Ethiopian Guard Sentenced for Immigration Crimes
By SADIE GURMAN Associated Press
A man identified as a brutal Ethiopian prison guard has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for immigration violations.
Kefelgn Alemu Worku (kah-FEH’-lun ah-LEE’-moo WER’-koo)...
Bloggers of the World, Unite!
Today is the 25th day in jail for Zone 9 Bloggers in Ethiopia. They have not been charged; in fact, the government could not come up with reasonable cause for detaining the 6 bloggers and 3 journalists. It has now come to our attention that...
Egypt's Hosni Mubarak jailed for embezzlement
BBC News: A court in Egypt has sentenced former President Hosni Mubarak to three years in prison after finding him guilty of embezzling public funds.
His two sons, Alaa and Gamal, were also convicted and given four-year terms.The three were...
SOMALIA: Sheikh Aweys speaks out, says the country is colonized by Ethiopia
Mogadishu (RBC) The well known Islamist commander Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys who has defected from Al Shabab 11 months has released his fist audio message under the detention of Somali government saying the country in under the colony of AMISOM...
How China is taking over Africa
USA TODAY
Jacob Kushner
You’ve seen the headlines: China is taking over Africa, and the United States and Africa’s former colonizers in Europe have lost sway.
Mostly, it’s true. Throughout Angola, Ghana and the Congo,...