The Libyan migrant “prisons” of Europe’s making
Special Report The Libyan migrant “prisons” of Europe’s making Alessio Romenzi/UNICEF CATANIA, 1 November 2017 Eric Reidy Freelance journalist and regular IRIN contributor Author Note First in a four-part special series exploring the impact of Italy’s migration, integration, and settlement policies The consequences of Italian and European migration policies for migrants and refugees stuck […]
Oil-rich yet on edge in Turkana
Climate change and food security. Environment and Disasters Vast oil deposits in Kenya’s poorest county could prove a blessing or a curse Tullow Oil Sophie Mbugua Multimedia journalist based in Nairobi Author Note Part of a special project that explores the impact of climate change on the food security and livelihoods of small-scale […]
U of T professor uncovers churches carved out of rock in Ethiopia
23/11/2017 Carving churches out of rock using only a hammer and chisel may seem extraordinary to us, but for those living in rural areas of Ethiopia, it’s simply an expression of faith. “It’s hard work … literally,” says University of Toronto Professor Michael Gervers, an expert on Ethiopian history. Gervers, a professor in the department of […]
Where are the legislators?
November 25, 2017 Share Share Members of the House of People’s Representatives (HPR) are seen leaving parliament on Thursday November 23, 2017 after a surprising low 50 percent plus one attendance was recorded for the day’s session. This is the first time in history, since the ruling EPRDF took office, that the number of […]
የማይገቡኝ ሁለት ነገሮች፣ – ባይሳ ዋቅ-ወያ
November 25, 2017 10:56 ***** በህይወት ዘመኔ ደጋግሜ እየጠየቅሁና የማገኛቸውን መልሶች ግን በምንም ተዓምር ለማስታወስ ያቃቱኝ ሁለት ነገሮች አሉ። የኔ የደም ዓይነት ከአራቱ የትኛው እንደሆነ ዕድሜ ልኬን እንዳዲስ ልጆቼን እየጠየቅሁ ነው የምኖረው። ሁለተኛው ሁሌም የማይገባኝ ነገር ደግሞ ታናሽ ወንድሜ ዕድሜ ልኩን ያለመታከት የሚያስረዳኝ አንድ በኦሮሞ ባህል “ሆቦ” እና “ጮራ” ስለሚባሉ የትውልድ ተዋረድ ሥርዓት ነው። […]
ኢትዮጵያ የአባይ ወንዝ ባለቤት ናት? ኪዳኔ ዓለማየሁ
November 25, 2017 18:38 መግቢያ፤ በጥንቱ ዘመን፤ የአባይ ወንዝ ዋናዋ ምንጭ ኢትዮጵያ መሆኗና ባለቤትነቱዋ ታውቆ፤ የግብጽ መሪዎች በየዓመቱ ለሚጎርፍላቸው ውሀ ይከፍሉ ነበር። ባሁኑ ጊዜ ግን፤ በተለይ ግብጽ የአባይን ወንዝ እንደ ግል ንብረቷ በመቁጠር ኢትዮጵያ በገዛ ወንዟ ለመጠቀም የምታከናውነውን ጥረት መቃወም ብቻ ሳይሆን ማስፈራራትም ይቃጣታል። እንደሚታወቀው፤ ሰሞኑን በየድረ-ገጹ በስፋት ከሚቀርቡት ሐተታዎች፤ ትችቶችና አስተያየቶች ውስጥ ሰፊ […]
U.N. Chief ‘Horrified’ by Report of Libya Slave Auction
By RICK GLADSTONE NOV. 20, 2017 Refugees in the courtyard of a United Nations refugee agency building in Niamey, Niger, on Friday, after they were evacuated from Libya. Credit Sia Kambou/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The secretary general of the United Nations added his voice on Monday to a growing uproar over the reported […]
Rwanda Offers to Host African Migrants Stranded in Libya
By ALAN COWELLNOV. 23, 2017 Migrants in Tripoli, Libya, this month after they were rescued by the Libyan Navy. Many Africans enter the country seeking passage to Italy in vessels operated by smugglers. In an unusual gesture that could partly reverse a more familiar northward odyssey toward Europe, Rwanda offered on Thursday to house or […]
Britain’s secret role in Saudi Arabia’s dirty war: UK troops are training army that has left a million on the brink of starvation, investigation finds
Up to 50 UK military personnel teaching soldiers who will be deployed to Yemen Thousands of civilians have been killed in bombing raids hitting the country Charity Unicef predicts that 150,000 children could die by the end of 2017 By Mark Nicol Defence Correspondent For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:30 GMT, 25 November […]
“ዘጭ እንቦጭ የኢትዮጵያ ጉዞ” በፕሮፌሰር መስፍን ወልደማሪያም – ታደለ መኲሪያ
November 25, 2017 ፕሮፌሰር መስፍን ወልደማሪያም ፕሮፌሰር መስፍን ወልደማሪያም ፣ ክኢሳቱ ጋዜጠኛ ማንይሁን ስማቸው ጋር ስለ መጽሐፉ “ዘጭ እንቦጭ የኢትዮጵያ ጉዞ” ያደረጉትን ቃለ መጠይቅ ተከታትያለሁ፥ ይህን መነሻ በማድረግ አቶ አቻምየለህ ታምሩም “ንግግሩ ታሪክ መዝግቦ ከያዘው እውነት ጋር ይቃረናል“ በሚል ሐሣብ ይዘው ቀርበዋል፥ እኔም መላ መጽሐፉን አላነበብኩትም፥ ሆኖም የፕሮፌስሩን ያለፉ ሥራዎችን በከፊል አንብቤለሁ ፤ ለ52 […]