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By: International Christian Concern With countries like North Korea, Pakistan and Somalia topping the list as some of the world’s worst persecutors of Christians, it’s hard to imagine that none of these countries hold the highest Christian death toll. In … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged bokoharam, Christian, Christianity, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, Muslim, Nigeria, Nigeria newspapers, Nigerian, North Korea
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A desolate island is a reminder of Qatar’s ambition to pacify the African nation, even if it meant subsidizing one of the most oppressive governments on the continent. A tourist wades out to a boat moored by a campsite on … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Dahlak Kebir, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, North Korea, Qatar, Qatari
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By Daniel Berhane,Addis Fortune (Addis Ababa) opinion If there is a cliché often repeated among the ranking officers of the Ethiopian national defence forces, it is that, “the military is the last barrack of defence for the Constitution”. Apparently, the … read more »
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, Ethiopian National Defense Force, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, North Korea, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, United States, World Development Indicators
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WALKING WOUNDED: The shocking disfigurement and crippling effect of polio in Nigeria. Source: The Courier-Mail THEY have been dubbed heroes. As gunmen rained bullets on their clinic, shooting their colleagues in cold blood, they lay still on the floor pretending … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged bokoharam, Courier-Mail, IndepthAfrica, Kano, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerian news, nigerian newspapers, North Korea, Pakistan, Poliomyelitis, Yobe State
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(Reuters) – Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia demonstrated on Saturday in support of soldiers who forced state media in the Eritrean capital Asmara to call for all political prisoners to be freed. Dissident Eritrean soldiers with tanks stormed the information ministry … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Asmara, Demographics of Eritrea, Eritrea, Eritrea-Ethiopia, eritrean ethiopia, Eritrean refugees protest, eritreans in ethiopia, ethio media oromo, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, Isaias Afewerki, news about ethiopia, news for ethiopia, news from ethiopia, news in ethiopia, news of ethiopia, news on ethiopia, North Korea, Political prisoner
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The short-lived tumult carries deep implications for Iran’s desire to lock down the Middle East. Dissident Eritrean soldiers seized the country’s Ministry of Information on Monday, and briefly took over Eritrea’s state-run television service in an apparent attempt to overthrow … read more »
Posted in Comoros, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Eritrea, Eritrea news, eritrean news, Ethiopia, Gulf of Aden, IndepthAfrica, Iran, Isaias Afewerki, Middle East, North Korea, Suez Canal
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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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Somalia has better Internet and mobile services than Ethiopia by Dula Abdu Eric Schmidt, Google Chairman’s travel to North Korea to prod the regime about the importance of Internet access and technology is commendable; however Ethiopia, a U.S. ally has … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian government, ethiopian news, Gibe River, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Telecommunication Union, Meles Zenawi, North Korea
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By Terra Lawson-Remer Transparency International just released its 2012 country rankings of corruption in the public sector. The index is based on a variety of corruption-related data, including public opinion polls and assessments collected from experts living and working in … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Afghanistan, Finland, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, New Zealand, North Korea, somali news, Somalia, Transparency International, UNICEF
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Katie Gresham In honor of World Human Rights Day (December 10), I would like to present to you the top 10 worst human rights offenders in the world, with a little help from Freedom House, Human Rights Watch, and Amnesty … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Central Africa, Djibouti, East Africa, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Somali, South Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Belarus, Equatorial Guinea, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, Middle East, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, United Arab Emirates
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(AP) — Somalia has bottomed out in an annual ranking of the perceived corruption of nations, joining Afghanistan and North Korea. Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perceptions Index, released Wednesday, shows Somalia ranked at 174 out of the 174 nations surveyed. … read more »
Despite a marginal improvement over last year’s survey, Nigeria remained at the bottom of the heap on the global corruption index, having been ranked the 35th most corrupt country in the world by Transparency International (TI). In its 2012 report … read more »
By Michelle Zilio A Canadian mining company defended its activities in Eritrea — a nation dubbed the “North Korea of Africa” by some — at a Commons Subcommittee on International Human Rights meeting Thursday. Cliff Davis, president and CEO of … read more »
Posted in Article, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Alex Neve, David Sweet, Eritrea, Eritrea news, Ève Péclet, IndepthAfrica, Irwin Cotler, Nevsun Resources, North Korea, Youtube
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Paris – Three-quarters of African countries and several “Arab Spring” nations are at high or extreme risk of a food crisis, according to an analysis published on Wednesday. In a survey of 197 countries, 59 are most at risk of … read more »
Posted in Burundi, Chad, Comoros, DR Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, Somali, South Sudan, Special Reports
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Tagged Arab Spring, Democratic Republic Congo, Ethiopia, Food Security, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, North Korea, Sierra Leone, sub-Saharan Africa
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Korea DPR laid down a gauntlet on the opening day of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup by thrashing Gambia 11-0 in their Group B encounter in Baku. The North Koreans, winners of this tournament four years ago, were far … read more »
By Abebe Gellaw Former Prime Minister Meles Zenawi died on July 14, 2012 at St. Luke University Hospital, in Brussels, Belgium. This fact is no more news. But even after the death of the former dictator, Bereket Simon, the chief … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Belgium, Bereket Simon, Brussels, Ethiopia, Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, North Korea
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By Tibebe Samuel Ferenji Some Ethiopians have expressed their disappointment in the way that the people of Ethiopia mourned the death of Mr. Meles Zenawi. In the absence of free press, it is hard to tell who is mourning his … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, Meles Zenawi, North Korea, Soviet Union, Zenawi
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Whether deservingly or not, Meles Zenawi has gone into history lionized beyond any expectations. Zenawi was given bigger than life farewell at the end, despite his tarnished legacy. The ruling party, TPLF, could not have scripted a better farewell than … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Benito Mussolini, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, IndepthAfrica, Meles, Meles Zenawi, North Korea, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, Zenawi
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By Yilma Bekele The Ethiopian people have been told to show grief regarding the death of Meles Zenawi. This is sadness by government decree and it is not unique to us. We just witnessed it happen in North Korea but … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged East Germany, Ethiopia, Ethiopian people, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, North Korea, Soviet Union, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, TPLF
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By Alemayehu G. Mariam In an interview I gave to the Voice of America Amharic program last week, I was asked to comment on the nature of constitutional succession in the event of death, disability, resignation, illness, incapacity or removal … read more »
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, Constitution, Deputy prime minister, East Africa, Ethiopia, Ethiopian Constitution, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, map africa, map of africa, Meles Zenawi, news, news in africa, North Africa, North Korea, Prime minister, South Africa, travel to africa, United States, West Africa
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The mystery woman pictured accompanying North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to a string of official engagements is a previously married pop star, who his father banned him from seeing 10 years ago, it has been revealed. Attractive Hyon Song-wol, who … read more »
Bruce Thornton Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, announced on Tuesday that Iran would agree “quite soon” to allow IAEA inspectors to search for any evidence that Iran’s nuclear enrichment program has been directed towards military applications. … read more »
North Korea launched its Unha-3 missile yesterday in defiance of its neighbors and the U.S., but it didn’t go as planned. The missile broke apartonly minutes after takeoff. Now, Kim Jong-Un must do something to save face, guaranteeing that he … read more »
Posted in America, Asia, Global Issues
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Tagged Africa news, African news, IndepthAfrica, Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong, Kim Jong Un, Kim Jong-il, North Korea, Nuclear weapon test, South Korea, Unha
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Defying warnings from the international community, North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Friday, but it appears to have broken apart shortly afterward, U.S. officials said. Tokyo, which had threatened to shoot down the rocket if it appeared to be … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, IndepthAfrica, Kim, Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong Un, Kim Jong-il, North Korea, Pyongyang, South Korea, United Nations
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As the United States attempts to convince North Korea to cancel a planned launch of an ICBM that is supposed to put a satellite in orbit, several Far East nations are making preparations to intercept the missile if it flies … read more »
Posted in Asia, Global Issues
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Tagged Africa news, African news, China, Delta Air Lines, IndepthAfrica, Japan, Kim, North Korea, South Korea, United Nations Security Council resolution, United States
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Wayne MADSEN Between Japan, still reeling financially and psychologically from the 2011 triple whammy of a mega-quake, tsunami, and nuclear power plant meltdown, and China, which is increasingly feeling middle class discontent arising from the global economic super-recession, lies what … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Barack Obama, China, Expo 2012, IndepthAfrica, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, United States, Yeosu
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World leaders have called for closer co-operation to tackle the threat of nuclear terrorism at a summit on nuclear security in Seoul. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said nuclear terrorism remained a “grave threat”, while US President Barack Obama said … read more »
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Tagged africa african news, Barack Obama, Hu Jintao, indepthafrica africa news, Lee Myung-bak, North Korea, Pyongyang, Seoul, South Korea, United States
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Worried about aggravating Iran, the United States has announced that it is postponing missile-defense drills with Israel. Dubbed “Austere Challenge 12,” the exercises had been planned for months and were intended to send a clear message that the United States … read more »
Posted in America, Global Issues, Middle East
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Tagged Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Iran, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Strait of Hormuz, Tehran, United States, Washington
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By Alexander VORONTSOV The death of Kim Jong Il two months before his 70th birthday grabbed the headlines worldwide. False reports of his death had been a recurrent phenomenon, but his passing, when it did happen, came unexpectedly. The communist … read more »
Posted in Asia, Global Issues
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Tagged Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong, Kim Jong Un, Kim Jong-il, Korea, North Korea, Pyongyang, South Korea
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He is the heir poised to become the next leader of rogue state North Korea. But a probe into the school days of Kim Jong Un – youngest son of dictator Kim Jong Il – proves he is little more … read more »
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Tagged Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International School, Kim Jong, Kim Jong Un, Kim Jong-il, Michael Jordan, North Korea, Pyongyang, Switzerland
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