Archives for March 2016

2016-03-05 | FRANCE24 Hassan al-Turabi, a prominent Sudanese politician considered by many to be the spiritual leader of the country’s Islamists, has died at the age of 84, medical sources said on Saturday. A powerful establishment figure in the 1990s, Turabi became an influential opposition leader later in life, breaking ranks with President Omar al-Bashir and his … [Read more...] about Influential Sudanese opposition leader Turabi dies

Charlotte Alfred | 03/01/2016 | HUFFINGTON POST The Ugandan government's post-election crackdown on the media is captured on live TV. When several of her fellow journalists were beaten and arrested on Monday, TV reporter Bahati Remmy had an uncompromising message for the Ugandan police. “Journalism is not a crime. It's a public good,” she wrote in a Twitter post. “Our … [Read more...] about Watch These Fearless Ugandan Journalists Broadcast Their Own Arrests

Simon Folty in Ogolcho | Thursday 3 March 2016 | THE GUARDIAN Limited food and dwindling livestock has become a way of life for many Ethiopians since drought struck. The government says its countermeasures are working, yet its confidence is belied by the hardship facing farmers Madina Boru cradles her 18-month-old son as the health worker wraps the measuring … [Read more...] about ‘We’re waiting to die’: Ethiopians pray even as drought response praised