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The house of Mugabe crumbles – but it’s too soon to celebrate in Zimbabwe

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Stephen Chan | November 17, 2017 | The Conversation It seemed that Robert Mugabe, the 93-year-old Zimbabwean president, would rule his country until he died – but in the end, his fall was very swift. Mugabe’s decision to depose vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa, at the behest of his 52-year-old wife Grace, was the last straw, and the army stepped in to depose him in a … [Read more...] about The house of Mugabe crumbles – but it’s too soon to celebrate in Zimbabwe

The Meaning of Robert Mugabe’s Stunning Non-Resignation

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Todd Moss and Jeffrey Smith | Nov 19, 2017 | The Atlantic Despite mounting calls for his resignation, Robert Mugabe has vowed to stay on as president of Zimbabwe, further extending his nearly four-decade reign in office. The next 48 hours will be crucial, as Mugabe could be impeached when parliament reconvenes on Tuesday. The unfolding political drama in Zimbabwe remains … [Read more...] about The Meaning of Robert Mugabe’s Stunning Non-Resignation

“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?