Tag Archives: Sudan
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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by Dan Connell Filmon, a 28-year-old computer engineer, fled Eritrea in March 2012 to escape political repression. Several weeks later, he was kidnapped from Sudan’s Shagara refugee camp, taken with a truckload of others to a Bedouin outpost in the … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed
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Tagged Asmara, Eritrea, eritrean, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Israel, Middle East, Sudan, United States
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By Ahmed Elzobier Diplomatic relations between United States and the Sudan were as normal as could be following Sudan’s independence in 1956, the only time they were severed was in 1967 – as result of the war between Egypt and … read more »
Posted in Article, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Bashir, Hassan al-Turabi, Herman Cohen, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Khartoum, Sudan, United States
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ICER Action Alert: Kidnapped from Barantu in Broad Daylight International Commission on Eritrean Refugees March 26, 2013 Volume 2013, Number 18 The Eritrean people’s predicament is too complex that even the Government whom some of us hold responsible is in … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Press Releases
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Tagged Demographics of Eritrea, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, eritrean, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Sudan
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By Joe de Tuombuk The recent developments in the implementation of Cooperation Agreement between Sudan and South Sudan are a cause for optimism that the two countries are beginning to realize that their futures are closely linked. If implemented in … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Abyei, Cooperation Agreement, IndepthAfrica, Juba, Khartoum, South Kordofan, South Sudan, Sudan, United States
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SAN FRANCISCO–I visit Sudan about every two or three years. It’s my ancestral home; my parents and extended family are there. My most recent visit last December, however—my first since South Sudan seceded from Sudan in 2011–was revealing. I could … read more »
Posted in Article, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Al Anfal, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Khartoum, San Francisco, South Sudan, Sudan, Sudanese pound, United States
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The US embassy in Khartoum will resume full consular services on Monday, following a six month closure after the compound was targeted in violent protests in the Sudanese capital. U.S. embassy in Khartoum, (photo Department of State) According to a … read more »
Posted in East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged diplomatic mission, IndepthAfrica, Khartoum, Libya, List of diplomatic missions of the United States, Muslim world, Sudan, United States, United States Department of State
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By: Mustafa al-Labbad Translated from As-Safir (Lebanon). In the coming years, Egypt and Ethiopia may be forced to fight a “water war” because Ethiopia’s ambitions contradict Egypt’s historical and legal rights in the Nile waters. Ethiopia can only be deterred … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Somali, Sudan, Uganda
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Tagged Abyei, Aswan Dam, Cairo, Egypt, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, ndepthindepthafrica, news ethiopia, Nile, Sudan
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It’s the beginning of the end for Sudan’s Omar Al Bashir, who said that he’s gracefully withdrawing from office after more than two decades in the presidential palace. He’ll be gone by 2015, he claims. Few will mourn his departure, … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Bashir, Darfur, IndepthAfrica, John Atta Mills, Meles Zenawi, Middle East, National Congress Party, Omar al-Bashir, Sudan
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Introducing the demon that works for me! Please try this at home: first find an Eritrean Activist (NB the goons that call themselves as YPFDJ or anything PFDJ don’t count as activists… I am not even sure if they count … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Ahlam, Eritrea, eritrean, Martin Luther King, Niagara Movement, People's Front for Democracy & Justice, Sam Hose, Sinai Peninsula, Sudan
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(Reuters) – Sudanese police fired teargas and used batons on Saturday to break up a demonstration of opposition party members over the detention of several activists and politicians, witnesses said. About 40 members of the African country’s main opposition parties … read more »
Posted in East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Egypt, IndepthAfrica, Khartoum, Omdurman, Reuters, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda, Umma
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Where is the Left’s moral indignation about the Isamic-Arab racism against, and enslavement of, African blacks?
By Suzanne Jambo Words can never be enough to emphasize how our people have ALL paid the price most dearly during our entire struggle for Freedom. No one was spared, from EVERY part of our Beloved Country, EVERY South Sudanese … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Equatoria, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, North Sudan, South Kordofan, South Sudan, Sudan, Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement, Torit
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By Danielle B. Goldberg Hon. Dr. Priscilla Joseph Kuch, Deputy Minister of Gender, Child and Social Welfare for the Republic of South Sudan, views violence against women as one of the major obstacles to the country’s development. She discussed women, … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged David L. Phillips, Dr. Kuch, IndepthAfrica, Messiria tribe, South Sudan, Sudan, UN Women, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, United States Institute of Peace
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Addis Fortune Concluding its ninth convention, the senior partner in the ruling coalition, TPLF has elevated for the first time since its formation, a woman to its political bureau, making two of the nine politbureau members women, Fortune learnt. Tirfu … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Arkebe Oqubay, Azeb Mesfin, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, latest ethiopian news, Meles Zenawi, news ethiopia, Seyoum Mesfin, Sudan, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, TPLF
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KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudan’s president says he intends to step down in 2015 after more than 20 years in power. In an interview published in several Sudanese dailies on Wednesday, Omar al-Bashir says the people of Sudan need “fresh blood … read more »
Posted in East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Al-Bashir, God, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Khartoum, National Congress Party, Omar al-Bashir, Sudan, Wednesday
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By Unni Karunakara This year marks 30 years since Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) began providing medical care in the area that now makes up South Sudan. Our first project was in Yei in Central Equatoria in 1983, where we delivered … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Central Equatoria, Jonglei, Medecins Sans Frontieres, South Sudan, Sudan, Unity, Upper Nile, Yambio
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By Peter Gai Manyuon Since the beginning of the Republic of South Sudan starting from 2005 to date, there was no one from the Government of South Sudan that has resigned due to the disorganization of the System within the … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali, South Sudan
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Tagged Comprehensive Peace Agreement, Government, IndepthAfrica, John Clement, Juba, Republic of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, SouthSudan, Sudan
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A couple of months ago I had a two weeks’ vacation in Ethiopia. Since I can’t go to my country of origin i.e Eritrea, I am becoming a regular visitor to what I now call ‘my second home’ Ethiopia. Growing … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Demographics of Eritrea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, Kinfe Abraham, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, Politics of Eritrea, Sudan
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March 18, 2013: Ethiopia’s new prime minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, continues to follow the policies of his predecessor and mentor, Meles Zenawi. In fact it appears that Hailemariam is trying to create a cult of the personality around Meles. Government media … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, Kenya, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, Ogaden, Ogaden National Liberation Front, South Sudan, Sudan, Uhuru Kenyatta
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The great American poet Walt Whitman said, “Either define the moment or the moment will define you.” Will the election of Uhuru Kenyatta as president of Kenya define President Barack Obama in Africa or will President Barack Obama use the … read more »
Posted in Article, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Barack Obama, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Sudan, Uhuru Kenyatta, United States, William Ruto
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By Awet nay Gdin Iyu Introduction On March 1, 2013, Joel Millman of the Wall Street Journal published a piece entitled “Ruthless Kidnapping Rings Reach From Desert Sands to U.S. Cities.” The article chronicles the touching personal accounts of Eritrean … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Coup d'état, Demographics of Eritrea, Eritrea, eritrea comedy, eritrea history, eritrea map, eritrea music, eritrea tv, eritrea tv live, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia eritrea, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, hadas eritrea, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, Ronald K. McMullen, Sudan, United States, Yemane Gebreab
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Netsanet Belay, an Ethiopian national, is Amnesty International‘s program director for Africa. A trained human rights lawyer, he has worked for more than 10 years promoting and defending human rights at local, national, regional and global levels. He spent more … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Amnesty International, Amputation, CNN, Ethiopia, Hippocratic Oath, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Sudan
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By Aly Verjee Think of tropical hard wood – ebony, mahogany, teak – and you probably don’t think of South Sudan. One of the country’s lesser-known natural resource superlatives is its relative abundance of forests. Government figures suggest that there … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Bahr el Ghazal, Central Equatoria, Equatoria, Indepth Africa Magazine, South Sudan, Sudan, United Nations Environment Programme, Western Equatoria
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The Organization for the Memory of Jews who perished in Sudan on their Way to Zion, a group representing Ethiopian Jews who were brought to Israel during 1984’s Operation Moses rescue, has filed a petition with Israel’s High Court of … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Beta Israel, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, Israel, Jews, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, Shimon Peres, Sudan, World Union of Jewish Students
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By Tesfa-Alem Tekle Addis Ababa — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says it is preparing to relocate thousands of South Sudanese refugees stranded at Ethiopian border villages. UNHCR’s spokesperson in Ethiopia, Kisut Gebreegziabher, told Sudan Tribune on … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Blue Nile, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, SouthSudan, Sudan, Sudan Tribune, UNHCR, World Food Programme
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Israeli authorities are detaining and then forcing migrants from Sudan and Eritrea to leave the country, a report issued by Human Rights groups charged on Wednesday. The report was published by the US-based Human Rights Watch together with the Israeli … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Eritrea, Human Rights Watch, Israel, Migrant worker, Refugee, Sudan, tel aviv, Uganda
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(By Getahune Bekele, South Africa) After vicious media campaign for more than 2 months in the intolerant Islamic kingdom of Saudi Arabia against Ethiopian immigrants, massive crackdown is currently underway targeting Ethiopians only with Saudi citizens asked to call 992 … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, IndepthAfrica, Khalid Bin Sultan, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Sudan
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From Somalian anarchy to Eritrean and Sudanese tyranny and civil strife, the Horn of Africa has long been a turbulent region. A notable exception has been the nation of Ethiopia. That might be changing. From December 15 through December 19 … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Al Ahbash, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, Islam, latest ethiopian news, Muslim, news ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Wahhabi
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By Luka Biong Deng The people of South Sudan will soon be debating the aspects of Permanent Constitution that will certainly lay a foundation for the new country. There is no doubt that the Transitional Constitution has laid process and … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Germany, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Interim Constitution of Southern Sudan, Southern Sudan, SouthSudan, Sudan, Transitional Constitution, United States
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