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Nigeria’s government is not doing enough to tackle religious violence in central Nigeria, where more than 100 people have been killed since March, a U.S. government agency said on Monday. Plateau state and other parts of the “Middle Belt” have … read more »
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Tagged Boko Haram, Christian, Indepth Africa Magazine, Middle Belt, Monday, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Thisday
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(Reuters) – Francois Bozize, the former leader of Central African Republic toppled in coup on Sunday, is currently in Cameroon, according to a statement by Cameroon’s presidency read on state radio on Monday. “This is to inform the public and … read more »
Posted in Cameroon, CAR, Central Africa, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, DR Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Bangui, Cameroon, Central African Republic, François Bozizé, Indepth Africa Magazine, Monday, Reuters, Sunday
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Economist THE brightly lit bars lining alleys off Bole Road in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital, come to life around midnight. Folk melodies mix with electronic beats. Customers wiggle posteriors and rotate shoulders in fast dance-bursts derived from traditional music. Some … read more »
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Embassies and Consulates, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Foreign, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, latest ethiopian news, Monday, news ethiopia, United States
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By Eze Eluche With the continuing systemic and targeted killings of Christians and Igbos in the northern region of Nigeria under the pretext of the Boko Haram terrorist group; With the continuing efforts of Nigerian government authorities to prevent international … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Boko Haram, Goodluck Jonathan, Igbo people, IndepthAfrica, Kano, Kano State, Monday, Nigeria, Sabon Gari
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Pietermaritzburg – An Ethiopian salesman was dragged by his neck tied to a car after a gang overpowered him the Pietermaritzburg High Court heard on Monday. Siyabonga Mtshali, 24, pleaded guilty to the murder, aggravated robbery and kidnapping of Thomas … read more »
Posted in Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, latest ethiopian news, Monday, Mtshali, news ethiopia, Pietermaritzburg, Plea, Robbery, SAPA
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On Monday it was revealed that members of the community of Muden in KwaZulu-Natal are afraid to sleep in their homes at night following a horrific massacre in which six family members were shot dead by gunmen posing as police … read more »
Posted in Article, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged Graça Machel, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, Macia, Mido Macia, Monday, Nelson Mandela, South Africa
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(Reuters) – At least one person was killed and six others wounded on Monday when Guinea’s security forces opened fire in the capital, a human rights group said, warning of a deepening ethnic conflict stemming from rows over forthcoming legislative … read more »
Five years ago, over 500,000 people were displaced and more than 1,500 killed in post-election violence in Kenya. Now, NGOs are working to manage humanitarian situation ahead of the country’s next election this Monday, writes Ivy Ndiewo. WITH LESS THAN … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged 2007–2008 Kenyan crisis, elections in kenya, Indepth Africa Magazine, Irwin Cox, Kenya, kenya elections 2013, Kenyan, kenyan elections, Kisumu, Monday, Nairobi
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Guinea’s army chief of staff and five other members of a military delegation have been killed in a plane crash in Liberia. Five crew members were also killed. The officers were on their way to attend Liberia’s Armed Forces Day … read more »
Posted in Guinea, Liberia, West Africa
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Tagged Alpha Condé, Armed Forces Day, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Guinea, IndepthAfrica, Liberia, Monday, Monrovia, President of Liberia
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Arbi Harnet Asmara Residents Post Calls for Street Protests in the Capital Members of the Freedom Friday Movement (ArbiHarnet/ JumAt AlTaHrir) in Eritrea have successfully posted flyers and posters with the call for street protests against the regime and in … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged ArbiHarnet, Asmara, Demographics of Eritrea, Eritrea, Eritrea-Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, Information Ministry, Isaias Afewerki, January 21, Monday
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By Daniel Berhane, Addis Fortune (Addis Ababa) column Yemane Gebremeskel, director of the Office of the President of Eritrea, reflected, last Tuesday, on the showdown of last Monday, saying, “all is calm today as it all was yesterday.” The well-known spin-doctor … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged African Union, Asmara, Eritrea, Eritrea news, Eritrea-Ethiopia, eritrean, eritrean news, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, Information Ministry, Isaias, Monday, Paris
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Eritrea (MNN) ― The buzz word people are using to describe Eritrea’s events over the last 48 hours is “coup,” but do the signs match an actual coup d’état? By the government’s admission, it was a takeover effort, however small, … read more »
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Tagged America, Asmara, Christian, Eritrea, Eritrea news, eritrean, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, Information Ministry, Isaias Afewerki, Monday, news about eritrea, news of eritrea, Open Doors
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Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Somali Foreign Affairs Minister Fowsiyo Yusuf Haji Aadan agreed to set up a joint ministerial commission, Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Tuesday (January 29th). “The signing of this agreement here today will … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somali
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Tagged Addis Ababa, ethio media oromo, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Foreign minister, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mogadishu, Monday, news about ethiopia, news ethiopia, news for ethiopia, news from ethiopia, news in ethiopia, news of ethiopia, news on ethiopia, Somalia
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by Selam Kidane When I was a primary school my teacher from grade one was my favourite teacher… one day during lunch hour, we all saw her being led away across our play ground wailing whilst being held by some … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Araya Desta, Asmara, Eritrea, Eritrea news, eritrean, Ethiopia, Monday, People's Front for Democracy and Justice, Stockholm, Television
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(Reuters) – Egyptian protesters defied a nighttime curfew in restive towns along the Suez Canal, attacking police stations and ignoring emergency rule imposed by Islamist President Mohamed Mursi to end days of clashes that have killed at least 52 people. … read more »
ABUJA, Nigeria – A court in Nigeria has sentenced a man who once helped oversee the nation’s police pension to two years in prison over the theft of $145 million from the fund. However, he has avoided serving any time … read more »
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Tagged 000 fine to avoid jail, Abuja, Chief who stole $145M pays $14, Indepth Africa Magazine, Islamabad High Court, Monday, Nigeria, Nigeria police pension Chief, Nigerian who stole $145M pays $14, Plea, Prison, Yakubu Aiyegbeni
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Jacey Fortin Something strange happened Monday morning in Asmara, the capital city of Eritrea, an African nation of about 5.5 million people on the southwestern shores of the Red Sea. Reports emerged of a coup attempt at the Ministry of … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Asmara, Associated Press, Committee to Protect Journalists, Eritrea, Eritrea news, eritrean, eritrean news, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Monday, Saudi Arabia
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Peter Heinlein | VOA A day-long siege at Eritrea’s information ministry Monday ended in a stalemate, with disgruntled soldiers retreating to a strategic location outside the capital, Asmara. That the incident provides rare insight into the inner workings of one … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Asmara, Eritrea, Eritrea news, eritrean news, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Monday, North Korea, Reporters Without Borders, United Nations, Vincent
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Peter Heinlein,VOA A day-long siege at Eritrea’s information ministry Monday ended in a stalemate, with disgruntled soldiers retreating to a strategic location outside the capital, Asmara. That the incident provides rare insight into the inner workings of one of the … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Asmara, East Africa, Eritrea, eritrea africa, Eritrea news, Eritrea-Ethiopia, eritrean news, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Monday, Political prisoner, Reporters Without Borders, United Nations, Vincent
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A 27-year-old Austrian tourist was killed in northern Ethiopia when his group was attacked during a whitewater rafting trip on the Nile, Austria’s foreign ministry said Monday. The attack occurred on Sunday near Bahir Dar, 550 kilometres northwest of the … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Austria, Bahir Dar, Eritrea, Erta Ale, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, IndepthAfrica, Monday, Nile
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Right-wing demonstrators rally against sexual assault of 83-year-old South Tel Aviv woman by African migrant man. Around 150 Israelis have marched though a run-down Tel Aviv neighbourhood in protest against the alleged rape there of an 83-year-woman by an Eritrean … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, Eritrea, Eritrea news, eritrean news, Israel, Michael Ben-Ari, Micky Rosenfeld, Monday, Sudan, tel aviv
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Gag order lifted 10 days after man allegedly repeatedly raped an elderly woman near the Central Bus Station in south Tel Aviv. Photo: Ricardo Mallaco An 83-year-old woman was raped for hours in the courtyard of her apartment building near … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Eli Yishai, Eritrea, Eritrea news, eritrean news, IndepthAfrica, Israel, London, Monday, Petah Tikva, Sudan, tel aviv
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A shipping company says five Indian sailors have been kidnapped off the coast of Nigeria’s oil-rich southern delta. A statement Wednesday from Medallion Marine said the men had been taken when their tanker was attacked Monday. The company said officials … read more »
Abuja: Gunmen on Monday attempted to attack a special police unit in the Nigerian capital Abuja, but police claimed to have repelled it and details were still emerging, a police spokesman said. “I can confirm that there was an attempted … read more »
A South African accused of being the triggerman in the 2010 honeymoon slaying of a Swedish bride was found guilty Monday, ending his long-delayed trial as the woman’s husband continues to fight extradition over the killing. Judge Robert Henney gave … read more »
The wife of a senior Ethiopian politician was on Monday charged with funnelling money from the Embassy of Saudi Arabia to Islamist terror groups, at a hearing at the Ethiopian Federal High Court, on Monday. Habiba Mohammed, wife of former … read more »
ADDIS ABABA — Twenty-nine Ethiopian Muslims were charged Monday with plotting acts of “terrorism”, the majority arrested after protests accusing the government of interference in religious affairs. According to court documents, the group is accused of “intending to advance a … read more »
Posted in Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, AFP, Agence France-Presse, Ethiopia, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, Islam, July, Monday, Muslim
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Loud explosions and gunfire have rocked Nigeria’s northern city of Maiduguri, which has seen growing violence by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram. Details are unclear, but reports said at least 10 people had been killed, including several soldiers. A … read more »
Witnesses say a powerful explosion has shaken a city in northeast Nigeria that’s the spiritual home of a radical Islamist sect. The blast Monday morning struck Maiduguri at a military post near the local headquarters of the Nigeria Union of … read more »
Suspected members of Boko Haram killed the attorney general of the state of Borno in northeastern Nigeria overnight, authorities said on Tuesday, a day after a security source said the military had killed the Islamist sect’s spokesman. Unknown attackers on … read more »
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