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Habre’s rise from war specialist to dictator

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Agency Staff  | May 31 2016 | Business Day A DESERT warfare specialist, Chad’s Hissene Habre seized power in 1982 and quickly embraced the role of remorseless dictator, with brutal repression the hallmark of his eight-year reign of terror. Often dressed in combat fatigues that complemented his "desert fighter" nickname, Habre fled to Senegal after he was ousted by Chad’s … [Read more...] about Habre’s rise from war specialist to dictator

ኣበዓዕላ ኢዮቤልዩ ብዓል ናጽነትን ሕልሚ ጥራሕ ኰይኑ ዝተረፈ ትጽቢታትናን::

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ቀለታ ኪዳነ (ሎንዶን) | May 29, 2016 | meskerem.net ቃል  ፕረዚደንት ኢሳይያስ ኣፈወርቂ፡ ኣብ ጽምብል ብሩራዊ ኢዮቤልዩ ናጽነት ኤርትራ 2016 | ERi-TV … [Read more...] about ኣበዓዕላ ኢዮቤልዩ ብዓል ናጽነትን ሕልሚ ጥራሕ ኰይኑ ዝተረፈ ትጽቢታትናን::

When Europe Loved Islam

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Marya Hanun, Sophie Spaan | May 5, 2016 | Foreign Policy Before the continent started banning hijab, European aristocrats used to change their names to Abdullah and Muhammad, and going to the local mosque was the latest trend. From the outside, with its high minarets and bulbous Mughal-style dome, the Wilmersdorf mosque, located on Brienner Street in southwest Berlin, … [Read more...] about When Europe Loved Islam

Ethiopia’s Vanguard Capitalists

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Toni Weis | May 26, 2016 | Foreign Affairs How the EPRDF Mobilizes for Economic Development This week, Ethiopia is commemorating its national day with an exhibition celebrating the country’s economic progress. More than 140 companies—some state-owned, some private—have set up displays in Millennium Hall, a conference center in Addis Ababa’s upscale Bole … [Read more...] about Ethiopia’s Vanguard Capitalists

Back2kcaB | “ኤርትራ ወደባታን መሬታን ንክራይ ኮነ ንመሸጣ ዘይትፈቅድ ሃገር…”

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“ኤርትራ ወደባታን መሬታን ንክራይ ኮነ ንመሸጣ ዘይትፈቅድ ሃገር…” | sallina.com ዘይትግበር ህግደፋዊ ጭርሖ ብግብሪ…ክቃላዕ እንከሎ ህግደፋዊት መቓልሕ ሓሶት ፕሮፖጋንዳ “ሓዳስ ኤርትራ” ብዕለት 02 ሚያዝያ 2015 ኣብ ዝፈነወቶ መበል 24 ዓመት ቁጽሪ 214 ጋዜጣ ብኢሳይያስን የማነ ማንኪን ተዳሊዩ ብስም ሚኒስተሪ ጉዳያት ወጻኢ ዝተፈነወ 11 እማመታት ዘለዎ መግለጺ “መርገጺ ኤርትራ ኣብ ምዕባለታትን ርክባትን” የነጽር፡፡ ብመሰረት”ዚ ኣብ መበል 8ይ ነጥቢ ተጠቒሱ ዘሎ መርገጺ ቃል ብቃል ከም ዝስዕብ እዩ፡፡ “ኤርትራ ደሴታታ፡ ወደባታን መሬታን ንክራይ ኮነ መሸጣ ዘይትፈቅድ … [Read more...] about Back2kcaB | “ኤርትራ ወደባታን መሬታን ንክራይ ኮነ ንመሸጣ ዘይትፈቅድ ሃገር…”

Refugee crisis: ‘More than 700’ feared dead in Mediterranean shipwrecks

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Adam Withnall | 29 May 2016 | The Independent UN refugee agency says three wrecks over three days have made this the deadliest week in the crisis for more than a year More than 700 refugees are believed to have died in three shipwrecks in the Mediterranean, in what would be the deadliest week in the refugee crisis for more than a year. The UN's refugee agency said … [Read more...] about Refugee crisis: ‘More than 700’ feared dead in Mediterranean shipwrecks

A quarter of a century after independence Eritreans still yearn for freedom

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Valerie Frank | May 23, 2016  | The Conversation Eritrea marks 25 years of independence from Ethiopia this month. It is now one of the most underdeveloped countries in the world and is run by a repressive government. The Conversation Africa’s politics and society editor, Thabo Leshilo, asked Valerie Frank* to shed light on the secretive country as it marks this … [Read more...] about A quarter of a century after independence Eritreans still yearn for freedom

Revisiting Frantz Fanon: memories and moments of a militant philosopher

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May 25, 2016 |The Conversation A new book by Leo Zeilig focuses on one of Africa and the modern era’s most celebrated revolutionaries, whose views remain influential long after his death. This is an edited extract. Many people spoke well that day. Delegates had come from across the African continent to independent Ghana for the All-African Peoples’ Conference in … [Read more...] about Revisiting Frantz Fanon: memories and moments of a militant philosopher