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 h...
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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 acc...
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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.-Afri...
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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 stereotypica...
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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?
AYI...
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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 set...
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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.
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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 disappoin...
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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...
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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 ov...
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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 Af...
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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," s...
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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 be...
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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 ...
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Ethiopia: A thief calling ‘thief!’: Meles Zenawi and climate change
Rezene Hagos:
While Western countries' role is not to be underplayed, we should be extremely wary of the moral assertions of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi around climate change, argues Rezene Hagos in this week's Pambazuka News. The Ethiop...
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Ethiopia: Copenhagen Could Strengthen Corrupt Leaders
By Roger Bate
December 7, 2009, 5:59 am
With the climate science community reeling from the release of damaging emails demonstrating unethical behavior by key climate scientists, elite politicians are closing ranks to ensure ...
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A Crocodile Liberator from the South: Zuma Needs a 9 Million Dollar Home Expansion
Jacob Zuma's £5.3m (9million US) home expansion prompts outcry
By David Smith in Johannesburg
South African president's plans include helicopter pad, parking for 40 vehicles, and houses for three wives
Jacob Zuma, the president of...
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Prosecutor says new charges possible in Darfur
By EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press Writer Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Writer – Fri Dec 4, 6:12 pm ET
UNITED NATIONS – The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court raised the possibility Frida...
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Is There Such a Thing as Agro-Imperialism?
Dr. Robert Zeigler, an eminent American botanist, flew to Saudi Arabia in March for a series of high-level discussions about the future of the kingdom’s food supply. Saudi leaders were frightened: heavily dependent on imports, they had seen the pri...
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The Western Countries Proactively Assist the Holocaust in Africa
The countries such as in the EU; USA and China are proactively assisting the Holocaust in Africa by supporting Genociders such as Meles Zenawi . Therefore, they are responsible for financing the ongoing “Holocaust in Africa” where over 1...
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