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Archives for July 2016

The Independence Day Nobody’s Celebrating

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Jason Patinkin | July 8, 2016 | FOREIGN POLICY South Sudan’s peace deal is in tatters, its economy is in free-fall, and violence rages across the world’s youngest country. NAIROBI — On Saturday, July 9, South Sudan will mark five years of independence, more than half of which has now been spent mired in civil war. That war was supposed to end back in August, when … [Read more...] about The Independence Day Nobody’s Celebrating

US government: “Eritrean military and police officers are complicit in trafficking crimes”

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Martin Plaut : 8 July 2016 | martinplaut.wordpress.com This is the official report by the U.S. State Department – and it is damning. It registers the complicity of the Eritrean government in trafficking and its failure to prosecute those involved in these human rights abuses. 2016 Trafficking in Persons Report – Eritrea Publisher United States Department of … [Read more...] about US government: “Eritrean military and police officers are complicit in trafficking crimes”

ዝኸበርካ ኣቶ ቀለታ ኪዳነ

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ማሕሙድ ሳልሕ | Saturday, July 9, 2016 | meskerem.net ብቀዳምነት ዕድመን ጥዕናን እምነየልካ። ጽሑፋትካን ንጥፈታትካን ብኣኽብሮት’የ ዝከታተሎ። ኣብዚ፡ ጫቝጫቝታን ዕግርግርን ዝመልኦ ግዜ፡ ከምዚ ከማኻ ኣንፈትና ከይንስሕት ዘዘኻኽሩና ዓበይቲ ዓዲ እንተዝበዝሑልና ከመይ ምጸበቐ። ክርዳድን ስርናይን ክንኣሊ ዝመኽሩና ምኩራት፡ እቲ ቁም-ነገር ካብ ቆሎ-ጥጥቆ ክንፈልን ኣብቲ ኣገዳስን መሰረታውን ክነድህብ ዝገንሑና እንተዝስስኑልና ክንደይ ኮን ድንቂ ምኾነ። ኮይኑ ግን፡ ፈጣሪ ልብና ኣዕብዩ ነቶም ዝርካብኩም ውሑዳት ዓበይቲ ዓዲ ብጽሞና ክንሰምዓኩም እንተዘኽእለና እውን … [Read more...] about ዝኸበርካ ኣቶ ቀለታ ኪዳነ

Is America Repeating the Mistakes of 1968?

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Julian E. Zelizer | Jul 8, 2016 | THE ATLANTIC The Kerner Report confronted a tense nation with data about structural racism throughout the country and made recommendations to solve the problem. But America looked away. “All of us, as Americans, should be troubled by these shootings, because these are not isolated incidents,” said President Barack Obama following … [Read more...] about Is America Repeating the Mistakes of 1968?

‘We’ve been through two revolutions’: Centamin boss Andrew Pardey on mining gold in Egypt

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Jon Yeomans | 9 July 2016 | THE TELEGRAPH At gold mining company Centamin, they have a motto: “If it was easy, someone else would have done it already.” It’s apt for a business that has built Sukari, one of the world’s biggest gold mines, in a country better known for revolutions and regime change than digging up precious metals. “Egyptian civilisation has … [Read more...] about ‘We’ve been through two revolutions’: Centamin boss Andrew Pardey on mining gold in Egypt

France’s and Portugal’s colonial heritage brings African flavour to Euro 2016

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Ed Aarons | Saturday 9 July 2016 | THE GUARDIAN Sunday night’s final at the Stade de France will feature two nations with several players whose families have made their homes in the modern Europe Faria Rivelino could be forgiven for having split loyalties when France take on Portugal on Sunday night in the Euro 2016 final. The father of the Paris … [Read more...] about France’s and Portugal’s colonial heritage brings African flavour to Euro 2016

Panicked Zimbabwe caught with pants down as fear tactics fail to deter resistance

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Eros Noira | 08 Jul 2016 | MAIL & GUARDIAN The government appears to be in a state of panic as unrest spreads across the beleaguered country. The government appears to be in a state of panic as unrest spreads across the beleaguered country. Zimbabwe’s ruling Zanu-PF this week officially dismissed violent protests as failed attempts by opposition parties … [Read more...] about Panicked Zimbabwe caught with pants down as fear tactics fail to deter resistance

Zim youth warn of more protests

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Christopher Mahove | Africa / 07 Jul '16 | THE INDEPENDENT ON SATURDAY Harare - Normalcy returned to Zimbabwe Thursday after violent protests saw citizens clash with anti-riot police in several areas around the country Wednesday, but a group calling itself #Tajamuka has warned of more protests in the near future. Addressing a press conference in Harare Thursday, … [Read more...] about Zim youth warn of more protests

Fighting Erupts In South Sudan On Fifth Anniversary Of Independence

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Denis Dumo | 07/08/2016| THE HUFFINGTON POST Gunfire rang out around the capital of the world’s newest nation. JUBA (Reuters) - Gunfire rang out in South Sudan’s capital on Friday hours after five soldiers died in clashes between rival factions, raising fears for a fragile peace process in the world’s newest nation. President Salva Kiir and former rebel … [Read more...] about Fighting Erupts In South Sudan On Fifth Anniversary Of Independence