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Archives for August 2016

Sweden – the “goodest” country in the world – is considering making it illegal for poor people to beg

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Vilhelm Carlström | 19 August, 2016  | Business Insider Sweden has been ranked the most good country in the world, when it comes to contributing to the common good of humanity. Whatever smugness that was worth may now go down the drain as the Social Democratic government opened today for legislation illegalizing begging. "The foundation of the governments work is … [Read more...] about Sweden – the “goodest” country in the world – is considering making it illegal for poor people to beg

Choosing Violence

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Oded Na'aman | August 15, 2016 | Boston Review As a child brought up in the Jewish-Israeli educational system, I was taught that none of Israel’s wars was a war of choice. Like most Israelis, I believed that Israel uses its military might only to defend its citizens from imminent danger. This is the Israeli ethos of necessary violence: peace is our yearning; war is our … [Read more...] about Choosing Violence

In Pursuit of the African Dream

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Ty McCormick | August 19, 2016 | Foreign Policy Two brothers risked everything for a better future thousands of miles from home. Their crushing story of failure reveals a continent’s broken immigration system. MOYALE, Kenya-Ethiopia border — Tears slipped down Mishamo Hosiso’s cheek as he trudged silently through the desert. Four slender frames moved through the … [Read more...] about In Pursuit of the African Dream

Angola passes laws to crack down on press and social media

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D Quaresma Dos Santos | Friday 19 August 2016 | The Guardian Regulatory body set up to control all forms of publishing as ruling party gears up to extend its reign, Maka Angola reports Angola’s government has approved a set of laws which hand control and regulation of all media to a new body run by the ruling party. The Angolan Social Communications … [Read more...] about Angola passes laws to crack down on press and social media

Burundi and Rwanda: a rivalry that lies at the heart of Great Lakes crises

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Andre Guichaoua | 20 Aug 2016 | Mail & Guardian Africa’s Great Lakes region is wracked by recurrent conflicts. André Guichaoua explains why. Two rival strongmen -  Paul Kagame in Rwanda and Pierre Nkurunziza in Burundi – are most to blame for peace eluding the region. The end of two particularly bloody and dramatic civil wars saw a reversal of the political and … [Read more...] about Burundi and Rwanda: a rivalry that lies at the heart of Great Lakes crises

An Ethiopian spring?

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Gamal Nkrumah | 18 August, 2016 | Al-Ahram The recent spate of demonstrations that has rocked Ethiopia has been causing extensive international concern, writes Gamal Nkrumah. It has taken less than a week for doubts to set in over the unrest in Ethiopia, a country of more than 100 million people and the source of the Blue Nile. What the Ethiopian opposition has done is to … [Read more...] about An Ethiopian spring?

Angolan president Dos Santos re-elected leader of ruling MPLA party

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Fri Aug 19, 2016 | Reuters Angola's ruling People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) on Friday confirmed the election of Jose Eduardo dos Santos for another term as leader of the party. Dos Santos, the sole nominee, won 2,543 votes, or 99.6 percent, MPLA spokesman Manuel Rabelais said after its electoral convention in the capital, Luanda. There had been … [Read more...] about Angolan president Dos Santos re-elected leader of ruling MPLA party

Why the Oromo protests mark a change in Ethiopia’s political landscape

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Asafa Jalata | August 14, 2016 | The Conversation Country-wide demonstrations by the Oromo in Ethiopia have flared up again. Ethiopia’s authorities reacted with heavy force, resulting in the death of 100 civilians. The Conversation Africa’s Samantha Spooner asked Professor Asafa Jalata about the country-wide protests. Who are the Oromo people? The Oromo are … [Read more...] about Why the Oromo protests mark a change in Ethiopia’s political landscape

Of washing powder, Afrophobia and racism in China

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Roberto Castillo | August 11, 2016 | The Conversation Is Afrophobia really on the rise in China? Roughly two months have passed since the Qiaobi detergent advertisement went viral. The advert, in which a Chinese woman shoves a black man into a washing machine only for him to emerge as a shiny, clean, Asian man, prompted Western media to call it “the most racist ad … [Read more...] about Of washing powder, Afrophobia and racism in China