Year: 2013

  • Africa

    AMI: Kenya’s new Media Bill casts a dark cloud for press freedom on the continent

    Kenya, considered to be a beacon of democracy and home to one of the most progressive and vibrant media on the continent, has suffered important reversals with the signing into law of the Kenya Information and Communication (Amendment) Bill 2013. This is a very bad signal for the rest of the continent at a time when efforts are being made…

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  • Africa

    Ethiopia splits state owned giant public utility into two

    Tesfaye Ejigu The government in Ethiopia split into two the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCO), one of the state owned giant public utilities and renamed it the Ethiopian Electric Power Office (EEPO) and Ethiopian Electric Service (EES). The two are tasked to undertake what industry analysts say is an over ambitious plan of becoming an international company. The government says…

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  • Africa

    Governing by crisis : A labor migration gone terribly wrong

     The abuse of Ethiopian migrant workers in Saudi Arabia is not an overnight happening; it took decades and involved Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia and the world at large. To contain it Ethiopia is now in a state of governing by crisis    Tesfaye Ejigu Over the past two decades, the face of migration in and from Ethiopia has been changing from…

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  • Africa

    Israel still bars blood donations from Ethiopian born Israelis

    This is Ethiopian-born Israeli Lawmaker Pnina Tamano-Shata, who was barred from donating blood at a parliamentary blood drive for sheer reason of her origin. Israel’s health ministry regulation considers everyone who was born or spent more than a year in Ethiopia after 1977 as possible AIDS carrier. “I am good enough to serve the state and in the Knesset,” Tamano-Shata…

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  • U.S

    The art of self-destruction

    Our U.S. correspondent Tomas Mega, from Nevada, on how Democrats have mastered the art of self-destruction   Let’s invite Democrats to play a game.   It’s an undemanding game called “I can’t believe we _______.”  The objective of the game is for Democrats to finish the statement.  I’ll help them get started:  “I can’t believe we: •   Have deported more immigrants…

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  • Africa

    EU increased humanitarian aid to the Central African Republic by €18.5

    The European Commission is increasing its humanitarian aid by €18.5 million to the Central African Republic (CAR) to provide immediate life-saving assistance to the most vulnerable suffering from the crisis. The funds will support immediate life-saving activities such as distribution of essential food and survival items as well as providing shelter, health, protection, water, hygiene and sanitation. The support will…

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  • Africa

    EU announces €12.5 for African-led peace support operations in the continent

    The EU will today confirm that it will provide €12.5 million through the African Peace Facility to improve the management of African-led peace support operations. These funds will concretely support the establishment of a ‘Command, Control, Communication and Information System’ (C3IS) over a period of 2 years. The C3IS will provide secure data, voice and video services through satellite communication…

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  • Africa

    UK contributes nearly $1 million for Ethiopian migrant workers returning from Saudi

    Ambassador visits reception centre The British government has contributed $1 million for Humanitarian Response Fund (HRF) and Central Emergency Response Fund (CERP) of International Organization of Migration (IOM), set up to help Ethiopian migrant workers deported from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Though UK is the biggest contributor so far, at just $3.7 million IOM is still far short of…

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  • Africa

    Turkey Joins African Development Bank Group

    The Republic of Turkey participated in the African Development Bank Group’s Board Meetings for the first time last week in Tunis following the country’s admission as the 26th State Participant in the African Development Fund and the 78th Member State of the African Development Bank. “Our Constituency is delighted to welcome Turkey as an official member of AfDB and to…

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  • Africa

    South Africa boos & cheers leaders as it celebrates Mandela

    John Allen (AllAfrica.com) – The world was treated to a display at the official memorial service for Nelson Mandela of how South Africa was freed from apartheid and became a democracy: a feisty, even bloody-minded citizenry determined to have its say, backed by massive international support. Add to that a resilience of spirit which enables them to turn a time…

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