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What the G20 is doing – and why it matters

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Neil Renwick | September 2, 2016 | The Conversation As the leaders of the world’s 19 biggest economies and the European Union meet in the beautiful southern Chinese city of Hangzhou for the culmination of China’s year at the helm of the G20, it pays to ask exactly what they’re doing – and why it matters. Yes, the G20 really does matter, and for a whole fistful of … [Read more...] about What the G20 is doing – and why it matters

Dos Santos keeps Angola guessing but signs are clear

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Arnalodo Vieira | Sunday September 4 2016  | Daily Monitor The Angolan currency, kwanza, has been on a downswing, especially after the global oil prices came down as the southern African country is heavily dependent on its oil LUANDA - The Angolan currency, kwanza, has been on a downswing, especially after the global oil prices came down as the southern African country is … [Read more...] about Dos Santos keeps Angola guessing but signs are clear

ሓድነት ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ከም ጥርሙዝ ብቐሊሉ ብትን ዝብል ኣይኮነን

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ማሕሙድ ሳልሕ | Aug 8, 2016 | erigazette.org ማሕሙድ ሳልሕ | Aug 29, 2016 | erigazette.org ሓድነት ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ብቐሊሉ ዝስበር ጥርሙዝ ኣይኮነን (2ይ ክፋል) ማሕሙድ ሳልሕ ቅድሚ ናብቲ ካልኣይ ክፋል ናይ’ዚ ሒዘዮ ዘለኹ “ሓድነት ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ብቐሊሉ ዝስበር ጥርሙዝ ኣይኮነን” ዝብል ኣርእስቲ ምእታወይ ንኩልኹም ኣብተን ወብሳይታት ይኹን ኣብ ዩ-ትዩብ ርኢቶታትኩም ዝሃብኩምንን ብኣካል ይኹን ብተለፎን፡ኢማኤልን ብውልቂ ብኣካል ዝረኸብኩምንን ዘተባብዓኩምንን ብልቢ የመስግነኩም። እቲ ካልኣይ ነጥቢ ድማ፡ ኣብቲ ቀዳማይ ጽሑፍ፡ “ኣነ … [Read more...] about ሓድነት ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ከም ጥርሙዝ ብቐሊሉ ብትን ዝብል ኣይኮነን

መደብ ብጋህዲ ካብ ኤርትራ ወጻኢ ቍ. 5

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 ኣወሃሃድን ኣቕራብን (ቀለታ ኪዳነ) | 01/09/2016 ጕዳይ ኢትዮጵያ ዝጸልወና’ኳ እንተኾነ ብቐጥታ ዝምልከቶም ነቶም ሰብ ጕዳይ ኢዩ ንሕና ግን ጕዳይና ክንገብር ኣሎና ክቡራትን ክቡራንን ከመይ ቀኒኹም፡- ብጋህዲ ማለት ነቲ ብቕሉዕን ብዘይስክፍታን ዘይንዘራረበሉ ጕዳይ ኣንቍር ኣቢልና ብግልጺ ንዘራረበሉ ማለት ኢዩ። እሞ ኣብ ሃገርናስ  ንኹሉ ህዝባዊ ጕዳያትና ብጋህዲ ክትዘራረበሉ ይከኣል ድዩ ንዝብል ሕቶ ግን  መብዛሕትኦም ዝህቡዎ መልሲ ኣበይ ኣቢልካ ‘’ኣብዚ ከሎና’ኳ ንጋዳ’’  ዝብልዩ። ብኣጋጣሚ ግን ነዛ ናይ ሎሚ ኣርእስትና ዝዀነት ሓሙሸይቲ ክፋል ነዳልወሉ ኣብ … [Read more...] about መደብ ብጋህዲ ካብ ኤርትራ ወጻኢ ቍ. 5

How not to resettle refugees – lessons from the struggles of the Vietnamese ‘boat people’

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Jack Crangle | August 30, 2016 | The Conversation Reports surfaced in July that a refugee living on the island of Bute off the West coast of Scotland had described her new home as “where people come to die”. Although it is early days for the UK’s Syrian Vulnerable Person Resettlement Scheme, these initial signs of alienation are troubling. The two Syrian families … [Read more...] about How not to resettle refugees – lessons from the struggles of the Vietnamese ‘boat people’

የሕግ የበላይነትን የሚጋፉ ድርጊቶች ይወገዱ!

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በ ጋዜጣዉ ሪፓርተር | 31 Aug, 2016 የሕግ የበላይነት ከሌለ ሕገወጥነት ይሰፍናል፡፡ ሕገወጥነት የበላይነቱን ሲይዝ ዜጎች በሰላም ወጥቶ የመግባትና የመኖር መብታቸው ለአደጋ ከመጋለጡም በላይ፣ ሥርዓተ አልበኝነት ሰፍኖ አገር የማትወጣው አደጋ ውስጥ ትገባለች፡፡ ማንም ሰው በሰላም የመኖር፣ የመሥራት፣ የመማር፣ የመንቀሳቀስ፣ ሀብት የማፍራት፣ የመሰለውን አመለካከት የማራመድና የመሳሰሉት መብቶች የሚከበሩለት የሕግ የበላይነት ሲኖር ብቻ ነው፡፡ ከቅርብ ጊዜ ወዲህ በአገሪቱ በተለያዩ አካባቢዎች በተከሰቱ ተቃውሞዎች ሳቢያ የዜጎች ሕይወት፣ አካልና ንብረት ላይ ከፍተኛ ጉዳት ደርሷል፡፡ … [Read more...] about የሕግ የበላይነትን የሚጋፉ ድርጊቶች ይወገዱ!

The United Nations: What’s the Point?

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 Uri Friedman | Sep 2, 2016 | The Atlantic It’s not clear the organization can effectively confront—or even survive—today’s challenges. What if the United Nations didn’t exist? It’s a question easily answered, because for nearly all of human history, it didn’t. History “teaches us that order in international relations is the exception, rather than the rule,” Kevin Rudd, … [Read more...] about The United Nations: What’s the Point?

Once a Bucknell Professor, Now the Commander of an Ethiopian Rebel Army

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JOSHUA HAMMER | AUG. 31, 2016 | The New York Times Why Berhanu Nega traded a tenured position for the chance to lead a revolutionary force against an oppressive regime. Berhanu Nega was once one of Bucknell University’s most popular professors. An Ethiopian exile with a Ph.D. from the New School for Social Research in Manhattan, he taught one of the economics … [Read more...] about Once a Bucknell Professor, Now the Commander of an Ethiopian Rebel Army

Syrian Kurds vow to fight to the death to stop Turkey ‘invading’ their territory

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Patrick Cockburn Damascus | 03 September 2016 | The Independent Officials fear growing co-operation between the Syrian and Turkish governments in opposition to Kurdish separatism The Syrian Kurdish leadership vows to defend their de facto state in north east Syria to the end, but is fearful of a growing understanding between the Syrian and Turkish governments in … [Read more...] about Syrian Kurds vow to fight to the death to stop Turkey ‘invading’ their territory