Archives for April 2017
No need to despair even as the dream of South Africa feels like a nightmare Published: April 17, 2017
Thabo Makgoba | April 16, 2017 | THE CONVERSATION A protester waves the South African flag during a mass protest demanding President Jacob Zuma step down. EPA/Kim Ludbrook Like many, this Easter I feel that the dream of South Africa feels more like a n …
The extraordinary life of Ethiopia’s 93-year-old singing nun Published: April 17, 2017
Kate Molleson | Monday 17 April 2017 | THE GUARDIAN She sang for Haile Selassie then retreated from the world, living barefoot in a hilltop monastery, perfecting her bluesy, freewheeling sound. Kate Molleson on The Honky Tonk Nun, her documentary about …
Congo’s pricey passport scheme sends millions of dollars offshore Published: April 16, 2017
David Lewis | April 13, 2017 | REUTERS The impoverished Democratic Republic of Congo has introduced biometric passports costing $185 apiece. But most of that money does not go to the state. Instead millions of dollars go to a private company in the Gul …
BACK2KCAB – A Zero-Sum Game & The Parable of Veldhoven Published: April 15, 2017
Teweldeberhan Gebre | April 15, 2017 | Asmara-online.com Dutch Authorities Banned YPFDJ Conference: A Zero-Sum Game for Eritreans In the last couple of days, Dutch news agencies were busy reporting on the intended and controversial YPFDJ annual confere …
Eritreans in the Netherlands complain of pressure to support youth congress Published: April 14, 2017
Martin Plaut | Thursday 13 April 2017 | The Guardian Claims of ‘systemic intimidation’ as top Eritrean official Yemane Gebreab arrives on Dutch soil to address youth wing of African country’s ruling party Eritreans living in the Netherlands say they ar …
Dutch court upholds mayor’s Eritrean conference ban Published: April 14, 2017
April 14, 2017 | dutchnews.nl The decision by Veldhoven’s mayor to ban a conference by the only political party permitted in Eritrea was upheld by a court in Den Bosch on Friday afternoon. The organisers of the conference went to court to have the ban …
Armyworms ravage crops in southern Ethiopia Published: April 14, 2017
Aaron Maasho | Thu Apr 13, 2017 | REUTERS Crop-eating caterpillars known as fall armyworms have damaged crops across southern Ethiopia, the latest country to be struck by the pests in a region already struggling with widespread drought and hunger, auth …
Three Advantages of the Eritrean Water Dam Network Published: April 13, 2017
MELA GHEBREMEDHIN* | Posted on 3 weeks ago | Horn Diplomat This article was published on the issue of Hommes D’Afrique Magazine on March 2017. The well-known magazine which circulates in Morocco, has took focus on water development in Eritrea. The orig …
African governments could be denied IP addresses as punishment for shutting the internet Published: April 13, 2017
Abdi Latif Dahir | 13 April 2017 | Quartz Media A mobile phone is held in front of a computer screen with both browsers unable to connect to Facebook via local providers in Bangkok May 28, 2014. Thai Facebook users were alarmed on Wednesday when the In …