Archives for April 2017
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 …
Developing nations’ demands for better life must be met, says World Bank head Published: April 13, 2017
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 World Bank president Jim Yong Kim at a news conference in Berlin. Phot …
Africa’s ‘Leaders for Life’ Syndrome Published: April 13, 2017
Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters 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 …
Despair Is Not an Option: Bernie Sanders in Conversation with Boston Review Published: April 13, 2017
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 boo …
Rwanda & South Africa: a long road from truth to reconciliation Published: April 6, 2017
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. Rwanda has come a long way since the …
AfCHPR makes case for Egypt and Tunisia’s access to court Published: April 6, 2017
LUCAS BARASA | WEDNESDAY APRIL 5, 2017 | DAILY NATION AfCHPR president Justice Slyvain Ore (centre) during a training session for senior editors and journalists in Arusha on September 8, 2016. He has stressed the benefits of sensitising African states …
You are thieves, Museveni tells Finance officials Published: April 6, 2017
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 seni …
Green Climate Fund urged to aid poorest amid Ethiopia drought row Published: April 6, 2017
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 …
BACK2KCAB: ሎሚኸ ናይ ምንታይ ትግራይ ትግሪኚ Published: April 6, 2017
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 ኣ …
Dozens of Eritrean and Nigerian former Islamic State captives freed in Libya Published: April 6, 2017
Wed Apr 5, 2017 | Reuters FILE PHOTO: An Eritrean migrant touches a ring on her hand at a military building in Misrata, Libya, November 6, 2016. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny Libyan authorities released on Wednesday 28 Eritreans and seven Nigerians who were c …