Tag Archives: New York Times
Exploiting Africa’s most precious resource: children. Photography Credits: Keith Harmon Snow (where noted) (WASHINGTON DC) – All those that are justified, God vouchsafed, in and for the sake of his only Son Jesus Christ, to make partakers of the grace … read more »
Posted in Article, Central Africa, Congo, DR Congo, Op-ed
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Tagged Bas Congo, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kinshasa, New York Times, Saint Anne, United States
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by GRAHAM PEEBLES No matter how tightly truth is tied down, confined and suffocated, she slowly escapes. Seeping out through cracks and openings large and small, illuminating all, revealing the grime and shame, that cowers in the shadows. The arid … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged Ethiopia, Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front, Human Rights Watch, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, New York Times, Ogaden, Ogaden National Liberation Front, Ogaden Somali
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By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor My good friends, once again, reality is with us. Two major happenings confirm fears that those in charge of our national affairs are toying with the citizens’ destiny. Government has released money to be paid … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Ghana, Michael Bokor, Op-ed, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged Barack Obama, Chuck Hagel, ExGratia, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, member of parliament, New York Times, United States, White House
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Ten years and war implications still pertinent Horace G. Campbell INTRODUCTION On Tuesday 19, March 2013, there were commentaries all over the Western media about the impact of the war against the People of Iraq on the world. US commentators … read more »
Posted in Article, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Op-ed, Zimbabwe
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Tagged $60 billion, IndepthAfrica, Iraq, Iraq War, Middle East, New York Times, Saddam Hussein, Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, United States
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Ghana is on a risky and an uncertain trip down the cliff. The heightened risk we face is due to the erratic spells and flippant nature of the man in charge, disputed president Mahama. Its unimaginable his self-confessed childhood problems … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, West Africa
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Tagged Andrew Solomon, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, John Dramani Mahama, Mahama, National Democratic Congress, NDC, New York Times, Regional minister
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By Jeffrey Paller Politics is more than elections A few hours before an official winner was declared in Kenya’s election, New York Times correspondent Jeffrey Gettleman tweeted: “Raila REJECTS Kenyatta victory in Kenya election. A 2007 type scenario could be … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, Jeffrey Gettleman, Kenya, Kenyatta, Mike Sonko, New York Times, Politics, Uhuru Park, William Ruto
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The Afghan model of future war based on armed-drones and special-forces is being refined in Mali. But the western states there risk provoking the reaction that defeated them in Afghanistan and Iraq. The evolving western military operation in Mali continues … read more »
Posted in Article, Mali, West Africa
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Tagged Barack Obama, China, French Armed Forces, IndepthAfrica, Mali, New York Times, Niger, Tony Osborne, United States
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By Faisal A. Roble “More than 100 religious leaders and business executives, a doctor and other prominent residents of this Port city were hunted door to door and killed in three nights of terror that began on the eve of … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Arms embargo, IndepthAfrica, Kismayo, Mogadishu, New York Times, Somali, Somali National Movement, Somalia, United States
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Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon met February 16 with the local journalist union. (NUSOJ) Spirits of journalists in Somalia, the most dangerous country in Africa to practice the profession, were lifted slightly this week after Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon made … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Journalist, Mogadishu, Murder, New York Times, Prime Minister of Somalia, Somalia, Twitter
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By Maya Shwayder. IBT; His Highness Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie Haile Selassie of Ethiopia would like to speak with you, Mr. Giorgio Napolitano, President of Italy. Selassie, the grandson of the last emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie, has taken a … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Giorgio Napolitano, Graziani, Haile Selassie I, IndepthAfrica, Italy, latest ethiopian news, New York Times, news ethiopia, Rodolfo Graziani
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Reeva Steenkamp, a lively, well-liked young woman with a promising career, was allegedly killed by Oscar Pistorius on Valentine’s Day. It is a horrible, surreal story. The discovery that a national hero and global poster-boy for inspiration may also be … read more »
Posted in Analysis, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged Hansie Cronje, IndepthAfrica, James Small, New York Times, Oscar Pistorius, Paralympic Games, Pistorius, South Africa, Vaal River
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As the dust over President Goodluck Jonathan’s embarrassing outing in a recent CNN interview is yet to settle,we can report that the presidency actually spends thousands of dollars in public funds to arrange interviews with foreign media outlets. Mr. Jonathan’s penchant for … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Aso Rock, CNN, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, Isha Sesay, Jonathan, New York Times, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, Reuben Abati
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NAIROBI, Kenya — The Somali government, in a move that has outraged human rights groups, has charged a woman who said she was gang-raped by soldiers with making a false accusation and having “insulted and lowered the dignity of a … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Aljazeera, IndepthAfrica, Lisa Shannon, Mogadishu, New York Times, news about somalia, news from somalia, news of somalia, somali news, Somalia, Somalia News, United Nations, United States
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The New York Times and its cult followers in the American media, amongst others, manufactured an attempted “coup” that never happened in the small East African country of Eritrea. The story of this “attempted coup” began last Monday morning, … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Asmara, Eritrea, Eritrea news, eritrean, Eritrean Diaspora, eritrean news, George Washington, Indepth Africa Magazine, Isaias Afewerki, Ministry of Information, National Service, New York Times
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By Ibrahim Hirsi, TC Daily Planet When Hassan was recently asked to come to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services center in Bloomington, he thought immigration authorities needed the usual updates he had often given since he was freed from … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Hassan, IndepthAfrica, indepthafricva, Minneapolis, New York Times, Politics of Somalia, Somali, Somalia, South Dakota State Penitentiary, United States
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The Real Stakes of the War Rocking West Africa A Malian soldier peeks through a doorway behind which Malian and French soldiers are stationed in Niono. (Joe Penney / Courtesy Reuters) The last few months have shaken Mali to its … read more »
Posted in Article, Mali, West Africa
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Tagged Bamako, Economic Community of West African States, France, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Mali, mali news, malian news, New York Times, Tuareg people, West Africa
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They hid in false ceilings and beneath beds. They blocked doors with furniture. They waited as hours turned into terrifying days, echoing with the sounds of gunfire and mortars. They were unarmed, unable to defend themselves. Many were captured. Some … read more »
Posted in Algeria, Article, North Africa
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Tagged Agence France-Presse, Al-Jazeera, Al-Qaeda, Alan Wright, Algeria, IndepthAfrica, ITV News, Military of Algeria, New York Times
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The French military intervention into Mali on Friday — France’s second in as many years into a former African colony — was reportedly “seconded” by the United States. This ought to come as no great surprise, given the Pentagon’s deepening … read more »
Posted in Article, Mali, West Africa
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Tagged France, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Libya, Mali, mali news, malian news, NATO, New York Times, Pentagon, United States
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By Abdirahman Mohamed Dirye opinion While global attention is focused on Somalia, the self-declared republic of Somaliland has been independent for 20 years without recognition by the international community. This lack of recognition is an injustice to Somalilander. Hanna, not … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, John F. Kennedy, Mogadishu, New York Times, Obama Administration, Somali, somali news, Somalia, Somalia News, Somaliland, Somalilander
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By Getahune Bekele “ The great Abyssinian chief Ras Alula is at present a person of much interest to the Italians, and the Reforma is publishing a sketch of his life, in the course of which it is stated that … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Getahune Bekele
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, ethiopian news, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, New York Times, Petros Solomon, Ras Alula, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front
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By John Nova Lomax An Ethiopian-American man handing out flyers for a memorial service for Ethiopia’s recently deceased prime minister, Meles Zenawi, claims he was assaulted by a countryman who reviled the repressive leader, according to criminal and civil court … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, New York Times, Prime minister, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, Zenawi
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By Jeremy Weate The development sector has for the past few years been criticised for being ineffectual. This has come both from ex-insiders, such as Owen Barder and William Easterly, as well as those outside the sector, most notably by … read more »
By David Barboza, The New York Times Editor’s Note- Corruption in Ethiopia is so rife that the country had lost over $11.7 billion to illicit capital outflows from 2000 to 2009, according to a report by the Global Financial Integrity. … read more »
By: VOR By Dmitry Babich The New York Times daily came out with interesting revelations about the details of the attack against the US mission in Benghazi, Libya. The American officials whom the newspaper quotes on its pages confirm that … read more »
In an interview with Telemundoon Wednesday, President Barack Obama’s made a comment that left many Egyptians scratching their heads. Here’s the key excerpt from the transcript: Jose Diaz Balart – Would you consider the current Egyptian regime an ally of … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa, Spotlight, World News
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Tagged Barack Obama, Egypt, Helene Cooper, IndepthAfrica, Jose Diaz Balart, Major Non-NATO Ally, Morsi, New York Times, United States
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By Jeremy R. Hammond The U.S. media is, unsurprisingly, making their best effort to paint Egypt’s newly elected president, Mohamed Morsi, in a negative light, the general accusation being that he is attempting to usurp power and crackdown on dissent … read more »
Posted in Article, Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Egypt, Foreign Policy Journal, Google, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, Morsi, New York Times, United States, Washington Post
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By Abdullahi Osman El-Tom I read with tremendous outrage the Op-ed article published by Andrew Natsios, ex-US Envoy for Sudan, in the New York Times, August 24th, 2012. To say the least, the article is insulting to the intelligence of … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, News, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Africa news, Africa news report, Al-Bashir, Andrew Natsios, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Natsios, New York Times, Omar al-Bashir, Sudan, United States
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An interview with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad taken by a prominent German writer Jürgen Todenhöfer and broadcast by ARD in July is still sparkling criticism and outrage all over the western media community. The New York Times has edicated a … read more »
MBABANE, Swaziland: Every day, King Mswati III and his retinue of 13 wives face tough choices. Should they drive the BMW or the Rolls-Royce? Which plush palace to sleep in? Jet off to Dubai for a shopping spree or to … read more »
Posted in Article, News, South Africa, Southern Africa
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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, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mbabane, Mswati III, New York Times, Sobhuza II, South Africa, Swazi people, Swaziland
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by Ian Scoones The international media has had an appalling record of balanced reporting on Zimbabwe over the last 12 years. A single narrative, repeating the myths we attempted to demolish in our book is endlessly repeated. All is disaster, … read more »
Posted in Article, News, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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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, bbc, Cold War, IndepthAfrica, Lydia Polgreen, New York Times, Peter Oborne, reuters africa news, Robert Mugabe, William Hague, Zimbabwe
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