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BACK2KCAB: The President and Eritrean Refugees

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Asmara, 08 November 2016 | shabait.com Take 1: President Isaias Urges for Concerted Global Efforts Asmara, 08 November 2016 –  Drawing attention to the vexing issues and plight of refugees and migrants, President Isaias Afwerki has urged for concerted international efforts to bring about a durable and effective solution to the malaise.  President Isaias underlined the … [Read more...] about BACK2KCAB: The President and Eritrean Refugees

Ukip-backed ‘Freedom Awards’ spark protests in Stockholm

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Dominic Hinde | Friday 04 November 2016 | The Scotsman Ukip are at the centre of controversy in Sweden after co-organising a networking event and awards ceremony together with a range of populist-right and neo-fascist European parties. The ‘European Freedom Awards’, due to take place at Stockholm’s five star waterfront Grand Hotel this evening are being run together with … [Read more...] about Ukip-backed ‘Freedom Awards’ spark protests in Stockholm

A clock has been started that could lead to Jacob Zuma’s removal

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Nov 5th 2016 | The Economist South Africa’s Public Protector finds “state capture” by the president’s pals ON THE day that Jacob Zuma, South Africa’s president, was due to meet his Zimbabwean counterpart in Harare, an anti-corruption ombudsman back home released a report that may make his continued rule every bit as precarious as that of the ailing Robert Mugabe. The … [Read more...] about A clock has been started that could lead to Jacob Zuma’s removal

Donald Trump’s rigged election comments a “gift to dictators”, say Africans

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Ed Cropley | 31 Oct 2016 | Mail & Guardian Long-serving rulers who have faced U.S. criticism in the past are already using Trump's remarks to counter Washington's pro-democracy message. If Donald Trump is interested in rigged elections, Zimbabwean opposition leader Tendai Biti says he could teach him a thing or two. Biti was arrested for treason and detained for a month … [Read more...] about Donald Trump’s rigged election comments a “gift to dictators”, say Africans

Ethiopia’s state of emergency: both sides are determined to fight to the finish

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Asafa Jalata | 01 Nov 2016 | Mail & Guardian The state of emergency in Ethiopia is the last attempt by the Tigrayan-led regime to stop the Oromo and Amhara protests and maintain political power. Waves of protests have gripped Ethiopia since last November . In response the government has declared a six-month state of emergency . In an interview with The Conversation … [Read more...] about Ethiopia’s state of emergency: both sides are determined to fight to the finish

Facebook’s Free Basics Is an African Dictator’s Dream

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Nanjala Nyabola | October 27, 2016 | Foreign Policy The tech giant’s no-frills app gives governments a version of the internet they can influence, if not totally control. NAIROBI — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s surprise visit to Kenya and Nigeria in September saw him eat ugali fish with his hands and crash a Nollywood music video shoot in between whirlwind tours of … [Read more...] about Facebook’s Free Basics Is an African Dictator’s Dream

Understanding the Roots of Conflict in South Sudan

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Katherine Noel | September 14, 2016 | Council on Foreign Relations Five years after gaining independence, South Sudan is gripped by a civil war that has killed an estimated 50,000 and displaced 1.6 million. Civil war along ethnic lines broke out in December 2013, following President Salva Kiir’s accusations that former Vice President Riek Machar was plotting a coup d'état. … [Read more...] about Understanding the Roots of Conflict in South Sudan

Remembering the Palestinians murdered at Kafr Qasim six decades ago

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Yoav Galai | October 28, 2016 | The Conversation October 2016 marks the 60th anniversary of one of the key events in Jewish-Arab history within Israel: the Kafr Qasim massacre of 1956, in which 49 women, men and children were shot dead by an army unit instructed to kill all breakers of a badly implemented curfew. This event is not part of the national Israeli … [Read more...] about Remembering the Palestinians murdered at Kafr Qasim six decades ago

ICC’s toughest trial: Africa vs. ‘Infamous Caucasian Court’

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Ed Cropley | JOHANNESBURG | Fri Oct 28, 2016 | REUTERS South Africa and Burundi's decision to quit the International Criminal Court (ICC) and an attack by Gambia against its supposed 'Caucasian' justice are likely to embolden other African states to leave the world's only permanent war crimes tribunal. Although criticizing the Hague-based institution for perceived … [Read more...] about ICC’s toughest trial: Africa vs. ‘Infamous Caucasian Court’

Calais minors lured from camp then abandoned by authorities

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Lisa O'Carroll in Calais, Amelia Gentleman and Alan Travis in London | Thursday 27 October 2016 | The Guardian UK and France accused of breaching human rights as children forced to sleep in makeshift conditions for second night The British and French governments were accused of breaching children’s human rights as up to 50 teenagers were abandoned by … [Read more...] about Calais minors lured from camp then abandoned by authorities