Kevin Sieff | April 12, 2017 | The Washington Post PRETORIA, South Africa — Tens of thousands of people filled the streets of this capital city Wednesday morning, demanding that President Jacob Zuma step down or be forced from office after a string of political scandals that have rocked his administration. The rally marked the second week of anti-Zuma demonstrations, … [Read more...] about Large protest in South Africa shows rising discontent with the country’s president and ruling party
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Developing nations’ demands for better life must be met, says World Bank head
Larry Elliott | Tuesday 11 April 2017 | The Guardian Jim Yong Kim says there is greater risk of war, terrorism and increased migration if aspirations of poorer countries are not met Failure to meet the internet-inspired aspirations of people in poor countries runs the risk of creating the conditions for war, terrorism and increased migration, the president of the World … [Read more...] about Developing nations’ demands for better life must be met, says World Bank head
Africa’s ‘Leaders for Life’ Syndrome
Claire Felter | April 10, 2017 | Council on Foreign Relations Introduction Sub-Saharan Africa is home to many of the world’s longest-ruling heads of state. Some leaders in the 1960s and 1970s sought to become “president for life,” with several postcolonial leaders managing to remain in power for three or more terms. By the turn of the twenty-first century, the trend of … [Read more...] about Africa’s ‘Leaders for Life’ Syndrome
Despair Is Not an Option: Bernie Sanders in Conversation with Boston Review
Archon Fung | April 04, 2017 | Boston Review In the latest episode of BR: A Political and Literary Podcast, Bernie Sanders talks to Archon Fung, Boston Review board member and Professor and Academic Dean at the Harvard Kennedy School, about his new book, 'Our Revolution,' the future of progressive politics, and what must be done to resist the Trump regime. An edited transcript … [Read more...] about Despair Is Not an Option: Bernie Sanders in Conversation with Boston Review
Rwanda & South Africa: a long road from truth to reconciliation
April 6, 2017 | Cori Wielenga | THE CONVERSATION 1994 was a significant year for Africa. South Africa made a peaceful transition to democracy. But on a darker note, Rwanda experienced a tragic and violent genocide. Both countries initiated national reconciliation processes that captured the world’s attention. South Africa had the Truth and Reconciliation Commission … [Read more...] about Rwanda & South Africa: a long road from truth to reconciliation
AfCHPR makes case for Egypt and Tunisia’s access to court
LUCAS BARASA | WEDNESDAY APRIL 5, 2017 | DAILY NATION The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) is actively pushing for more countries to grant their citizens the rights to access it in order to promote justice on the continent. The Arusha-based court is set to undertake sensitisation visits to Egypt between Sunday and Tuesday next week before moving on … [Read more...] about AfCHPR makes case for Egypt and Tunisia’s access to court
You are thieves, Museveni tells Finance officials
YASIIN MUGERWA | THURSDAY APRIL 6 2017 | Daily Monitor Kampala - Raging over the extraordinary scale of corruption in his Cabinet, President Museveni has described the Finance ministry as “a ministry of thieves” and volunteered more details on how senior government officials arrested last week, had solicited a bribe of more than Shs15b from Chinese investors who wanted … [Read more...] about You are thieves, Museveni tells Finance officials
Green Climate Fund urged to aid poorest amid Ethiopia drought row
Megan Rowling | Thu Apr 6, 2017 | REUTERS BARCELONA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The Green Climate Fund, set up to channel billions of dollars to help poor countries tackle climate change, came under fire on Thursday over its choice of which projects to back, as activists said it was overlooking the needs of the most vulnerable people. The board, which met for the past … [Read more...] about Green Climate Fund urged to aid poorest amid Ethiopia drought row
BACK2KCAB: ሎሚኸ ናይ ምንታይ ትግራይ ትግሪኚ
ቀለታ ኪዳነ ሎንዶን | Sep 16, 2016 ትግራዎት ካብ ኤርትራ ወይ ኤርትራውያን ዝደልዩዎ ዘለዉ እንታ’ዩ? ክሳብ ክንድቲ ዝግምግሙዎ ዘለዉ ቀሊል ድዩኸ? ኣቶ ኣባዲ ኣባይ ቅድሚ ሎሚ ብዛዕባ ጕዳይ ኤርትራን ህዝባን ኣልዒሎም ከምኡ’ውን ምስ ህዝቢ ትግራይ ክህልወና ዝኽእል ርክብ ኣሚቶም ናብ ዓይጋ ፎርም ንዘቕረቡዎ ጽሑፍ ብዓቕመይ ብማዕከናት ዜናታት መሊሰሎም ነረ። እዞም ሰብኣይ ግን ሎሚ እውን ኣየዕረፉን። ሎሚ እውን እንደገና ካብ ዕስራን ሽዱሽተን ገጻት ዝበዝሕ ጽሑፍ ብምድላው መልእኽቶም ብመንገዲ ዓይጋ ፎርም ንህዝቢ ኤርትራን ተጋሩን ንህዝቢ ዓለምን ዘርጊሖሞ ኣለዉ። ኣብቲ ነዊሕ … [Read more...] about BACK2KCAB: ሎሚኸ ናይ ምንታይ ትግራይ ትግሪኚ
Dozens of Eritrean and Nigerian former Islamic State captives freed in Libya
Wed Apr 5, 2017 | Reuters Libyan authorities released on Wednesday 28 Eritreans and seven Nigerians who were captured and enslaved by Islamic State in Sirte and had been held in detention since the jihadist group lost the city in December. The group, all but two of whom are women and children, escaped from Sirte, a former Islamic State stronghold in central Libya, … [Read more...] about Dozens of Eritrean and Nigerian former Islamic State captives freed in Libya