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YETUT LIJ: A film by Haile Gerima - Video
Independent filmmaker Haile Gerima, the writer/director/producer behind TEZA, ADWA, SANKOFA & BUSH MAMA, discusses his new film, YETUT LIJ (“Child of the Breast”), and the campaign that he’s launching on Indiegogo to raise...
EXCLUSIVE: SA troops 'held hostage' in Sudan over al-Bashir
By: Erika Gibson, Netwerk24
Johannesburg – The Sudanese government of president Omar al-Bashir literally held a gun to South Africa’s head to secure his safe return to Khartoum.
Netwerk24 can reveal that about 1 400 South African soldiers...
Asian investors, regional allies and European admirers: why the world overlooks Ethiopia's rigged elections [BY MARTIN PLAUT ]
Addis Ababa is too important a place to sideline over a small matter like democracy
On 24 May, Ethiopia went to the polls – a fact that might have escaped your attention. Hardly surprising since there was next to no coverage in the British...
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...