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After Making a Racist Commercial, Chinese Company Wonders Why Viewers Think It’s Racist

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Siobhan O'Grady | May 27, 2016 | Foreign Policy A Chinese woman stands in an immaculate kitchen, preparing a load of laundry, when she’s interrupted by a black man covered in paint. He winks and whistles at her, and she beckons him toward her and leans in for a kiss. Then she shoves a packet of detergent into his mouth and forces him into her washing machine. When he … [Read more...] about After Making a Racist Commercial, Chinese Company Wonders Why Viewers Think It’s Racist

In landmark trial, former Chad dictator found guilty of crimes against humanity

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Paul Schemm | May 30, 2016 | The New York Times ADDIS ABABA, Ethi­o­pia — Cheers erupted Monday in a Senegalese courtroom as the Extraordinary African Chambers convicted former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre of crimes against humanity and sentenced him to life in prison. It was a conviction 16 years in the making, pushed by human rights activists and the victims … [Read more...] about In landmark trial, former Chad dictator found guilty of crimes against humanity

Mediterranean death toll has reached at least 1,000 this week, says IOM

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Tuesday 31 May 2016 | The Guardian At least 1,000 have died in past week alone, and 204,000 migrants and refugees have successfully crossed since January At least 1,000 people have died or are missing and presumed dead after a string of deadly incidents in the Mediterranean Sea over the past week, according to the International Organisation for … [Read more...] about Mediterranean death toll has reached at least 1,000 this week, says IOM

Habre’s rise from war specialist to dictator

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Agency Staff  | May 31 2016 | Business Day A DESERT warfare specialist, Chad’s Hissene Habre seized power in 1982 and quickly embraced the role of remorseless dictator, with brutal repression the hallmark of his eight-year reign of terror. Often dressed in combat fatigues that complemented his "desert fighter" nickname, Habre fled to Senegal after he was ousted by Chad’s … [Read more...] about Habre’s rise from war specialist to dictator

ኣበዓዕላ ኢዮቤልዩ ብዓል ናጽነትን ሕልሚ ጥራሕ ኰይኑ ዝተረፈ ትጽቢታትናን::

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ቀለታ ኪዳነ (ሎንዶን) | May 29, 2016 | meskerem.net ቃል  ፕረዚደንት ኢሳይያስ ኣፈወርቂ፡ ኣብ ጽምብል ብሩራዊ ኢዮቤልዩ ናጽነት ኤርትራ 2016 | ERi-TV … [Read more...] about ኣበዓዕላ ኢዮቤልዩ ብዓል ናጽነትን ሕልሚ ጥራሕ ኰይኑ ዝተረፈ ትጽቢታትናን::

When Europe Loved Islam

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Marya Hanun, Sophie Spaan | May 5, 2016 | Foreign Policy Before the continent started banning hijab, European aristocrats used to change their names to Abdullah and Muhammad, and going to the local mosque was the latest trend. From the outside, with its high minarets and bulbous Mughal-style dome, the Wilmersdorf mosque, located on Brienner Street in southwest Berlin, … [Read more...] about When Europe Loved Islam

Ethiopia’s Vanguard Capitalists

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Toni Weis | May 26, 2016 | Foreign Affairs How the EPRDF Mobilizes for Economic Development This week, Ethiopia is commemorating its national day with an exhibition celebrating the country’s economic progress. More than 140 companies—some state-owned, some private—have set up displays in Millennium Hall, a conference center in Addis Ababa’s upscale Bole … [Read more...] about Ethiopia’s Vanguard Capitalists

Back2kcaB | “ኤርትራ ወደባታን መሬታን ንክራይ ኮነ ንመሸጣ ዘይትፈቅድ ሃገር…”

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“ኤርትራ ወደባታን መሬታን ንክራይ ኮነ ንመሸጣ ዘይትፈቅድ ሃገር…” | sallina.com ዘይትግበር ህግደፋዊ ጭርሖ ብግብሪ…ክቃላዕ እንከሎ ህግደፋዊት መቓልሕ ሓሶት ፕሮፖጋንዳ “ሓዳስ ኤርትራ” ብዕለት 02 ሚያዝያ 2015 ኣብ ዝፈነወቶ መበል 24 ዓመት ቁጽሪ 214 ጋዜጣ ብኢሳይያስን የማነ ማንኪን ተዳሊዩ ብስም ሚኒስተሪ ጉዳያት ወጻኢ ዝተፈነወ 11 እማመታት ዘለዎ መግለጺ “መርገጺ ኤርትራ ኣብ ምዕባለታትን ርክባትን” የነጽር፡፡ ብመሰረት”ዚ ኣብ መበል 8ይ ነጥቢ ተጠቒሱ ዘሎ መርገጺ ቃል ብቃል ከም ዝስዕብ እዩ፡፡ “ኤርትራ ደሴታታ፡ ወደባታን መሬታን ንክራይ ኮነ መሸጣ ዘይትፈቅድ … [Read more...] about Back2kcaB | “ኤርትራ ወደባታን መሬታን ንክራይ ኮነ ንመሸጣ ዘይትፈቅድ ሃገር…”