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Is It Even Possible To Spend $70,000 On Hair? Stylists Break It Down

September 29, 2020 By AHN

There are a few scenarios where Donald Trump's high hairstyling bill would actually make sense, according to these experts. Jamie Feldman | 09/28/2020 | HUFFPOST A recent bombshell New York Times report revealed that President Donald Trump paid only $750 in federal income taxes in both 2016 and 2017, but an almost equally befuddling part of that report had … [Read more...] about Is It Even Possible To Spend $70,000 On Hair? Stylists Break It Down

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Does US military training incubate coups in Africa? The jury is still out

September 29, 2020 By AHN

Lee J. M. Seymour and Theodore McLauchlin | September 28, 2020 | The Conversation Military officers overthrew Mali’s government in a coup d’état on August 18, 2020. Among the more worrying aspects of the coup is the fact that a number of the officers involved had received foreign training, most notably from the United States. In fact, this was … [Read more...] about Does US military training incubate coups in Africa? The jury is still out

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This is how Lungu is planning to rig Zambia’s 2021 general election

September 28, 2020 By AHN

Sishuwa Sishuwa | 25 Sep 2020 | Mail & Guardian Election rigging in many of Africa’s democracies occurs through a range of strategies, such as ballot-box stuffing, electoral bribery, violence against political opponents and the emasculation of the independent media that usually serve as the main outlet for opposition parties denied coverage in state-run … [Read more...] about This is how Lungu is planning to rig Zambia’s 2021 general election

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ሕቶን መልስን ኣስተምህሮ ኣቦ መንበር ኮምሽን ቅዋም ነበር ዶር በረኸት ሃብተስላሰ ብዛዕባ መስርሕ ቅዋም ኤርትራ

September 14, 2020 By AHN

Assena TV | September 2020 Assena TV| September 2020 Assena TV | September 2020 … [Read more...] about ሕቶን መልስን ኣስተምህሮ ኣቦ መንበር ኮምሽን ቅዋም ነበር ዶር በረኸት ሃብተስላሰ ብዛዕባ መስርሕ ቅዋም ኤርትራ

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Israel-UAE trade will overtake deals with Egypt

September 14, 2020 By AHN

Emirati market regulations are far more business friendly, and its contract enforcement is significantly more reliable TIMOTHY KALDAS |10 SEPTEMBER 2020 |BUSINESS DAY The agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Israel to normalise their relations, described by some as a “peace” deal, seems to have hit a snag over weapons purchases. The UAE is keen to join the … [Read more...] about Israel-UAE trade will overtake deals with Egypt

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Abandoned in Lebanon, African domestic workers just want to go home

September 14, 2020 By AHN

Zecharias Zelalem |14 Sep 2020 | Mail & Guardian Outside Ethiopia’s consulate in Lebanon’s capital Beirut, about 60 young women brace themselves for another night of sleeping on the street. They used to be employed as housekeepers, but the combination of a crippling economic crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic meant that they were laid off and kicked out of … [Read more...] about Abandoned in Lebanon, African domestic workers just want to go home

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Why a proposed Horn of Africa bloc could destabilise the larger region

September 14, 2020 By AHN

Ingo Henneberg and Sören Stapel |September 8, 2020 | The Conversation Relations in the Horn of Africa are complex and complicated. They are characterised by deeply ingrained rivalries between Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia in a conflict-ridden region. For decades, it has been known for civil war, conflict, and poor economic development. Somalia is a … [Read more...] about Why a proposed Horn of Africa bloc could destabilise the larger region

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Rwanda’s Kagame denies Paul Rusesabagina was kidnapped

September 7, 2020 By AHN

President says detained government critic 'led himself' to Rwanda, accuses him of of being a 'terrorist' leader. Al Jazeera | 7 September, 2020 Rwandan President Paul Kagame denies that a detained opposition figure who inspired the Hollywood film Hotel Rwanda was kidnapped in order to be brought back to the country, saying he was responsible for his own … [Read more...] about Rwanda’s Kagame denies Paul Rusesabagina was kidnapped

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Editorial: The ANC buys itself (more) time

September 7, 2020 By AHN

Editorial | 4 Sep 2020 | Mail & Guardian There is a truth in politics: this crisis will pass, and people will be distracted by the next one. Just survive this moment, and you will escape accountability.   This is a universal playbook, and the ANC knows it by heart.  But Covid-19 has shifted something in South Africa. The ANC, so used to pulling someone out of … [Read more...] about Editorial: The ANC buys itself (more) time

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Kenyan cops cash in on Covid-19

September 7, 2020 By AHN

Muthoni Gitonga |5 Sep 2020 | Mail & Guardian On Wednesday August 26 at 7.10am, I was arrested and became a guest of the Kenyan state for about an hour. I was picked up outside our estate gate in Nairobi as I was about to begin my weekly run. I didn’t have my mask on because it worsens clouding on my spectacles and hampers breathing. Often, I wear one or tuck it … [Read more...] about Kenyan cops cash in on Covid-19

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