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Does the image above tell a story? I am sure it probably would tell a hundred different stories to different people. It seems to be a picture of a young boy carrying a bundle of firewood. Yes, that's essentially what's in the photo. But the location is the great surprise. If you look carefully you [...]
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Ethiopia inflation drops to 15.8% - CSA Nov 12 (Reuters) - Ethiopia's year-on-year inflation rate dropped to 15.8 percent in October from 19 percent a month earlier, aided by a slowdown in the rate of food price rises, official data showed on Monday....
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Ethiopia elected to UN Human Rights Council seat; HRW Criticized Ethiopia's poor rights record Records of Some New UN Rights Council Members Criticized By Margaret Besheer VOA News UNITED NATIONS -- Human rights groups have criticized the elec...
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Ethiopia get tough draw for 2012 Cecafa Challenge Cup By Andrew Jackson Oryada BBC Sport, Kampala Ethiopia have been handed a tough draw for the upcoming Cecafa Tusker Challenge Cup in Uganda. The Waliya Antelopes - the only East and Central Af...
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Ethiopia is building the largest hydroelectric dam in Africa on the Nile River known in Ethiopia as Abay River. Ethiopia contributes more than 80% of the water that flows to the Nile river Ethiopia on track to complete Grand Renaissance Dam by 2015-mi...
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After this morning's post, I've learned someone has indeed done the political economy of the Bolivian prison. The article is by David Skarbek: Cooperation among prison inmates is especially unlikely because criminals have high discount rates, lack the ability to exclude noncooperators ... Continue reading →
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Just when I thought the Petraeus story couldn't get any weirder, along comes a story in the Wall Street Journal reporting that an FBI official allegedly sent shirtless pictures of himself to Jill Kelley, the Tampa woman who has emerged as a key player in this increasingly bizarre drama:
The FBI agent who started the case was a friend of Jill Kelley, the Tampa woman who received harassing, anonymous emails that led to the probe, according to officials. Ms. Kelley, a volunteer who organizes social events for military personnel in the Tampa area, complained in May about the emails to a friend who is an FBI agent. That agent referred it to a cyber crimes unit, which opened an investigation.
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According to one artist, "nothing is as beautiful as a woman." The woman's body is perhaps the pinnacle of artistic skills and the conclusion of perfection. As such, many people marvel at the beauty of women and wonder at the mystery of such a wonderful creation. This is one of the reasons why most art [...]
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Henry Simmons has joined the cast of Lifetime network's drama, Stalkers, which has Mena Suvari, Drea De Matteo and Jodi Lyn O'Keefe attached to star. The film is based on Rhonda Saunders' book Whisper of Fear: The True Story of the Prosecutor Who Stalks the Stalkers, and its synopsis reads: Diane Harper (De Matteo), the hot-headed cop with a troubled past teams with a polished district attorney, Julia Whitman (O'Keefe) to bring a stalker (Suvari) obsessed with her former lover, to justice. Simmons will play Harper's partner Cliff, who initially clashes with her and is put off by her defensiveness and unorthodox methods, says THR. ...
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Loretta Devine and Ernie Hudson have joined the cast of George C. Wolfe's drama titled You're Not You, which stars Hilary Swank. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Michelle Wildgen. Synopsis: Bec is adrift. It's the summer before her junior year in college. She's sleeping with a married professor, losing interest in her classes, and equivocating about her career. She takes a job caring for Kate (Swank), a thirty-six-year-old woman who has been immobilized by ALS. As it turns out, before the disease, Kate was a stylish and commanding woman, an advertising executive and an accomplished chef. Now, as she and Bec spend...
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By Francis Ilunga
The article Costs of Rebasing the Kwacha, that was published on 7 November 2012, raised important questions, which cannot go without comment. Below are a few observations concerning the said article:
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The Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) has rolled out a new report by the Global Commission on Elections,...
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Last week, we published a report on M23, tracing its roots back through the CNDP to deeper history. What is the take home message from the report?
The CNDP (2004-2009) and the M23 (2012-) emerged out of the failures of the Congolese peace process. The negotiations that began in Lusaka in 1999 and culminated in the Accord global et inclusif in 2002 succeeded in unifying the country, but also disadvantaged one of the strongest belligerents. The Rwandan-backed RCD went from controlling a third of the country to 2-4 per cent representation in national institutions. In response, elites in Goma and Kigali created the CNDP, led by Laurent Nkunda, to maintain leverage on Kinshasa and to protect their interests in the East. These interests are varied, and include economic investments, security ...
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