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Archives for August 2016
Freeing girls trafficked to Italy for sex: ‘You will not be a slave for ever’ – video
Thousands of women and girls are being trafficked to Italy from Nigeria, into a life of forced prostitution. Abused and desperately vulnerable, they have a champion in Princess Okokon, who was herself trafficked from Nigeria in 1999. Okokon fled her captors, and, with her husband, Alberto, set up the NGO Piam Onlus. Together they have helped hundreds of women in Asti and Sicily … [Read more...] about Freeing girls trafficked to Italy for sex: ‘You will not be a slave for ever’ – video
African Union must adapt to the winds of change
William Gumede | 07 Jul 2016 | Mail & Guardian The African Union is ill-suited in its current form to secure quality democracy, inclusive development and peace on … [Read more...] about African Union must adapt to the winds of change
We’re forced by nature to share the Nile with our neighbours, says Ethiopian dam project manager
Bassem Abo Alabass in Benishangul | Thursday 4 Aug 2016 | Ahram Ahram Online traveled this week to Ethiopia to take a first hand look at the under-construction Grand Renaissance Dam and sought to gauge local opinions on the project "You have the High Dam in Egypt, and we hope to have the GERD, because we want electricity and our country to grow,” an Ethiopian … [Read more...] about We’re forced by nature to share the Nile with our neighbours, says Ethiopian dam project manager
Is the Mystery of Raoul Wallenberg’s Death Finally Solved?
Ofer Aderet, Haaretz Correspondent | Aug 07, 2016 | The Huffington Post Newly published diaries of the first KGB chief state that the Swedish diplomat was liquidated on Stalin’s orders in a Soviet prison in 1947. The mystery surrounding the disappearance and death of Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who saved tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust, … [Read more...] about Is the Mystery of Raoul Wallenberg’s Death Finally Solved?
ኢትዮጵያ በእሳተገሞራ ጫፍ ላይ ተቀምጣ! (ፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም)
ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም (ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ) | ሀምሌ 27 ቀን 2008 ዓ.ም | ecadforum.com ‘በሰላማዊ መንገድ ለውጥ እንዳይመጣ የሚከላከሉ ሁሉ ሞገደኛውን እና የማይቀረውን የአብዮት ማዕበል እንዲያስተናግዱ ይገደዳሉ’ ጆን ኤፍ. ኬኔዲ እንዲፈጸምልህ በምትመኘው ነገር ላይ አስቀድምህ ተጠንቀቅ ምክንያቱም የሚሆነው አይታወቅም የተመኘኸውን ልታገኝ ትችላለህና… በአሁኑ ጊዜ በህይወት የሌለው እና የህዝባዊ ወያኔ ሀርነት ትግራይ ወሮበላ የዘራፊ ቡድን ስብስብ (ዘ-ህወሀት) ፈላጭ ቆራጭ መሪ የነበረው አምባገነኑ መለስ ዜናዊ አፈር ይቅለለውና የእርሱን አገዛዝ የማይወዱ … [Read more...] about ኢትዮጵያ በእሳተገሞራ ጫፍ ላይ ተቀምጣ! (ፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም)
Illegal fishing is a major threat to Africa’s blue economy
Adam Abdou Hassan, Enseignant chercheur, Université de Rouen | June 22, 2016| The Conversation The blue economy lies at the heart of globalisation. Ninety percent of international trade takes place via the sea and 95% of global communication relies on underwater networks. The blue economy encompasses all economic activity in and around rivers, lakes, streams, … [Read more...] about Illegal fishing is a major threat to Africa’s blue economy
Deaths and detentions in Ethiopia as protests flare
06 August 2016 | Aljazeera Six people have been reported killed in the country's Gondar region, and dozens detained during a rally in Addis Ababa. At least six people have been reported killed over two days of protests in Ethiopia while dozens were arrested in the capital, Addis Ababa. A source told Al Jazeera that four people were killed on Saturday in the northern … [Read more...] about Deaths and detentions in Ethiopia as protests flare
“ብዕር ከጎራዴ ይብልጣል”
ትኪ ጉደታ | August 6, 2016 | ዘሐበሻ ሰሞኑን በሚገርም ሁኔታ ወልቃይት-ጠገዴ-ጠለምት የመከራ ግፍ እና ስደት ለበርካታ ኢትዮጵያን ከራስ ፀጉሩ እስከ እግር ጥፍሩ ነው የዘለቀው:: በ1990 ዓ/ም በአንድ አአ ዩንቨርሲቲ የመኝታ ክፍል የምንጋራ እኔ ከአርሲ ነፍሱን ይማረውና ተስፋዬ ጨመዳ ከወለጋ ተስፋዬ አፍጮ ከመርካቶ (ዛሬ ደሜ “blood type T”) ብሎ በ150 ብር ስጦታ በዳግማው ምኒልክ ት/ት (በ1993 ዓ/ም) ስብሰባ ላይ ተገዝቶ ሕወሓት ሳይሆን በፊት ጎጃሜው (ለደነንቱ ስል ስሙን ዘልየዋልሁ) ተጋሪያችን ያወጋን በነበረ ወቅት ነው ስለ አማራ-ትግሬ መሬት ነጤቃ … [Read more...] about “ብዕር ከጎራዴ ይብልጣል”
Flyktingbarn utnyttjas i sexhandel
Salomon Rogberg | 6 aug, 2016 | GP Flyktingbarn misstänks ha tvingats till prostitution i Malmö. Det ser liknande ut i resten av landet. Länsstyrelsen i Skåne har registrerat 32 fall där flyktingbarn misstänks ha utnyttjats i prostitution, skriver Sydsvenskan. Fallen har upptäckts av personal på asylboenden, Migrationsverket och inom socialtjänsten. Barn på … [Read more...] about Flyktingbarn utnyttjas i sexhandel
DN Debatt. ”Inför ett snabbspår för flyktingar till högskolan”
Harriet Wallberg och Annika Pontén | 2016-07-26 | DN Väg till integration. Med de nya reglerna måste asylsökande efter ett år kunna visa att de kan försörja sig för att få stanna i Sverige. Högskolan blir då ett omöjligt alternativ för många. Reglerna måste ändras så att flyktingar kan få studera i väntan på uppehållstillstånd, skriver Harriet Wallberg och Annika Pontén … [Read more...] about DN Debatt. ”Inför ett snabbspår för flyktingar till högskolan”