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የሕግ የበላይነትን የሚጋፉ ድርጊቶች ይወገዱ!

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በ ጋዜጣዉ ሪፓርተር | 31 Aug, 2016 የሕግ የበላይነት ከሌለ ሕገወጥነት ይሰፍናል፡፡ ሕገወጥነት የበላይነቱን ሲይዝ ዜጎች በሰላም ወጥቶ የመግባትና የመኖር መብታቸው ለአደጋ ከመጋለጡም በላይ፣ ሥርዓተ አልበኝነት ሰፍኖ አገር የማትወጣው አደጋ ውስጥ ትገባለች፡፡ ማንም ሰው በሰላም የመኖር፣ የመሥራት፣ የመማር፣ የመንቀሳቀስ፣ ሀብት የማፍራት፣ የመሰለውን አመለካከት የማራመድና የመሳሰሉት መብቶች የሚከበሩለት የሕግ የበላይነት ሲኖር ብቻ ነው፡፡ ከቅርብ ጊዜ ወዲህ በአገሪቱ በተለያዩ አካባቢዎች በተከሰቱ ተቃውሞዎች ሳቢያ የዜጎች ሕይወት፣ አካልና ንብረት ላይ ከፍተኛ ጉዳት ደርሷል፡፡ … [Read more...] about የሕግ የበላይነትን የሚጋፉ ድርጊቶች ይወገዱ!

The United Nations: What’s the Point?

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 Uri Friedman | Sep 2, 2016 | The Atlantic It’s not clear the organization can effectively confront—or even survive—today’s challenges. What if the United Nations didn’t exist? It’s a question easily answered, because for nearly all of human history, it didn’t. History “teaches us that order in international relations is the exception, rather than the rule,” Kevin Rudd, … [Read more...] about The United Nations: What’s the Point?

Once a Bucknell Professor, Now the Commander of an Ethiopian Rebel Army

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JOSHUA HAMMER | AUG. 31, 2016 | The New York Times Why Berhanu Nega traded a tenured position for the chance to lead a revolutionary force against an oppressive regime. Berhanu Nega was once one of Bucknell University’s most popular professors. An Ethiopian exile with a Ph.D. from the New School for Social Research in Manhattan, he taught one of the economics … [Read more...] about Once a Bucknell Professor, Now the Commander of an Ethiopian Rebel Army

Syrian Kurds vow to fight to the death to stop Turkey ‘invading’ their territory

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Patrick Cockburn Damascus | 03 September 2016 | The Independent Officials fear growing co-operation between the Syrian and Turkish governments in opposition to Kurdish separatism The Syrian Kurdish leadership vows to defend their de facto state in north east Syria to the end, but is fearful of a growing understanding between the Syrian and Turkish governments in … [Read more...] about Syrian Kurds vow to fight to the death to stop Turkey ‘invading’ their territory

Are drought-resistant crops in Africa the tech fix they’re cracked up to be?

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Oliver Balch | Friday 2 September 2016 | The Guardian Biotech companies and non-profits are investing heavily in drought-resistant crops, but doubts remain over whether they are the best option for farmers The rains are not what they once were in Kitui County. As climate change bites, the wet season is more erratic and drought has become an all-too-common … [Read more...] about Are drought-resistant crops in Africa the tech fix they’re cracked up to be?

A slight effect

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Doaa El-Bey | 1 September, 2016  | Al-Ahram The floods in Ethiopia can slightly reduce the filling of the reservoir of the Renaissance Dam, at least this year, reports Doaa El-Bey Up until now, floods in Ethiopia are average or slightly above average. However, such talk is premature before the end of the flood season, Nader Noureddin, a professor of agricultural … [Read more...] about A slight effect

The ‘natural’ excuse for Israeli racial profiling

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SETH J. FRANTZMAN  | 09/03/2016 | The Jerusalem Post Smart police work doesn’t involve castigating a whole community as suspicious, it involves educating police not to be naturally suspicious. On Tuesday, Police Commissioner Roni Alsheich shocked an audience of lawyers when he excused racial profiling by police. “All over the world it is proven that migrants are more … [Read more...] about The ‘natural’ excuse for Israeli racial profiling

African nations endorse trade partnerships to boost growth

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AGGREY MUTAMBO | Saturday September 3,  2016 | Daily Nation Africa’s biggest economies want one trade bloc for the continent which they say would shield it from global commodity shocks and improve living standards. Foreign and trade ministers from Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Egypt issued a communique after meeting on the sidelines of the Tokyo … [Read more...] about African nations endorse trade partnerships to boost growth