Archives for September 2016
Allison Martell and Edmund Blair | Sept. 26, 2016 | Reuters A Canadian company operating in one of Africa’s poorest countries faces compensation claims from some workers. They say they were military conscripts and suffered harsh conditions. MONEY PIT: …
The New Dictators Published: September 28, 2016
Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Erica Frantz and Joseph Wright | September 26, 2016 | Foreign Affairs Why Personalism Rules A participant wears a sticker with the word “Obey!” during an opposition protest on Revolution square in central Moscow February 26, 2012 …
Trapped and bereft in the world’s ‘fastest emptying country’ Published: September 28, 2016
Mark Anderson in Asmara for The Africa Report | Wednesday 28 September 2016 | The Guardian Thousands of people flee Eritrea illegally every month to skip military service, but getting out is too expensive for most People wait for a bus in Asmara, the …
ዓሰርተ ሓሙሽተ ዓመት ኣብ ጕድጓድ መደብ ብጋህድን ሓቅን ካብ ኤርትራ ወጻኢ ቍ. 7 Published: September 27, 2016
ኣወሃሃድን ኣቕራብን ቀለታ ኪዳነ | Sep 24, 2016 | meskerem.net
ከውልደቱ የተበላሸ በዕድገቱ ያልተቃና፤ እንዴት ይታረቃል አሁን በስተርጅና Published: September 23, 2016
ይገረም አለሙ | undated | ኢትዮጵያ ዛሬ “ይታረቃል” የሚለው ቃል ሁለት ፍቺ አለው፤ በአጭሩ አንዱ እርቅ ሲሆን፣ ሁለተኛው የጎበጠን ማቅናት፣ መስመር የሳተን ማስተካከል ወዘተ ነው። ይህ ጽሁፍ የሚያተኩረው በሁለተኛው ትርጉሙ ላይ ነው። ወያኔ ሊለወጥም ሊስተካከልም ሊታረቅም የሚችል አለመሆኑን ለማሳየት። ወንበሩን የሚነቀንቅ እንቅስቅሴ ባጋጠመው ቁጥር ተሃድሶ የሚለው ወያኔ፤ የመጨረሻ ደረጃ …
Ethiopian Olympian: Prime Minister’s Claims I Was Coerced into Protest Are ‘False and Insulting’ Published: September 23, 2016
Siobhán O’Grady | September 23, 2016 | Foreign Policy NEW YORK — Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn told Foreign Policy on Tuesday that when Olympic marathoner Feyisa Lilesa raised his arms in an “X” at the Summer Games in Rio, he wasn’t pro …
Yemen: The Graveyard of the Obama Doctrine Published: September 23, 2016
Samuel Oakford and Peter Salisbury | 23 september 2016 | The Atlantic The human costs of facilitating Saudi Arabia’s proxy war People gather at the site of a Saudi-led air strike in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, Yemen September 22, 2016. REUTERS/A …
Ethiopian Prime Minister blames US-based government dissenters for protests Published: September 23, 2016
22 Sep 2016 | News 24/Mail & Guardian “This is not the capacity of the man himself. It’s something which has been orchestrated by someone else from outside,” Hailemariam was quoted saying. Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has blamed th …
How African governments are increasingly clamping down on the internet to control their citizenry Published: September 23, 2016
William Gumede | 22 Sep 2016 | Mail & Guardian African governments are increasingly clamping down on the internet, especially social media in an attempt to silence democratic opposition. The UN, must introduce stronger measures against African lead …
Half a dozen candidates vie for top WHO job, including Ethiopia’s foreign minister Published: September 23, 2016
Agency Staff | September 23 2016 | Business Day Margaret Chan. Picture: REUTERS/UESLEI MARCELINO GENEVA — Six candidates are in the running to take over the helm of the World Health Organisation (WHO), including Ethiopia’s foreign minister, who is bid …