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Archives for September 2016
Japan’s Pivot to Africa
J. Berkshire Miller | September 16, 2016 | Foreign Affairs Abe's Development Pitch Under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan has been looking to boost its global standing. In that effort, the country’s relationships with African states have become key. The most recent signs of Tokyo’s pivot to the continent came in late August, when Abe travelled to Kenya to attend the … [Read more...] about Japan’s Pivot to Africa
Eritrea is a prison state – no wonder so many are desperate to escape
Abraham T Zere | Sunday 18 September 2016 | The Guardian Today marks a bleak date in the country’s history, when a paranoid elite began a brutal campaign to cement its grip on power Exactly 15 years ago, Eritrea’s hard-won independence was hijacked by a paranoid political elite who have clung to power ever since. It was on this day in 2001 that President … [Read more...] about Eritrea is a prison state – no wonder so many are desperate to escape
Egypt, Sudan & Ethiopia to sign dam impact studies contract this week
Ahram Online | Saturday 17 Sep 2016 Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia are set to sign the contracts with two foreign consultancy firms hired to study the impact of Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD) on downriver countries on 19-20 Sept in Khartoum, Egypt's irrigation ministry spokesman announced Saturday. In statements to the state-owned MENA news agency, ministry … [Read more...] about Egypt, Sudan & Ethiopia to sign dam impact studies contract this week
Splinterlands: The View from 2050
John Feffer | November 11th, 2015 | lobelog.com Let me start with a confession. I’m old-fashioned and I have an old-fashioned profession. I’m a geo-paleontologist. That means I dig around in archives to exhume the extinct: all the empires and federations and territorial unions that have passed into history. I practically created the profession of geo-paleontology as a young … [Read more...] about Splinterlands: The View from 2050
በኢትዮጵያ ያለው ሕገ መንግሥታዊ ሥርዓት ነውን? (ክፍል ሁለት)
ይገረም አለሙ | undated | ኢትዮጵያ ዛሬ በክፍል አንድ ጽሁፌ አንድን ሥርዓት ሕገ መንግሥታዊ ሊያሰኙት የሚበቁ በርካታ ጉዳዮችን ትተን በሕገ መንግሥቱ ላይም የሚነሱ ክርክሮችን አቆይተን ሕገ መንግሥቱ ባለው መልኩ እንኳን የማይከበር አንዳንድ አንቀጾቹም እስከመኖራቸው የማይታወቁ መሆኑ ብቻውን ሥርዓቱን ሕገ መንግሥተዊ ሊያሰኘው እንደማይችል ጠቅሻላሁ። ለዚህ መከራከሪያ ይሆናሉ ያልኳቸውን ጭብጦችም በማንሳት ከሕገ መንግሥቱ አንቀጾች የተወሰኑትን በማስረጃነት ለማቅረብ ነበር የተሰናበትኩት። ሕገ መንግሥቱ ከያዛቸው 106 አንቀጾች ውስጥ መከበር የተነፈጋቸውና እስከመኖራቸው የማይታወቁት … [Read more...] about በኢትዮጵያ ያለው ሕገ መንግሥታዊ ሥርዓት ነውን? (ክፍል ሁለት)
በኢትዮጵያ ያለው ሕገ መንግሥታዊ ሥርዓት ነውን? (ክፍል አንድ)
ይገረም አለሙ | undated | ኢትዮጵያ ዛሬ ሕገ መንግሥታዊውን ሥርዓት በኃይል ለማፈረስ የሚል ክስ በሀገራችን ተራና የተለመደ ነገር ከሆነ አመታት ተቆጥረዋል። በስፋት የታወቀው፣ ምን አልባትም የተጀመረው በቅንጅቶች ክስ ይመስለኛል። ለሥልጣን ያሰጋሉ ተብሎ የተገመቱ ዜጎችን በዚህ እየወነጀሉ በመገናኛ ብዙሀን መናገሩንም የጀመሩት አቶ መለስ ናቸው። ለነገሩ ከደደቢት እስከ ምኒልክ ቤተ መንግሥት የተሰራ የተነገረው ሁሉ የአቶ መለስና የአቶ መለስ ብቻ አንደሆነ ተነግሮን የለ። እናም የእኛ የሆነ የምንለውም የምንሰራውም የለንም ሁሉም በአቶ መለስ ተወጥኗል ተነግሯል የእኛ ስራ የሚሆነው … [Read more...] about በኢትዮጵያ ያለው ሕገ መንግሥታዊ ሥርዓት ነውን? (ክፍል አንድ)
Inside China’s Role In Corruption In Kenya
Eric Olander and Cobus van Staden | 09/14/2016 | Huffington Post Chinese businesses play a much more complicated part than many may think. One of the many simple, widely-believed narratives about the Chinese in Africa is that PRC businesses fuel corruption across the continent. That caricature, although overly-simplistic, is amplified by China's insistence there be … [Read more...] about Inside China’s Role In Corruption In Kenya
Congressmen Point to Protesting Ethiopian Olympic Runner as Victim in Fight for Freedom
Siobhán O'Grady | September 13, 2016 | Foreign Policy Over the course of one weekend in early August, human rights groups reported that close to 100 Ethiopian civilians were killed across the country in clashes with security forces as they protested being politically and economically sidelined by the government. Later that month, Ethiopian Olympic marathoner Feyisa … [Read more...] about Congressmen Point to Protesting Ethiopian Olympic Runner as Victim in Fight for Freedom
Why Zimbabwe’s Military Sticks With Mugabe
Philip Martin | September 12, 2016 | Foreign Affairs ZANU-PF's Blood Brotherhood Zimbabwe is headed for turbulent waters. Over the last few months, a protest movement has highlighted popular dissatisfaction with what many Zimbabweans see as the economic mismanagement and heavy-handed tactics of the government of President Robert Mugabe. Opposition groups are joining … [Read more...] about Why Zimbabwe’s Military Sticks With Mugabe
The ‘presidents for life’ cabal – how Mugabe and other African leaders stay in power
Liesl Louw-Vaudran | 15 Sep 2016 | Mail & Guardian Leaders like Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe use term-limit changes to extend their reign - but people are protesting, fighting for change. Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (92) is famous for quirky responses when asked why he has stayed in power since 1980. Asked whether it isn’t time he said farewell to the … [Read more...] about The ‘presidents for life’ cabal – how Mugabe and other African leaders stay in power