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ድምጺ ወጋሕታ

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ዜና 24-06-2016 ቃለ መሕተት ምስ ተሳተፍቲ ሰለማዊ ሰልፊ ሽመልባ ቃለ መሕተት ምስ ተሳተፍቲ ሰለማዊ ሰልፊ ሕጻጽ ቃለ መሕተት ምስ ተሳተፍቲ ሰለማዊ ሰልፊ ማይ ዓይኒ ቃለ መሕተት ምስ ተሳተፍቲ ሰለማዊ ሰልፊ ኣዲስ ኣበባ ማዕበል ድምጺ ደላይ ለውጢ ኣብ መላእ ዓለም … [Read more...] about ድምጺ ወጋሕታ

Eritrea Foreign Minister: “Political Prisoners are all Alive and in Good Hands”

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Anthony Lattier | June 20, 2016 | rfi.fr It is a massive and continuous exodus for several years. Part of the Eritrean population has already fled the country with Nigeria is the first provider of refugees in Europe. Many of them die on the way. The Eritrean government rarely speaks to foreign media. On a visit to Paris, the Eritrean Minister of Foreign Affairs responded to … [Read more...] about Eritrea Foreign Minister: “Political Prisoners are all Alive and in Good Hands”

Congolese opposition leader Katumbi sentenced to jail

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2016-06-22 | France24 Embattled DR Congo opposition leader Moise Katumbi, who last month quit the country, was sentenced to three years in jail Wednesday over a real estate dispute. Katumbi was seen as the leading challenger to President Joseph Kabila in elections due to be held this year, but the sentence effectively makes him ineligible to stand. The court in … [Read more...] about Congolese opposition leader Katumbi sentenced to jail

What It Takes to Get an Alleged Mass Rapist and 67 Militiamen Arrested in Congo

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Lauren Wolfe | June 23, 2016 | Foreign Policy The government wouldn't stop a powerful politician from allegedly gang-raping 50 young girls -- until it got a little bad press. It was in a sickly green, fluorescent-lit meeting room in Bukavu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a couple of years ago that someone whispered to me that babies were being gang-raped … [Read more...] about What It Takes to Get an Alleged Mass Rapist and 67 Militiamen Arrested in Congo

Congo’s Kabila Problem

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John Prrendergast and Sasha Lezhnev | June 21, 2016 | Foreign Affairs How Washington Can Get the President to Step Down In July of last year, U.S. President Barack Obama gave a landmark speech at the African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis Ababa, criticizing leaders who undemocratically change their constitutions to stay in power and emphasizing that the United States … [Read more...] about Congo’s Kabila Problem

Why Ethiopia is on track to become Africa’s industrial powerhouse

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June 22, 2016| The Conversation Ethiopia seems to be attracting the attention of economists interested in Africa, and for good reason. Except for Rwanda, Ethiopia is the only African country whose economic growth has been consistently high for more than a decade without relying on a natural resource boom. Between 2004 and 2014, per capita growth in Ethiopia was 8% … [Read more...] about Why Ethiopia is on track to become Africa’s industrial powerhouse

This $6-A-Month Plan Brings Solar Power To People Living Off The Grid

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Malaka Gharib | June 24, 2016 | NPR People talk about a flash of inspiration. But Xavier Helgesen's eureka moment came in the dark. A few years ago, the American entrepreneur was traveling through Malawi to meet with clients for his book-selling company, Better World Books. He stopped in Monkey Bay, a town of about 30,000 people, to spend the night. What made this place … [Read more...] about This $6-A-Month Plan Brings Solar Power To People Living Off The Grid