- Is the African Union equipped to serve Africa's people for another 50 years?
- Africa at 50: Redefining African Solidarity
- Which Way Ethiopia: Revolution, Civil War, or National Reconciliation?
- Eritrea: little to smile about, 20 years from freedom
- Africa: The Birth of the OAU
- Woman Seeks Asylum: King of Swaziland want to make me his 14th virgin bride
- Ethiopia: Off Political Taboos and Woos
- Chinua Achebe as Metaphor
- Chinua Achebe (Ugonabo Ogidi ) Goes Home
- The curious case of Africa’s Progress and the missing Millennium Development Goals
- Somalia And The Slippery Slope Of ‘Jubbaland’
- The Legacy of Queen Victoria and Zimbabwean Culture
- The Parable Of The Cockroach And Nigeria
- My relationship with Chinua Achebe - Wole Soyinka
- Somalia’s future: IGAD’s captivity or donors’ rescue
- Israel and the Arab Gulf States: An Undeclared Alliance
- The United Nations’ Hezbollah Protection Force
- Sustain Gains. Invest in Malaria. Save Three Million Children's Lives in the Next 1000 Days
- World Malaria Day: highlighting awareness of a preventable disease that still kills thousands
- Excusing Jihad In Boston
- Lessons from Boston and Chechnya
- Analysis: How do you solve a problem like Apartheid?
- Somalia: Frail Leadership, Federalism Frenzy, and the Fragile Peace
- Factors of Change and Transformation in Ethiopia
- How the West is seeking to usurp Africa’s struggle for freedom and democracy
- Ethiopia: A Critical Appraisal of the Diaspora Organized Groups Opposed to the Regime in Ethiopia
Tag Archives: Trial
The free press in Ethiopia’s kangaroo kourts
By Alemayehu G Mariam, Over the past six years, I have written numerous columns defending press freedom in Ethiopia. In a 2009 commentary entitled, “The Art of War on Ethiopia’s Independent Press ”, I expressed astonishment over the heavy handed … read more
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Tunisia – Ben Ali gets 15 years in jail
Tunis – A Tunis court on Monday sentenced ousted Tunisian president Zine el Abidine Ben Ali in his absence to 15 years in jail for possession of arms, drugs and archaeological artefacts. In his second trial, Ben Ali, who fled … read more
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Tunisia’s Ben Ali tried for drugs and weapon cache
Ousted Tunisian president Zine el Abidine Ben Ali was to be tried in absentia Monday on drugs and weapon charges described as “irrational” by his lawyer who wants more time to defend his client. The trial, the second involving the … read more
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Tunisians unhappy with Ben Ali verdict
Tunis – Tunisian authorities were under fire on Tuesday for their high-speed sentencing in absentia of toppled president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his wife to 35 years in prison for misappropriating public funds. The court’s quick verdict on … read more
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Suspect in S. African honeymoon murder has tumor
CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Doctors discovered a brain tumor in a suspect in the murder of a Swede whose British husband is accused of orchestrating her death while the two were honeymooning in South Africa, prosecutors said Monday, postponing … read more
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S.Africa: 13 awaiting trial prisoners escape
Botlokwa – Thirteen awaiting trial prisoners escaped from holding cells at Botlokwa police station, Limpopo police said on Saturday. “Two police officials, a warrant officer and a constable, were visiting the awaiting trial prisoners at about 19:40 [on Friday] when … read more
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South Africa: Accused wife killer to go for observation
Pretoria – The trial of a security guard accused of raping and strangling his wife in a Pretoria park three years ago has been postponed so that a psychiatrist can examine him. The North Gauteng High Court put off the … read more
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South Africa: Victim tells of wife’s rape
Pretoria – A man told the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday of his horror and helplessness when he realised his wife was being raped during a robbery at their home three years ago. The man, who may … read more
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London: Ibori’s wife Sentenced to 5 Years for Money laundering
Theresa Ibori, the former First Lady of Delta State, is going to prison for between two- five years. The London jury in her Southwark Crown Court trial returned their verdict today after she was found guilty on two counts of … read more
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