Africa Horn Now

"We don't take sides; we help you see more sides."

Africa Horn Now

Inside China’s Role In Corruption In Kenya

By

Eric Olander and Cobus van Staden | 09/14/2016 | Huffington Post Chinese businesses play a much more complicated part than many may think. One of the many simple, widely-believed narratives about the Chinese in Africa is that PRC businesses fuel corruption across the continent. That caricature, although overly-simplistic, is amplified by China's insistence there be … [Read more...] about Inside China’s Role In Corruption In Kenya

Congressmen Point to Protesting Ethiopian Olympic Runner as Victim in Fight for Freedom

By

Siobhán O'Grady | September 13, 2016 | Foreign Policy Over the course of one weekend in early August, human rights groups reported that close to 100 Ethiopian civilians were killed across the country in clashes with security forces as they protested being politically and economically sidelined by the government. Later that month, Ethiopian Olympic marathoner Feyisa … [Read more...] about Congressmen Point to Protesting Ethiopian Olympic Runner as Victim in Fight for Freedom

Why Zimbabwe’s Military Sticks With Mugabe

By

Philip Martin | September 12, 2016 | Foreign Affairs ZANU-PF's Blood Brotherhood Zimbabwe is headed for turbulent waters. Over the last few months, a protest movement has highlighted popular dissatisfaction with what many Zimbabweans see as the economic mismanagement and heavy-handed tactics of the government of President Robert Mugabe. Opposition groups are joining … [Read more...] about Why Zimbabwe’s Military Sticks With Mugabe

The ‘presidents for life’ cabal – how Mugabe and other African leaders stay in power

By

Liesl Louw-Vaudran | 15 Sep 2016 | Mail & Guardian Leaders like Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe use term-limit changes to extend their reign - but people are protesting, fighting for change. Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (92) is famous for quirky responses when asked why he has stayed in power since 1980. Asked whether it isn’t time he said farewell to the … [Read more...] about The ‘presidents for life’ cabal – how Mugabe and other African leaders stay in power

ለሁሉም ጊዜ አለው

By

ማስተዋል በለጠ | undated| ኢትዮጵያ ዛሬ በመላዋ ሀገራችን ለነፃነታችን እየተዋደቁ የሚገኙ ዜጎች ውድ ሕይወታቸውን እየሰው የነፃነት ቀንዲሉን በማብራት ላይ ናቸው። ታሪክ ሲዘክረው የሚኖር ታላቅ መስዋዕትነት እየከፈሉ በመሆናቸው በአልሞ ተኳሽ የወያኔ አጋዚ ጦር አንገታቸው እየታረደና ጭንቅላታቸው እየተገመሰ ሕይወታቸውን የሚያጡ ውድ ወገኖቻችንን ነፍሳቸውን ፈጣሪ ይማርልን። በዚያን ሰሞን ካነበብኳቸው መጣጥፎች አንዱ በ16 የትግራይ ተወላጆች የተጻፈው በወያኔ ላይ የተወሰደ አቋም ነው። ኪዳነ ምሕረት ትባርካቸው። ፕሮፌስር መስፍን አንድ ወቅት ጥሩ ኢትዮጵያውያን ተጋሩን መቁጠር ጀምረው … [Read more...] about ለሁሉም ጊዜ አለው

North Korea, Far From Crazy, Is All Too Rational

By

MAX FISHER | SEPT. 10, 2016 | The New York Times Is North Korea irrational? Or does it just pretend to be? North Korea has given the world ample reason to ask: threats of war, occasional attacks against South Korea, eccentric leaders and wild-eyed propaganda. As its nuclear and missile programs have grown, this past week with a fifth nuclear test, that concern has … [Read more...] about North Korea, Far From Crazy, Is All Too Rational

How did the gifted Jacob Zuma in Burundi fail so dismally at governing SA?

By

George Rautenbach  | September 10 2016 Business Day IT WAS a cold, grey Monday morning in Paris, France in 1999. Being in charge of a presidential visit is a logistical nightmare but this one was easy. No escorts, no bells, no whistles. A low-key visit to address a meeting of the international socialist movement. Our VIP was a very relaxed and no-nonsense person. … [Read more...] about How did the gifted Jacob Zuma in Burundi fail so dismally at governing SA?