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US State Department EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The government of the State of Eritrea is a highly centralized, authoritarian regime under the control of President Isaias Afwerki. The People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ), headed by President Isaias, is the sole … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Special Reports
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Tagged Asmara, Crime and Justice, detention, guantanamo bay, IndepthAfrica, Prison, Reporters Without Borders, United States, United States Department of State
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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 Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) This past Wednesday, Secretary Hillary Clinton appeared, for what is likely her final time as Secretary of State, before the House Foreign Affairs Committee regarding the September 11, 2012, terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate … read more »
The United States has evacuated its embassy in the Central African Republic and temporarily halted its operations, amid security fears after rebels seized large swathes of the country. The State Department said it had not broken off diplomatic ties with … read more »
By Alemayehu G. Mariam If History is on the Side of Brave Africans, Shouldn’t the U.S. be Too? When President Obama visited Accra, Ghana in 2009, he delivered two distinct political messages within one overarching moral imperative: “History is on … read more »
Posted in Alemayehu G. Mariam, Article, Columnist, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Accra, Barack Obama, Ethiopia, Human rights, Indepth Africa Magazine, National Endowment for Democracy, obama, United States Department of State
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By: Jim Kouri While appearing on Fox News Channel on Monday, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told anchor Megan Kelly that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton may testify before a senate panel in about two weeks to answer questions about embassy … read more »
Posted in Article, Libya, North Africa
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Tagged Benghazi, Government Accountability Office, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton, IndepthAfrica, Libya, State Department, United States, United States Department of State
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The Deeper Questions Behind the Ambassador’s Murder … and the CIA Boss’ Sudden Resignation While the GOP is attacking (and Dems defending) the Obama administration in connection with the murder of the U.S. ambassador to Libya, there is a deeper … read more »
The United States ordered non-essential staff to leave its embassies in Tunisia and Sudan on Saturday after both diplomatic posts were attacked and Khartoum rejected a U.S. request to send a platoon of Marines to bolster security at its mission … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, North Africa, Sudan, Tunisia
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Tagged Barack Obama, Friday, IndepthAfrica, Khartoum, Sudan, Tunis, United States, United States Department of State, Victoria Nuland
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The Boko Haram insurgent group killed 590 people last year, the United States Department of State Country Reports on Terrorism 2011 has said. It carried out 136 attacks. The report released in Washington on Tuesday said the group was more … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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By Mesfin Mekonen The latest news for the WASHINGTON UPDATE is notable as things are stirring in Washington and in other cities. I have been in contact with the United States Department of State about the current state of affairs … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, East Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, map africa, map of africa, Meles, Meles Zenawi, National Press Club, news, news in africa, Nile, North Africa, Press Club, South Africa, travel to africa, United States Department of State, West Africa
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By Morgan Lorraine Roach On Thursday, the U.S. State Department designated three Nigerians as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT). Abubakar Shekau, Abubakar Adam Kambar, and Khalid al-Barnawi are leading members of the Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram. While the Obama … read more »
Posted in Article, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Kenya – Last Friday, U.S. ambassador to Kenya Scott Gration announced his resignation, citing “differences with Washington.” He spoke again Wednesday, during an American Independence Day celebration at his official residence – the event also seeming to serve as his … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, News
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An Eritrean man pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to illegally giving funds and receiving military training from the al Qaeda-linked militant group al Shabaab. Mohamed Ibrahim Ahmed, 38, was arrested in Nigeria in November 2009 and brought to … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Ahmed, Ahmed Abdulkadir Warsame, Al-Shabaab, AlQaeda, IndepthAfrica, Somalia, United States, United States Department of State, Wednesday
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Nairobi – Somalia’s al-Qaeda allied Shabaab insurgents dismissed a United States offer of up to $33m for tip-offs for the arrest of top leaders, vowing to continue their extremist fight. “The non-believers know who are the good Muslim leaders – … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, News, Spotlight
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Tagged Africa news, African news, African Union, African Union Mission in Sudan, Al-Shabaab, AlQaeda, IndepthAfrica, Moktar Ali Zubeyr, Somalia, United States, United States Department of State
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Washington – The US State Department on Friday called on the officer who led a military coup in Mali in March to step aside and allow for the full return to civilian rule. The State Department said the coup leaders … read more »
Posted in Mali, News, Spotlight, West Africa
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Tagged afria travel, Al-Qaeda, Coup d'état, Dioncounda Traoré, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, Mali, map africa, news, Reuters, South Africa, travel to africa, United States Department of State, Washington, West Africa
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By Mesfin Mekonen At a recent meeting senior State Department officials discussed U.S. food aid to Ethiopia and other countries in the Horn of Africa. President Obama announced on Dec. 22 that the U.S. was giving an additional $113 million … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia
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Tagged Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Horn Africa, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, obama, Oromo people, United States Department of State, Washington Hebrew Congregation
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Cairo – Two Egyptian ministers defended on Sunday raids on 17 offices of non-governmental organisations, three of them US-funded, that prompted hints from Washington that it may review its huge aid programme. Planning and International Co-operation Minister Fayza Abul Naga … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Republican Institute, Non-governmental organization, Politics of Egypt, United States, United States Department of State, Victoria Nuland
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September 1, 2011 by benim
Uncensored copies of WikiLeaks’ massive tome of U.S. State Department cables circulated freely Thursday across the Internet, leaving a whole new batch of U.S. sources vulnerable to embarrassment and potential retribution. The United States, meanwhile, denied ever cooperating with the … read more »
Posted in America, Global Issues
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Tagged Associated Press, David Leigh, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Julian Assange, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, The Guardian, United States, United States Department of State, Victoria Nuland, West Africa, Wikileaks
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September 1, 2011 by benim
Berlin – The online whistleblower platform WikiLeaks said on Thursday that hundreds of thousands of secret, unfiltered US diplomatic cables are now available online in a security breach it blamed on Britain’s Guardian newspaper. In a turnaround, the organisation that … read more »
The United States is working to get more relief into famine-ravaged southern Somalia and is reassuring aid agencies they will not be penalized for programs in regions controlled by al Shabaab rebels, U.S. officials said on Tuesday. State Department spokesman … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, Aid, Al-Shabaab, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Horn of Africa, humanitarian aid, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Nigeria, Nigeria news, North Africa, Pan African News, Somalia, Southern Africa, United Nations, United States, United States Department of State, West Africa
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At least 37 soldiers have been arrested in a wave of detentions in Guinea the day after gunmen nearly killed the country’s first democratically elected leader, pounding his house with rockets. Many of the officers who are being held have … read more »
Posted in Guinea, News, West Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Alpha Condé, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Guinea, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Mandinka people, North Africa, Pan African News, Rocket-propelled grenade, Sekouba Konate, Southern Africa, United States, United States Department of State, West Africa
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The United States said, the number of people needing emergency assistance in the Horn of Africa region is now more than 11 million people. In Ethiopia, at least 4.5 million people are in need of assistance. Almost 3 million people … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, News
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Johnnie Carson, North Africa, Pan African News, Somalia, Southern Africa, United States, United States Department of State, West Africa
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Tripoli – Representatives of Muammar Gaddafi’s embattled government held face-to-face talks with US officials in neighbouring Tunisia over the weekend, a Libyan government official said on Monday, describing the meeting as a first step in opening dialogue. A US State … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Last week Secretary Hillary Clinton’s office at the State Department announced that the U.S. was willing to send humanitarian aid to Somalia despite the fact that much of the country is under the control of Al Shabab, a ragtag bunch … read more »
Posted in Daylight Africa, East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, AK-47, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, North Africa, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Pan African News, Somalia, Southern Africa, United States Agency for International Development, United States Department of State, West Africa
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The Obama administration is leading a global effort to deploy “shadow” Internet and mobile phone systems that dissidents can use to undermine repressive governments that seek to silence them by censoring or shutting down telecommunications networks. The effort includes secretive … read more »
Posted in Analysis, East Africa, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, News
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York Times, North Africa, Obama Administration, Pan African News, Southern Africa, State Department, United States, United States Department of State, West Africa
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Libyan rebels forced government troops from three western towns and broke the siege on another, a rebel commander said Friday, and NATO pounded 10 targets across the country. The heavy bombing and rebel victories, plus the first publicized diplomatic contact … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, Benghazi, breaking news, East Africa, Ibrahim Said, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Libya, Muammar al-Gaddafi, NATO, North Africa, Pan African News, Qatar, Southern Africa, United States Department of State, West Africa
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United States Senate WASHINGTON, DC 20510 May 23, 2011 The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20520 Dear Madam Secretary: We remain deeply concerned about the worsening humanitarian situation … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, Letters & Interviews, Miscellaneous, News
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Ethiopia, Human rights, Human rights in Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, North Africa, Ogaden, Ogaden National Liberation Front, Pan African News, Politics of Ethiopia, Southern Africa, United States, United States Department of State, West Africa
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Is the World Growing Honest or Doomsday Near? I encountered the tantalizing headline unexpectedly: “Bold Words From British Government Representative”. Britain’s Ambassador to Ethiopia, Norman Ling, said: We should not be giving aid to African dictators, but there is a … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Indepth Africa Magazine, News, Spotlight
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, breaking news, East Africa, Ethiopia, Human rights, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Middle East, North Africa, Ogaden, Pan African News, Southern Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, United States Department of State, West Africa
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Meles Zenawi, the dictator-in-chief in Ethiopia, says he does not want to talk about the 2010 U.S. State Department Country Reports on Human Rights [Report] in Ethiopia. But speaking through his parrot Hailemariam Desalegn, Zenawi said the Report is a … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Daylight Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, News
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Tagged Africa news, African news, breaking news, Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor, Ethiopia, Federal government of the United States, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthWorldIndepthNigeria, map of africa, Meles Zenawi, News local news, newspapers, United States, United States Congress, United States Department of State, World news
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What if the biggest mystery surrounding Col. Moammar Gadhafi had nothing to do with his long, brutal reign as the world’s most eccentric and violent leader turned pariah? And what if a long-lost letter from a Catholic cardinal who knew … read more »
Posted in Article, Featured 1, Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged Africa news, Cardinal (Catholicism), Curt Weldon, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthSoccer, IndepthWorld, Jews, Libya, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Richard Engel, United States Department of State
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