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The house of Mugabe crumbles – but it’s too soon to celebrate in Zimbabwe

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Stephen Chan | November 17, 2017 | The Conversation It seemed that Robert Mugabe, the 93-year-old Zimbabwean president, would rule his country until he died – but in the end, his fall was very swift. Mugabe’s decision to depose vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa, at the behest of his 52-year-old wife Grace, was the last straw, and the army stepped in to depose him in a … [Read more...] about The house of Mugabe crumbles – but it’s too soon to celebrate in Zimbabwe

Egypt’s security forces are enforcing ‘torture assembly line’

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Karen McVeigh | Wednesday 6 September 2017 | The Guardian Human Rights Watch report says President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi has given green light for ‘epidemic of torture’ that could amount to crime against humanity Egypt’s president, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, has given police and national security officers a green light to use torture with impunity, according to Human Rights … [Read more...] about Egypt’s security forces are enforcing ‘torture assembly line’

ለኢሕአደግ መንግሥት የቀረበ አቤቱታና ምክር –

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ጣሰው ደስታ (ኮሞዶር) | January 8, 2017 | zehabesha.com በአሜሪካ ወዳጆቻችንም እንደተጠየቁት፣ ሁለተኛ፣ እናንተም በአቶ አርአያ ዘሪሁንና በአቶ አሰፋ ማሞ አማካኝነት እንደጠየቃችሁኝ፣ ሦስተኛ፣ በልዑል ራስ መንገሻ ሥዩም አበረታችነት፣ አራተኛ፣ በክቡርደጃዝማች ዘውዴ ገብረሥላሴ ጠያቂነት አብሬአችሁ አገሬ እንድገባ በ1991 እንደ አውሮፓያን አቆጣጠር ተጠይቄ እንደነበር ታውቃላችሁ። አብሬአችሁ አገሬ ያልገባሁትና የመመለሱን ሃስብ ያልተቀበልኩበት ምክንያት እንደሚከተለው ነው። የምወዳት ባለቤቴ፣ የምወዳቸው የባለቤቴ አባትና እናት በጠቅላላውም የምወደውና … [Read more...] about ለኢሕአደግ መንግሥት የቀረበ አቤቱታና ምክር –

Mugabe: Liberation hero turned despot

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18 December 2016 | Business Day On Saturday, his ruling Zanu-PF party endorsed the 92-year-old leader as its candidate for the 2018 presidential election, bringing him closer to achieving his wish. From crushing political dissent to ushering in disastrous land reforms that saw the economy crumble, many accuse Mugabe of turning the regional breadbasket into a food … [Read more...] about Mugabe: Liberation hero turned despot

AU summit in Kigali ends with new resolve to foster efficiency, self-reliance

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Eugene Kwibuka | July 19, 2016 | The New Times The 27th African Union Summit in Kigali closed Monday with a commitment to fast track initiatives designed to make the African Union Commission (AUC) financially independent. This, the summit concluded, will make the body more efficient and galvanise the continent’s ambition to become a truly peaceful, independent and … [Read more...] about AU summit in Kigali ends with new resolve to foster efficiency, self-reliance

Lucky buffalo miraculously escapes from five lions because of in-fighting within the pride [or the parable of our so-called Diaspora opposition!]

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25 May 2016 | The Telegraph Five lions let a buffalo get away because they are too busy fighting each other at Mala Mala Private Game Reserve in South Africa. … [Read more...] about Lucky buffalo miraculously escapes from five lions because of in-fighting within the pride [or the parable of our so-called Diaspora opposition!]