Archives for March 2016
ዳንኤል ክብረት | 31 March 2016 | Ethiopian Review ኢትዮጵያ ውስጥ ከሚገርሙኝ ዘፈኖች አንዱ ‹ሀገር ማለት ሰው ነው› የሚለው ነው፡፡ እሥራኤላዊና ጂፕሲ ይህንን ቢሰሙ ምን ይሉ ይሆን? እላለሁ፡፡ አይሁድ በመላው ዓለም ለ1900 ዓመታት ያህል ተበታትነው ሲኖሩ በየአካባቢው ሰው ነበራቸው፤ያውም እንደ ብረት የጠነከረ ማኅበረሰብ፤ ሀገር ግን አልነበራቸውም፡፡ ሀገር ማለት ሰው ከሆነ …
When Black Voters Exited Left Published: March 31, 2016
Matthew Delmont | 31 March 2016 | The Atlantic What African Americans lost by aligning with the Democratic Party Sen. John F. Kennedy greets residents of the all African American community of Brooklyn, a suburb of East St. Louis, during campaign …
European countries’ acceptance rates say more about where migrants come from than where they are headed Published: March 31, 2016
Mar 29th 2016 | The Economist A proper comparison might show Italy is more hospitable to refugees than Sweden THE latest European asylum statistics seem to offer good news for refugees. They show the acceptance rate jumping by ten percentage points to …
No process will legitimise Museveni’s “win” – Besigye Published: March 31, 2016
Othman Semakula | Thursday, 31 March 2016 | The Monitor Dr Kizza Besigye has said there is no process that will legitimise the election of Mr Museveni in the February 18 polls. Dr Kizza Besigye Speaking through a televised interview Thursday at his hom …
What is Saudi Arabia’s endgame in Yemen and Syria? Published: March 31, 2016
Mehdi Hasan | 26 Mar 2016 | Aljazeera English Mehdi Hasan speaks to Abdallah al-Mouallimi, the Saudi ambassador to the UN, about the kingdom’s role in the region. Nearly a year into the Saudi-led coalition’s air strikes in Yemen, what does the Kingdom …
Saudi Arabia Is Committing War Crimes in Yemen Published: March 31, 2016
Rasha Mohamed, Rawan Shaif | March 25, 2016 | Foreign Policy How can the United States, Britain, and France keep shipping Riyadh arms when its pilots are dropping bombs on innocent civilians? LONDON and SANAA — It was a hot, dry day in early July 2015 …
ፀሀፌ ትዕዛዝ አክሊሉ ሀብተወልድ Published: March 27, 2016
ፀሀፌ ትዕዛዝ አክሊሉ ሀብተወልድ Aklilu Habte-Wold, Ethiopian Politician Tsehafi Taezaz Aklilu Habte-Wold was an Ethiopian politician under Emperor Haile Selassie. He was foreign minister of Ethiopia from 1947 to 1958 and Prime Minister from 1961 until shortly bef …
Chaos fears as Zim economy burns Published: March 27, 2016
Mugove Tafirenyika | 27 March 2016 | Daily News HARARE – As Zimbabwe continues on its precipitous economic and political decline of the past 16 years that is widely blamed on President Robert Mugabe and Zanu PF’s misrule, there are renewed fears that …
What has become of the ‘new breed’ of leaders? Published: March 27, 2016
Frederic Musisi | Sunday, March 27 2016 | The Monitor L-R: Mr Afwerki, Mr Kagame and Mr Museveni The characterisation “new breed of African leaders” was a word that captured wide imagination in African politics. This crop of leaders – Uganda’s Yoweri …
“Easter, 1916”: a poem by W B Yeats Published: March 27, 2016
W. B. Yeats | 27 March 2016 | The New Statesman First published in the New Statesman on 23 October 1920. 1920 photograph of William Butler Yeats Note from AHN: Easter, 1916 is a poem by W. B. Yeats describing the poet’s torn emotions regarding the even …