government has not reaped the hoped-for rewards but it has so far resisted strong international pressures and mounting domestic challenges. Khartoum was expecting to be swiftly removed from the US terror … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, Sudan
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Criminal Court, International Crisis Group, Khartoum, National Congress Party, North Africa, Omar al-Bashir, Pan African News, South Kurdufan, Southern Africa, Southern Sudan, Sudan, West Africa
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NAIROBI, Kenya – US military forces landed in Somalia to retrieve the bodies of dead or wounded militants after a US drone strike targeted a group of insurgents, Somalia’s defense minister said yesterday. The operation is at least the second … read more »
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Crisis Group, Nigeria, North Africa, Osama bin Laden, Pan African News, Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, Somalia, Southern Africa, United States, West Africa
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Even before South Sudan declares its independence next week, it is already fighting at least half a dozen rebel movements. On a video recording obtained by the BBC, hundreds of southern fighters jog rhythmically in a wide circle, singing and … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Featured 1, Indepth Africa Magazine, News, North Africa, Spotlight, Sudan
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, George Athor, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Crisis Group, National Congress Party, Nigeria, North Africa, Omar al-Bashir, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Southern Sudan, Sudan, Sudan People's Armed Forces, Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement, West Africa
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Tribal fighters opposed to Moamer Kadhafi have clashed with the strongman’s forces in the oasis city of Sabha, rebels said, as regime troops went on the offensive in key Libyan flashpoints. The fresh wave of fighting comes as Turkey said … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, Al-Aziziyah, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Crisis Group, Libya, Mikhail Margelov, Misurata, Muammar al-Gaddafi, North Africa, Pan African News, Sabha, Southern Africa, Tripoli, West Africa
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Loud explosions shook Tripoli early on Tuesday morning in what appeared to be stepped up NATO air strikes on the Libyan capital, and rebel forces seized a town in the west, driving out Muammar Gaddafi’s forces. Explosions were heard in … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, News, North Africa, Sudan
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Crisis Group, Libya, Misurata, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Muammar Gaddafi, NATO, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Tripoli, West Africa
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