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Ethiopia and Djibouti unlock markets with new railway line

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Agency Staff  | October 06 2016 | Business Day ADDIS ABABA — With Chinese conductors at the helm, a fleet of new trains has begun plying a new route from the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, to the Red Sea port city of Djibouti in a major boost to both economies. The 750km railway, built by two Chinese companies, was inaugurated on Wednesday at a newly built station … [Read more...] about Ethiopia and Djibouti unlock markets with new railway line

Ethiopia-Djibouti railway big boost to China’s Africa projects

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Friday October 7 2016 | Daily Nation/Xinhua ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia and Djibouti launched Africa’s first modern electrified railway connecting their respective capitals Thursday.It also marked the first time that the complete spectrum of an overseas railway industry chain is fully backed by Chinese standards. The construction of the 752.7-km Ethiopia-Djibouti … [Read more...] about Ethiopia-Djibouti railway big boost to China’s Africa projects

Merkel on economic mission to Africa to curb migrant flow

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Andreas Rinke | BERLIN | Fri Oct 7, 2016 | Reuters German Chancellor Angela Merkel heads to Africa on Sunday seeking investment opportunities which her government hopes will drive economic development on the continent and curb future waves of migration to Europe. A flood of almost a million migrants into Germany last year, many from Syria and Iraq, has hit Merkel's … [Read more...] about Merkel on economic mission to Africa to curb migrant flow

Rhetorical bait and switch enabled Assad to neglect political reform while cultivating support among the wealthy elite

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Zoe Hu | 04 Oct 2016 | Mail & Guardian  Why is Syria's Bashar al-Assad is still in power? In January 2011, citizens across Egypt and Tunisia began demonstrating against their governments. Their calls for change swelled into a collective outrage that, in Tunisia, quickly pushed the president into exile. Before the year’s famous spring had even begun, popular unrest … [Read more...] about Rhetorical bait and switch enabled Assad to neglect political reform while cultivating support among the wealthy elite

Safety and rule of law in Africa deteriorating, says Mo Ibrahim Foundation

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Staff Writer  | October 03 2016 | Business Day ALMOST two-thirds of African citizens live in a country in which safety and rule of law deteriorated in the last ten years. This is according to the 2016 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG)‚ launched on Monday by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. Over the last decade‚ overall governance has improved by one score point at the … [Read more...] about Safety and rule of law in Africa deteriorating, says Mo Ibrahim Foundation

BACK2KCAB -This Wogahta’s poster child, who is he? Let the truth be told….

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Meskerem.net: Nesredin Mansur is accused of human trafficking by Pal Talk participants. Some who seem to have information offer evidence and even challenge whether he was a medical doctor. A nurse attested that there was no doctor named Nesredin.  Others say he is a nurse. While change can be achieved with truth lies are polluting the opposition camp. So who is this poster … [Read more...] about BACK2KCAB -This Wogahta’s poster child, who is he? Let the truth be told….

Africa amid a raging world

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David S Levin | September 22 2016 | Business Day A NEW era is dawning and flickering on the universe’s giant movie screen like a new blockbuster hit, starring all of the 7.4-billion people on Earth. There is little doubt, as Malcolm Gladwell said, that we’ve reached a tipping point — but this one is on a global and historical scale and it’s reshuffling the entire … [Read more...] about Africa amid a raging world

Seychelles’ President Michel surprised all when he announced his resignation

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CIUGU MWAGIRU | Saturday October 1,  2016 | Daily Nation Even as Cape Verde holds its presidential vote today, analysts are likely to be comparing last Tuesday’s developments in the Seychelles and Gabon.In an extraordinary move, Seychellois President James Alix Michel, 72, surprised all when he announced his resignation. Sounding very different from many an … [Read more...] about Seychelles’ President Michel surprised all when he announced his resignation