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Sudan’s Al-Bashir Has Left South Africa, Sudanese Minister Says
by Ahmed Feteha
Bloomberg
Sudanese President Umar al-Bashir has left South Africa and is returning to his nation’s capital, Information Minister Ahmed Bilal Osman said.
“The president finished his business in South Africa and is coming back...
Ethiopia's crackdown on dissent drives opposition to push for 'freedom first' [William Davison]
theguardian
Government’s critics weigh options after ruling party landslide leads to loss of faith in ballot box while case of Zone 9 bloggers discourages free speech
On the very day Ethiopia’s ruling party celebrated another crushing...
Dibaba world record tradition the aim for Genzebe in Oslo
Athletics-Africa
In a special tribute to the 50th anniversary of the ExxonMobil Bislett Games, Ethiopia’s world indoor 3,000m champion, Genzebe Dibaba has officially revealed to the media her intent to break the world 5,000m record on...
Eritrea: Scathing UN Report [HRW]
(Nairobi) – Eritrea should implement the recommendations of a year-long United Nations Commission of Inquiry that concluded that serious human rights violations in Eritrea may amount to crimes against humanity. The commission released...
Remembering Dennis Hastert
Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam
Today, Dennis Hastert, the former Republican Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1999-2007) and lobbyist appears in U.S. federal court for arraignment (enter a plea of guilty or not guilty) on charges...
Ethiopian Thugmocracy [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
What do you get when you cross a thugocracy with democracy?
A thugmocracy.
When thugs are “elected” to political office, they become thugmocrats. Naturally, “elected” thugmocrats run thugmocracies.
If democracy is a government of...