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BACK2KCAB: ናይ ሎሚ ገደደ ሸያብ ዝዓበደ | መንዩ ዝዓበደ-ተስፋልደት’ዶ ካለኦት ሸያባት?

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ናይ ሎሚ ገደደ ሸያብ ዝዓበደ ተስፋልደት ባህልቢ | 3/12/2017 | Medrek Issue 28 A Prelude: I was on the phone with a centrist mind of my acquaintances, as usual, to exchange current affairs about our country. He mentioned to me that he was so irritated watching the so called Aboy Habtemariam Abraha’s five series of video presentation at Assena website with Emanuel Iyasu. I was not aware of … [Read more...] about BACK2KCAB: ናይ ሎሚ ገደደ ሸያብ ዝዓበደ | መንዩ ዝዓበደ-ተስፋልደት’ዶ ካለኦት ሸያባት?

The ICC can’t live with Africa, but it can’t live without it either

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 ADAM BRANCH | 14 MAR 2017 | THE CONVERSATION On the first of February, 2017, the African Union issued a resolution encouraging member states to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Whatever comes of it, the reported plan is the culmination of a highly publicised pushback by African states, which have accused the court of political bias, interference in … [Read more...] about The ICC can’t live with Africa, but it can’t live without it either

Nile Basin ministerial committee concludes meetings in Khartoum

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 Ahram Online | Tuesday 14 Mar 2017 A committee of water ministers and officials from six Nile Basin countries concluded meetings in Khartoum on Monday, with Egyptian concerns around water share due to be discussed later this month in Uganda, Egyptian state news agency MENA said. The meetings, which began earlier this week, included "long discussions wherein Egypt … [Read more...] about Nile Basin ministerial committee concludes meetings in Khartoum

Fleeing for freedom, Eritrean refugees are being abandoned by Europe

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John R Campbell | March 14, 2017 | The Conversation Regardless of international concerns, Eritrea continues to pursue a policy of indefinite military conscription that compels the young and the old to serve their country while paying them a pittance. Eritreans are continuing to leave in large numbers to find work to support their families and to find a greater degree … [Read more...] about Fleeing for freedom, Eritrean refugees are being abandoned by Europe

Dipole: the ‘Indian Niño’ that has brought devastating drought to East Africa

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Rob Marchant | March 12, 2017 | The Conversation A severe drought threatens millions of people in East Africa. Crop harvests are well below normal and the price of food has doubled across much of Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and nearby countries. The last major drought in the region, in 2011, caused hundreds of thousands of deaths. They are becoming more frequent and more … [Read more...] about Dipole: the ‘Indian Niño’ that has brought devastating drought to East Africa

A Glimpse Into the Life of a Slave Sold to Save Georgetown

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Rachel L. Swarns | MARCH 12, 2017 | THE NEW YORK TIMES He was an enslaved teenager on a Jesuit plantation in Maryland on the night that the stars fell. It was November 1833, and meteor showers set the sky ablaze. His name was Frank Campbell. He would hold tight to that memory for decades, even when he was an old man living hundreds of miles away from his birthplace. … [Read more...] about A Glimpse Into the Life of a Slave Sold to Save Georgetown

‘It’s life and death’: how the growth of Addis Ababa has sparked ethnic tensions

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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

BACK2KCAB – ትፈልጡ’ዶ ሃገርና ቢሊዮናት ዶላራት ኣብ ዓመት ከም ትሕሰም? ካብ መንን ስለምንታይን? | ሂወት ደቂ ሃገር ዘየገደሶ መራሒ፡ ገንዘብን ሃብትን ሃገርን ህዝብን ከገድሶ ኣይንጽበን

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ተወልደብርሃን ገብረ | 10 Mar 2017 | asmara-online.com ሎሚ ቅነ ሓደ ሰብ ኢመይል ሊኡኹለይ ነይሩ። ንሱ – “መንግስቲ ኤርትራ ወፍሪ ኣየተባብዕን ኢዩ ትብል’ሲ እዘን ኣብ ዕደና ዘውፍራ ዘሎዋ’ኸ ኣይሰማዕካን ዲኻ?” ኢሉ ይሓተኒ። መልሲ ስለ ዘይሃብኩዎ “እንታይ ዳኣ ኣጽቂጥካ መልሲ’ባ ሃበኒ?” ክብል ደጊሙ ጽሒፉለይ። ካብ ምስኡ ምሳኹም ክዛተየሉ ስለ ዝመረጽኩ ግና ተጸበየኒ ኢለ መሊሰሉ ይብለኩም። ብሕትኡ ኣይተገረምኩን። ምኽንያቱ ሰይጣን ስርሑ ናብ ጎይታ ምኽሳስ ኢዩ። ደርሆ ፋሕጢራ ትረኽቦ ሕቶ ሒዝካ ምምጻእ ልሙድ ናይ ካድር ስራሕ ምዃኑ ከይረሳዕኩም። ተጸበየኒ ስለ … [Read more...] about BACK2KCAB – ትፈልጡ’ዶ ሃገርና ቢሊዮናት ዶላራት ኣብ ዓመት ከም ትሕሰም? ካብ መንን ስለምንታይን? | ሂወት ደቂ ሃገር ዘየገደሶ መራሒ፡ ገንዘብን ሃብትን ሃገርን ህዝብን ከገድሶ ኣይንጽበን