Tag Archives: Netherlands
By Kris Berwouts The last time I communicated directly with Victoire Ingabire, on October 13th 2010, she sounded tense and tired. After an absence of more than 16 years, she had come back to Rwanda in January to participate in … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, Politics, Rwanda
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Tagged Bernard Ntaganda, Frank Habineza, IndepthAfrica, Kayumba Nyamwasa, KIGALI, Netherlands, Rwanda, Rwandan Patriotic Front, Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza
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By Sierd Van Der Bij, RNW Opinion Photo: Elizabeth Mbundu/RNW Sierd van der Bij, Neda Boin and Christiaan Triebert – Dutch hitchhikers in Africa. Hunter S. Thompson left the world one famous lesson. If you want to know what you’re … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Horn of Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Khat, Mastication, Netherlands
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By Dagmawi Gudu Kassa Die woord wat ek gebruik as my titel hier lyk hierbo minder bekend in ons onlangse taalkundige geskiedenis. Maar as ons getuie van die huidige geskiedenis van hierdie wêreld, het mense van verskillende nasies anders as … read more »
Many Eritreans who have taken refuge in Canada have complained for years that the Eritrean government has continued to try and force them to contribute to the government funds through its 2 percent ‘Diaspora tax’ and a national defence levy … read more »
Posted in Article, Eritrea
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Tagged Asmara, Canada, Eritrea, Eritrean Government, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Netherlands, Politics of Eritrea, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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The Netherlands begin life under coach Louis van Gaal for the second time as qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup begins in earnest. One of the traditional powerhouses of world football despite their small population, the Netherlands reached the … read more »
By Peter Gill In the rush to judgement on the record and the legacy of Meles Zenawi as Ethiopia’s leader for the past two decades, the man himself has barely left the shadows. Yes, he achieved record economic growth for … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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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 food, African History, African Union, Amsterdam, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Haile Mariam, Netherlands, reuters africa news
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By Richard Dowden Earlier this year I wrote that ‘Meles Zenawi is the cleverest and most engaging Prime Minister in Africa’ but I always felt that when I talked to Ethiopians about him it seemed like I was speaking about … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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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 food, African History, African Union, Amsterdam, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Haile Mariam, Netherlands, reuters africa news
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Dutch Ethiopians: ‘Ethiopia is at crossroads’ Many Ethiopians living in the Netherlands share the same ambiguous feelings about the recent death of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zelawi. They are sad that a fellow human being has passed away, but at … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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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 food, African History, African Union, Amsterdam, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Haile Mariam, Netherlands, reuters africa news
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Nigerians like patronizing language when being critical of their ways will probably place them on notice that things are adrift and the nation is off mark. But by condoning and accommodating conducts unbecoming, it is no wonder after decades of … read more »
Posted in Article, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Former Netherlands striker Patrick Kluivert will be one of new coach Louis van Gaal’s assistants, the Dutch football federation (KNVB) has announced. The 36-year-old, who remains the most prolific Dutch striker with 40 goals, will work alongside former defender Danny … read more »
Amsterdam – The son of killed Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi says that he wants to be tried for alleged war crimes in the Netherlands, and a trial in Libya would be tantamount to murder. In a filing by defence lawyers … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa, Spotlight
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Dakar – Decisions by international donors to withdraw aid to Rwanda are “hasty” and “based on flimsy evidence”, Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo reportedly has said. Britain on Saturday joined The Netherlands and United States in withholding aid donations following allegations … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Rwanda, Spotlight
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Tagged Africa Countries, africa facts, africa for kids, africa karl wolf, africa lyrics, africa news today, africa song, africa toto, african food, African History, Bosco Ntaganda, Democratic Republic Congo, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, KIGALI, Louise Mushikiwabo, Netherlands, reuters africa news, Rwanda, United States
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The Hague – The Netherlands need a miracle to qualify for the Euro 2012 quarter-finals, the country’s press said on Thursday, a day after the Oranje were beaten 2-1 by Germany. “We need a miracle,” De Telegraaf said, although it … read more »
Posted in Euro 2012, Soccer, Sports
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Libyan authorities have detained four members of the International Criminal Court’s staff who had gone to meet Saif al-Islam, son of former Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi, the ICC says. ICC president Sang-Hyun Song urged Libya to immediately “liberate them”. He … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa, Spotlight
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Tagged Africa news, African news, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, Netherlands, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Tripoli, Zintan
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Stuart Pearce faces a tough test in his first encounter as temporary England manager. Pearce will lead out his England side against the 2010 World Cup finalists on Wednesday evening. The former Manchester City and current U21 boss is confident … read more »
Al-Qaida’s North Africa branch says it will kill the Western hostages it holds if European countries make an attempt to rescue them. The group, known as al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), released a statement Thursday addressed to France, Britain, … read more »
The West African group ECOWAS says it will send 60 observers to Ivory Coast next week to oversee parliamentary elections. The Economic Community of West African States said Saturday, the election monitors are being sent at the request of the … read more »
Posted in Cote d'Ivoire, Election, News, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged Alassane Ouattara, Côte d'Ivoire, Hague, International Criminal Court, Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Netherlands
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November 27, 2011 by benim
Bamako – South African Foreign Affairs spokesperson Clayson Monyela says the government is still trying to get more details from Mali after gunmen reportedly seized a South African and two others after killing a German in Timbuktu. The two other … read more »
Posted in Mali, News, South Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa
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Tagged Bamako, breaking news, Catherine Ashton, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Mali, Netherlands, Nigeria, Nigeria news, North Africa, Pan African News, Sahel, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sweden, Timbuktu, West Africa
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November 26, 2011 by benim
Bamako – Gunmen killed a German man in Mali’s most famous city of Timbuktu and seized three men from the Netherlands, South Africa and Sweden, their tour guide said, as officials on Saturday ordered a plane to evacuate foreigners from … read more »
Posted in Mali, News, South Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, breaking news, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Mali, Netherlands, Niger River, Nigeria, Nigeria news, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Timbuktu, West Africa
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September 5, 2011 by benim
Judges refused on Monday to dismiss a terrorist case against a Nigerian activist charged with conspiring to attack oil pipelines in his homeland as well as people smuggling and fraud. Sunny Ofehe, a Netherlands-based activist who campaigns to bring peace … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Boko Haram, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Netherlands, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, OPEC, Pan African News, Royal Dutch Shell, South Carolina, Southern Africa, West Africa
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September 5, 2011 by benim
Kigali – The trial opened on Monday of Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire, an outspoken critic of President Paul Kagame’s regime who is charged with fomenting insecurity and ethnic divisions. Charges were read out against the handcuffed Ingabire, dressed in … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Rwanda
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Tagged Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Hutu, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Netherlands, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, Southern Africa, Tutsi, Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, West Africa
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South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir named his first cabinet since the country declared independence last month, including former supporters of the north’s main party as he set out to unite a fractured state. Oil-producing South Sudan declared independence on July … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, South Sudan
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Darfur, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International CriminalNigeria online, Jonathan, Khartoum, Netherlands, Nigeria, Nigeria newsCourt, Nigeria politics, North Africa, Omar al-Bashir, Pan African News, Radio Dabanga, Southern Africa, Southern Sudan, Sudan, West Africa
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President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on Saturday ordered the release of all Sudanese journalists, saying Khartoum respects responsible freedom of expression. Witnesses said the decision to free about six journalists in detention came after he attended an annual function by journalists … 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, Darfur, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Criminal Court, Jonathan, Khartoum, Netherlands, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, Nigeria politics, North Africa, Omar al-Bashir, Pan African News, Radio Dabanga, Southern Africa, Southern Sudan, Sudan, West Africa
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The Dutch government agreed on Monday to release 100 million euros in funds frozen from Muammar Gaddafi’s government for the World Health Organisation to buy medicine for the Libyan population. The WHO has said shortages of medicines and medical supplies … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Funds, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Libya, Libyan Foreign Bank, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Muammar Gaddafi, Netherlands, North Africa, Pan African News, Politics of the Netherlands, Southern Africa, Uri Rosenthal, West Africa
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Police have seized Britain’s largest ever cocaine haul, worth up to £300 million, from a luxury yacht which had sailed from the Caribbean, officials said Wednesday. The 1.2-tonne stash was found hidden under the bathing deck of the pleasure cruiser … read more »
Posted in Europe, Global Issues
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, British Virgin Islands, Caribbean, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Law enforcement in the Netherlands, List of controlled drugs in the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Nigeria, Nigeria news, North Africa, Pan African News, prosecutor, SERIOUS ORGANISED CRIME AGENCY, Southern Africa, UK Border Agency, West Africa
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Sudanese investigators on Wednesday presented their case against seven local individuals undergoing trial on the grounds of working for the Netherlands-based Radio Dabanga, arguing that the defendants had collaborated to reveal “state secretes.” JPEG – 9.1 kb Journalists at Radio … 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, Darfur, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Khartoum, Netherlands, North Africa, Omar al-Bashir, Pan African News, Radio Dabanga, Reporters Without Borders, Southern Africa, Southern Sudan, Sudan, West Africa
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Kigali – Dutch police are in Rwanda to investigate suspects living in The Netherlands accused of crimes committed during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, an official said on Thursday. “A team of five investigators, all Dutch police officers, are here to … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Uganda
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Hutu, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, KIGALI, Netherlands, North Africa, Pan African News, Rwanda, Southern Africa, Tutsi, United Nations, West Africa
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AMSTERDAM – A 96-year-old Dutch woman has confessed to killing a prominent citizen in 1946 after mistakenly believing he collaborated with the Nazis, a town mayor said Wednesday. The killing of Felix Gulje, the head of a construction company who … read more »
Posted in Europe, Global Issues, Odd News
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Tagged 1946 murder, 96-year-old woman, About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, confesses to 1946 murder, East Africa, Germans, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Indonesia, Jews, Leiden, Nazi, Nazism, Netherlands, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, spain, West Africa, woman confesses
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February 8, 2011 by benim
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor and his lawyer walked out of his war crimes trial Tuesday, following a dispute with the judges. The Special Court for Sierra Leone had rejected a written summary of the defense’s case, saying the deadline … read more »
Posted in News, Politics, Sierra Leone, West Africa
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, breaking news, Charles Taylor, Closing argument, Courtenay Griffiths, Embassies and Consulates, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Liberia, Netherlands, Sierra Leone, war crime, Wikileaks
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January 30, 2011 by benim
Iran on Saturday hanged Iranian-Dutch woman Zahra Bahrami for selling and possessing drugs, dismissing repeated pleas by The Netherlands which had sought details about her case. Bahrami’s execution is the latest in a slew of hangings carried out by the … read more »
Posted in Global Issues, Middle East
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, breaking news, Catherine Ashton, Embassies and Consulates, European Union, Illegal drug trade, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Iran, Islamic republic, Netherlands, News local news, newspapers, Radio Netherlands Worldwide, United States, World news
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