Tag Archives: White House
By Mesfin Mekonen Over 1,000 Ethiopians and Ethiopian-Americans demonstrated in front of the White House last week to protest the Ethiopian government’s human rights abuses to Amhara Ethiopians. The protests demanded a stop to the forced displacement of Ethiopians. Protestors … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Human rights, Indepth Africa Magazine, Johnnie Carson, Washington Post, White House, World Bank
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By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor My good friends, once again, reality is with us. Two major happenings confirm fears that those in charge of our national affairs are toying with the citizens’ destiny. Government has released money to be paid … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Ghana, Michael Bokor, Op-ed, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged Barack Obama, Chuck Hagel, ExGratia, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, member of parliament, New York Times, United States, White House
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The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), a group with Muslim Brotherhood origins and an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation terror-financing trial, recently toured the White House and met with multiple officials. According to the group, Paul Monteiro, … read more »
Armed with confidential memos to Hillary Clinton that were stolen from the e-mail account of a former White House aide, a hacker has distributed some of the documents to a wide array of congressional aides, political figures, and journalists worldwide. … read more »
Posted in DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Nigeria, Somali, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged AOL, Benghazi, Bill Clinton, Blumenthal, Clinton, Colin Powell, Hillary Clinton, Sidney Blumenthal, White House
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By Matt Miller, At times like these, I wish I wasn’t a policy wonk. Or at least not one who can’t help asking if the reality of a president’ proposals come close to the rhetoric they’re couched in. I want … read more »
The stage is set for the high drama that has become the US president’s State of the Union speech. Barack Obama will try to set a tone for the rest of the year and legislative session to come. He will … read more »
By Njambi Ngunjiri The upcoming national elections in Kenya bring a sense of trepidation and foreboding due to the post-election violence witnessed following the polls in 2007. Presumably, this is why The White House recently released a message from US … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Kenyan, kenyan elections, obama, Raila Odinga, Uhuru Kenyatta, United States, White House
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President Obama taped a video message urging Kenyans to support free and fair elections without violence next month and he dropped in a few words of Swahili. “Habari yako,” the president begins, using the phrase for “How are you?” He … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged Barack Obama, Election, Habari, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Obama speaks Swahili, Swahili, Swahili language, United States, White House
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By Ismail Ali Ismail The Visit There can be no doubt that the visit of Somali President, Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud, to the United States last week was very successful on many fronts: first, after so many transitional governments, the US … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Center for Strategic and International Studies, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Prime minister, Siad Barre, Somali, somali news, Somalia, Somalia News, United States, White House
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While the White House was busy drafting proposals to ban assault rifles, the last of the regulations imposed on Saudi travel to the United States after September 11 were being taken apart. While some government officials were busy planning how … read more »
Posted in Article, Egypt, North Africa
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Tagged AGM-88 HARM, AlQaeda, IndepthAfrica, M61 Vulcan, Muslim Brotherhood, obama, united state, United States Constitution, White House
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President Barack Obama is condemning violence in Kenya that left at least 39 people dead in renewed fighting between farming and herding communities that have a history of violent animosity. The White House says in a statement that Obama urges … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged Associated Press, Barack Obama, Friday, Kenya, kenya news, kenyan news, Orma, Pokomo people, River Tana, White House
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By: The Henry Jackson Society The President should announce his intention to nominate Susan Rice as the next Secretary of State, or move on. By Timothy Stafford It is abundantly clear that Dr. Susan Rice is the President’s first choice … read more »
November 25, 2012 by benim
On September 2, 2012, Susan Rice, the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., delivered a nauseatingly sentimental oration at the funeral of Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi. She called Meles “selfless and tireless” and “totally dedicated to his work and family.” She … read more »
Posted in Alemayehu G. Mariam, Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Barack Obama, Benghazi, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, IndepthAfrica, John McCain, Libya, Rice, Susan Rice, United States Ambassador to the United Nations, White House
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By Fathia Absie “Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we see.” Barack Obama I … read more »
By Justine John DYIKUK The tussle between Barrack Obama and Mitt Romney for the 44th President of the United States of America was not an easy one. The former’s slight victory over the latter and the resultant cheers around the … read more »
Posted in Article, Justine John DYIKUK, Nigeria
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Tagged Barack Obama, Election, IndepthAfrica, Mitt Romney, obama, Republicans, United States, Washington DC, White House
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By Robele Ababya Bravo to both rivals for the White House I begin this piece with my sincere congratulations to President Obama on his clear victory over his rival Governor Mitt Romney. I do so despite my repeatedly expressed vehement … read more »
Posted in Article, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Robele Ababya
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Tagged Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Ethiopian people, IndepthAfrica, Mitt Romney, obama, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, TPLF, United States, White House
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Askale Dama I had voted absentee for Obama two weeks ago and that states my position. Nor do I see any debate between Prof. Alemayehu and Ato Elias on this subject. Almost 99% of Ethiopian Americans vote for Obama not … read more »
Posted in Article, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Barack Obama, Ethiopia, ethiopian news, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, obama, Susan Rice, United States, White House, Woyane
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By: Jim Kouri White House officials and State Department staff, contrary to original press statements, were informed about the suspected terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2012, just two hours after the assailants invaded the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, and … read more »
by Fred J. Eckert You could see the pained expression on President Obama’s face worsen as a 61-year-old undecided voter told the president during the second presidential debate that he and some co-workers “were sitting around talking about Libya, and … read more »
Morgan Lorraine Roach Yesterday, Somalia’s newly appointed parliament voted Hassan Sheikh Mohamud into office as the country’s new president. A political amateur and academic from central Somalia, Mohamud is considered to be a moderate. As such, he contrasts greatly with … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, News, Somali, Spotlight
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, National Constituent Assembly, sheikh, Somali people, Somalia, Transitional Federal Government, White House
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“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Barack Obama, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, United States, White House, Zenawi
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(Credit: Reuters) “I see mothers with children, I see fathers with children, I see fathers with mothers, I see kids playing soccer … [but] I feel no emotional attachment to the enemy. I have a duty, and I execute the … read more »
analysis Somalia’s post-transition government will face an array of complex challenges in reforming the country. Somalis have largely been disillusioned with the various governments that have ruled over them for the past few decades. If the new post-transitional government is … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged Bradley Strawser, Geneva Convention, IndepthAfrica, James Cartwright, Naval Postgraduate School, Pakistan, Unmanned aerial vehicle, White House, World War II
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Caroline Glick Less than 100 days before the US presidential elections, the Obama administration is openly denying Israel’s sovereignty over Jerusalem. Can this be a vote-getter? Last week, the Emergency Committee for Israel released an ad titled, “O, Jerusalem.” The … read more »
Posted in Global Issues, Middle East, US Press Secretary
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Tagged Barack Obama, IndepthAfrica, Israel, Jerusalem, Mitt Romney, obama, Romney, United States, White House
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US President Barack Obama paid tribute to Ghana President John Atta Mills on Tuesday after his sudden death, hailing him as a “strong advocate” for human rights and a tireless champion of his people. The 68-year-old Mills died Tuesday hours … read more »
Posted in Ghana, News, Spotlight, West Africa
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Tagged 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, Barack Obama, Ghana, Ghana West Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, John Atta Mill, Mill, Politics, reuters africa news, Susan Rice, United States, West Africa, White House
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Wayne MADSEN The Fourth Estate has never been under as much pressure in the United States as it has been under the Obama administration. On the 40th anniversary of the Watergate scandal that brought down the Nixon administration, thanks to … read more »
Posted in America, Columnist, Global Issues, Wayne MADSEN
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Tagged 1917 Espionage Act, Bush Administration, Central Intelligence Agency, Chicago Sun-Times, New York Times, obama, United States, White House
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Washington – President Barack Obama will release a comprehensive new US Africa strategy on Thursday, seeking to boost trade, strengthen peace and security and bolster democratic institutions. The blueprint will notably seek to encourage the “stunning” potential of economic growth … read more »
Posted in News, Spotlight
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Arab Spring, Barack Obama, China, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Joseph Kony, Lord's Resistance Army, United States, White House
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A nuclear deal with Iran? An organized retreat from Afghanistan? The eurozone picking up a little bit of steam? Stable oil prices? Forget it. The crucial foreign elector recruited for Obama II at the White House is one Osama bin … read more »
US President Barack Obama has ended months of equivocation on the issue of gay marriage by saying he thinks same-sex couples should be able to wed. He told ABC News: “It is important for me to go ahead and affirm … read more »
Posted in News, World News
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Tagged afria travel, Arne Duncan, Barack Obama, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, Joe Biden, map africa, map of africa, Mitt Romney, news, obama, same sex marriage, South Africa, travel to africa, United States, White House
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Washington – Osama bin Laden worried about al-Qaeda attacks causing “unnecessary” Muslim casualties and advised his deputies to take more care to spare civilian lives, he wrote in a May 2010 letter published online on Thursday. The al-Qaeda chief, killed … read more »
Posted in World News
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Tagged afria travel, Al-Qaeda, Arabic language, Combating Terrorism Center, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, map africa, map of africa, Muslim, news, Osama bin Laden, South Africa, travel to africa, United States, United States Military Academy, West Africa, White House
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