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Archives for February 2016

Syria: The winners and losers are becoming clear in this war

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Patrick Cockburn | Saturday 13 February 2016  | THE INDEPENDENT The war is far from over, but the faint shape of an endgame is coalescing amid the bloodbath At an early stage of the war in Syria, an Iraqi official went to see a Nato commander. “What’s the difference between what is happening in Syria and Libya [where Muammar Gaddafi had just been overthrown]?” he asked. … [Read more...] about Syria: The winners and losers are becoming clear in this war

Challenger hopes voters will finally break Uganda leader’s stubborn grip on power

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Patience Akumu in Kasubi | Saturday 13 February 2016 | THE GUARDIAN Potential split to Yoweri Museveni’s vote gives hope to opposition leader Kizza Besigye Ugandan president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s campaign crowds are as lethargic as his 30-year-old rule. Uganda, the east African country whose political history is a tale of coups and insurgencies, has … [Read more...] about Challenger hopes voters will finally break Uganda leader’s stubborn grip on power

Eritrea Says It Backs Saudi Arabia’s Moves to `Combat Terrorism’

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Samuel Gebre | February 10, 2016 | BLOOMBERG Eritrea’s president reiterated his support for Saudi Arabia’s battle against militants, without commenting on a United Nations report that said the kingdom and the United Arab Emirates were paying the African country to help their military campaign in Yemen. “The Saudi government has declared to combat terrorism, and … [Read more...] about Eritrea Says It Backs Saudi Arabia’s Moves to `Combat Terrorism’

Ethiopia won’t halt dam construction: minister

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Al-Masry Al-Youm | Fri, 12/02/2016 | EGYPT INDEPENDENT Ethiopia stressed it will not halt the construction of the Renaissance Dam even for a moment, and will continue construction during the period of technical studies estimated to be complete within a year.The Ethiopian water minister announced that his country seeks to inaugurate the dam in 2017, pointing out that … [Read more...] about Ethiopia won’t halt dam construction: minister

The world’s next crisis: drought and famine in the Horn of Africa

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  Martin Plaut | 11 January 2016 | THE NEW STATESMAN There are warnings that the humanitarian caseload could exceed the Syrian crisis. The scale of the drought now gripping the Horn of Africa is only beginning to be grasped. While the BBC and some other media outlets have given it some coverage, this has only really touched the surface of the problem. Most quote a … [Read more...] about The world’s next crisis: drought and famine in the Horn of Africa

After 1,000-year split, pope and Russian patriarch embrace in Cuba

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HAVANA | Philip Pullella and Daniel Trotta | Fri Feb 12, 2016 | REUTERS Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill embraced and kissed on Friday in a historic meeting, uniting to issue a global appeal for the protection of Christians under assault in the Middle East. Nearly 1,000 years after the Eastern and Western branches of Christianity split apart, the … [Read more...] about After 1,000-year split, pope and Russian patriarch embrace in Cuba

Liberia: Trash Powered

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[NOW WHAT - The Huffington Post] - the new docu-series hosted by Ryan Duffy, explores our most pressing problems and spotlights the people behind the most creative potential solutions. It poses its titular question sincerely: what do the possible remedies look like, how far away are they, and what obstacles are they facing? NOW WHAT is less about solutions themselves; it's … [Read more...] about Liberia: Trash Powered

How Vladimir Putin lost Ukraine

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Elizabeth Pond | 10 February 2016 | THE NEW STATESMAN Putin’s war cost Russia its centuries-long shared identity with its neighbour. Now, Kyiv risks betraying the spirit of the Maidan revolution. When the Russian inquest finally comes, the answer will be clear. It was President Vladimir Putin who lost Ukraine – after a millennium of shared east Slav identity. When the … [Read more...] about How Vladimir Putin lost Ukraine

China, India and Japan court Africa at the mining table

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Lee Mwiti | 10 Feb 2016 | MAIL & GUARDIAN A tale of three Asian countries and their quest to gain a stake in the natural riches of the continent. This year’s Mining Indaba has been cast as taking place under a pall, but not too much has changed, at least not from the perspective of China, cited for much of the turmoil in the global mining industry. Chinese … [Read more...] about China, India and Japan court Africa at the mining table

Legacy of violence leads 3-million Zimbabwean to flee their country

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Christopher Mahove | February 11 2016 | BUSINESS DAY MORE than 3-million Zimbabweans, double the population of neighbouring Botswana, have fled direct and structural violence in their country, a member of the National Transitional Justice Working Group (NTJWG) in Zimbabwe, has said. Speaking at a transitional justice policy discussion series meeting in Harare on … [Read more...] about Legacy of violence leads 3-million Zimbabwean to flee their country