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(ደን ሐግ) | ሐምሌ 22 ቀን 2008 ዓ.ም. | ኢትዮጵያ ዛሬ "It is NOT our differences that divide us. Rather it is our INABILITY to recognize, accept and celebrate those DIFFERENCES." Audre Lorde ልዩነቶቻችን ውበታችን የሚሆኑት ስናስተናግዳቸው ብቻ ነው፤ አለበለዚያ ያወዛግቡናል። ዩሱፍ ያሲን (አርቲክል 2012) 1. የማንነት ጥያቄዎች በየፈርጁና በየመልኩ እገሌ የሚባል ስብስብ ለመንግሥት ምክር ቤት የማንነት ጥያቄ አቀረበ። እገሌ የሚባለው ደግሞ በዚህ ክልል ሳይሆን በዚኛው ክልል ልካለል አለ። ሌላው … [Read more...] about የማንነት ፖለቲካ ጠንቆችና የአብሮነት አኗኗሪ መፍትሔ ፍለጋ

With South Sudan Finally Truly Independent, Time to Focus on Governance

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Herman J. Cohen | August 31st, 2016 | lobelog.com The half-century war between North and South Sudan is finally over. Wait a minute. How can one say that the war is finally over? Wasn’t there a Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) brokered by the United States in 2005? Also, after a six-year transition period, didn’t the people of South Sudan vote in a democratic … [Read more...] about With South Sudan Finally Truly Independent, Time to Focus on Governance

Jerusalem appeals court: State must reassess refugee status of Eritreans

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YONAH JEREMY BOB  | 09/05/2016 | The Jerusalem Post Under the Refugee Convention, which Israel is a party to, persons who cannot return to their country of origin because of threat of persecution must be granted refugee status. The state must reconsider across-the-board whether Eritreans who came to Israel illegally should get refugee status, a special Jerusalem appeals … [Read more...] about Jerusalem appeals court: State must reassess refugee status of Eritreans

West of Suez for the United Arab Emirates

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Alex Mello and Michael Knights | September 2, 2016 | War on the Rocks Bases on the Horn of Africa serve Emirati power projection ambitions. Britain militarily withdrew from areas “east of Suez” in 1971, triggering the Trucial States to form today’s United Arab Emirates. Now, 45 years later, this Arab country is increasingly focused on projecting military power “west of … [Read more...] about West of Suez for the United Arab Emirates

Looking Down on Black America

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RON CHRISTIE | SEPT. 5, 2016 | The New York Times Donald J. Trump officially lost me early on the morning of Aug. 25. I was already irked by my party’s presidential nominee. A week before he had asked African-American voters to consider his candidacy by saying, “What the hell do you have to lose?” But the tweet he sent on the 25th put me over the line. Mr. Trump … [Read more...] about Looking Down on Black America

Contemplating a future without Robert Mugabe

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Editorial | Friday 2 September 2016 | The Guardian As his three and a half decades in power testify, Robert Mugabe is the great survivor. His status as a hero of liberation, his expert skills at dividing and ruling, and, perhaps above all, his sheer ruthlessness have maintained his grip on Zimbabwe through numerous challenges. Though the unusual, widespread protests of … [Read more...] about Contemplating a future without Robert Mugabe

As China and Japan scramble for Africa, Africa’s challenge is to maximise investment

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Peter Fabricius | 03 Sep 2016 | Mail & Guardian Launching Africa into the normal world of commerce requires the continent to create the conditions to maximise this investment. There are two shoe factories in Addis Ababa which carry a disproportionate weight of the burden for maintaining the credibility of China and Japan’s rival efforts to help Africa industrialise by … [Read more...] about As China and Japan scramble for Africa, Africa’s challenge is to maximise investment