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‘It’s life and death’: how the growth of Addis Ababa has sparked ethnic tensions
Jason Burke in Addis Ababa | Monday 13 March 2017 | The Guardian Addis Ababa had a plan – to expand, and lead newly prosperous Ethiopia into a brave new century. But after protests led to a violent and harrowing state crackdown, what happens next could reverberate across Africa Drive out of Addis Ababa’s new central business district, with its five-star … [Read more...] about ‘It’s life and death’: how the growth of Addis Ababa has sparked ethnic tensions
“I want to try. Live or die”: how refugees decide whether to make the dangerous trip to Europe
REBECCA OMONIRA-OYEKANMI | 9 MARCH 2017 | NEW STATESMAN In a refugee camp in Ethiopia, women struggle with limited choices and a life in limbo. Segen climbs up on to the concrete block and begins to dance. Her mother Freweyni clears away the remnants of lunch. Freweyni spent the morning teaching children to dance in a small classroom in the Adi Harush refugee camp in … [Read more...] about “I want to try. Live or die”: how refugees decide whether to make the dangerous trip to Europe
ሚኒስተራትና ምምሕዳራ’ውን ባጀታ’ውን ስልጣን የብሎምን፡- መልሲ ንመስከረም
ተወልደብርሃን ገብረ | 9 Mar 2017 | asmara-online.com ሀ) መእተዊ መጀመርያ ብዛዕባ ፍልልያት መንግስትን ሃገርን (ማለት ደውላ) ከብርህ ባህ ይብለኒ። ምኽንያቱ ንብዙሓት ዜጋታት ካብ ዘጋጊ ነገር ፍልልያት እዞም ሓደ ዝመስሉ ግን ካኣ በበይኖም ቃላት ስለ ዝኾኑ። እቲ ሃገር ወይ ደውላ ዝብል ኣምር (1) ብኣህጉራዊ ዉዑላት ዝፍለጥ መሬታዊ ግዝኣት ወይ ሓድነት (2) ህዝቢ (3) ልኣላውነትን (4) መንግስትን ዝብሉ ቃላትን ኣምራትን ኣለዉዎ። ስለዚ መንግስቲ ዝብል ኣምር ሓደ ክፋል ናይ ሃገር ኮይኑ ትካል ኢዩ። ከም ኣካል ሃገር መንግስቲ መሳርሒ ሓደ ሃገር ኢዩ። … [Read more...] about ሚኒስተራትና ምምሕዳራ’ውን ባጀታ’ውን ስልጣን የብሎምን፡- መልሲ ንመስከረም
How an ancient Egyptian god spurred the rise of Trump
Adrià Salvador Palau & Jon Roozenbeek | March 7, 2017 | The Conversation Donald Trump’s presidency is well underway, but many observers are still trying to understand how he won the office in the first place. Plenty of explanations are circulating, from Hillary Clinton’s weaknesses as a candidate to pervasive sexism and class disenfranchisement in the Rust Belt. … [Read more...] about How an ancient Egyptian god spurred the rise of Trump
U.S. Wary of Its New Neighbor in Djibouti: A Chinese Naval Base
ANDREW JACOBS and JANE PERLEZ | FEB. 25, 2017 | THE NEW YORK TIMES DJIBOUTI — The two countries keep dozens of intercontinental nuclear missiles pointed at each other’s cities. Their frigates and fighter jets occasionally face off in the contested waters of the South China Sea. With no shared border, China and the United States mostly circle each other from afar, … [Read more...] about U.S. Wary of Its New Neighbor in Djibouti: A Chinese Naval Base
He who controls the sand: the mining ‘mafias’ killing each other to build cities
Vince Beiser | Tuesday 28 February 2017 | The Guardian Rapid urbanisation has made an ordinary commodity suddenly precious: sand. As cities continue to voraciously need concrete, glass and asphalt, illegal sand mining has sparked a global wave of gang violence In the dark of the night of 20 December, two Kenyan truck drivers met a blazing death. The men … [Read more...] about He who controls the sand: the mining ‘mafias’ killing each other to build cities
What Is a Populist? And is Donald Trump one?
Uri Friedman | Feb 27, 201 | The Atlantic Why does Donald Trump exaggerate the size of his inauguration crowd, brag about his election win in conversations with world leaders, and claim without evidence that voter fraud may have cost him the popular vote? Why does he dismiss protesters who oppose him as “paid professionals” and polls that reflect poorly on him as “fake … [Read more...] about What Is a Populist? And is Donald Trump one?
The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Boko Haram
Eeben Barlow | February 1, 2017 | Harvard International Review A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF BOKO HARAM The West African state of Nigeria, currently considered Africa’s largest economy, has, in the north-east of the country, been under sustained attack by an armed, radical Islamist movement, until recently known as Boko Haram. “Boko Haram” is the popular name for the “Sunni … [Read more...] about The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Boko Haram
Trump’s Deafening Silence on Africa
Reuben Brigety | February 15, 2017 | Foreign Policy In the months since he was elected and in the weeks since he has occupied the White House, President Trump has upended diplomatic relationships around the world from Mexico to Australia. Yet he has said practically nothing about Africa. That is a problem. At a time when the continent is poised to take off politically … [Read more...] about Trump’s Deafening Silence on Africa
Populism and Terror: An Interview with Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky, Kenneth Palmer and Richard Yarrow | January 18, 2017 | Harvard International Review Noam Chomsky is a philosopher, social critic, political activist, and pioneering linguist. Having served as a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology since 1955, Chomsky is the author of dozens of books, with his most recent book, Who Rules the World?, … [Read more...] about Populism and Terror: An Interview with Noam Chomsky