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How politicians duck the blame for terrorism

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Patrick Cockburn | 19 March 2016 | The Independent The French and British governments enabled Isis to grow, but the media lets them off the hook The capture of Salah Abdeslam, thought to be the sole surviving planner of the Paris massacre, means that the media is focusing once again on the threat of terrorist attack by Islamic State. Questions are asked about why … [Read more...] about How politicians duck the blame for terrorism

One month later: What next for Besigye?

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Sunday, March 20   2016 | The Monitor Marking a month under house arrest, Opposition leader Kizza Besigye this week said he is mentally prepared to make the required sacrifice for the sake of Uganda’s liberation even as the government warned he will be kept out of public life for a long time. In exclusive interviews with Sunday Monitor between Wednesday and … [Read more...] about One month later: What next for Besigye?

Rare Sunday in African politics with several elections

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Sunday, March 20, 2016 | Daily Nation In Niger, the incumbent is facing a hospitalised opposition candidate Sunday will mark a rare occasion in the calendar of African politics, with a controversial presidential election in Congo, two runoffs — in Benin and Niger — and a long-awaited repeat poll in Zanzibar. The day promises to be exciting as Cape Verde holds … [Read more...] about Rare Sunday in African politics with several elections

‘Nothing fuels terrorism more than lack of hope,’ ex-Shin Bet chief says

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03/18/2016 | Jerusalem Post Yuval Diskin made the remarks during an appearance on Channel 2's weekly Friday night news magazine. Yuval Diskin, the former head of the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet), slammed the governing coalition of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday for failing to provide "hope" for "frustrated, embittered" Palestinians who are compelled to … [Read more...] about ‘Nothing fuels terrorism more than lack of hope,’ ex-Shin Bet chief says

A trip to Eritrea

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Nicolas Germain | 2016-03-19 | France24 Among African refugees in Europe, most come from one small nation, Eritrea. Why? France 24 were given rare access to the country and they went to find out. Reporter’s notebook, by Nicolas Germain. It’s 1am when the plane lands in the small airport of Asmara, Eritrea’s capital, which lies 2,400 metres above the sea. The … [Read more...] about A trip to Eritrea

Så ska EU:s nya flyktingplan fungera

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2016-03-19 |DN  EU:s nya avtal med Turkiet ska börja gälla så snart som möjligt, men en lång rad praktiska frågor återstår. DN reder ut vad som gäller. 1. När ska EU:s nya avtal med Turkiet börja gälla?  Mer eller mindre omgående. EU:s plan är att det ska fungera från och med i morgon, söndag. 2. Varför ska det gå så fort? Eftersom EU-ledarna är rädda … [Read more...] about Så ska EU:s nya flyktingplan fungera

ኣብነታዊት ጓል ኣንስተይቲ መንእሰይ

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ኣብራሃም ብርሃነ | 11 March 2016 | Asmarino.com ደቂ ኣንስትዮ ግቡእ ቆላሕታ ተተዋሂብወን ታሪኽ ክሰርሓ ከምዝኽእላ ኣብ ዝሓለፈ ሓደ ዘመን ሕርሕራይ ገቢረን ኣርእየናን እየን።ኣብ ዝሓለፈ 50 ዓመታት ኸኣ፡ ኣብ ሳልሳይ ዓለም ሱታፌ ደቂ ኣንስትዮ ደርማስ ኣበርኽቶ ከምዝነበረ ማህደራት ታሪኽ ይሕብሩ እዮም።ኣብ ሰውራ ኤርትራ ተራ ደቂ ኣንስትዮ ን’ኣድማ ገረሞ ዘብል ምንባሩ ተማራመርቲ፡ጸሓፍትን ኣብቲ ቓልሲ ዝነበሩ ዝህብዎ ምስኽርነት እኩል መርትዖ እዩ። ደቂ ኣንስትዮ ኣብ ኩሉ ቦታ ይ’ኣትዋ፣ ዝተውሃበን ዕማም ብዘይ ነግፈረግ ብዕቱብን ብልዑል ወንን ከምዝፍጽማ ብቐሊሉ … [Read more...] about ኣብነታዊት ጓል ኣንስተይቲ መንእሰይ

East African farmers rewarded for letting grass grow under their feet

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Robert Kibet in Chamkama | Friday 18 March 2016 | The Guardian Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda are taking part in a scheme to revive trees, with manifold benefits for farmers and their environment Stephen Tumhaire rakes through the knee-high grass in his field to get rid of fallen tree branches that might stop the grass from growing. Sweat shines on … [Read more...] about East African farmers rewarded for letting grass grow under their feet

Putin’s long game has been revealed, and the omens are bad for Europe

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Natalie Nougayrede | Friday 18 March 2016 | The Guardian Through his writings, Russia’s foreign minister tells us what the president really wants – a historic realignment in his favour While European leaders believe they are edging towards a solution to the refugee crisis after securing a deal with Turkey, another power watches closely from afar: … [Read more...] about Putin’s long game has been revealed, and the omens are bad for Europe