Archives for December 2015
WASHINGTON |Wed 30 Dec 2015 | REUTERS U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration is preparing new sanctions on international companies and individuals over Iran’s ballistic missile program, sources familiar with the situation said on Wednesday. The W …
White House says concerned by arrest of journalists in Ethiopia Published: December 31, 2015
WASHINGTON | Wed 30 Dec 2015 | REUTERS The White House on Wednesday voiced concern about the arrest of journalists in Ethiopia and urged that country’s government to release people imprisoned for exercising their right to free expression. U.S. Presiden …
Bicycle nation: Eritrea’s riders harbour dreams of the Alpine valleys Published: December 30, 2015
David Smith in Asmara | Wednesday 30 December 2015| THE GUARDIAN In a country where bikes are common and often older than cyclists’ parents, the hobby is fast becoming the sport of choice for young Tour de France aspirants Cyclists during a street race …
Egypt’s Sisi tells Egyptians ‘not to worry’ about Ethiopian dam Published: December 30, 2015
Wednesday 30 Dec 2015 | Ahram The Egyptian president’s statement comes 24 hours after signing a new agreement between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi told the Egyptians on Wednesd …
There are limits to your power, Mr President Published: December 30, 2015
Richard Calland | 18 Dec 2015 | MAIL & GUARDIAN The year was one of disastrous and shameful decisions, but our democracy still functions. Politically, 2015 was a year of drama, paranoia and grotesque misjudgments. It began with the drama of Julius …
The World According to Russia Published: December 30, 2015
Jeffrey Taylor | 30 December 2015 | The Atlantic A documentary on state television gives a glimpse of Vladimir Putin’s philosophy. Vladimir Putin at his end-of-the-year news conference in Moscow Maxim Smeyev / Reuters “Do you realize what you have done …
Ethiopia: What if they were really set free? Published: December 30, 2015
ADDIS ABABA and LALIBELA | Jan 2nd 2016 | ECONOMIST If the government let people breathe, they might fly THE Ben Abeba restaurant is a spiral-shaped concrete confection perched on a mountain ridge near Lalibela, an Ethiopian town known for its labyrint …
Geeska Afrika Year End Analysis Published: December 30, 2015
December 29, 2015 – Geeska Afrika year end analysis revealed topics that our readers cared about the most over the past year. Clear trends can be traced in what have been the most important stories like trade finance in the Horn of African countries; …
How Stories Deceive Published: December 30, 2015
Maria Konnikova | December 29, 2015 | The New Yorker A young woman fooled the governments of three countries. What does her con reveal about how we see the world? Credit Illustration by Boyoun Kim On the afternoon of October 10, 2013, an unusually cold …
China’s Xi tells grumbling party cadres: ‘Don’t talk back’ Published: December 30, 2015
Simon Denyer | 29 December 2015 | The Washington Post Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech this month at the opening ceremony of the second World Internet Conference in Zhejiang province in eastern China. (Larry Leung/European Pressphoto Agen …