Tag Archives: People
By; Kiflu Hussain I might never have known about the existence of African Media Initiative (AMI), had I not received an invitation from this organization that sounds well intentioned. In 2011, I was pleasantly surprised by an email from … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kiflu Hussain, Op-ed
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Tagged Amy Winehouse, Arizona, Facebook, IndepthAfrica, Julie Larson-Green, Martin Luther King, Microsoft, People, River Song
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By: Farai Mamina Facebook political gladiator ‘Baba Jukwa’ has gained instant reputation as Zimbabwe’s own version of Wikileaks. The arrogant but well-informed mole always signs off his Facebook posts with the declaration that he rebelled from Zanu PF. Baba Jukwa … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Farai Mamina, Op-ed, Politics, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Didymus Mutasa, George Charamba, IndepthAfrica, Morgan Tsvangirai, People, Robert Mugabe, United States, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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Somalia: Commentary on IHS Jane’s spin on Jubbaland trap Few days ago, IHS Jane, a well-established company for global security analysis, released an analysis under the title Somalia’s Jubbaland Conundrum. The following key points are presented at the … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged American English, Calibri, Chinese style name, IndepthAfrica, Light List, Men, People, somalis, Times Roman, Typeface
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A research carried out by a Harvard academic has found a surprising number of men feigning ejaculation, just as a lot of women are known to lie about having reached their orgasm. In his new book “Why Men Fake it: … read more »
By Seble Teweldebirhan Addis Ababa, (Ezega.com) – As globalization reaches many urbanized areas of Ethiopia, the role of women in a society is redefining itself. For many educated and self-sustaining women, the current era is a transitional period. It is … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Ezega.com, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, Middle East, NGO, People, womens rights
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Gender equality is an issue that is afforded a significant amount of attention right now in Ethiopia. Many facets of public policy are designed to ensure the representation and benefit of women. For these reasons and many others, including the … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged abuse, Addis Ababa, Asmara, crime, Domestic violence, Eritrea, Ethiopia, ethiopian comedy, ethiopian music, Ethiopian News Agency, ethiopian news in amharic, ethiopian news paper, ethiopian newspapers, ethiopian reporter, Indepth Africa Magazine, Isaias Afewerki, Meles Zenawi, Middle East, People, Red Sea, Violence and Abuse, Women
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Women in the Extreme North Region of Cameroon face a brutal nexus of violence and hunger. As long as women remain under the domination of forms of violence – including the denial of their right to food – they will … read more »
Posted in Article, Cameroon
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Tagged Cameroon, Far North Region, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica news, Maroua, People, United Nations, United Nations Population Fund, violence against women
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“It has been a long struggle for women in business, which is far from over. History even records the first woman to work in an office in Johannesburg. It was in 1894, screens were put up around her because it … read more »
Posted in Business, Daily News Wrap, Economy, 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, Chris Bishop, Forbes, Forbes Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Johannesburg, People, reuters africa news, Twitter, Women
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They were brought together by chance: a woman in her 70s who was near the lottery kiosk in Algo Centre Mall and the friendly part-time employee who took pleasure in helping people with disabilities check their tickets. And when rescue … read more »
Emergency crews were scrutinizing mounds of debris for possible victims after part of a roof collapsed at a busy mall in the northern Ontario city of Elliot Lake Saturday. It was still unclear if anyone was seriously injured or killed … read more »
Food security and farming: women’s rights in rural Africa Nidhi Tandon A critical analysis of different ‘solutions’ to improve the situation for rural women in Africa within the context of an iniquitous global food system. As acknowledgement of women’s farming … read more »
Posted in Article, Pan African News
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, africa news today, African news, Agriculture, BBC Africa, bbc africa news, Cash crop, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, Jatropha, latest africa news, map africa, map of africa, news, news 24, news in africa, North Africa, People, South Africa, south african news, travel to africa, United States, West Africa, Women, Women Rights
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Marren Akatsa-Bukachi Ending gender-based violence will mean changing cultural concepts about masculinity. This includes recognition of the importance of active engagement of men and women at all levels, whether they are policy makers, parents, spouses or young boys and girls. … read more »
Posted in Article, Lifestyle, News, Pan African News, Women
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Tagged Domestic violence, feminism, gender, Men, Non-governmental organization, People, Violence and Abuse, Women
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by Dan Moshenberg, Women in and Beyond the Global On December 2, 2011, the Malian parliament passed a Family Code, which threatens to set back women’s rights in Mali quite considerably. In 2009 the Parliament had passed a fairly progressive … read more »
Posted in Article, Mali, West Africa
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Arts and Entertainment, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mali, Oumou Sangaré, People, Women, womens rights
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Johannesburg – An East London man was sentenced by the Mdantsane Magistrate’s Court in the Eastern Cape to 46 years in jail for the murder of his two wives, it was reported on Tuesday. Fifty-six-year-old Sipho Phobana was convicted on … read more »
Posted in News, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged Basketball Wives, Eastern Cape, Eric Williams, IndepthAfrica, Marriage, People, Wife, Wives, Women
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November 9, 2011 by benim
Men fall for scams on social networking sites more easily than women, according to the results of a survey of more than 1,500 internet users in the UK and U.S. And it’s not just because women are naturally more cautious … read more »
Posted in Lifestyle, Relationship
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Tagged Advice, God, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Intimate relationship, Marriage, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, People, Relationships, Southern Africa, Unfaithful, West Africa, Wife
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November 4, 2011 by benim
It is a long-held stereotype that women are the ones demanding night-time cuddles, while men reluctantly give them. But as a new study reveals, it seems that it is men who are the keenest on cuddling, while as many as … read more »
Posted in Lifestyle, Relationship
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Tagged Brazil, Facebook, Hug, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Indiana University, Julia Heiman, Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex Gender and Reproduction, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, People, Southern Africa, United States, West Africa
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Johannesburg – Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has challenged United Nations member states to institute policies that will nurture and empower the youth, Zimbabwe’s Herald Online reported on Tuesday. He said empowerment was needed so that the youth could play an … read more »
Posted in News, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Morgan Tsvangirai, North Africa, Pan African News, People, Politics, Robert Mugabe, Southern Africa, Southern African Development Community, West Africa, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front
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Harare – The US ambassador to Zimbabwe says police stopped a youth meeting he was scheduled to address and militants from the president’s party overran the gathering. Ambassador Charles A Ray said on Thursday that Wednesday’s meeting in central Zimbabwe … read more »
Posted in News, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Ambassadors of the United States, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, national security, North Africa, Pan African News, People, Political party, Politics, Robert Mugabe, Southern Africa, West Africa, Zimbabwe
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Uvira – It is market day in the Kavimvira district of Uvira and Riziki Mapendo is busy plating up rice and beans for customers at the small restaurant she runs in the quarter. The bamboo-built eatery has been open less … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, News
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Democratic Republic of Congo, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, North Africa, Pan African News, People, Rape, South Kivu, Southern Africa, Tanzania, Uvira, West Africa, Women for Women International
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Harare – Nurses in Zimbabwe have been reduced to selling tomatoes and other fruit to survive due to poor public sector salaries, the country’s health minister said on Wednesday. Henry Madzorera was speaking after receiving a donation from the US … read more »
Posted in News, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Henry Madzorera, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Morgan Tsvangirai, New Zealand, North Africa, Pan African News, People, Politics, Robert Mugabe, Southern Africa, West Africa, Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwean teachers said Saturday they will suspend their 11-day strike to consider the government’s offer of an pay rise that fell nearly 90 percent short of their demands. The Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe went on strike on June 22 … read more »
Posted in News, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Morgan Tsvangirai, Nigeria, North Africa, Pan African News, People, Politics, Robert Mugabe, Southern Africa, Tendai Biti, West Africa, Zimbabwe
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Algerian security forces arrested 46 women suspected of prostitution in the popular seaside resort of Tichi and had them charged with “incitement to debauchery,” the daily Echourouk said Friday. The women were detained overnight Wednesday and appeared in court on … read more »
Since the year 2004, I have been receiving phone calls from friends asking if I know “decent” unattached persons to whom their friends or they themselves could be introduced. Surprisingly, as many as 23 phone calls about such enquiries were … read more »
Posted in African History, Analysis, Indepth Africa Magazine, News
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, Barack Obama, Black people, breaking news, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, North Africa, Pan African News, People, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Southern Africa, United States, West Africa, Women
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* Ruling party expected to see majority weaken * Results slow arriving from remote areas * Poll is litmus test ahead of presidential vote Election officials in Nigeria counted ballots from parliamentary polls through the night into Sunday, some … read more »
Posted in Election, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, Africannewslive, attack, blast, bomb, Election, Elections, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthSoccer, IndepthWorld, Ipsos, kill, killed, Lagos, Muhammadu Buhari, news, Niger, Nigeria, Nigerian, opinion poll, People, Peoples Democratic Party, political-news, President
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Child brides are not only robbed of childhood, but also face a range of health risks. USAID targets attitudes, education, and empowerment. It all starts at the community level. credit: Pathfinder-Ethiopia Yeshi Alem, left, educates her village about the perils … read more »
Posted in Analysis, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, breaking news, Child Marriage, Education, Embassies and Consulates, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, IndepthWorld, Liberia, Marriage, News local news, People, Southern Sudan, United States Agency for International Development, World news
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January 24, 2011 by benim
A senior Roman Catholic priest in Mthatha has been arrested for allegedly raping a 20-year-old man, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said on Monday. The priest (68) was arrested on Sunday and applied for bail in the Mthatha Magistrate’s Court … read more »
Posted in News, Religion, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, breaking news, Catholic Church, Embassies and Consulates, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mthatha, National Prosecuting Authority, News local news, newspapers, People, Priest, Priesthood (Catholic Church), Rape, South Africa, World news
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Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is allegedly facing pressure from the woman who had his baby to give her access to the child. The 25-year-old former Manchester United player stunned the world last summer when he announced he had become a father. … read more »
Posted in Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Africa news, African news, breaking news, Children, Cristiano Ronaldo, Daily Mail, IndepthAfrica, Manchester United F.C., News local news, newspapers, People, Real Madrid C.F, Ronaldo, Shopping, World news
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Looking good can be curse for sisters whose beauty is a threat to others. SHE is attractive, has a beautiful body and a pretty face to match. She wears make-up, has a beautiful weave, dresses stylishly and has an equally … read more »
Posted in Lifestyle, Relationship, Women
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Beauty, breaking news, Employment, Human physical appearance, IndepthAfrica, Israel, Jezebel, News local news, newspapers, People, Women, World news, Young Women (organization)
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December 11, 2010 by benim
Ever find yourself dying to approach a beautiful woman you saw somewhere but you didn’t have the slightest clue how to do it — let alone the nerve to even try? If so, I can guarantee you this: Just the … read more »
Posted in Lifestyle, Relationship, Women
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Tagged Dating, Gender equality, Gender equality Woman, IndepthAfrica, IndepthCanada, James Bond, People, Relationships, Telephone number, Woman, Women
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November 22, 2010 by benim
NOT PLAYING Linda Lovelace may be the best thing that ever happened to Lindsay Lohan. Aside from rehab, that is. Although Tattle was unconvinced the Lovelace biopic “Inferno” was ever going to happen – with or without Lindsay – writer-director … read more »
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