Tag Archives: New York
By Teklu Abate Thanks to advances in information and communication technologies, people overcome spatio-temporal limitations. We communicate in real time regardless of where we live. Traditionally, communications and collaborations were made between people and organizations that somehow know each other … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Democracy, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Facebook, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, New York, United States, World Bank
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By Paul Omoruyi Most Africans in the diaspora would concur with me that when they first immigrated to the United States they wanted to speak, look and swagger like Americans. This writer was not an exception. Understandably, America is the … read more »
Posted in Article, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Op-ed, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Zimbabwe
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Tagged African diaspora, African immigration to the United States, American English, Guinea, Indepth Africa Magazine, New York, Roman Empire, United States
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By Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe, Jr., Ph.D. I don’t know that anybody has any right to determine the sexuality or sexual orientation of another person, or group of persons, under the Fourth-Republican Constitution of Ghana, the way Mr. Kwame Pianim and others … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, Nigeria
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Tagged Barack Obama, Civil union, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, Kwame Pianim, Marriage, New York, Pianim, United States
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Pastor Olakunle Onaleye now founder Conquest Church Worldwide This is not the best of times for the Living Faith Church (Winners chapel in New York as US authority is beaming searchlights on the church’s activities over alleged bank forgery and … read more »
by Katrina Manson The link between one of the world’s most powerful corporate leaders and a small bank in Ethiopia might not be immediately obvious. In this case, it’s an IBM server, which powers Awash International Bank. But soon it … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Awash International Bank, Ethiopia, IBM, Indepth Africa Magazine, M-Pesa, Nairobi, New York, Smarter Planet
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Andy Murray has beaten Roger Federer for the first time in a Grand Slam event to advance to the Australian Open final against top-ranked Novak Djokovic. Murray, who became the first British man to win a major … read more »
By Vladimir Gladkov Police have found a note left by William Spengler who ambushed firefighters in the town of Webster in the US state of New York. A couple of days ago, Spengler, a 62-year old resident of Webster, who … read more »
In implementing their recently concluded regional security cooperation agreement and reaffirming their indefinite military occupation of Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya have decided to takeover and perhaps later annex Somalia under the cover of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD). Since … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mohamud M Uluso, Somali
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, IndepthAfrica, Intergovernmental Authority on Development, Kenya, Memorandum of Understanding, New York, Somalia, United Nations
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Essam El-Erian is the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood’s top foreign propaganda figure and with the Muslim Brotherhood hard at work seizing power and torturing protesters, he had his work cut out for him when he arrived at the Al-Noor Islamic School … read more »
Posted in Article, Egypt, North Africa
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Tagged Al-Noor School, Brooklyn, Egypt, Egyptian, Erian, IndepthAfrica, Maged, Muslim Brotherhood, New York
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Join us for a peace rally in New York in front of the Rwandan Mission to the United Nations at 1 pm, Wednesday, November 28th to call for Rwanda to cease its support for its proxy “rebel” militia in the … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, Congo, DR Congo, Press Releases
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Tagged Congo, Democratic Republic Congo, Goma, IndepthAfrica, New York, New York City, Rwanda, Uganda, United Nations
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(Reuters) – As the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama, 51, signed into law a revamp of the national healthcare system and authorized the raid that killed Osama bin Laden but struggled to revive the economy and create … read more »
On Oct 27, 2012 many of the world leaders and renowned professionals and educators were at a prayer service held in memory of PM Meles Zenawi at The Abyssinian Baptist Church of New York. Few among those present were, H. … read more »
Posted in Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Brussels, Ethiopia, Jeffrey Sachs, Jendayi Frazer, Meles, Meles Zenawi, meles zenawi children, meles zenawi daughter, meles zenawi dictator, meles zenawi facebook, meles zenawi interview, meles zenawi interview 2012, meles zenawi net worth, meles zenawi wealth, New York, Susan Rice
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by Hindessa Abdul Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn’s presence in New York for the United Nations General Assembly will rather be remembered for the 40 minutes odd interview with the Voice of America (VOA) than the significance of his speech … read more »
NEW YORK, (algemeiner)—In July 2012, the Israeli government announced its decision to allow the aliyah of the last remnants of the Ethiopian Jewish community. Each month, 250 Falash Mura (Ethiopian Christians of Jewish ancestry) will complete legal immigration until the … read more »
Posted in Ethiopia
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Tagged American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Anthony H. Williams, ethiopian jews, Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front, Ethiopians, ethiopians in Isreal, Facts about Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, Israel, Jews, Judaism, New York
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by Tedla Asfaw Ethiopia: Hailemariam Desalegn Unwelcome in New York City The rainy cloudy Sept. 28, 2012 was not a welcome weather for anyone. It was raining hard from early morning and we followed the weather hour by hour fearing … read more »
Helping developing countries make progress in eradicating extreme poverty is the most pressing issue that the international community faces today, the President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, told the United Nations General Assembly today. “The annual victims of … read more »
A divided house will certainly fall. And the current NDC represents the import of this statement. They have been at the crossroads for the past three and half years, a situation that clearly bespeaks that the harm is already done. … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, News, West Africa
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Tagged Ghana, IndepthAfrica, John Atta Mill, John Dramani Mahama, John Mahama, National Health Insurance Scheme, NDC, New Patriotic Party, New York
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Lucy Siegle, The Observer SoleRebels founder Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu was convinced she could make stylish shoes out of old tyres, The idea for footwear label soleRebelspopped into the brain of Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu in 2004. Looking around her native Addis … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, Featured 1, News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, afria travel, Africa news, Bethlehem, East Africa, Ethiopia, Forbes, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, map africa, map of africa, Meles Zenawi, New York, news, news in africa, Nike, North Africa, South Africa, Taiwan, travel to africa, West Africa
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A shooting at the Empire State Building in New York killed two people and wounded at least eight others Friday, a law enforcement official said. The shooter was one of the two killed, investigators said. A security guard chased the … read more »
Chi Mgbako This year’s New York State legislative session recently ended, and by failing to vote on and pass the “no condoms as evidence of prostitution” bill, lawmakers missed an opportunity to be national and global leaders in ensuring that … read more »
Posted in Article, News
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, africa news today, BBC Africa, bbc africa news, East Africa, Human rights, Human Rights Watch, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, los angeles, map africa, map of africa, New York, New York City, news, news 24, news in africa, North Africa, San Francisco, Sex worker, South Africa, south african news, travel to africa, Washington DC, West Africa
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New York – The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is calling on the UN Security Council to consider asking all countries and regional organizations to arrest Sudan’s president and three others for alleged war crimes in Darfur. Luis … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Spotlight, Sudan
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Tagged Darfur, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Moreno-Ocampo, New York, Omar al-Bashir, Sudan, United Nations Security Council
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A Nigerian man who supervised more than 30 private security guards at Newark-Liberty International Airport pleaded not guilty Tuesday to identity theft of a man killed in New York two decades ago, prosecutors said. Bimbo Olumuyiwa Oyewole, 54, is accused … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, Featured 1, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Identity theft, New Jersey, New Jersey State Police, New York, Newark Liberty International Airport, Nigeria, Port Authority, Steve Coleman
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One of the world’s fastest growing airlines, Emirate, has announced special fares to Ethiopian customers to a wide range of destinations across Europe and America. Emirates’ special Economy Class fares to the United States include: Seattle from 1123 US dollars, … read more »
Posted in News, Travel to Africa
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Tagged Africa Countries, africa facts, africa for kids, africa karl wolf, africa lyrics, africa song, africa toto, african food, African History, Dubai, Economy Class, emirate, Ethiopia, Far East, los angeles, New York, United States
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Addis Ababa – An Ethiopian judge delayed the verdict on Friday in the case of 24 people charged with terrorism, including prominent journalist Eskinder Nega and opposition member Andualem Arage. The conclusion of the trial, which has been widely condemned … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, afria travel, Anti-terrorism legislation, Committee to Protect Journalists, Eskinder Nega, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, map africa, New York, news, Serkalem Fasil, South Africa, travel to africa, United States
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A Bosnian-born US citizen has been convicted over a New York suicide-bomb plot and could face a life sentence. Adis Medunjanin and two former schoolmates planned to bomb the New York subway before the 9/11 terror attacks anniversary in 2009. … read more »
Posted in World News
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, africa news today, African news, Al-Qaeda, BBC Africa, bbc africa news, East Africa, Grand Central Terminal, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, latest africa news, Long Island, map africa, map of africa, Najibullah Zazi, New York, New York City, news, news 24, news in africa, North Africa, Osama bin Laden, Saajid Badat, South Africa, south african news, travel to africa, West Africa
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THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Mallam Lamido Sanusi, has said a sharp fall in oil prices would be a relief for much of the world, but for Nigeria it could spell big trouble. According to the CBN governor, … read more »
Posted in Nigeria
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Tagged Africa news, African news, CBN, Central Bank of Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, Mallam Lamido Sanusi, New York, Nigeria, Sanusi, Saudi Arabia, United States
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The United Nations Information Centre in South Africa is partnering with the District Six Museum in Cape Town to commemorate the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The event will take place … read more »
Posted in Documents, Press Releases
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Tagged 2010 FIFA World Cup, Africa news, African news, Atlantic slave trade, Cape Town, IndepthAfrica, New York, Slavery, South Africa, United Nations, United Nations General Assembly
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It’s only a few weeks until Passover, a holiday that Jews throughout the world will be celebrating. And throughout the world, Muslims appear to be doing their part to help in the celebrations. In Milan, home of trendy fashions, a … read more »
Posted in America, Global Issues
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Tagged 2011 Manhattan terrorism plot, africa african news, Colleen McMahon, indepthafrica africa news, Islamic terrorism, Jew, Muslim, New York, Passover, United States
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New York – Up to 6 000 Libyans are detained in facilities run by revolutionary brigades that helped oust Moammar Gadhafi, the United Nations said on Wednesday. It urged Libya to hurry its process of putting those facilities under government … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Ian Martin, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Interior ministry, Libya, Martin, Muammar Gaddafi, New York, United Nations, United Nations Security Council
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A woman described by a judge as having a ‘dishonest bent’ stole more than £22,000 from a gang of Nigerian scam artists who had set up a dodgy internet car sales business. Australian Sarah Jane Cochrane-Ramsey admitted one count of … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News
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Tagged Advance-fee fraud, Africa news, African news, Automobile, Bank account, Brisbane, Confidence trick, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, New York, Nigeria, Sarah Jane Cochrane-Ramsey
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