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Archives for December 2015
From Gucci Grace to President Mugabe?
Erin Conway-Smith | 21 December 2015 | Foreign Policy Zimbabwe’s wildly unpopular first lady is making a play to succeed her husband as president. She might know something about his health that the rest of us don’t. JOHANNESBURG — Grace Mugabe wore her husband to the rally — literally: For the occasion she donned a ruffled dress made from fabric printed with the … [Read more...] about From Gucci Grace to President Mugabe?
Former dictator of Burkina Faso charged with murder of leader dubbed ‘African Che Guevara’
Colin Freeeman, Chief Foreign Correspondent | 21 Dec 2015 | The Telegraph Blaise Compaore accused of 1987 'assassination' of his Marxist revolutionary predecessor, Thomas Sankara The exiled former dictator of the west African state of Burkina Faso has been charged with the murder of the president he took power from in a bloody coup nearly three decades … [Read more...] about Former dictator of Burkina Faso charged with murder of leader dubbed ‘African Che Guevara’
Egypt wishes Ethiopia stability, continuing development amid unrest
Monday 21 Dec 2015 | Ahram Egypt said Monday that the unrest witnessed by Ethiopia is an “internal matter,” and expressed hopes for return to stability in the east African country following deadly protests in the Oromia region.On Saturday, Human Rights Watch said at least 75 people have been killed during weeks of protests in Ethiopia, which have seen soldiers and police … [Read more...] about Egypt wishes Ethiopia stability, continuing development amid unrest
Rwanda’s leader joins the African autocrats who rewrite the law to hold power
David Blair, Chief Foreign Correspondent | 19 Dec 2015 | The Telegraph This year, Britain has given £321 million of aid to African countries where leaders have prolonged their dominance by dropping term limits from their constitutions One of Africa’s longest-serving leaders prolonged his dominance for decades on Saturday when 98 per cent of Rwandans were said to … [Read more...] about Rwanda’s leader joins the African autocrats who rewrite the law to hold power
Benjamin Netanyahu ‘threatens to strip Jerusalem residency from 230,000 Palestinians’
Adam Withnall | 20 December 2015 | The Independent Experts fear attempts are being made to change the demographic balance of Jerusalem Plans to strip Jerusalem residency rights from Palestinians in the wake of recent violence could affect more than 230,000 people, according to reports. Identity cards give around 350,000 Palestinians in East Jerusalem the right to … [Read more...] about Benjamin Netanyahu ‘threatens to strip Jerusalem residency from 230,000 Palestinians’
Hagel: The White House Tried to ‘Destroy’ Me
Dan De Luce | 18 December 2015 | Foreign Policy In an exclusive interview, Chuck Hagel said the Obama administration micromanaged the Pentagon, stabbed him in the back on the way out — and still has no strategy for fixing Syria. Jet-lagged from a long overseas trip, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel had just sat down with his wife for a quiet dinner at an upscale … [Read more...] about Hagel: The White House Tried to ‘Destroy’ Me
The Global Conflicts to Watch in 2016
Uri Friedman | 17 Dec 2015 | The Atlantic Concerns about the Middle East, and especially Syria, have displaced other threats. Center for Preventive Action / Council on Foreign Relations In the summer of 2012—around the time that the Islamic State’s inchoate plans for a caliphate merited a mere footnote in a U.S. congressional report on the year-old Syrian … [Read more...] about The Global Conflicts to Watch in 2016
Are oil interests at the heart of the EU’s £145m aid package to Eritrea?
Vittorio Longhi |Friday 18 December 2015 | The Guardian If the EU were serious about tackling the human rights crisis in Eritrea, it would surely have made its financial assistance conditional on true democratic reform After months of talks, the European commission last week announced a new five-year assistance package to Eritrea worth €200m … [Read more...] about Are oil interests at the heart of the EU’s £145m aid package to Eritrea?
Egypt still rejects Nile Basin’s Cooperative Framework Agreement: Irrigation minister
Friday 18 Dec 2015 | Ahram The minister also said that the final tripartite Renaissance dam meetings in December will lead to a roadmap Egyptian Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazi says Egypt still has concerns about the Cooperative Framework Agreement signed by a number of Nile Basin States, and will not sign the treaty in its current form.Moghazi, who is currently … [Read more...] about Egypt still rejects Nile Basin’s Cooperative Framework Agreement: Irrigation minister
Curiouser And Curiouser: NASA’s Curiosity Rover Finds Piles Of Silica On Mars
Bill Chappell | 18 December 2015 | NPR In a finding that suggests "considerable water activity" on Mars, NASA says its Curiosity rover has found very high concentrations of silica on the red planet. The agency says it also found "a mineral named tridymite, rare on Earth and never seen before on Mars." The discoveries took place on Mount Sharp, where Curiosity drilled … [Read more...] about Curiouser And Curiouser: NASA’s Curiosity Rover Finds Piles Of Silica On Mars