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The US government has criticised countries in the East African region for their continued human rights violations and political oppression in its annual report on human rights practices around the world. The US state department’s 2012 Country Reports on Human … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Somali, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Addis Ababa, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, Red Sea, Somalia, United States' Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
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Photo: J.Björgvinsson/UNHCR Exhausted survivors of the Gulf of Aden crossing wait for help on a beach in Yemen SANA’A, 11 April 2013 (IRIN) – Record numbers of migrants from the Horn of Africa are crossing into Yemen, most of them … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed, Special Reports
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa, Djibouti, eritrean, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, Oromo Liberation Front, Red Sea, Sana, Yemen
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Fate of stranded migrants in Yemen ‘very grim’ GENEVA: The plight of thousands of migrants stranded in Yemen after trying to reach Saudi Arabia and the Gulf has Ethiopian migrants sleep out in the open near a transit centre Ethiopian … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, News, Pan African News
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Tagged Eritrea, Ethiopia, Haradh, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Yemen
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Change is in the air in Eritrea, a highly authoritarian state, but any political transition will require internal political inclusion and channels for external dialogue if it is to preserve stability and improve Eritrean life. Concerned Western partners, neighbours and … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Asmara, Eritrea, European Union, Horn of Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Crisis Group, Isaias Afewerki, Red Sea
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EGYPTIANS have reason to fear the domestic news these days. If it is not about events such as a freak ballooning accident that killed 18 tourists, or the death of nine villagers who fell, one after another, into an open … read more »
Djibouti opposition parties have joined forces to take part in parliamentary polls, ending a 10-year boycott. The BBC’s Ahmed Said Egeh in Djibouti city said voting was peaceful and had to be extended by one hour because of the large … read more »
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 15 January 2013, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. A record 107,500 … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somali
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Tagged Ethiopia, ethiopian latest news, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Gulf of Aden, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, Red Sea, Sana, UNHCR, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Yemen
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Eritrean Afar nationals have held their first Diaspora Conference in Sweden calling on the international community to intervene to end worsening atrocities committed by the regime in Asmara. The Conference which was held in Uppsala under the theme, ‘Towards Political, … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Asmara, Eritrea, Eritrea news, Eritrean Afar refugees in Ethiopia’s Afar, Eritrean Government, eritrean news, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Politics of Eritrea, Red Sea, Sudan Tribune
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By David L. Phillips and Ahmed Hussain Adam Israeli warplanes attacked Sudan’s military-industrial complex at al-Yarmouk on October 23, 2012. While the raid set-back Sudan’s weapons production – including delivery by Sudan of Iranian Fajr-5 missiles to Hamas in Gaza … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Bashir, IndepthAfrica, Iran, Omar al-Bashir, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, SouthSudan, Sudan, Sudan news, sudanese news, United States
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Paris — The newly appointed United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Eritrea, Beedwantee Keetharuth, urged the Eritrean Government to cooperate with an international mandate to provide “an objective, fair and impartial picture” of the human rights … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea
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Tagged Eritrea, eritrean news, Ethiopia, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Politics of Eritrea, Red Sea, United Nations, United Nations Special Rapporteur
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According to Stratfor report, Israel has a listening station on the secluded Mt. Amba Sawara, as well as, docks in the Dahlak Archipelago. By Anshel Pfeffer Israel and Iran are both holding military bases in Eritrea on the shore of … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Dahlak Archipelago, Eritrea, eritrean news, Ethiopia, Gaza Strip, IndepthAfrica, Iran, Israel, Red Sea, STRATFOR
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By JOANNA PARASZCZUK,.jpost Sudanese rebel groups say Khartoum reaching secret agreement with Tehran to establish an Iranian military base. Photo: Davoud Poorsehat/Reuters Sudanese opposition groups accused Khartoum this week of reaching a secret agreement with Tehran to establish an Iranian … read more »
Posted in East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, Iran, Israel, Khartoum, Omar al-Bashir, Port Sudan, Red Sea, Sudan, Tehran
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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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Award winning independent producer Afshin Rattansi has released the groundbreaking documentary “Eritrea; A Nation In Isolation” on PressTV. The first authentic documentary on Eritrea since its independence 21 years ago and filmed in Eritrea during the carnival week leading up … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Thomas C. Mountain
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Tagged Asmara, Eritrea, Eritrea news, eritrean, Ethiopia, Horn of Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Red Sea
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Eritreans in Geneva protest against the Issayas regime
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Cantons, Eritrea, eritrean news, Ethiopia, Geneva, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Red Sea, Switzerland
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Gedab News A ship captain, Mohammed Esmat Al Hlaisi, who had been detained in Eritrea since February and accused of being a CIA agent, was returned to his home country after Egypt agreed to Eritrea’s request to deport back four Eritrean … read more »
By Fekade Shewakena According to speculations and rumors Ato Meles Zenawi’s conditions range from he is resting to he is dead and anywhere in between. Thanks to the opacity of the officials in charge of the country, it is like … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, afria travel, Africa news, Amnesty International, BBC Africa, bbc africa news, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, map africa, map of africa, Meles, Meles Zenawi, Middle East, news, news in africa, North Africa, Red Sea, South Africa, travel to africa, West Africa
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A political group from eastern Sudan has warned that the government’s decision to suspend activities of seven foreign aid groups is rendering the already impoverished region on “the verge of famine.” Sudanese authorities announced on Tuesday last week a decision … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, East Africa, News, Sudan
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Tagged Beja Congress, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Khartoum, Omar al-Bashir, Red Sea, South Kordofan, South Sudan, Sudan
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NAIROBI — Eritrean President Issaias Afeworki quashed rumours of his death by appearing on a special state-run television interview aired late Saturday, his first appearance in a month. Rumours had grown on Eritrean websites that Issaias, who has led the … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, East Africa, News, Spotlight
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi insists China is now coming to the rescue of Africa after a failed Western ideology of the past three decades has let the continent down. He said the so-called Washington Consensus that aimed to liberalize … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News, Pan African News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, afria travel, Africa news, africa news today, African news, BBC Africa, bbc africa news, China, East Africa, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, latest africa news, map africa, map of africa, Meles Zenawi, news, news 24, news in africa, North Africa, Red Sea, South Africa, south african news, travel to africa, Washington Consensus, West Africa, World Bank
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Nairobi – Eritrean President Issaias Afeworki is at the “peak of his health” the secretive Red Sea state said Monday, in a statement aimed to quash rumours the authoritarian leader is sick. Blaming “demonising campaigns” by the United States spy … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, East Africa, Eritrea, News
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, African news, Asmara, Central Intelligence Agency, Eritrea, Health, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Qatar, Red Sea, United States
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Addis Ababa – Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi accused Eritrea on Tuesday of abducting dozens of Ethiopian miners from the country’s northwest, in a potential escalation of tension between the arch-enemies. Ethiopian troops crossed into the Red Sea state last … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Afar Region, Africa news, African news, Eritrea, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Meles Zenawi, Red Sea, United States
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South Sudan, locked in a bitter row over oil transit fees with neighbour Sudan, plans to export by road at least 10 percent of its 350,000 barrels-a-day output until pipelines are ready, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Oil … read more »
Cairo – Four armed men attacked a hotel in an Egyptian Red Sea resort popular with Israeli holidaymakers before fleeing when police returned fire, security sources and witnesses said on Tuesday. The men may have been trying to rob a … read more »
The Horn of Africa is one of the most strategically critical regions in the world with the narrow passage where the Red Sea joins the Indian Ocean, the Bab el-Mandeb, being a potential choke point for much of the world’s … read more »
October 25, 2011 by benim
Cairo – Egyptian policemen on Tuesday stormed a security building, as thousands went on strike nationwide to demand the “cleansing” of their institution and better pay, a security official told AFP. Hundreds of policemen stormed the security headquarters in the … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Cairo, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Hurghada, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Interior ministry, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Police officer, Police station, Red Sea, Southern Africa, West Africa
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September 19, 2011 by benim
“I didn’t want to be a soldier,” he says with a shy smile, revealing a mouthful of crooked teeth. Getting out, however, was a harder challenge. He is one of thousands of youngsters risking death to sneak across Eritrea’s heavily … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, News
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Tagged Eritrea, Ethiopia, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Intergovernmental Authority on Development, Michela Wrong, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Red Sea, Southern Africa, United Nations, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, West Africa
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Egypt’s deposed president, Hosni Mubarak, wheeled into a Cairo courtroom in a hospital bed, has pleaded not guilty to charges that he ordered the killing of some 850 revolutionary protesters who drove him from power in an 18-day February uprising. … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Cairo, East Africa, Egypt, Habib Ibrahim El Adly, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Middle East, North Africa, Pan African News, Red Sea, Sharm El-Sheikh, Southern Africa, West Africa
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Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak flew to Cairo on Wednesday where he will be tried for conspiring to kill protesters, the first Arab ruler to appear in court since uprisings swept the region. Speculation swirled in the hours before the trial about … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Cairo, East Africa, Egypt, Habib Ibrahim El Adly, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Nigeria, Nigeria news, North Africa, Pan African News, Red Sea, Saddam Hussein, Sharm El-Sheikh, Southern Africa, West Africa, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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Cairo – Former President Hosni Mubarak was flown to Cairo on Wednesday from the Red Sea resort where he has lived since his ouster six months ago for the start of his historic trial on charges of corruption and ordering … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Cairo, East Africa, Egypt, Habib Ibrahim El Adly, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Nigeria, Nigeria news, North Africa, Pan African News, Red Sea, Saddam Hussein, Sharm El-Sheikh, Southern Africa, West Africa, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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