Djibouti president's control of parliament at stake in election
DJIBOUTI (Reuters) - Djibouti's leader Could lose control of parliament for the first time in a legislative election on Friday, raising the risk of...
Africa: Cash, sexism and violence keep women out of Kenyan politics
NAIROBI, Feb 20- Violence, a deeply chauvinistic society and a lack of cash are locking women out of elected office in Kenya, east Africa's...
Ethiopia: The Politics of Fear and Smear
In December 2011, I wrote a commentary entitled, “Ethiopia: Land of Blood or Land of Corruption?” contrasting two portraits of Ethiopia. At the time,...
Djibouti government under pressure as election nears
15 February 2013
With one week to go until Djibouti’s parliamentary elections, Djibouti’s government is under intense pressure from political opposition and its own people...
World: Attacks and censorship erode press freedom worldwide
New York, February 15, 2013-An unprecedented rise in the number of journalists killed and imprisoned in the past year coupled with restrictive legislation and...
Ethiopia: Where Do We Go (or not go) From Here
On the road to democracy unity?
For some time now, I have been heralding Ethiopia’s irreversible march from dictatorship to democracy. In April 2011, I...
Ethiopian: Annihilation of the Ogaden People – OpEd
February 8, 2013
Besieged, abused, ignored
In the harsh Ogaden region of Ethiopia, impoverished ethnic Somali people are being murdered and tortured, raped, persecuted and displaced...
Djibouti: An open letter to the international media
5 February, 2013 On behalf of the Union for National Salut (USN) I am writing this letter to the international media to condemn the...
Ethiopia: They Shall Inherit the Wind
Sandcastles and Dams of African Dictators
All dictators on the African continent have sought immortality by leaving a legacy that will outlive them and endure...
World:International Economic Security is a new matter for discussion between Russia and OIC
For the first time ever Russia and OIC representatives will discuss problems of the international economic security within a round table of the V...
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