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ለሁሉም ጊዜ አለው

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ማስተዋል በለጠ | undated| ኢትዮጵያ ዛሬ በመላዋ ሀገራችን ለነፃነታችን እየተዋደቁ የሚገኙ ዜጎች ውድ ሕይወታቸውን እየሰው የነፃነት ቀንዲሉን በማብራት ላይ ናቸው። ታሪክ ሲዘክረው የሚኖር ታላቅ መስዋዕትነት እየከፈሉ በመሆናቸው በአልሞ ተኳሽ የወያኔ አጋዚ ጦር አንገታቸው እየታረደና ጭንቅላታቸው እየተገመሰ ሕይወታቸውን የሚያጡ ውድ ወገኖቻችንን ነፍሳቸውን ፈጣሪ ይማርልን። በዚያን ሰሞን ካነበብኳቸው መጣጥፎች አንዱ በ16 የትግራይ ተወላጆች የተጻፈው በወያኔ ላይ የተወሰደ አቋም ነው። ኪዳነ ምሕረት ትባርካቸው። ፕሮፌስር መስፍን አንድ ወቅት ጥሩ ኢትዮጵያውያን ተጋሩን መቁጠር ጀምረው … [Read more...] about ለሁሉም ጊዜ አለው

North Korea, Far From Crazy, Is All Too Rational

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MAX FISHER | SEPT. 10, 2016 | The New York Times Is North Korea irrational? Or does it just pretend to be? North Korea has given the world ample reason to ask: threats of war, occasional attacks against South Korea, eccentric leaders and wild-eyed propaganda. As its nuclear and missile programs have grown, this past week with a fifth nuclear test, that concern has … [Read more...] about North Korea, Far From Crazy, Is All Too Rational

How did the gifted Jacob Zuma in Burundi fail so dismally at governing SA?

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George Rautenbach  | September 10 2016 Business Day IT WAS a cold, grey Monday morning in Paris, France in 1999. Being in charge of a presidential visit is a logistical nightmare but this one was easy. No escorts, no bells, no whistles. A low-key visit to address a meeting of the international socialist movement. Our VIP was a very relaxed and no-nonsense person. … [Read more...] about How did the gifted Jacob Zuma in Burundi fail so dismally at governing SA?

Uzbekistan After Karimov – Its Grim Prospects

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Erica Marat | September 7, 2016 | Foreign Affairs Update (September 8, 2016): On September 8, Uzbekistan’s parliament appointed Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyaev interim head of state, replacing Nigmatilla Yuldashev, the chair of the parliament’s upper house. Mirziyaev will likely ascend to the presidency in the coming months after a tightly controlled national election. … [Read more...] about Uzbekistan After Karimov – Its Grim Prospects

Zimbabwe Follows Robert Mugabe’s Health by Following His Plane

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HOPEWELL CHIN’ONO and NORIMITSU ONISHI | SEPT. 6, 2016 | The New York Times HARARE, Zimbabwe — It is an indirect clue at best, but it is often all they can get: Many Zimbabweans have taken to divining the state of their increasingly frail 92-year-old leader’s health from the movements of his presidential plane. On Saturday morning, anyone with a smartphone could … [Read more...] about Zimbabwe Follows Robert Mugabe’s Health by Following His Plane

Dam talks put off

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8 September, 2016 | Al-Ahram Weekly A meeting of ministers of irrigation from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on the Renaissance Dam has been postponed A meeting of ministers of irrigation and water resources from Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia on the potential risks posed by Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam to Egypt and Sudan has been postponed. Walid Hakek, spokesman for Egypt’s Ministry … [Read more...] about Dam talks put off

How the world forgot “Africa’s North Korea” Eritrea, and what this means for migration

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Gabriel Pogrund | 9 September 2016  | New Statesman Britain receives more asylum seekers from Eritrea than anywhere else, but the isolated African state somehow still hides in the world's blindspot. This summer, Eritrea turned 25. On a hazy evening in Asmara, the crumbling pastel-coloured capital, a foreign official offers a rare insight into the current state of … [Read more...] about How the world forgot “Africa’s North Korea” Eritrea, and what this means for migration