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Eritrea: Dutch court rules against regime

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Martin Plaut | 15 May 2016 | martinplaut.wordpress.com In the latest in a series of court cases the Dutch courts have rejected libel claims of Meseret Bahlibi, a leading Dutch representative of the Eritrean ruling party, the People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ). In the ruling the judge explicitly linked Meseret Bahlibi with the regime. "4.8. Based on the … [Read more...] about Eritrea: Dutch court rules against regime

The Tragedy of Burundi

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May 13, 2016 | Hank Cohen's Africa Blog Thousands dead, hundreds of thousands fleeing – is it politics?  Thousands of people killed in just the last year. Over a quarter of a million refugees fleeing to neighboring countries. The violent internal conflict in the Republic of Burundi in Central Africa is tragically nowhere near an end. The violence … [Read more...] about The Tragedy of Burundi

Horn of Africa Grows Hotter and Drier

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Camille von Kaenel | October 13, 2015 | Scientific American The region is warming and drying faster than climate models have predicted The Horn of Africa is warming and drying faster now than in the past 2,000 years, new research into ancient marine sediments found. That contradicts global climate models, which show the geopolitically unstable region getting wetter as … [Read more...] about Horn of Africa Grows Hotter and Drier

Video: A visa for Eritrea, the ‘African North Korea’

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Brenna Daldorph | 2015-06-29 | France24 Eritrea, a small nation on the Horn of Africa, is one of the most isolated countries in the world. It is also one of the most secretive, and has been duly nicknamed the “African North Korea”. What is everyday life like under the dictatorship? Why do so many Eritreans flee the country in a bid to reach Europe? Our reporters Nicolas … [Read more...] about Video: A visa for Eritrea, the ‘African North Korea’