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Justice in Africa: The rise of paralegals

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Oct 22nd 2016 | GULU | The Economist GODFREY EBREYU has a captive audience, in every sense. A throng of inmates has gathered in the prison yard in Gulu, northern Uganda, as he explains the intricacies of plea-bargaining. Like 55% of prisoners in Uganda, these men are awaiting trial; some have been here for years. They are still asking questions when, at four o’clock, they are … [Read more...] about Justice in Africa: The rise of paralegals

The diaspora media movement shaping the coverage of Ethiopia’s protests

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Abdi Latif Dahir | October 25, 2016 | Quartz Africa When 26-year-old Ethiopian Feyisa Lilesa crossed his wrists at the finish line as he took second place in the marathon at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, Mohammed Ademo knew it was a moment he had to seize. Ademo, a journalist based in Washington DC, had for years strived to tell the world about the issues faced by … [Read more...] about The diaspora media movement shaping the coverage of Ethiopia’s protests

Modern slavery is still rampant in the countries that produce most of the world’s goods

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Abdi Latif Dahir | 10/21/2016 | Quartz Africa For many in the West, slavery is a far off, historical concept. But a new index shows that consumers all over the world are getting products that at some stage were touched by the hands of modern-day slaves. The Modern Slavery Index, put together by the risk consultancy group Verisk Maplecroft, looks at which countries … [Read more...] about Modern slavery is still rampant in the countries that produce most of the world’s goods

International Criminal Court Is Too Focused on Africa

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Noah Feldman | Oct 25, 2016 | REUTERS The new South Africa has been a bastion of respect for human rights, and its decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court is a sign that something is terribly wrong with the tribunal. And it’s no secret: Since 2005, when it first issued arrest warrants, the court has indicted 39 people, every one of them … [Read more...] about International Criminal Court Is Too Focused on Africa

Africa Must Face Reality of Low Commodity Prices, IMF Warns

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Andrew Mayeda | October 25, 2016 | Bloomberg African commodity exporters risk a “disorderly” hit to their economies if they don’t adapt to the reality of low prices, said a senior official at the International Monetary Fund. Some governments in sub-Saharan Africa have been slow to “internalize” the fact that prices of oil and other commodities are likely to remain low, … [Read more...] about Africa Must Face Reality of Low Commodity Prices, IMF Warns

Ethiopia magazine halts publication over emergency rule curbs

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Aaron Maasho | ADDIS ABABA | Tue Oct 25, 2016 | REUTERS An Ethiopian English-language magazine which has been critical of the government has ceased publishing its print edition saying restrictions imposed when emergency rule was declared early this month made it "impossible" to continue. The Horn of Africa country introduced a state of emergency on Oct. 9 after a wave … [Read more...] about Ethiopia magazine halts publication over emergency rule curbs

The failure of democracy in Africa

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Sunday 23 October 2016 | The Observer The Democratic Republic of Congo is the latest country disintegrating because a leader wants to hang on to power Two decades ago, the Democratic Republic of Congo, sub-Saharan Africa’s largest country, was engulfed in what became known as Africa’s Great War, a conflict that drew in half-a-dozen neighbouring countries and raged for … [Read more...] about The failure of democracy in Africa

Power battles keep Malawians guessing why their president disappeared

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Jimmy Kainja | 25 Oct 2016 | Mail & Guardian Peter Mutharika disappeared without explanation for a month, prompting citizens to speculate about the reasons, including that he was gravely ill. The President of Malawi, Peter Mutharika, finally returned home after a month-long absence. His still unexplained absence led to speculation that he had either gone awol or was … [Read more...] about Power battles keep Malawians guessing why their president disappeared

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ኣወሃሃድን ኣቕራብን ቀለታ ኪዳነ | Oct 24, 2016 | meskerem.net መደብ ሓቂ ብጋህዲ ካብ ኤርትራ ወጻኢ ቍ. 9 ኣወሃሃድን ኣቕራብን ቀለታ ኪዳነ መደብ ሓቂ ብጋህዲ ካብ ኤርትራ ወጻኢ ቍ. 9 ኣወሃሃድን ኣቕራብን ቀለታ ኪዳነ ክቡራትን ክቡራንን ከመይ ቀኒኹም ሎም ቅነ ፕረሲደንት ኢሳያስ ድሃይ ኣጥፊኡ ኢሎም ዝሻቐሉ ሰባት ንሰምዕ ኣሎና። ሕሉፍ ሓሊፎም ኵነታቱ ንምፍላጥ ኣብ ዓዲ ሃሎን ባርካን ጠያይቖም ድሃዩ ዝሰኣኑ ሰባት ከም ዘለዉ እውን ይነፍስ ኣሎ። ካልኦት ከኣ ኣልዩ ኣይሃልዩስ እንታይ ለውጢ ኣልዩዎ ኵሉ ሓደ’ዩ ዝብሉ እውን ኣይተሳእኑን። ህዝቢ ብቕዋም ይኹን … [Read more...] about መደብ ሓቂ ብጋህዲ ካብ ኤርትራ ወጻኢ ቍ. 9