Interim leader Lt Col Isaac Zida. Photo: 5 November 2014 (BBC)- Lt Col Zida was previously second in command of the presidential guard Burkina Faso’s interim leader has dismissed the African Union’s imposition of a two-week deadline to hand power to civilians. “We are not afraid of sanctions, we care much more about stability,” said
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Associated Press JOHANNESBURG – An Angolan journalist and human rights campaigner says the African Union should move its headquarters out of Ethiopia because of concerns about freedom of expression there. Journalist Rafael Marques de Morais said Tuesday night in Johannesburg that the African Union, which represents 53 countries on the continent, is hypocritical to keep
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NEW YORK (AFP) – For a second year in a row, Russian President Vladimir Putin has beaten Barack Obama to the title of world’s most powerful leader as ranked by Forbes. In a year in which Russia annexed Crimea, stoked a conflict in Ukraine and clinched a multi-billion-dollar gas pipeline deal with China that Forbes called the
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BY JASMINE HEISS, Amnesty International In the days surrounding Human Rights Day on December 10, I will be writing letters to people around the world – most of whom I have never met. As my messages begin to arrive in places like Chicago, Brasilia, Tel Aviv and Beijing, they will be joined by hundreds and thousands
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BY JASMINE HEISS, Amnesty International In the days surrounding Human Rights Day on December 10, I will be writing letters to people around the world – most of whom I have never met. As my messages begin to arrive in places like Chicago, Brasilia, Tel Aviv and Beijing, they will be joined by hundreds and thousands
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By Craig Whitlock (The Washington Post)- army officer who has seized power in Burkina Faso amid popular protests in the West African country was twice selected to attend counterterrorism training programs sponsored by the U.S. government, according to U.S. military officials. Lt. Col. Isaac Zida, the former deputy commander of the presidential guard, emerged Saturday
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By Peter Clottey VOA- Opposition leaders gather during a protest at the Place de la Nation in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou, calls for the departure of the military, Nov. 2, 2014. Opposition leaders gather during a protest at the Place de la Nation in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou, calls for the departure of the military,
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ተስፋዬ ገ/አብ ሰናይ ገ/መድህን ይባላል። በኤርትራ ቴሌቪዥን እና ሬድዮ የአማርኛ አገልግሎት ክፍል ውስጥ እ.አ.አ. ከ1998 እስከ 2011 ድረስ ሰርቷል። በዚሁ የረዥም ጊዜ የጋዜጠኝነት ሙያው ነበር ሰናይ ከተስፋዬ ገ/አብ ጋር አስመራ ውስጥ በቅርብ ለመተዋወቅ የበቃው። ዛሬ ኗሪነቱ ሜልበርን፣ አውስትራሊያ የሆነው ኤርትራዊው ጋዜጠኛ ሰናይ ገ/መድህን ለስለስ ብሎ በተጻፈ ቋንቋ አመሻሹ ላይ የሻእብያ ሰላይ መሆኑን በተረጋገጠው “የቢሾፍቱ ልጅ”
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Johannesburg (AFP) – News that Burkina Faso’s long-serving leader Blaise Compaore had been pushed out of power prompted an explosion of comment from across Africa Friday, with many citizens asking, “If they can do it, why can’t we?” As images of tens of thousands jubilant Burkinabe were seen from Harare to Banjul, Twitter and
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Britain has given £1 billion in aid, including around £70 million for “governance and security” projects, to the country over three years Britain has given £1 billion in aid, including around £70 million for “governance and security” projects, to the country over three years Picture: SAUL LOEB/AFP Telegraph By Matthew Holehouse, Political Correspondent Document warning
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