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Ikea killer is afraid in Sweden, wants to go home

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27 February | speisa.com Abraham Ukbagabir, 37, who is sentenced to life in prison (18 years) for the double murder at Ikea in Västerås, has requested a transfer. He now wants to serve his sentences in his homeland of Eritrea. The reason for this is that Ukbagabir repeatedly has been beaten up in prison in Sweden, reports Aftonbladet. It was on August 10, 2015, that a … [Read more...] about Ikea killer is afraid in Sweden, wants to go home

BACK2KCAB: Some Notes on Eritrea’s Economy & Notes on Some Notes

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Dr. Fikrejesus Amahazion | February 2017 [undated] | madote.com Some Notes on Eritrea’s Economy According to the recently published Global Economic Prospects, a World Bank Group flagship report, the year 2016 was marked by stagnant global trade, subdued investment, and heightened policy uncertainty. For 2017, a subdued recovery is expected, with receding obstacles to activity … [Read more...] about BACK2KCAB: Some Notes on Eritrea’s Economy & Notes on Some Notes

ፖሊሲታት መንግስቲ ኣብ መሬት፡ ቁጠባን መንበሪ ኣባይትን ኣይሰረሐን-ባይቶ ዞባ ማእከል

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ተወልደብርሃን ገብረ | February 25, 2017 | asmaraonline ሀ) መእተዊ ኣብ ኤርትራ ዋላ’ኳ ብዕድመ ዝኣረጉ ይኹኑ ባይቶ ዞባታት ኣለዉ። ዝኣረጉ ማለተይ ምርጫታት ባይቶ ካብ ዘይግበር ነዊሕ ዓመታት ተቖጺሩ ኣሎ። ክንደየኖት ኢዮም ካብቶም ቅድሚ ነዊሕ ዓመታት ዝተመርጹ ኣባላት ባይቶ ሎሚ ብሂወት ዘለዉ ዝፍለጥ ነገር የሎን። ድምጺ እዞም ባይቶታት ክንደየናይ ተቐባልነት ኣሎዎ ካልእ ሕቶ ኾይኑ ለበዋታትን ምሕጽንታታትን ንዝምልከቶ ካብ ምሕላፍ ግን ዓዲ ዊዒሎም ኣይፈልጡን ኢዮም። ከም ግቡእ ኣብ ዘዞበኦም ዝለዓሉ ሓገግትን ተቖጻጸርትን ኣካላት ኢዮም። ኮይኑ ግን ኣብ ባይታ ክንዮ … [Read more...] about ፖሊሲታት መንግስቲ ኣብ መሬት፡ ቁጠባን መንበሪ ኣባይትን ኣይሰረሐን-ባይቶ ዞባ ማእከል

Africa has a long history of fake news after years of living with non-truth

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George Ogola | 28 Feb 2017 | The Conversation Oxford Dictionaries declared "post-truth" its word of 2016, thanks in no small part to the rise of Donald Trump to the White House. US President Donald Trump’s election and his disdain for the mainstream media has been seen by some as the triumph of post-truth politics. Post-truth politics is a culture in which objective … [Read more...] about Africa has a long history of fake news after years of living with non-truth

Frail, mumbling Robert Mugabe looks death in the eye

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AFP | 27 February 2017 | Business Day Matobo — Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe celebrated his 93rd birthday with a lavish party at the weekend, addressing his own mortality in a speech but showing no signs of stepping down. Wearing a black cowboy hat and a blazer bearing images of himself, Mugabe, who is increasingly frail, paused for lengthy periods and … [Read more...] about Frail, mumbling Robert Mugabe looks death in the eye

South Sudan’s Man-Made Famine

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Siobhán O'Grady | February 27, 2017 | Foreign Policy The country's warring leaders have left their citizens with two options – flee or starve. PALORINYA, Uganda – The bloodstain outside Peresi Saima’s house told her what she already knew. Still, she pushed the door to her home open just far enough to see her dead husband’s body slumped against a chair, dragged … [Read more...] about South Sudan’s Man-Made Famine

What Is a Populist? And is Donald Trump one?

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Uri Friedman | Feb 27, 201 | The Atlantic Why does Donald Trump exaggerate the size of his inauguration crowd, brag about his election win in conversations with world leaders, and claim without evidence that voter fraud may have cost him the popular vote? Why does he dismiss protesters who oppose him as “paid professionals” and polls that reflect poorly on him as “fake … [Read more...] about What Is a Populist? And is Donald Trump one?