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Archives for December 2015
Sudan’s new gold rush: miners risk their lives in search of riches
Peter Schwartzstein and Leyland Cecco | Sunday 27 December 2015 | The Guardian With the economy in tatters, the government has opened the country to prospectors operating without regulations or oversight It’s a little before 7am on a bright, airless morning, and already Abdullah Idriss Isaac has been hard at work for hours. Swishing his aluminium pan back … [Read more...] about Sudan’s new gold rush: miners risk their lives in search of riches
THICK END OF THE WEDGE: A damaged man. A damaged country
Peter Bruce |18 December 2015 | Business Day I REMEMBER years ago watching the charismatic Spanish socialist party leader Felipe Gonzalez addressing a huge election rally in Barcelona. He was wearing jeans, a white shirt and a leather bomber jacket, his "uniform" during years of exile while Francisco Franco was in power. The socialists, in alliance with the general … [Read more...] about THICK END OF THE WEDGE: A damaged man. A damaged country
Six-fold Renaissance dam meeting in Khartoum aims for consensus with diplomatic representation
Sunday 27 Dec 2015 | Ahram A two-day meeting starting in Khartoum on Sunday between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan’s irrigation and foreign ministers, and the Renaissance Dam’s tripartite meeting aims to overcome discords over the dam. Ethiopian foreign minister said Sunday that holding the six-fold meeting for the second time after weeks shows willingness to abide by … [Read more...] about Six-fold Renaissance dam meeting in Khartoum aims for consensus with diplomatic representation
The men and women expected to set agenda for Kenya in the New Year
JEREMIAH KIPLANG'AT | Sunday 27 December 2015 | The Nation The political arena is expected to heat up in 2016 as the Jubilee administration enters its second last year in power.By the end of the year, there will be only eight months to the 2017 polls.These are the people to watch out for in the political and government circles and who will be setting the tone for debate … [Read more...] about The men and women expected to set agenda for Kenya in the New Year
Flawed Justice After a Mob Killed an Afghan Woman
Alissa J. Rubin | 26 Dec. 2015 | The New York Times KABUL, Afghanistan — Farkhunda had one chance to escape the mob that wanted to kill her. Two Afghan police officers pulled her onto the roof of a low shed, above the angry crowd. But then the enraged men below her picked up poles and planks of wood, and hit at her until she lost her grip and tumbled down. Her face … [Read more...] about Flawed Justice After a Mob Killed an Afghan Woman
Who’ll be Robert Mugabe’s successor?
Josh White | 03 December 2015 | The New Statesman The internal jousting to suceed Mugabe at the top is well underway - but there is little prospect of Zanu-PF losing its grip on power. After 35 years at the helm, Robert Mugabe shows no interest in giving up the big seat. Even at 91, Mugabe’s will remains steadfast - perhaps more so than his body. He has expressed his … [Read more...] about Who’ll be Robert Mugabe’s successor?
Incredible Video Taken Through a Microscope
Nadine Ajaka, Daniel Lombroso | 23 Dec 2015 | The Atlantic Video by Nikon's Small World Nikon has announced the winners of its annual Small World in Motion competition. The photomicrography contest first introduced a video category in 2011, which includes digital time-lapse footage taken through a microscope. They've shared some of the finalist and honorable mention … [Read more...] about Incredible Video Taken Through a Microscope
How a breakaway region of Somalia hopes to build a new country
Paul Schemm | 26 December 2015 | The Washington Post BERBERA, Somalia — By the afternoon, more goats than cars are to be found on the unpaved, sunblasted streets of Berbera, a sleepy port town on the Horn of Africa. Yet this port is on the brink of a major expansion that could not only transform it into a regional transportation hub; it could also fund the ambitions … [Read more...] about How a breakaway region of Somalia hopes to build a new country
Ethiopian opposition figures arrested over land protests
Aaron Maasho | Fri 25 Dec 2015 | Reuters Ethiopian police have arrested two senior opposition members on suspicion of inciting weeks of protests against government plans to set up a new economic zone near the capital that would displace farmers, their party leader said on Friday. The Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) says 87 protesters have been killed by police since … [Read more...] about Ethiopian opposition figures arrested over land protests
Egypt’s Sisi meets with ministers ahead of Ethiopia Dam talks next week
Thursday 24 Dec 2015 | Ahram The next round of talks will be held in Khartoum, Sudan on Sunday and Monday Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi held a meeting on Thursday with Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry and Minister of Irrigation Hossam Moghazi to discuss the preparations for next week's talks between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian … [Read more...] about Egypt’s Sisi meets with ministers ahead of Ethiopia Dam talks next week