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ፖሊሲታት መንግስቲ ኣብ መሬት፡ ቁጠባን መንበሪ ኣባይትን ኣይሰረሐን-ባይቶ ዞባ ማእከል

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ተወልደብርሃን ገብረ | February 25, 2017 | asmaraonline ሀ) መእተዊ ኣብ ኤርትራ ዋላ’ኳ ብዕድመ ዝኣረጉ ይኹኑ ባይቶ ዞባታት ኣለዉ። ዝኣረጉ ማለተይ ምርጫታት ባይቶ ካብ ዘይግበር ነዊሕ ዓመታት ተቖጺሩ ኣሎ። ክንደየኖት ኢዮም ካብቶም ቅድሚ ነዊሕ ዓመታት ዝተመርጹ ኣባላት ባይቶ ሎሚ ብሂወት ዘለዉ ዝፍለጥ ነገር የሎን። ድምጺ እዞም ባይቶታት ክንደየናይ ተቐባልነት ኣሎዎ ካልእ ሕቶ ኾይኑ ለበዋታትን ምሕጽንታታትን ንዝምልከቶ ካብ ምሕላፍ ግን ዓዲ ዊዒሎም ኣይፈልጡን ኢዮም። ከም ግቡእ ኣብ ዘዞበኦም ዝለዓሉ ሓገግትን ተቖጻጸርትን ኣካላት ኢዮም። ኮይኑ ግን ኣብ ባይታ ክንዮ … [Read more...] about ፖሊሲታት መንግስቲ ኣብ መሬት፡ ቁጠባን መንበሪ ኣባይትን ኣይሰረሐን-ባይቶ ዞባ ማእከል

Africa has a long history of fake news after years of living with non-truth

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George Ogola | 28 Feb 2017 | The Conversation Oxford Dictionaries declared "post-truth" its word of 2016, thanks in no small part to the rise of Donald Trump to the White House. US President Donald Trump’s election and his disdain for the mainstream media has been seen by some as the triumph of post-truth politics. Post-truth politics is a culture in which objective … [Read more...] about Africa has a long history of fake news after years of living with non-truth

Frail, mumbling Robert Mugabe looks death in the eye

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AFP | 27 February 2017 | Business Day Matobo — Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe celebrated his 93rd birthday with a lavish party at the weekend, addressing his own mortality in a speech but showing no signs of stepping down. Wearing a black cowboy hat and a blazer bearing images of himself, Mugabe, who is increasingly frail, paused for lengthy periods and … [Read more...] about Frail, mumbling Robert Mugabe looks death in the eye

South Sudan’s Man-Made Famine

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Siobhán O'Grady | February 27, 2017 | Foreign Policy The country's warring leaders have left their citizens with two options – flee or starve. PALORINYA, Uganda – The bloodstain outside Peresi Saima’s house told her what she already knew. Still, she pushed the door to her home open just far enough to see her dead husband’s body slumped against a chair, dragged … [Read more...] about South Sudan’s Man-Made Famine

What Is a Populist? And is Donald Trump one?

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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?

Refugee women and children ‘beaten, raped and starved in Libyan hellholes’

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Karen McVeigh | Tuesday 28 February 2017 | The Guardian Militia-run detention centres in Libya are ‘no more than forced labour camps and makeshift prisons’, Unicef says Women and children making the dangerous journey to Europe to flee poverty and conflicts in Africa are being beaten, raped and starved in “living hellholes” in Libya, the United Nations … [Read more...] about Refugee women and children ‘beaten, raped and starved in Libyan hellholes’

Explainer: what is VX nerve agent and how does it work?

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Martin Boland | February 24, 2017  | The Conversation The substance that could be responsible for the death Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, was the VX nerve agent, according to preliminary reports from Malaysian police. Kim Jong-nam died on February 13 from a seizure on his way to hospital after complaining that a woman had … [Read more...] about Explainer: what is VX nerve agent and how does it work?

Swedish immigration is not out of control – it’s actually getting more restrictive

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Admir Skodo | February 28, 2017 | The Conversation According to Donald Trump, Sweden is “having problems like they never thought possible” because of mass migration. But there is no evidence to support the American president’s claim. The crime rate is not affected by the immigration rate, and the Swedish state has actually imposed restrictive measures on asylum seekers … [Read more...] about Swedish immigration is not out of control – it’s actually getting more restrictive