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By Mesfin Mekonen Over 1,000 Ethiopians and Ethiopian-Americans demonstrated in front of the White House last week to protest the Ethiopian government’s human rights abuses to Amhara Ethiopians. The protests demanded a stop to the forced displacement of Ethiopians. Protestors … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Human rights, Indepth Africa Magazine, Johnnie Carson, Washington Post, White House, World Bank
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Officials from the International Criminal Court are on their way to Rwanda to pick up Congolese war lord Bosco Ntanganda, URN has learnt. Johnnie Carson, the US Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of African Affairs disclosed this in a video … read more »
NAIROBI — The risk of political violence in Kenya is “perilously high” ahead of next month’s election, the first since bloody post-poll violence five years ago, Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned Friday. Local communities “are arming themselves” fearing possible violence … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged Human Rights Watch, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Johnnie Carson, Kenya, kenya election 2013, kenya elections, Somalia, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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By Paul D. Shinkman,usnews A State Dept. official says efforts in a former terrorist haven should be a model for action in Africa French soldiers prepare material to be loaded into a British army Boeing C-17 cargo aircraft arriving from … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Mali, Somali, West Africa
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Black Hawk Down, Economic Community of West African States, IndepthAfrica, Johnnie Carson, Mali, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Somalia
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A senior U.S. diplomat says the United States is officially recognizing the government in Somalia, opening formal diplomatic relations for the first time since militants shot down two U.S. military helicopters in Mogadishu in 1993. Assistant Secretary of State Johnnie … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Somali
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Tagged African Union, Al-Shabaab, Hillary Rodham Clinton, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica ghana news, Johnnie Carson, Mogadishu, Politics of Somalia, Somalia, United States
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Johnnie Carson Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs As Prepared Testimony Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs Washington, DC December 5, 2012 Thank you very much Chairman Coons and Members of the Committee for the … read more »
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The United States is considering a troubling plan, intervention in the West African state of Mali to deal with its internal problems. In March the civilian government of Mali, a landlocked country with 16 million people, was overthrown … read more »
The head of Nigeria’s Christians says the U.S. decision last month to declare only three Boko Haram leaders as terrorists does not go far enough. Ayo Oritsejafor, president of the Christian Association of Nigeria, told a U.S. congressional committee Tuesday … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, Spotlight, West Africa
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STATE DEPARTMENT – As host of this week’s summit of the world’s Group of Eight leading industrial nations (G8), President Barack Obama has put African food security on the agenda. Food security remains a recurring problem across Africa, despite hundreds … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News
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Tagged ActionAid, Africa Countries, africa facts, africa for kids, africa karl wolf, africa lyrics, africa song, africa toto, African Development Bank, african food, Barack Obama, Chicago Council on Global Affairs, G8, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, John Atta Mills, Johnnie Carson
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The United States has urged military leaders in Mali and Guinea Bissau to agree to West African demands and return their countries to democratic rule following recent military coups. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Johnnie Carson said Wednesday a strong … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, Mali, News, West Africa
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Johannesburg – The United States vowed on Thursday that it would not lift sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe and dozens of top officials before there are signs of permanent political reforms. Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Johnnie Carson, … read more »
Posted in News, Southern Africa, Spotlight, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Africa Countries, africa facts, africa for kids, africa karl wolf, africa lyrics, Africa news, africa news today, africa song, africa toto, African Affairs, african food, African History, European Union, IndepthAfrica, Johnnie Carson, Morgan Tsvangirai, Mugabe, reuters africa news, Robert Mugabe, United States, Zimbabwe
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Malawians are still waiting for official word about President Bingu wa Mutharika, amid multiple reports that the president has died. Mr. Mutharika was rushed to a hospital in the capital, Lilongwe, on Thursday after falling ill at his home. State … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, East Africa, Malawi, News
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Bingu wa Mutharika, IndepthAfrica, Johnnie Carson, Joyce Banda, List of heads of state of Malawi, Malawi, Mutharika, United States, World Bank
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Washington – The United States said Malawi’s vice president should take charge soon following the death of the country’s leader on Friday, voicing concern over the delay in succession. The United States offered condolences to the family of President Bingu … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, East Africa, Malawi, News
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Bingu wa Mutharika, IndepthAfrica, Johnnie Carson, Joyce Banda, List of heads of state of Malawi, Malawi, Mutharika, United States, World Bank
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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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WASHINGTON, December 7, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnnie Carson to Speak on Countering the Lord’s Resistance Army Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC December 6, 2011 Ambassador Johnnie Carson, Assistant Secretary for … read more »
The United States said, the number of people needing emergency assistance in the Horn of Africa region is now more than 11 million people. In Ethiopia, at least 4.5 million people are in need of assistance. Almost 3 million people … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, News
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Johnnie Carson, North Africa, Pan African News, Somalia, Southern Africa, United States, United States Department of State, West Africa
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The United States is slamming the Sudanese president’s assertion that his government would not recognize the new state of South Sudan if it claims the disputed oil-rich region of Abyei. South Sudan voted to split from the north and is … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, Sudan
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Tagged Abyei, Africa news, African news, breaking news, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthWorldIndepthNigeria, Johnnie Carson, map of africa, News local news, newspapers, Omar al-Bashir, Salva Kiir Mayardit, Southern Sudan, Sudan, United States, World news
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January 28, 2011 by benim
Kampala – A Ugandan gay rights activist murdered after his photo was printed on the cover of a newspaper that called for gays to be executed was likely killed during a robbery, police said on Thursday. David Kato was one … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Uganda
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, breaking news, Embassies and Consulates, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Johnnie Carson, Kampala, News local news, newspapers, Peter Tatchell, Reuters, Rolling Stone, Sexual Minorities Uganda, Uganda, United States, World news
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South Sudan’s weak fledgling administration could be overwhelmed by people returning home to the newly independent state, threatening to cause conflict unless more aid is provided, relief groups said on Wednesday. A 2005 north-south peace deal ended Africa’s longest civil … read more »
Posted in Election, News, North Africa, Sudan
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Tagged Africa news, African news, breaking news, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Johnnie Carson, News local news, North Africa, Omar al-Bashir, Refugees International, Richard Owens, Southern Sudan, Sudan, World news
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December 6, 2010 by benim
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told top visiting American officials before elections in May this year that he would “crush… with our full force” opposition leaders who “violated the laws of Ethiopia,” according to a diplomatic cable published by WikiLeaks. … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, News, Wikileaks
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Africa news, Birtukan Mideksa, Birtukan Midekssa, Ethiopia, Ethiopia Meles, geography, Indepth Africa Magazine, Johnnie Carson, List of heads of government of Ethiopia, Maria Otero, Meles Zenawi, political-news, U.S, Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, Wikileaks, Wikileaks on Ethiopia, Wikileaks on Meles
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November 6, 2010 by benim
Somalia in particular and Horn of Africa in general are at such a volatile stage that any misstep — domestic or foreign — could only further exacerbate that perilous condition. One such potential misstep gathering cloud is the recently proposed … read more »
Posted in Analysis, East Africa, News, Politics, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, AMISOM, Clanism, Dual-Track Policy, Ethiopia, Johnnie Carson, Puntland, Somalia, Somaliland, State Department, US Foreign Policy, Violent Extremism, World news
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October 28, 2010 by benim
Somali pirates remain a serious threat to international shipping. A new report from The International Maritime Bureau says Somali pirates carried out almost half of the 300 piracy incidents reported worldwide this year. Just this week, in fact, Somali pirates … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged European Union, Gulf of Aden, Indepth Africa, Indian Ocean, International Maritime Bureau, Johnnie Carson, piracy, Piracy in Somalia, Somalia
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October 24, 2010 by benim
Senior U.S. officials said Friday that more American diplomats were being dispatched to Sudan and that President Obama was getting daily briefings on preparations for a referendum that could divide the troubled country in two. The officials acknowledged that major … read more »
Posted in Election, News, North Africa, Politics, Sudan
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Tagged Africa news, Barack Obama, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Johnnie Carson, Samantha Power, Scott Gration, Sudan, Sudan elections, United States, White House
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October 21, 2010 by benim
HARGEISA, Somalia — There is a part of Somalia where foreigners can walk the streets in safety, where the only guns are held by uniformed members of the state security services, where elections are held regularly and democratically, and where … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali, Spotlight
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Tagged Africa news, Ethiopia, Hargeisa, In-depth Africa, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Johnnie Carson, Somalia, Somaliland, Transitional Federal Government, United States
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