Tag Archives: Tony Blair
Adofo, Rockson Hurray! – Electoral Commission’s Latest Behaviour Signals the Impending Downfall of President Mahama Some people have nicknamed me “The Article Man”. However, I would rather prefer to be called “The Wise One from Kumawu/Asiampa or The Defender of … read more »
Posted in Article, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Op-ed, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Andrew Marr, Britain, Free market, IndepthAfrica, Margaret Thatcher, Middle East, Thatcher, Thatcherism, Tony Blair
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By; Kiflu Hussain As per the invitation I received from East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP) to attend the launching of the establishment of Pan African Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) Network in Kampala, I took part … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kiflu Hussain
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Tagged Eritrea, ethio media oromo, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Horn of Africa, Human rights defender, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, Meles Zenawi, news about ethiopia, news ethiopia, news for ethiopia, news from ethiopia, news in ethiopia, news of ethiopia, news on ethiopia, Pan-Africanism, Tony Blair, Uganda
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By Sharif Nashashibi Just 10 days into its military intervention in Mali, there are already signs that France may have taken on more than it bargained for. The West African country may become to French President Francois Hollande what Iraq … read more »
Posted in Article, Mali, West Africa
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Tagged France, François Hollande, French Armed Forces, Hollande, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Mali, mali news, malia, Tony Blair, West Africa
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A mispronunciation taken to be blasphemous in Nigeria’s north sparked a riot by Muslim youths Thursday, leaving four people dead as well as a church and shops burnt, police and residents said. “What happened in (the town of) Bichi was … read more »
By Robert Spencer The Jerusalem Post reported Monday that “Israel agreed to briefly hold off on sending ground forces into Gaza to allow time for cease-fire efforts to continue.” Meanwhile, Hamas top dog Khaled Mashaal demanded that Israel initiate a … read more »
Enforced disappearances, long detentions without charge, parallel justice mechanisms, a network of secret prisons – these are all the hallmarks of the US program of ‘extraordinary rendition’. This time, however, we’re talking about Rwanda, and a new Amnesty report which … read more »
By Hakeem Baba-Ahmad For Vanguard If the man talking nonsense is a fool, the man listening should not be. — Hausa Proverb A curious story in one of the news dailies a few days ago said that former British Prime … read more »
A French secret serviceman acting on the express orders of Nicolas Sarkozy is suspected of murdering Colonel Gaddafi, it was sensationally claimed today. He is said to have infiltrated a violent mob mutilating the captured Libyan dictator last year … read more »
By George Agba, Leadership President Goodluck Jonathan declared yesterday that he was ready to leave if Nigerians had demonstrated that they no longer wanted him as their president through the ballot box. “I was ready to lose the election if … read more »
Dr. Mitiku Haile UNESCO Deputy Representative of Ethiopia Paris, France I heard you commenting on the late Meles Zenawi in Geza Tegaru Paltlak Room. As a man living in exile for the last twenty one years I have a different … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Hailemariam, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, Tigray, Tony Blair
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Retired South African Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu has cancelled his plans to speak at a Discovery Invest Leadership Summit in Johannesburg because former British Premier Tony Blair will be there. Blair’s “morally indefensible” alliance with the U.S. in overthrowing Iraqi … read more »
Posted in Article, News, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged Africa news, Blair, Desmond Tutu, George W. Bush, IndepthAfrica, Iraq, Saddam Hussein, South Africa, Tony Blair, Tutu
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Former UK prime minister Tony Blair has challenged SA Muslims protesting against his visit to this country to rather protest against the Muslims whom he says are doing most of the killing in Iraq and elsewhere. Blair, who will speak … read more »
Posted in News, South Africa, Southern Africa, Spotlight
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Tagged Blair, Desmond Tutu, IndepthAfrica, Iraq, Moeletsi Mbeki, Muslim, Saddam Hussein, Tony Blair, Tutu
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Ian Birrell,The Observer Think of Ethiopia and what do you see. Perhaps a starving child, flies in her eyes and belly distended. Painfully thin adults in raggedy clothes, staring balefully at the camera in a fetid refugee camp. Or possibly … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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The body of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi was returned to Addis Ababa from Brussels late Tuesday night to be greeted by thousands of mourners. The 57-year-old died suddenly on Monday after apparently contracting an infection during a stay in … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, News, Spotlight
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Tagged Addis Ababa, 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, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Meles, Meles Zenawi, reuters africa news, Robert Mugabe, Tony Blair
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Ethiopians mourn the loss of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi as the European Union calls on the current government to continue his work.
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, News, Spotlight
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Tagged Addis Ababa, 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, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Meles, Meles Zenawi, reuters africa news, Robert Mugabe, Tony Blair
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Daniel Howden ,independent Much-feted leader of 21 years who transformed nation killed by brain tumour, reports say. Months of speculation over the health of Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Meles Zenawi ended today with official confirmation that he was dead. The news … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, 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, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Meles, Meles Zenawi, reuters africa news, Robert Mugabe, Tony Blair
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The death of Meles Zenawi, the prime minister of Ethiopia, at the relatively young age of 57, is a grave blow not just to the country which he rescued from the brink of recurring famine. It is a blow to … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, 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, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Meles, Meles Zenawi, reuters africa news, Robert Mugabe, Tony Blair
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Meles Zinawe, who died early on Tuesday after more than two decades ruling Ethiopia in the strife-torn Horn of Africa, was not an especially nice man. He had little tolerance for opposition at home and never shrank from going to … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, Hottest News, News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, 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, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Meles, Meles Zenawi, reuters africa news, Robert Mugabe, Tony Blair
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Will the death of Zenawi destabilise the Horn of Africa and derail the African Union’s agenda for peace and security? At 23:40 local time, the Ethiopian prime minister was declared dead, the consequences of a mysterious infection that had international … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, 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, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Meles, Meles Zenawi, reuters africa news, Robert Mugabe, Tony Blair
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The tributes upon the death of Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia’s prime minister, were stirring. David Cameron called him an “inspirational spokesman for Africa”, who had helped to lift millions of his countrymen out of poverty. His was not the only hosanna: … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, 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, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Meles, Meles Zenawi, reuters africa news, Robert Mugabe, Tony Blair
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By; Kiflu Hussain Since there are many uninformed people despite living in a sea of information, it’s in order, to introduce the two gentlemen mentioned above. Tony Blair is a former prime minister of Britain while Meles Zenawi is the … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, John Atta Mills, Meles Zenawi, Rupert Murdoch, Tony Blair, Zenawi
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By Ethiopian Recycler Obama has invited leaders of Tanzania, Ghana, Benin, and Ethiopia [G-4] to the 18-19 May, G-8 Summit. The roster of nations invited as well as those not invited is interesting. Tanzania, Ghana, and Benin are there to … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Africa Countries, africa facts, africa for kids, africa karl wolf, africa lyrics, africa song, africa toto, african food, African History, Al-Qaeda, Camp David, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, Joseph Kony, Meles Zenawi, Tony Blair, United States
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World of corruption dominated by thugs It is abundantly clear that we live in a dangerous and rotten multi-polar power world without a distinct global leader. This much is recognized but none has a solution to the immorality pervading our … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, East Africa, EPRDF, Ethiopia, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, map africa, map of africa, Meles Zenawi, news, North Africa, South Africa, Tony Blair, travel to africa, United States, West Africa, Zenawi
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MI5 betrayed enemies of Colonel Gaddafi given refuge in Britain in a covert joint operation with Libyan spies working on UK soil, documents obtained by The Mail on Sunday reveal. Gaddafi’s secret agents were supplied by MI5 with intelligence, secure … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa, Spotlight
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Tagged Abdelhakim Belhadj, afria travel, Africa news, African news, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jack Straw, Libya, Libyan, Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, London, Muammar Gaddafi, Tony Blair
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By Richard Dowden Dear John, I listened to your reports from Liberia on The Today programme this morning with growing fury. I am not angry because your reporting is bad. It is extremely good. My complaint is this: you say … read more »
Posted in Article, Liberia, News, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African news, bbc, BBC World Service, Bob Geldof, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Liberia, Richard Dowden, Today, Tony Blair
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The Nobel peace prize winner and president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has defended a law that criminalises homosexual acts, saying: “We like ourselves just the way we are.” In a joint interview with Tony Blair, who was left looking … read more »
Posted in Liberia, News, Spotlight, West Africa
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Tagged africa african news, Ban Ki-moon, Blair, Corinne Dufka, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Indepth Africa Magazine, indepthafrica africa news, Liberia, Nobel Peace Prize, Tony Blair
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Tripoli – Libya’s interior minister on Tuesday ruled out a visit by British police to investigate the 1988 Lockerbie bombing or the killing of British policewoman Yvonne Fletcher almost two decades ago. “There is no treaty between Britain and Libya … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, Africa news, African, African news, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Libya, Libyan, London, Muammar Gaddafi, Pan Am Flight 103, Tony Blair, Tripoli
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The Ethiopian government led by prime minister Meles Zenawi uses charges of terrorism to silence and intimidate its domestic critics. The political technique is now being extended by accusing independent journalists of conspiracy. One of his targets, Abiye Teklemariam Megenta, … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Ethiopian government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Joseph Stiglitz, Meles Zenawi, Politics of Ethiopia, Tony Blair
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December 3, 2011 by benim
We live in a world ruled by people who call evil good and good evil. They designate people, the powerful ones, as being worthy of respect and admiration. The presidents and prime ministers are given a pass, no matter how … read more »
Posted in America, Europe, Global Issues
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Tagged Barack Obama, George W. Bush, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Iraq, Libya, Tony Blair, United Nations, United States
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November 22, 2011 by benim
A woman claiming to be the ex-wife of Colonel Gaddafi’s captured son Saif al-Islam has emerged in Ukraine with extraordinary stories alleging domestic violence and womanising. Nadia, a blue-eyed brunette claims to have met him when she worked as a … read more »
Posted in Article, Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged breaking news, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Islam, Libya, Moscow, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Nigeria, Nigeria news, North Africa, Pan African News, Saif, Southern Africa, Tony Blair, Ukraine, West Africa
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