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Israel wins Ethiopian support for African Union ‘observer’ role

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Thursday 7 Jul 2016 | Ahram Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's push for his country to be granted "observer status" at the African Union gained the backing of continental heavyweight Ethiopia on Thursday. "Israel is working very hard in many African countries. There is no reason to deny this observer position to Israel," said Ethiopian Prime Minister … [Read more...] about Israel wins Ethiopian support for African Union ‘observer’ role

Migrants put Sweden’s cozy Nordic Model under pressure

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STOCKHOLM | Niklas Pollard and Johan Ahlander | Thu Jul 7, 2016 | REUTERS Swedes rarely use cash, but building firm owner Piotr can’t get enough of the stuff. Every week, he spends hours racing from ATM to ATM using four credit cards to withdraw up to 80,000 Swedish crowns ($9,400). He needs the cash, he says, to pay the undocumented immigrant workers he … [Read more...] about Migrants put Sweden’s cozy Nordic Model under pressure

Can a Consummate Insider Bring the Change the U.N. Desperately Needs?

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Colum Lynch | July 5, 2016 Foreign Policy   Susana Malcorra wants to run the U.N. But can she shake up an institution that she's been so instrumental in shaping? Susana Malcorra, Argentina’s foreign minister and a leading candidate to become the U.N.’s ninth secretary-general, understands the inner workings of Turtle Bay better than any of her 10 rivals, a … [Read more...] about Can a Consummate Insider Bring the Change the U.N. Desperately Needs?

The President of Uganda Kept Calling Israel ‘Palestine’ During Netanyahu’s Visit

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Siobhan O'Grady | July 5, 2016 | Foreign Policy In July 1976, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s older brother Yonatan flew some 2,300 miles from Israel to Entebbe, Uganda, where pro-Palestinian hijackers were holding more than 100 people hostage in an abandoned airport terminal. The elder Netanyahu was part of a small group of elite Israeli commandos … [Read more...] about The President of Uganda Kept Calling Israel ‘Palestine’ During Netanyahu’s Visit

Zimbabwe shuts down in peaceful protest against corruption

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Reuters in Harare | Wednesday 6 July 2016 | The Guardian Stay-away day fronted by #ThisFlag sees foreign banks and stores close doors in Harare to protest against injustice Zimbabweans have stayed at home and foreign banks and most businesses in the capital, Harare, have shut down operations in one of the biggest – and most peaceful – stay-away … [Read more...] about Zimbabwe shuts down in peaceful protest against corruption

Enough is enough, says the man behind Zimbabwe’s shutdown

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Staff Writer | July 06 2016 | Daily News WEDNESDAY is about telling the politicians in Zimbabwe that "enough is enough"‚ the man behind the call for the stayaway told a South African audience. Speaking to Talk Radio 702’s Koketso Sachane‚ Pastor Evan Mawarire said he had started the #ThisFlag movement a month and a half ago to get his countrymen to unite against … [Read more...] about Enough is enough, says the man behind Zimbabwe’s shutdown

Protest strike hits Zimbabwe as pressure on Mugabe grows

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Agency Staff  | July 06 2016 | Daily News Riot police patrolled through Zimbabwe’s capital Harare on Wednesday as a call for a national strike against President Robert Mugabe’s economic policies closed businesses and crippled the public transport system. The strike follows days of unrest over the government’s failure to pay civil servants’ salaries, a currency … [Read more...] about Protest strike hits Zimbabwe as pressure on Mugabe grows

Ramadan in Djibouti

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James Jeffrey | July 4, 2016  | Foreign Affairs Life in the Port City It seems obvious that fasting between sunrise and sunset for the month of Ramadan would hurt productivity. But in the port city of Djibouti, East Africa’s premier trade hub, there can’t be any letup, even during Islam’s most holy month. The pressure is especially high this year, as landlocked … [Read more...] about Ramadan in Djibouti