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Archives for January 2016
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan receive French firms’ technical offer over dam
Friday 29 Jan 2016 | AHRAM Although Egypt has repeatedly expressed concern over the dam's possible effect on the country, Ethiopia insists it will not negatively affect Egypt's share of Nile water Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan received on Thursday a technical offer from French firms BRL and Artelia on studies related to the impact of Ethiopia's controversial Grand … [Read more...] about Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan receive French firms’ technical offer over dam
AU official offers solution to African migration crisis
ANDUALEM SISAY | Saturday, 30 January 2016 | DAILY NATION ADDIS ABABA - Visa free movement across Africa could greatly reduce migration to Europe, an African Union (AU) official has said.The AU Commissioner for Social Affairs, Dr Mustapha Sidiki Kaloko, said free movement of Africans within the continent would reduce the number of migrants risking their lives on … [Read more...] about AU official offers solution to African migration crisis
Race Is in the Air We Breathe and the Water We Drink: The Moral Failure in Flint
Jim Wallis Christian leader for social change; President and Founder @Sojourners |01/28/2016 | THE HUFFINGTON POST How would you feel if you realized your children's water was being poisoned, and your government didn't seem to care? That's the story of the parents of 8,000 mostly poor and black children in Flint, Mich., (which means most all of the children in urban Flint) … [Read more...] about Race Is in the Air We Breathe and the Water We Drink: The Moral Failure in Flint
‘This Song Is Uncomfortable’: Macklemore On The Contradictions Of ‘White Privilege’
Audie Cornish | 29 January 2016 | NPR Listen to the story Macklemore knows what you think of him. The Seattle rapper born Ben Haggerty told me that he spent the first few days following the release of his new song, "White Privilege II," reading the thinkpieces that greeted — or bemoaned — its arrival. And then he had to take a break, take Twitter off his phone. Not a … [Read more...] about ‘This Song Is Uncomfortable’: Macklemore On The Contradictions Of ‘White Privilege’
Venezuela’s state informers: patriots or snitches?
CARACAS | By Diego Oré | Fri 29 Jan 2016 | REUTERS Retired pilot Rodolfo Gonzalez was relaxing at home after a cinema outing in April 2014 when Venezuelan intelligence agents burst into his Caracas apartment. The officials handcuffed and whisked him away, accusing the 63-year old of being "one of the brains" behind that year's anti-government protests that left 43 … [Read more...] about Venezuela’s state informers: patriots or snitches?
Sweden to expel up to 80,000 rejected asylum seekers
Thursday 28 January 2016 | THE GUARDIAN Interior minister Anders Ygeman tells Swedish media of plan to use charter flights to repatriate thousands amid toughening of immigration rules Sweden intends to expel up to 80,000 asylum seekers who arrived in 2015 and whose applications had been rejected, interior minister Anders Ygeman said on Wednesday. “We … [Read more...] about Sweden to expel up to 80,000 rejected asylum seekers
Museveni marks 30 years in power as he seeks another term
TABU BUTAGIRA | Wednesday 27 January 2016 | DAILY NATION President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday delivered a landmark speech marking his 30 years in power, but unlike in 1986, more than half of the 35 million Ugandans he was speaking to were not yet born when he seized state control. With the defeat of 28 rebel groups and four election victories under his belt, … [Read more...] about Museveni marks 30 years in power as he seeks another term
All eyes on trial of Ivory Coast’s fallen strongman Gbagbo
2016-01-28 | FRANCE24 Former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo goes on trial Thursday charged with crimes against humanity, as five years after 3,000 people died in post-election unrest his supporters and foes hope to finally uncover the truth behind the crisis. In his highly-anticipated trial which has been beset by several delays, Gbagbo becomes the first ex-head of … [Read more...] about All eyes on trial of Ivory Coast’s fallen strongman Gbagbo
After attack, president says Kenya to remain in Somalia peace force
ELDORET, Kenya | Ben Makori | Wed 27 Jan 2016 | REUTERS President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Wednesday Kenya was committed to remaining part of an African Union-led peacekeeping force in Somalia, after al Shabaab militants said they killed more than 100 soldiers in an attack on an army base. The Islamist militants attacked the remote base close to the border with Kenya on … [Read more...] about After attack, president says Kenya to remain in Somalia peace force
Did Sisi Save Egypt?
Nathan Brown and Yasser El-Shimy | 25 January 2016 | FOREIGN AFFAIRS The Arab Spring at Five Five years ago, the leaders of Egypt’s protest movement shocked themselves by successfully bringing down President Hosni Mubarak, who had been in power since before many of them were born. In those days, it was not unusual to hear talk of a new dawn for Egyptian politics and … [Read more...] about Did Sisi Save Egypt?