Africa Horn Now

"We don't take sides; we help you see more sides."

Africa Horn Now

Archives for January 2018

እንዳ ኣሉ

By

ሰለሙን ይከኣሎ | ሕዳር 2017  | asmarino.com እንዳ ኣሉ እንዳ ኣሉ ሕጂ‘ኸ እንታይ ይበሉ፡ እንዳ ኣሉ ብኣልቦ መብጻዓታት ነዊሕ ዝኾብለሉ ኣነስ እሰግእ‘የ ኣእምሮኦም ከይከውን ዘቢሉ ወይ‘ክኣ ኣእዛኖም ደስኪሉ ድምጺ ውጹዕ ዘየስምዑ፡ ተማህሊሉ ኣእትይዎም እንከሎ ዘሚሩ፡ ዓሊሉ ኣምሳይኡ ኢሎሞ ቍማር፡ ሽሉ ንቕዋም ሓቢኦም ብዓል ሽሉ ክትግበር‘ዩ እንዳበሉ፡ ህዝቢ ዘሕለሉ መታን ንጽብሒቱ ኣብ ከብሖም ክሰቕሉ ሓመዱ ክጐስም እምብዛ ደጊሉ ብዓል እምነት ብሳንጅኦም ተዀሊሉ ምስኪን ህዝቢ ሓሲሩ፡ ቀሊሉ ብዓል ሓቦ እንዶ‘ሞ ቶባእ ኢሉ፡ ልሳኑ ኣልዒሉ ምስ ረኣየ መሰል … [Read more...] about እንዳ ኣሉ

Africa’s Generational War

By

John Githongo | January 5, 2018 | Foreign Policy Last year was a good one for the continent’s autocrats. But young Africans have launched a democratic revolution — and they’ve got the numbers on their side. NAIROBI — In Kenya, President Uhuru Kenyatta finally secured a second term on Nov. 28 after two flawed elections, outbreaks of violence, and a series of court battles. … [Read more...] about Africa’s Generational War

The Tragedy of the Venezuelan Opposition

By

Harold Trinkunas | January 5, 2018 | Foreign Affairs Why It's Been Unable to Effectively Challenge Maduro In December 2015, Venezuela’s opposition coalition, the Democratic Unity Committee (known popularly as MUD), won a landslide victory, sweeping up two-thirds of the seats for the National Assembly, the country’s legislature. Since then, positive public opinion of … [Read more...] about The Tragedy of the Venezuelan Opposition

Meet the force behind Zimbabwe’s ‘Crocodile’ president

By

Ed Cropley | December 30, 2017 | Reuters HARARE (Reuters) - His wife is a beauty queen, his troops unseated Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, and his motorcade is fit for a president. General Constantino Chiwenga, head of the armed forces until earlier this month, is on a roll. On Dec. 15 his 10-vehicle convoy, complete with soldiers toting AK-47 assault rifles, roared … [Read more...] about Meet the force behind Zimbabwe’s ‘Crocodile’ president

Sudan closes border with Eritrea

By

January 6, 2018 | REUTERS KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan has closed its border with Eritrea a week after Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir announced a six-month state of emergency in the regions of Kassala and North Kurdufan, state news agency SUNA said on Saturday. SUNA did not provide reasons for the border closure. Last week’s decree was part of ongoing disarmament … [Read more...] about Sudan closes border with Eritrea

Patients in Africa twice as likely to die after an operation than global average, report shows

By

Nicola Davis | Wed 3 Jan ‘18  | The Guardian Higher mortality rate occurs despite patients usually being younger and fitter and is likely due to lack of medical staff, say scientists Patients undergoing surgery in Africa are more than twice as likely to die following an operation than the global average, despite generally being younger, healthier and the surgery they are … [Read more...] about Patients in Africa twice as likely to die after an operation than global average, report shows

Africa has dubious honour of being primed to be next leader in dope production

By

Dave Chambers | 04 January 2018 | Business Day Africa is poised to be the world’s next marijuana powerhouse‚ according to a magazine that covers the development of the legal cannabis industry globally. Dope‚ based in the US‚ says Lesotho’s decision to grant a medical marijuana licence to Verve Dynamics — a Somerset West company that produces botanical extracts — "is the … [Read more...] about Africa has dubious honour of being primed to be next leader in dope production

Can Cyril Ramaphosa Revive the South African Dream?

By

William Finnegan | January 5, 2018 | The New Yorker Not for the first time, the President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, seems to be on the brink of toppling from office. That would be a good thing, were it to happen soon. Under Zuma, South Africa has been on a decade-long descent into kleptocratic mismanagement. “State capture” is an arcane term in most places; in South … [Read more...] about Can Cyril Ramaphosa Revive the South African Dream?

Congo’s Slide Into Chaos: How a State Fails

By

Stuart A. Reid | January/February 2018 Issue | Foreign Affairs On January 16, 2001, the Democratic Republic of the Congo tumbled into uncertainty. The country’s president, Laurent Kabila, had been sitting in his office at his marble palace in Kinshasa, the capital, when one of his teenage bodyguards entered, drew his pistol, aimed it at Kabila, and fired several … [Read more...] about Congo’s Slide Into Chaos: How a State Fails

Meet the force behind Zimbabwe’s ‘Crocodile’ president

By

Ed Cropley | 01 January 2018 | Business Day Intelligence report says General Constantino Chiwenga is now the most feared man in government and party as well as the whole country  HARARE — His wife is a beauty queen, his troops unseated Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, and his motorcade is fit for a president. General Constantino Chiwenga, head of the armed forces until … [Read more...] about Meet the force behind Zimbabwe’s ‘Crocodile’ president