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Eastern Region


The articles below are the most recent additions to the Eastern Region category of Africa InfoServ. To read an article, click on its title. To see more Eastern Region articles or to search a particular topic, click on Africa Archive. Articles marked with a magnifying glass ( Longer, analytical article. ) are longer, more analytical pieces.

Countries in this region include: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda.

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1. Death of an autocrat: What comes next for Ethiopia?
Author: Kenneth Roth Date Written: 1 September 2012
Primary Category: Eastern Region Document Origin: Human Rights Watch
Secondary Category: -none- Source URL: http://www.hrw.org/
Key Words: Ethiopia, governance, Meles Zenawi

Summary & Comment: Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia, who died last week after a long illness, liked to portray his country’s leadership as collective, but there was never any doubt about who was in charge. During his rule, Ethiopia’s economy expanded significantly, and he played an important role in the wider region. But his death points up the limitations of . . . [expand]
2. Ethiopia: Detention of editor
Author: News From Africa Date Written: 27 August 2012
Primary Category: Eastern Region Document Origin: News From Africa
Secondary Category: Media Source URL: http://www.newsfromafrica.org/
Key Words: Ethiopia, freedom of expression, editor, charges,

Summary & Comment: Temesgen Desalegn, editor of Feteh newspaper, faces a number of criminal charges based on articles he has written or published criticizing the government and calling on Ethiopia’s youth to peacefully protest against government repression. DH
3. Ethiopia: Uncertainty looms after Premier’s death
Author: News From Africa Date Written: 23 August 2012
Primary Category: Eastern Region Document Origin: News From Africa
Secondary Category: -none- Source URL: http://www.newsfromafrica.org/
Key Words: Ethiopia, stability, democracy, human rights,

Summary & Comment: Without Meles, ethnic and religious divisions and social unrest are genuine threats to stability. As Africa’s largest aid recipient, the West are keen to focus on Ethiopia’s stability in a volatile region of Africa. DH
4. Kenya: Women project to fight land grab
Author: Henry Neondo Date Written: 18 August 2012
Primary Category: Eastern Region Document Origin: News From Africa
Secondary Category: Gender Source URL: http://www.newsfromafrica.org/
Key Words: Kenya, land management, women

Summary & Comment: With SIDA support, a grassroots women’s group project could end land grabbers in rural urban centres. Places for markets and schools have previously been grabbed by those in authority. DH
5. Who’ll lead Kenyans from dictatorship to democracy?
Author: Tee Ngugi Date Written: 5 August 2012
Primary Category: Eastern Region Document Origin: The East African
Secondary Category: -none- Source URL: http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/
Key Words: Kenya, Dictatorship, Democracy,

Summary & Comment: Kenya has an ambitious plan to become an industrialised middle-income country by 2030, aptly named Vision 2030. The country has also promulgated an ambitious Constitution that aims to transform it into a tolerant, democratic society rooted in the rule of law. For 40 years under Kanu, independent views were viewed as sedition. Secret police were eve . . . [expand]
6. Ethiopia: Meles’s health and leadership crisis
Author: Alula Alex Iyasu Date Written: 1 August 2012
Primary Category: Eastern Region Document Origin: African Arguments
Secondary Category: -none- Source URL: http://africanarguments.org/
Key Words: Ethiopia, governance, human rights, investment,

Summary & Comment: Uncertainty surrounding Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s health could create an opportunity to reap a democratic dividend in a country already experiencing high economic growth. Economic growth needs to benefit all people, which is not happening under Meles. DH
7. How Dahab Shiil club undermined Somaliland’s march to independence
Author: Abdirahman Dirye Date Written: 26 July 2012
Primary Category: Eastern Region Document Origin: AfricaFiles
Secondary Category: Economic Justice Source URL: http://n/a
Key Words: reform, Siilaanyo, dahabshiil, foreign investment

Summary & Comment: The author of this commentary asks readers if they are willing to be the change that Somaliland needs to slow the power politics taking over the country. CJW

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