Tag Archives: Sudan
By Beny Gideon Mabor “I don’t know what’s right and wrong anymore”, he said, tears streaming down his cheeks. “On the one hand, I am warned that you are the tool of oppression against our people, an enemy of the … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Abyei, Dinka people, IndepthAfrica, Khartoum, Messiria tribe, Ngok Dinka, South Sudan, Sudan, United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei
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Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Bahaa ElDin said on Saturday that Egypt does not oppose the establishment of development projects or dams along the Nile River as long as it does not affect water distribution between countries. Bahaa … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, News, North Africa
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Tagged Al-Ahram, Bahaa ElDin, Egypt, Ethiopia, Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, IndepthAfrica, Nile, Sudan, Wikileaks
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Abdel Latif El-Menawy Al Arabiya THREE years ago I warned of the water crisis and the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam via a series of articles. I traveled to Ethiopia and Eritrea and met with late Ethiopian premier Meles Zenawi and Eritrean … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed
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Tagged Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Isaias Afewerki, Meles Zenawi, Nile, Sudan
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Meles Zenawi when he was alive and his apostles today (“Melesistas”) keep playing us in the Diaspora like a cheap fiddle. They make us screech, shriek, scream and shout by simply showing their mugs in our cities. How do they … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed
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Tagged Blue Nile, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, New York City, Nile, San Diego, Sudan
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By Meron Estefanos From 20 to 21 April 2013, I attended the 2nd High-Level Tana Forum on Security in Africa, which was conducted under the theme: “Security and Organized Crime in Africa.” In attendance were several heads of states and … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Op-ed
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Tagged Bahir Dar, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Olusegun Obasanjo, Organized crime, Sinai Peninsula, Sudan
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By Beny Gideon Mabor 1. Introduction The President of the Republic of South Sudan Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit is keenly observed as a man of peace. History tells us of his records and that is what made him different from … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, South Sudan
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Tagged David Yau Yau, IndepthAfrica, John Garang, Juba, Kiir, Salva Kiir Mayardit, South Sudan, SPLM, Sudan
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By Luka Biong Deng* It seemed the moderates within Sudan’s ruling NCP eventually prevailed over the hardliners, allowing for president Omar el-Bashir’s visit to Juba to go ahead. This is a positive sign. However, the visit was also necessitated by … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Abyei, Barack Obama, Bashir, IndepthAfrica, Juba, Khartoum, Omar al-Bashir, South Sudan, Sudan
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By Eric Reeves* To understand the surging violence in Darfur over the past year, a lengthy and highly authoritative “unofficial” report covering most of 2011, from former members of the UN Panel of Experts on Sudan (Darfur), is critically important. … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Op-ed, South Sudan, Special Reports, Sudan
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Tagged Chad, Darfur, IndepthAfrica, IRIN, Khartoum, Radio Dabanga, Sudan, UNAMID, United Nations
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Eritrean women fleeing their country’s oppressive regime are increasingly finding themselves the repeat victim of abuse, exploitation and violence once outside their homeland, a new report by a women’s rights group has found. Meriam Mohamed Omar (R) stands with her … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Special Reports
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Tagged Amnesty International, Asmara, Eritrea, eritrean, Hagaz, Horn of Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Sinai Peninsula, Sudan
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By Suzanne Jambo This is the first part of an article genuinely attempting to provoke our thinking. The Republic of South Sudan, RSS no doubt is a new nation; ’news’ to the world, her neighbours and yet to harmonize internal … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Comprehensive Peace Agreement, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, John Garang, Khartoum, RSS, South Sudan, SPLM, Sudan
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By Eric Reeves There is in Darfur no end in sight for conflict, murder, rape, assaults on displaced persons camps, agricultural and village destruction, brutal extortion schemes, and continuing violent human displacement. The primary targets of this mayhem overseen by … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Blue Nile, Darfur, Darfur Peace Agreement, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Khartoum, New England Journal of Medicine, Sudan, War in Darfur
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(ADDIS ABABA) – Saudi Arabia on Saturday removed the Kingdom’s deputy defense minister who recently made hostile remarks over Ethiopia’s massive dam project being built on the Blue Nile River only 30km upstream from Sudan. Speaking at a session of … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Cairo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Khalid Bin Sultan, Nile, Saudi Arabia, Sudan
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By Tesfa-Alem Tekle (ADDIS ABABA) – The Eritrean government said this week that it supports Egypt’s stance over a colonial-era treaty that granted Egypt a right to utilise the lions share of Nile river’s water resources. The Red Sea nation … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mohamed Morsi, Nile, Sudan, Yemane Gebreab
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Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh and Presidential Adviser for Political Affairs, Yemane Gebreab, handed a message from President Isaias to President Morsi of Egypt on Monday (April 13th) this week. According to Egypt’s State Information Service, President Morsi, who said … read more »
Steve Lipman Traveling around Ethiopia in late 1991, at the end of the African country’s civil war, was unsafe for anyone. It presented special risks for a woman traveling alone, a foreigner, a white person in the northern hilly region … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Annick Press, Beta Israel, Ethiopia, Israel, Jerusalem, Jerusalem Post, Jews, Sudan
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By Katie Harris He was bleeding all over. After more beatings, they poured petrol on him and set him on fire. After he died, they left his body in the room with us until it became rotten and worms started … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed
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Tagged Amnesty International, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Eritrea, eritrean, Gaza Strip, IndepthAfrica, Katie Harris, Sinai, Sinai Peninsula, Sudan
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By Teklu Abate The Ethiopian regime has launched the Meles Zenawi foundation following its April 6 Congress at the AU Hall here in the capital. The foundation constitutes a library, a research center, a fellowship programme, and a public park, … read more »
Posted in Article, By Teklu Abate, Columnist, Op-ed
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Tagged Azeb Mesfin, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, IndepthAfrica, Meles, Meles Zenawi, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Sudan
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By Tewelde Stephanos The numbers are staggering. Eritrea, a country of 4 to 5 million, has produced over 250,000 refugees in about 10 years. 35,000 live in a state of limbo in Israel. And these are the lucky ones. Over … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed, Refugees/Migrants
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Tagged Amnesty International, Asmara, Egypt, Eritrea, eritrean, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Nevsun, Sinai Peninsula, Sudan
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By Gianlucca Mezzofiore A new grassroots movement in Eritrea that draws inspiration from the Arab revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia is poised to challenge the one-party authoritarian rule of president Isaias Afewerki, who has been in power for twenty years. … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed
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Tagged Egypt, Eritrea, eritrean, Eritrean Diaspora, Ethiopia, Horn of Africa, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Sudan
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President Yoweri Museveni has said that Africa needs to address the issue of electricity shortage as one of the means to enhance and enable its development efforts. He made the comments on Sunday at the African Union Headquarters, in Addis … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Sudan, Yoweri Museveni
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By Suzanne Jambo The South Sudanese economy been set back by severe austerity measures for close to two years now; almost since our Independence in July 2011. Much of the real causes of these austerity measures maybe of high(est) speculations, … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Addis Ababa, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, IndepthAfrica, Khartoum, Omar al-Bashir, RSS, Salva Kiir Mayardit, South Sudan, Sudan
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(Reuters) – A Sudanese court sentenced nine army officers to prison terms of up to five years on Sunday for their role in an alleged coup attempt against President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, a lawyer said. In November, Sudan arrested its … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Khartoum, Libya, National Congress Party, Omar al-Bashir, Reuters, Salah Gosh, Sudan
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Government of Ethiopia (Addis Ababa) The inaugural meeting of Meles Foundation opened this morning (March 6) at the African Union Hall. The meeting is attended by Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn , President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, President Ismail Omar Guelleh … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somali, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Abdi Farah Shirdon, African Union, Azeb Mesfin, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Hailemariam Desalegn, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Sudan, Yoweri Museveni
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The two Sudans have pledged a combined $3 million in support of the Meles Foundation, established in honour of Ethiopia’s the late prime minister, Meles Zenawi and officially launched on Saturday in a ceremony held at the African Union (AU) … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, News, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Abdi Farah Shirdon, Addis Ababa, African Union, Azeb Mesfin, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Sudan, Yoweri Museveni
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Ethiopia has rejected a media report claiming arrangements have been made to repatriate some 33,000 Sudanese refugees from camps in Ethiopia. The government affiliated Sudanese Media Centre this week also … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Blue Nile, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Sherkole, South Sudan, Sudan, UNHCR, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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By Luka Biong Deng With the signing of the implementation matrix for the nine agreements signed by South Sudan and Sudan in September 2012, there is now a growing optimism in the normalization of relations between South Sudan and Sudan. … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Abyei, Bashir, Blue Nile, IndepthAfrica, Juba, Khartoum, Nuba Mountain, South Sudan, Sudan
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The Saudi Arabia government has made an official statement rebuffing recent remarks made by the kingdom’s deputy defense minister against the construction Ethiopia’s Grand renaissance dam. Speaking at a session of the Arab Water Council held in Cairo late in … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Pan African News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, Khalid Bin Sultan, Nile, Saudi, Saudi Arabia, Sudan
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By Eric Reeves A number of very recent, highly credible, ground-based reports indicate that Khartoum’s regular Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Arab militia proxies have attacked the Kiir Adem area of Northern Bahr el-Ghazal State, South Sudan. What makes these … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, Sudan
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Tagged Blue Nile, Comprehensive Peace Agreement, Darfur, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Khartoum, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan, Sudan
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By Arab News By Alsir Sidahmed Cynics have asserted that if the Arab Spring is to be characterized by forces of political Islam taking over power and mismanaging it, then Sudan had its Arab Spring more than two decades ago. … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Ali Osman Taha, Arab Spring, Bashir, Darfur, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, National Congress Party, South Sudan, Sudan
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Seven political prisoners have been freed in Sudan a day after President Omar al-Bashir ordered the release of all political detainees. Relatives embraced the prisoners as they walked out of a prison in the capital, Khartoum. They included Abdul Aziz … read more »
Posted in East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Bashir, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Khartoum, Omar al-Bashir, South Kordofan, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda
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