Africa’s Land & Family Farms – Up for Grabs?
Over the years many Big Ideas have been imposed on Africa from outside. The latest is that the region should sell or lease millions of hectares of land to foreign investors, who will bring resources and up-to-date technology. None of the blueprints has worked, and African fa...
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AU Summit: Focus on Human Rights Consequences of Conflicts
Source: Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Date: 22 Jan 2010
Incorporate "Civilian Protection" and "Rejection of Impunity" in Strategies to End Conflicts
(New York) - The African Union (AU) should improve its strategies for civilian protection and accountability in its effort...
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Africa Policy Outlook 2010
By Africa Action and FPIF Staff
The year 2010 will be critical for U.S. policy toward Africa, from Sudan to Somalia and the Congo to Zimbabwe. President Barack Obama should use the fast-closing window of opportunity to begin a new era in U.S.-Africa relations characterize...
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Africa: Generation Abdulmutallab
By George Ayittey:
The foiled attempt by young Nigerian extremist Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to blow up Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on Christmas Day has baffled many Africans and sent them scrambling for an explanation. This is not the stereotypical poor and desperate youn...
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George Ayittey on “Dead Aid”
TED: Dambisa Moyo's new book is drawing new attention to the question of aid in Africa, andher thesis is quite like yours, but aimed at a mass-market audience, as she said on Charlie Rose.
Do you think it is risky to sensationalize the issue?
AYITTEY: I don’t think Dam...
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UN Security Council Imposes Sanctions on Eritrea
Council accuses Eritrea of arming insurgents in Somalia and refusing to settle a border dispute with Djibouti
The United Nations Security Council has imposed sanctions on Eritrea, who it accuses of arming insurgents in Somalia and refusing to settle a border dispute with...
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The Raw Machismo of Dictatorship
By Alemayheu G. Mariam:
It was a remarkable display of raw machismo: “My way or the highway… or jail!” It was a one-man political theatre, a monologue about absolute power, domination, toughness, brawn and pugnacity. It was a demonstration of sang froid machismo cal...
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After Zenawi’s idiotic bluff, Climate summit ends in chaos & ‘toothless’ deal
After intense overnight wrangling, delegates from 192 countries on Saturday passed a motion simply "noting" a loose deal aimed at limiting temperature rises to less than 2C, which was agreed by the US and four other large-scale polluting nations.
However, critics warn...
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The Mouse That Roared in Copenhagen
By Alemayehu G. Mariam:
The “delegation of African negotiators” rumbled into Copenhagen rubbing their palms and licking their chops to load up tens of billions of dollars in carbon blood money and make a quick exit. They were disappointed. There was no gold at...
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Zenawi Bluff About Global Warming
While the bigger industrialized nations have wrangled over cutting CO2 emissions, smaller states have attempted to make their mark at Copenhagen. Ethiopia is hoping to export renewable energy, South Korea has founded a Global Green Growth Institute and even Bangladesh has ...
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As thousands flee regime, Eritrea goes it alone
Source Washington Post: By Stephanie McCrummen
Facing the prospect of U.N. sanctions and increasing 'brain drain,' young nation's authoritarian president chooses defiance.
ASMARA, ERITREA -- With the threat of U.S.-backed sanctions looming over this isolated Red Sea ...
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Ethiopia: CLIMATE CHANGE- Tyrant Zenawi Stands Alone In Copenhagen
By Mantoe Phakathi
Tyrant Zenawi: 'Because we have more to lose, we should compromise and be flexible with other countries.'
Credit: Servaas van den Bosch/IPS
COPENHAGEN, Dec 17 (IPS) - Ethiopian Tyrant Meles Zenawi says Africa must compromise and ...
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Zenawi’s Expertise: Divide and Conquer at Copenhagen
African nations are also protesting that Ethiopia doesn't represent the position of the African bloc.
"If Prime Minister Meles wants to sell out the lives and hopes of Africans for a pittance, he is welcome to - but that is not Africa's position," said Mithika Mwenda, of th...
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Sarkozy, Obama Pressure Ethiopia’s Corrupt Tyrant Meles Zenawi (the Tigrai Ruler) to Betray Africa’s Future at Copenhagen Climate Talks
By Jamie Henn:
NGOs and civil society groupings are reacting with anger and disappointment to a joint appeal by France and “Ethiopia, representing Africa” for a so-called ‘Copenhagen Accord’ to result from the current COP15 negotiations being held in the Danish ca...
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Sudan police fire tear gas to disperse rally
(AFP) – KHARTOUM — Sudanese police Monday fired tear gas, used water cannons and rounded up dozens of opposition supporters in a bid to halt a pro-democracy rally outside parliament, an AFP reporter said.
Spokesman for the opposition Ummah party Mohammed Zaki told ...
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