Day: September 9, 2014

  • Africa’s immunity controversy

    Chidi Anselm Odinkalu NEW YORK – The decision by the African Union (AU), after more than five years of preparation, to confer jurisdiction over international crimes, such as genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, on the African Court of Justice and Human Rights has inspired considerable controversy. Is there any merit to the criticism? Opponents of the AU’s decision…

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  • Can Palestine win the peace?

    By Daoud Kuttab RAMALLAH – The rollout of the war-ending ceasefire agreement between Israel and Palestine last month was impressive. With almost perfect synchronization, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced the end of the war on Gaza in a televised broadcast from his Ramallah headquarters, while Hamas leaders called on Palestinians in Gaza to take to the streets to celebrate their…

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  • Africa

    Ethiopian missing maid found dead on rooftop

    An Ethiopian housemaid who vanished from her employer’s home in Saudi Arabia five days ago was found dead on the rooftop of the house in the oil-rich Gulf Kingdom. A medical examination of the decomposed body identified the maid and a preliminary report showed she had committed a suicide. “Police said they would continue the investigation to determine if criminal…

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  • Africa

    Amidst fears of negative economic impact, Africa must fight Ebola hysteria – Carlos Lopes

    The fight against the deadly Ebola outbreak must be tackled on the basis of scientific evidence, prevention, understanding of transmissibility and an emergency call to fight it with means equivalent to what is spend on peace keeping. The statement was made by Mr. Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) at the Extra-Ordinary Emergency meeting of…

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  • Africa

    AU rejects Human Rights Watch sexual exploitation claim by AMISON

    The Commission of the African Union (AU) said it was“concerned by the report entitled “The Power These Men Have Over Us: Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) by African Union Forces in Somalia”, issued yesterday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) and said the “allegations will be thoroughly investigated, and appropriate measures will be taken if they are found to be true,…

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