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VIDEO: Drone tech should inspire innovation, entrepreneurial spirit, says Kagame

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Collins Mwai | October 15, 2016 | The New Times President Paul Kagame has said that the launch of medical supplies delivery using remotely piloted aircraft, popularly known as drones, should inspire more innovation and entrepreneurship in commercially viable technologies in Rwanda. The President made the remarks while officiating at the launch of the drones that … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Drone tech should inspire innovation, entrepreneurial spirit, says Kagame

መደብ ብጋህድን ሓቅን ካብ ኤርትራ ወጻኢ ቍ.8 – መንግስቲ ኤርትራ እንታይ ዓይነት መንግስቲ ኢዩ ንኽንደይናኸ ይውክል?

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 ኣወሃሃድን ኣቕራብን ቀለታ ኪዳነ | Oct 10, 2016 | meskerem.net መደብ ብጋህድን ሓቅን ካብ ኤርትራ ወጻኢ ቍ.8    ኣወሃሃድን ኣቕራብን ቀለታ ኪዳነ   መንግስቲ ኤርትራ እንታይ ዓይነት መንግስቲ ኢዩ ንኽንደይናኸ ይውክል? ክቡራትን ክቡራንን ደቂ ሃገር ከመይ ቀኒኹም መደብና ብጋህዲ  ሓቂ  ክንዛረብ እሞ ሰማዒ ጥራሕ ዘይኮነ መፍትሒ ሽግርና ዝኸውን ገለ መንገዲ ክንረክብ ሃሰስ ክንብል ምዃኑ ብዙሕ ጊዜ ስለ ዝገለጽናዮ  ሎሚ ብዙሕ ትንተና ዘድልዮ ኣይኮነን። መብዛሕትኡ ጊዜ ንሓስቦን ነስተንትኖን ከኣ ብዛዕባ ህዝቢን መንግስትን ኤርትራ ኢዩ።  እዚ ከኣ ሃገርናን … [Read more...] about መደብ ብጋህድን ሓቅን ካብ ኤርትራ ወጻኢ ቍ.8 – መንግስቲ ኤርትራ እንታይ ዓይነት መንግስቲ ኢዩ ንኽንደይናኸ ይውክል?

Following the Money: On the Trail of African Migrant Smugglers

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Alexander Bühler, Susanne Koelbl, Sandro Mattioli and Walter Mayr | September 26, 2016 | Spiegel International Since 2013, over 10,000 migrants have drowned while attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Europe. Behind the deaths lies a multi-million dollar smuggling trade with financial connections to Frankfurt, Italy and Libya. He is the most wanted migrant smuggler … [Read more...] about Following the Money: On the Trail of African Migrant Smugglers

A lesson in nepotism – Mugabe, Sirleaf, Museveni and Dos Santos lead the way

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07 Oct 2016 | News 24 The appointment of President Robert Mugabe's son-in-law, Simba Chikore, as CEO of the country's national airline is just the most recent controversy. Should we call it Simbabwe or Zimbabwe? And come to think of it, what’s new about nepotism? With anger still raging in Zimbabwe over the appointment of President Robert Mugabe’s son-in-law Simba … [Read more...] about A lesson in nepotism – Mugabe, Sirleaf, Museveni and Dos Santos lead the way

Ethiopia and Djibouti unlock markets with new railway line

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Agency Staff  | October 06 2016 | Business Day ADDIS ABABA — With Chinese conductors at the helm, a fleet of new trains has begun plying a new route from the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, to the Red Sea port city of Djibouti in a major boost to both economies. The 750km railway, built by two Chinese companies, was inaugurated on Wednesday at a newly built station … [Read more...] about Ethiopia and Djibouti unlock markets with new railway line

Ethiopia-Djibouti railway big boost to China’s Africa projects

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Friday October 7 2016 | Daily Nation/Xinhua ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia and Djibouti launched Africa’s first modern electrified railway connecting their respective capitals Thursday.It also marked the first time that the complete spectrum of an overseas railway industry chain is fully backed by Chinese standards. The construction of the 752.7-km Ethiopia-Djibouti … [Read more...] about Ethiopia-Djibouti railway big boost to China’s Africa projects

Merkel on economic mission to Africa to curb migrant flow

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Andreas Rinke | BERLIN | Fri Oct 7, 2016 | Reuters German Chancellor Angela Merkel heads to Africa on Sunday seeking investment opportunities which her government hopes will drive economic development on the continent and curb future waves of migration to Europe. A flood of almost a million migrants into Germany last year, many from Syria and Iraq, has hit Merkel's … [Read more...] about Merkel on economic mission to Africa to curb migrant flow

Rhetorical bait and switch enabled Assad to neglect political reform while cultivating support among the wealthy elite

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Zoe Hu | 04 Oct 2016 | Mail & Guardian  Why is Syria's Bashar al-Assad is still in power? In January 2011, citizens across Egypt and Tunisia began demonstrating against their governments. Their calls for change swelled into a collective outrage that, in Tunisia, quickly pushed the president into exile. Before the year’s famous spring had even begun, popular unrest … [Read more...] about Rhetorical bait and switch enabled Assad to neglect political reform while cultivating support among the wealthy elite

Safety and rule of law in Africa deteriorating, says Mo Ibrahim Foundation

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Staff Writer  | October 03 2016 | Business Day ALMOST two-thirds of African citizens live in a country in which safety and rule of law deteriorated in the last ten years. This is according to the 2016 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG)‚ launched on Monday by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. Over the last decade‚ overall governance has improved by one score point at the … [Read more...] about Safety and rule of law in Africa deteriorating, says Mo Ibrahim Foundation