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Ethiopian opposition leader pleads not guilty to incitement charges
Aaron Maasho | ADDIS ABABA | Fri Mar 3, 2017 | REUTERS An Ethiopian opposition leader from a region hit by deadly anti-government protests last year pleaded not guilty in court on Friday, after prosecutors brought charges against him for inciting unrest. Merera Gudina, leader of the Oromo Federalist Congress from the Oromiya region which was the center of protests … [Read more...] about Ethiopian opposition leader pleads not guilty to incitement charges
Eritrea: All go for ‘global game changer’
Staff reporter | 19 Feb 2017 | Mining Journal Now Danakali (AU:DNK) has the green light to develop its positively unique potash project with a 200-year minelife in Eritrea, it is aiming straight for the top. “This project is going to be a game changer for the global potash industry,” managing director and CEO Paul Donaldson says. The factors that give him such … [Read more...] about Eritrea: All go for ‘global game changer’
An innovative cure for broken water pumps in Africa
Feb 28th 2017 | The Economist New technology uses big data to keep the taps flowing IN THE mid-2000s Playpumps International, a charity, hit on a photogenic way of providing clean water to rural African villages: a pump powered by children playing on a merry-go-round. International donors and celebrities pledged more than $16m. But the system was more expensive than … [Read more...] about An innovative cure for broken water pumps in Africa
How miners, fishers are taking life out of Lake Victoria
JAMES RANDERSON | Wednesday March 1 2017 | Daily Nation Twenty meters under the ground, lit only by the torches strapped to their heads, a group of eight men are seeking their fortune. The cramped tunnels have been hewn out of the bare rock using hammers, chisels, bare hands and many days of their own toil. The goal: to strike it lucky by finding a rich seam of … [Read more...] about How miners, fishers are taking life out of Lake Victoria
Ikea killer is afraid in Sweden, wants to go home
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
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
Africa has a long history of fake news after years of living with non-truth
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
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
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
Refugee women and children ‘beaten, raped and starved in Libyan hellholes’
Karen McVeigh | Tuesday 28 February 2017 | The Guardian Militia-run detention centres in Libya are ‘no more than forced labour camps and makeshift prisons’, Unicef says Women and children making the dangerous journey to Europe to flee poverty and conflicts in Africa are being beaten, raped and starved in “living hellholes” in Libya, the United Nations … [Read more...] about Refugee women and children ‘beaten, raped and starved in Libyan hellholes’