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Archives for January 2017

Why Democracy Prevailed in Gambia

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DIONNE SEARCEY | JAN. 30, 2017 | THE NEW YORK TIMES DAKAR, Senegal — In the end, democracy prevailed. When Gambia’s president refused to give up power, neighboring countries rallied troops and invaded this month, threatening to oust him by force. The tactic worked, and Yahya Jammeh, the repressive ruler who had lost a presidential election in December, stepped … [Read more...] about Why Democracy Prevailed in Gambia

Chad’s foreign minister secures top post at African Union

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Ed Cropley | ADDIS ABABA | Mon Jan 30, 2017 | REUTERS African Union leaders chose Chad's candidate to chair the 54-nation body on Monday at a summit where the divisive issues of Africa's relationship to the International Criminal Court and Morocco's readmission to the AU were on the agenda.   In the last round of voting, Chadian Foreign Minister Moussa Faki … [Read more...] about Chad’s foreign minister secures top post at African Union

TRUMP’S INFORMATION WARS

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Steve Coll | FEBRUARY 6, 2017 ISSUE | THE NEW YORKER The White House senior counsellor wants the press to shut up. Will the Administration try the same tactic on federal agencies? Last Monday, according to the Times, President Donald Trump, meeting in the White House with congressional leaders, told a story about voting fraud that he had supposedly heard from Bernhard … [Read more...] about TRUMP’S INFORMATION WARS

የአቦይ ስብሃት ነጋ የሙስና ወጎች

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ክንፉ አሰፋ | undated | ኢትዮጵያ ዛሬ በአሜሪካ አገር፤ አንድ ባለሥልጣን በሙስና ሲባልግ እስር ቤት ይገባል። በፊሊፒንስ አገር አንድ ባልሥልጣን የሙስና ወንጀል ቢፈጽም አሜሪካ ይገባል። የኛ አገር ባለግዜ ግን ሙስና ሲሰራ አሜሪካ እየተመላለሰ ይነግዳል። ለግዜው ልዩነቱ የዚህን ያህል ነው። ገለልተኛ የፍትህ አካል ባለበት አገር፤ ሙስና አፍ አውጥቶ አይናገርም፣ እግር አውጥቶም አይራመድም። አዲሱ ቀልድ፤ "ሙስና አለ፣ ማስረጃ የለም!" በያዝነው "ጥልቅ ተሃድሶ" ዘመን ሙስና ለሁለት ተከፍሎ እንዲታይ ተደርጓል። ማስረጃ ያለው ዘረፋ እና ማስረጃ የሌለው ዘረፋ። ልክ እንደ ግብር … [Read more...] about የአቦይ ስብሃት ነጋ የሙስና ወጎች

Chinese medicine fuelling rise in donkey slaughter for global skin trade

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Katherine Purvis |  Sunday 29 January 2017 | The Guardian Demand for hide, used to make traditional ejiao, has raised the price and rate of slaughter of donkeys, endangering the livelihoods of those who rely on them. This trade is threatening livelihoods and communities – we need to act now Thousands of donkeys in developing countries are being killed and their skins sold … [Read more...] about Chinese medicine fuelling rise in donkey slaughter for global skin trade

ANC’s pro-poor rhetoric has not translated into economic policy

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THABANG MOTSOHI | 28 JANUARY 2017 | BUSINESS DAY The government’s promises of ‘a better life for all’ have not come close to addressing the challenges of the political economy, writes Thabang Motsohi I recently raised a serious concern about whether the ANC government has paid the required attention and effort to address the structural manifestations of the apartheid … [Read more...] about ANC’s pro-poor rhetoric has not translated into economic policy

EFF continues its assault on Robert Mugabe, who ‘can no longer hold a pen’

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 STAFF WRITER | 25 JANUARY 2017 | Business Day "What is revolutionary about being led by a person in old age?" That’s the question Zimbabwean ruling Zanu (PF) and its youth wing must ask itself‚ the EFF’s Mbuyiseni Ndlozi said on Tuesday. They must also ask themselves "what is revolutionary" and being led by a leader "who sleeps all the time in meetings‚ can no longer … [Read more...] about EFF continues its assault on Robert Mugabe, who ‘can no longer hold a pen’

Sisi to meet with Ethiopian PM in Addis Ababa

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Sun, 29/01/2017 | Egypt Independent President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will meet with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on Monday during the African Summit, held at the African Union headquarters in Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa. Abu Bakr Hanafy, Egyptian ambassador to Ethiopia, said both Egypt and Ethiopia were able to surpass the tensions in their bilateral … [Read more...] about Sisi to meet with Ethiopian PM in Addis Ababa