Kenyan Journalist Still Missing One Year After His Disappearance
Kenyan police and relatives said Thursday (September 18th) they have found no sign of prominent journalist and controversial blogger Bosire Bogonko, one year since he mysteriously disappeared, AFP reported. Bogonko, whose Jackal News website reported on scandal, corruption and poked fun at celebrities and powerful politicians, had been threatened several times and his website hacked. […]
Read More →Africa: World Health Organization – 2,600 Ebola Deaths in Africa
More than 2,600 people have died in the current Ebola outbreak. The virus has so far infected at least 5,300 people in West Africa since early this year. The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Thursday that the Ebola outbreak, which has killed more than 2,600 people, showed no signs of slowing, with 700 new cases […]
Read More →Africa: Sudanese Asylum Seekers Tortured After Being Sent Home By Israel – HRW
By Katy Migiro Nairobi — Almost 7,000 Sudanese and Eritrean asylum seekers have been illegally sent home by Israel over the last 18 months, and some have been tortured and charged with treason on their return, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday. Israel has tightened up its restrictive asylum policy since December to put […]
Read More →Ethiopia: UN Experts Urge Ethiopia to Stop Using Anti-Terrorism Legislation to Curb Human Rights
A group of United Nations human rights experts* today urged the Government of Ethiopia to stop misusing anti-terrorism legislation to curb freedoms of expression and association in the country, amid reports that people continue to be detained arbitrarily. The experts’ call comes on the eve of the consideration by Ethiopia of a series of recommendations […]
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የጎንደር ዩንቨርስቲ ተማሪዎች ብሶታቸውን በከፍተኛ ቁጣ ገልጸዋል። Minilik Salsawi (ምንሊክ ሳልሳዊ) – ለወያኔ ባለስልጣናት የቀረበው ሪፖርት እንደሚያሳየው ስልጠናው ምንም የስኬት ፍንጭ አላሳየም።… – የሃምሳ አመት እቅድ ለምን አስፈለገ የስልጣን ጥመኝነትን ያሳያል። – ለሶስተኛ ዙር ስልጠና ምዝገባ እየተካሄደ ነው። – በኢሕአዴግ ውስጥ ያሉ አመራሮችም ይሁኑ አባላቶቹ የአስተዳደር ብቃት የላቸውም። – ኢትዮጵያውያን በህግ ፊት እኩል የሚሆኑት እና […]
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የአንድነት ፓርቲ አባል የሆነው የባለራዕይ ወጣቶች ማህበር ምክትል ፀሐፊ ወጣት ጥላዬ ታረቀኝ መሰደዱ የታወቀ ሲሆን በተያያዘ ሁኔታ የሚለዮኖች ድምፅ ለነፃነት በሚል በተደረገው ህዝባዊ ሰላማዊ ሰልፍ የእስረኛ ቱታ በመልበስ የገዥው ፓርቲን አምባገነናዊነት ካሳዩ ወጣቶች መካከል ዳንኤል ፈይሳም በተመሳሳይ ሁኔታ ለስደት መዳረጉን ለማወቅ ተችሏል፡፡ የባለራዕይ ወጣቶች ማህበር ምክትል ፀሐፊ ወጣት ጥላዬ ታረቀኝ በተደጋጋሚ ግዜ የደህንነት መታወቂ በሚይዙ […]
Read More →New report reveals levels of physical, sexual and emotional violence against Africa’s children remain unacceptably high and calls for a systemic response to child protection across the region.
MEDIA RELEASE New report reveals levels of physical, sexual and emotional violence against Africa’s children remain unacceptably high and calls for a systemic response to child protection across the region. Addis Ababa: A new report from the African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) to be launched in Addis Ababa on 19th September, […]
Read More →Voters in Scotland decide whether to break from UK and become independent
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — The fate of the United Kingdom was at stake Thursday as Scotland began voting in a referendum on becoming an independent state, deciding whether to unravel a marriage that helped build an empire but has increasingly been felt by many Scots as stifling and one-sided. The question on the ballot paper […]
Read More →Mulatu Astatke: Spreading ethio-jazz to the world
African Voices By Teo Kermeliotis, for CNN updated 11:08 AM EDT, Wed September 17, 2014 Meet the godfather of Ethio-jazz STORY HIGHLIGHTS Mulatu Astatke is the creator of ethio-jazz He blended traditional Ethiopian music with western jazz and funds The pioneering musician was the first African to enroll at Berklee College Astatke’s music was used […]
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