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“ኩሉ በዕለይ… ባንድ ኢሳይያስ ዓዲ ሃሎ”

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Sep 22, 2017 Nselam.com (ምንጪ ካብ፡ሳክቲዝም) “ልምዓት ዝተሃመሹ ወገናት ብምቕዳም፡ ንኹሉ ዘመዓራሪ ዕድላት ብምርሃው፡ ህዝቢ ኣብ እንኮን ፍትሓዊን መኣዲ ምጽንባር፡ በዚ ርትዓዊ መገዲ’ዚ ድማ ፖለቲካዊ ርግኣት፡ ሃገራዊ ስኒት፡ ቁጠባዊን ማሕበራዊን ልምዓት ከምኡ’ውን ማሕበራዊ ፍትሕን ባህላዊ ስጉሚን ምርግጋጽ ንነዊሕ እዋን ዝተቓለስናሉ፡ ህይወት ብሉጻት ዝኸፈልናሉ ነቕ ዘይብልን ዘይቅየርን ዕላማና’ዩ፡፡” (ቃል ፕረሲዳንት ኢሳይያስ ኣፍወርቂ ኣብ 2007) … ከምዚኦም ዝኣመሰሉ መጽብዓታትን፡ ዘብልጭልጩ ቃላትን፡ ዳርጋ ንርብዒ ዘመን ለሚድናዮም ኢና፡፡ እወ! ሕድሪ’ቶም … [Read more...] about “ኩሉ በዕለይ… ባንድ ኢሳይያስ ዓዲ ሃሎ”

It’s been 50 years since Britain left. Why are so many African judges still wearing wigs?

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Kevin Sieff  | September 17 | The Washington Post NAIROBI — The British gave up their last colonies in Africa half a century ago. But they left their wigs behind. Not just any wigs. They are the long, white, horsehair locks worn by high court judges (and King George III). They are so old-fashioned and so uncomfortable, that even British barristers have stopped wearing … [Read more...] about It’s been 50 years since Britain left. Why are so many African judges still wearing wigs?

Africa’s new normal is managing dysfunction and expecting the worst

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DIANNA GAMES | 22 SEPTEMBER 2017 | Business Day The value destruction which Zuma and his supporters have brought is familiar to millions across the continent, writes Dianna Games A Nigerian economist said recently that his country was better prepared for crisis than success. Managing dysfunction and expecting the worst has become the new normal, he added. His comments … [Read more...] about Africa’s new normal is managing dysfunction and expecting the worst

Zambia’s looming humanitarian crisis as refugees pour in

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 CHRIS MFULA | 22 SEPTEMBER 2017 | Business Day Lusaka — Zambia fears a looming humanitarian crisis after more than 6,000 refugees fleeing turmoil in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) entered its territory in one month, the presidency said on Friday. Thousands of people have been killed and more than 1-million forced to flee their homes in the DRC’s eastern … [Read more...] about Zambia’s looming humanitarian crisis as refugees pour in

The Wolf of Pyongyang: How Kim Jong Un Resembles a CEO

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David Kang |August 21, 2017 | Foreign Affairs Western commentators often treat North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un as a joke. In private conversations I have heard U.S. administration officials and military leaders occasionally refer to him as a “fat boy,” a “young playboy,” and a “laughingstock.” Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has even publicly questioned whether he … [Read more...] about The Wolf of Pyongyang: How Kim Jong Un Resembles a CEO

Illicit diamond fortune props up Mugabe’s regime

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Simon Allison | 11 Sep 2017 | Mail & Guardian Just over a decade ago, Zimbabwe discovered one of the world’s richest diamond deposits in an area known now as the Marange diamond fields. This find was supposed to transform the country’s economic prospects and, ultimately, the lives of its people. Instead, as a new report from Global Witness confirms, most of … [Read more...] about Illicit diamond fortune props up Mugabe’s regime

Zimbabwe diamond exports fund spy agency accused of rights abuses, Global Witness says

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 BRIAN LATHAM | 11 SEPTEMBER 2017 | Business Day Harare — Zimbabwe’s government is using money earned from diamond exports to fund its Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), blamed for a raft of human-rights abuses as it has helped to keep President Robert Mugabe in power since 1980, Global Witness said. Diamonds dug from the Marange fields in eastern Zimbabwe are … [Read more...] about Zimbabwe diamond exports fund spy agency accused of rights abuses, Global Witness says

America’s secret role in the Rwandan genocide

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Helen C Epstein | Tuesday 12 September 2017 | The Guardian The violence that shocked the world in 1994 did not come from nowhere. While the CIA looked on, its allies in the Ugandan government helped to spread terror and fuel ethnic hatred Between April and July 1994, hundreds of thousands of Rwandans were murdered in the most rapid genocide ever recorded. The killers … [Read more...] about America’s secret role in the Rwandan genocide