Somali comedian shot dead after poking fun at al Shabaab
Somali al Shabaab fighters. File photo. Image by:Â AFP PHOTO / Mohamed Abdiwahab Gunmen assassinated a well-known comedian and musician who poked fun at al Qaeda-linked Shabaab insurgents in the Somali capital Mogadishu, police and colleagues said Tuesday. Warsame Shire Awale, a famous composer who had worked with Somalia’s national army band before joining Radio Kulmiye […]
Read More →2,700 Ugandan troops dead in Somalia: official
The Ugandan contingent of African Union Mission in Somalia Image by:Â HANDOUT / Reuters The number of African Union troops killed while battling Somali militants has always been a tightly held secret, but a top Kenyan official says more than 2,700 troops have died there. Richard Onyonka , Kenya’s deputy minister of foreign affairs, said on […]
Read More →Villagers in Morocco Drive Out Prostitutes By SUZANNE DALEY
AIN LEUH, Morocco — For years, this mountain village with its crumbling whitewashed walls was known locally as the place to go for sex. Women — some dressed in tight jogging suits, some in dressing gowns — dallied in the tiled doorways off the main square, offering a Moroccan version of Amsterdam’s red-light district. Enlarge […]
Read More →U.S. and Algeria Discuss Ousting Mali Militants
European Pressphoto Agency Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria, right, discussed ways to counter a regional crisis. ALGIERS — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton soughtAlgeria’s backing on Monday for an emerging international effort to push Islamic militants out of northern Mali, in a meeting here with the president of Algeria, Abdelaziz Bouteflika. […]
Read More →Rwanda Opposition Leader Sentenced to 8 Years
KIGALI, Rwanda (Reuters) — Rwanda’s high court on Tuesday sentenced a leading opposition politician to eight years in prison, in a case widely viewed as a test of the nation’s democratic limits and the independence of the judiciary. Shant Fabricatorian/Associated Press The opposition leader, Victoire Ingabire, had faced six charges and was found guilty of […]
Read More →Mining code reforms: state wants bigger share
Mining code reforms: state wants bigger share Kinshasa is revising its 2002 mining code in the hope of getting a fatter share of profits from the sector. This forms part of a wider trend in Africa that worries mining operators. According to information gleaned on the sidelines of a conference staged by the Chambre de […]
Read More →MIDDLE EAST Bashar exacts revenge on Bandar in Lebanon
MIDDLE EAST Bashar exacts revenge on Bandar in Lebanon The Beirut car bombing that killed Brigadier General Wissam al-Hassan, the head of the intelligence branch of the Lebanese Internal Security Forces’ (ISF), on October 19, robbed Saudi Arabia’s General Intelligence Directorate and its chief, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, of their principal ally in the eastern […]
Read More →Debre Berhan shaking with University students’ protest
source http://www.debirhan.com/ Debre Berhan University, located in Amhara Region, North Showa Zone, in Debre Berhan town, 130 kms far form Addis Ababa to the North – East, has been shaking with student protests and clashes, sources in the Campus told De Birhan. A number of students have been injured, properties were damaged due to the protest and local police are heading […]
Read More →Sandy Hits NY Subway System Hard
Superstorm Sandy flooded parts of the New York City subway system, rail yards and bus depots, creating what officials are calling the biggest disaster of its 108 years in existence. “The New York City subway system…has never faced a disaster as devastating as what we experienced last night,” MTA Chairman Joe Lhota said […]
Read More →Ethiopia: Time for a Paradigm Shift (II) By Zelalem Eshete, Ph.D.
It takes two to tango. In part 1 of my article, I focused mostly on the opposition. Now, I present my reflections regarding the call for a paradigm shift targeted primarily to the government. I also touch on a paradigm shift for all, because we all need it. It is Morning in Ethiopia – Make it Real […]
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