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Looks like Angola has its own problems with presidential progeny

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 Candido Mendes and Henrique Almeida | 25 September 2018 | Business Day While former president Jacob Zuma's son, Duduzane, has not been arrested on corruption charges, he has been named at the state capture inquiry as one of those who helped the Guptas influence government Angola’s state prosecutor arrested the son of former President Jose Eduardo dos Santos over the … [Read more...] about Looks like Angola has its own problems with presidential progeny

Eritrea has slashed conscription. Will it stem the flow of refugees?

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Cristiano D'Orsi | August 8, 2018 | The Conversation Ethiopia and Eritrea have signed an historic agreement to end the 20-year conflict between the two countries. The breakthrough has been widely welcomed given the devastating effects the conflict has had on both countries as well as the region. The tension between the two countries led to Eritrea taking steps that … [Read more...] about Eritrea has slashed conscription. Will it stem the flow of refugees?

Beyond the Red Sea: A new driving force in the politics of the Horn

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Alex DeWaal | July 11, 2018  | World Peace Foundation This essay was published by African Arguments on July 11, 2018, and is the first part of The Thin Red Line, an African Arguments series focusing on dynamics around the Red Sea. The opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 transformed the Red Sea. Overnight, it turned from being a mere strip of water into a vital artery in … [Read more...] about Beyond the Red Sea: A new driving force in the politics of the Horn

The pop star vs the president: Uganda’s generational fight

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The Independent | September 13, 2018 Kampala, Uganda | AFP | “We used to be scared,” said Josephine Katumba, a 30-year-old hairdresser in Kamwokya, a poor suburb of Uganda’s capital Kampala. “We don’t have fear anymore.” President Yoweri Museveni has long had police beat the defiance out of his opponents, but a 36-year-old slumboy singer turned MP has energised and … [Read more...] about The pop star vs the president: Uganda’s generational fight

Africa’s aviation industry captains chart new course

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Julius Bizimungu | September 13, 2018 | The New Times Africa’s aviation market is predicted to top the global charts over the next 20 years. The industry growth is projected to be around 6 per cent on an annual basis, and it is a sector that many players believe has untapped potential. At the moment, however, Africa accounts for less than 2 per cent of the global air … [Read more...] about Africa’s aviation industry captains chart new course

Hydropower is Africa’s big gamble

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Sipho Kings | 14 Sep 2018 | Mail & Guardian  There isn’t enough electricity in sub-Saharan Africa. Industry can’t grow rapidly and many people have to use paraffin and firewood for cooking and heating. To change this situation, the African Development Bank says generating capacity has to grow by 6% a year by 2040. As of now, sub-Saharan Africa has 170 gigawatts of … [Read more...] about Hydropower is Africa’s big gamble

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 | 06 August 2018 | asmarino.com ደመር ብኣምሓርኛ፡ ንጥፋእ ማለት’ዩ ብትግረ። ኣትላንታ ጆርጅያ ካብ’ዛ ክነብረላ ዝተዓደልኩ “ብሚዛነይስ ገነት” ከተማ ቻርሎት ሰሜን ኣመሪካ ብመኪና ኣርባዕተ ሰዓት ዝወስድ ርሕቀት’ያ ትርከብ። ስለ ዝኾነ ድማ ቀብሪ መርዓ ሓዘን ዝመስል ምብጻሕ እንከጋጥም፤ ናብ ኣትላንታ ኣንጊህካ እንተ ገሽካ፡ ምሕዳርካ ናብ ቻርሎት ምምላስ ዝመስል’ዩ ናብራናን ጉርብትናናን። እዛ ትማሊ ቐዳም ነሓሰ ኣርባዕተ ዝኸድኩዋ መገሻ ግን ንኤርትራውነት ብዝምልከት ፍልይ ዝበለ ትምህርትን ነጸብራቕን ክርእን ክሰምዕን ዝተጸበኹላ ፈስቲቫል ኤርትራ ኣትላንታ 2018 … [Read more...] about ንደመር ብኣምሓርኛ፡ ንጥፋእ ማለት’ዩ ብትግረ።