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Forbes Names Aliko Dangote of Nigeria Richest African 2008-03-08 13:31:14
At last, an African
has made it to the list of the world’s richest persons in a yearly survey conducted by Forbes
, the influential American magazine.
With an estimated net worth of $3.3 billion, Nigeria
’s industrial magnate, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, is ranked the 334th richest person in the world.
He is one of the only two [...] Read more:Names
There Is Nothing THAT Historical About Hillary’s Presidency 2008-03-06 15:20:45 I don’t want to hear it anymore. The notion that if Hillary
becomes a President, that somehow it will be equally historical as Obama becoming a President is absurd.
Sure, if Hillary Clinton wins the general election, she would be the first woman President of this land (the U. S.)
Whatever, big deal.
America had women (especially white [...] Read more:Nothing
, Historical
, Presidency
Top Arms Dealer Arrested in Thailand 2008-03-06 14:32:21 (BANGKOK, Thailand
) — A Russian arms dealer who has been accused of breaking U.N. arms embargoes by supplying weapons to African conflicts has been arrested in Bangkok, Thai police said.
Police Lt. Gen. Pongpat Chayapan, head of the Crime Suppression Bureau, said Viktor Boot was arrested on a warrant issued by [...] Read more:Dealer
Humans Moved From Africa Across Globe, DNA Study Says 2008-03-05 15:42:39 Feb. 21 (Bloomberg) — The largest study of the human genome validates the theory that the first humans lived in sub- Sahara Africa
and moved from there across the globe, according to a report released today.
Populations spread from sub-Sahara Africa to North Africa, the Middle East, Europe, South and Central [...] Read more:Across
, Globe
, Study
Dictatorship? It’s All A Game Stupid 2008-02-25 14:13:38 I was recently reading an article on “Parade” magazine on their recent list of The World’s Worst Dictators
On their top 20 list of The World’s Worst Dictators 9 came from African nations. A staggering amount. From the 9 African dictators 2 came from East Africa. They are Isayas Afeworki (of Eritrea, #10 on the list) [...] Read more:Stupid
And, A Man Was Born 2008-02-24 15:02:37 It was 1996. The year that changed my life forever. She was the only woman i truly loved. She showed me the meaning of love when i didn’t even know what love was.
I have never seen her stay sad. And she was definitely not a bitter person. Grudge was not in her vocabulary. She allowed [...]
A Brief History of Eritrea 2008-02-24 04:43:41 A Collection of Warlords:
Prior to Italian colonization in 1885, what is now Eritrea had been ruled by the various local warlords or international powers that successively dominated the Red Sea region. On 24 May 1890 Italy reorganized its various Red Sea territories into the single colony of Eritrea.
Italian Ambitions for an Empire in East [...] Read more:Brief
, History
What Fascinates You? 2008-02-22 19:04:56 We are all fascinated by something. Some things fascinate us more than others. For me, I must say, Politicians. I am fascinated by them in a sense that I would like to know and understand their thinking process.
Most people shun politics and have a bad image about it. Well, that’s the easy way out. Politicians [...]
Marcus Samuelsson - Ethiopian Chef Who Made It To The Very Top 2008-02-22 11:25:13 At 34, Marcus
Samuelsson, chef and co-owner of Restaurant Aquavit, has received more accolades than most chefs receive in a lifetime: He was the youngest chef ever to receive a three-star restaurant review from The New York Times from Ruth Reichl in 1995. In May of 2001, Aquavit was awarded another excellent, three-star review from [...] Read more:Ethiopian
Proud To Be An Ethiopian? Not Sure Just Yet. 2008-02-21 14:30:01 A pride for one’s country comes from the deep love that one feels from being a part of the process. The feeling that you get when your voice counts. The feeling that you get when you are a participator and not just a spectator. The feeling that you get that when your government is upholding [...] Read more:Ethiopian
, Proud
Crimes Committed By Ethiopian Soldiers and Their Leaders. 2008-02-16 15:38:52 I have recently come across this video on YouTube. This story was reported by the New York Times.
Ethiopia has for the longest expressed to the western world that there are Jihadist Groups in Ethiopia that remains to be a threat to Ethiopia’s stability and peace. Well, even though there are many disgruntled groups that dislike [...] Read more:Ethiopian
, Crimes
, Committed
, Soldiers
, Leaders
Interviews With Hideous Men 2008-02-15 15:57:03 Italian Journalist Riccardo Orizio Has Spent Several Years Chatting With Some Of The World’s Most Infamous Tyrants, Deposed And Living In Ignominious Exile
By Brian Braiker | Newsweek Web Exclusive
May 1, 2003
The handwritten missive begins with a Quranic verse, reminding all who read it [...] Read more:Interviews
Fire In My Belly 2008-02-14 15:55:04 Today is Thursday, and it is Valentine’s Day. Just another day for me. But my mind is busy, and all of a sudden i have a fire in my belly.
I love the notion that - anything is possible. But is it? I ask myself this particular question until i get dizzy. It is one of [...]
The Speech That Made Obama A Household Name 2008-02-13 02:12:28 The Keynote Speech
At The 2004 Democratic Convention Center That Introduced Obama
To The World
On behalf of the great state of Illinois, crossroads of a nation, land of Lincoln, let me express my deep gratitude for the privilege of addressing this convention. Tonight is a particular honor for me because, let’s face it, my presence [...] Read more:Household
One-Child Policy In Ethiopia 2008-02-13 00:06:02 The phrase one-child policy is commonly used in English to refer to the birth control policy (or Planned Birth policy) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
The Chinese government introduced the policy in 1979 to alleviate the overpopulation, social and environmental problems of China.
Out of curiosity, just for this blog purposes, how would the one-child [...] Read more:Ethiopia
, Policy
Where Are The Barack Obama’s Of Ethiopia And Africa? 2008-02-11 19:39:50 Does Ethiopia
has an Obama
?
Yes, but they will never be an Obama.
That is simply due to our political structure and system. You can’t just shine as a politician in Ethiopia or any Africa
n country for that matter without risking death or a near death experience.
I hear people talk about how politics is a “dirty-business”, but [...] Read more:Barack
What Is Poverty? And What Are YOU Doing About It? 2008-02-08 19:06:26 Poverty is a serious matter and a cause that i seriously care about. The statistics on poverty is one to make anyone sick in the stomach.
Did you know a child will die in the next 2 seconds due to hunger? Yep. Gut wrenching. Makes you want to kill all politicians. If my kid is going [...] Read more:Poverty
United States of Obama? 2008-02-08 02:43:51 I am not so sure about all this Obama
craze building up around the nation like a wild fire. This Obama guy reminds me of the Bill Clinton of 1992. Sure, i am a big fan of his.
However, I don’t know if he inspires people by his substance. Like i said, I am a big [...] Read more:United
, States
, United States
HIV/ AIDS - New Information Moms-In-Ethiopia And Africa Must Know 2008-02-07 02:04:46
I have read this fascinating article on Reuters, and i couldn’t help but think 0f all the poor mothers in Ethiopia
that lack the information that was so easily available to me over the internet.
I think you you would find this article as fascinating. I wonder how many of these cases can be pointed out [...] Read more:Africa
, AIDS
Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, Eritrea, Chad, Kenya - Anyone Else Blood Thirsty? 2008-02-04 03:01:26 (TIA) - This is Africa. War left and right. We’re good at one thing - and only one thing - killing our own kind. And killing them in great numbers.
Africa - a continent of continuous bloodshed. Where generations are wiped out over night. If you have been paying attention to the news lately, you can [...] Read more:Ethiopia
, Sudan
, Somalia
, Kenya
, Anyone
, Blood
, Thirsty
Houston airport security rules rankle taxi drivers 2008-02-03 17:07:48 There are few issues that unite the hundreds of taxi drivers who clamor for fares at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, a cash cow for the city’s cabbies.
At best, the self-employed and Pan-African lot coexist, lining up each day at a staging ground off Wright Road, waiting hours to be summoned to the airport
’s terminals.
“You got [...] Read more:Houston
, security
Taxi troubles 2008-02-03 17:01:59 By April, taxi drivers who wish to pick up or drop off passengers at Bush Intercontinental Airport will have to pass a background check by the Transportation Security Administration. The cabbies, 80 percent of whom came here from African nations such as Ethiopia, Nigeria and Somalia, protest that the background checks are redundant and discriminatory.
They [...]
Abortion Is Illegal In Ethiopia. It’s Time To Legalize It. 2008-01-31 17:34:19 According to the World Health Organization (WHO), complications arising from illegal abortions are now the second leading cause of death for young women in Ethiopia
.
Only tuberculosis kills more young women in that poverty-stricken nation.
Abortion is illegal in Ethiopia except in cases where the mother’s life is in danger, but illegal abortions are easy to [...]
Top 12 Africa’s Worst Dictators. 2008-01-30 22:23:25 1. Mengistu Haile Mariam (1937 - )
Mengistu assumed the presidency of Ethiopia in a military coup which ousted Haile Selassie in 1974. His links with the Russians and his ruthless nature earned him the tag ‘the red terror’. Using so-called ‘neighbourhood commitees’, Mengistu had as many as 1.5 Million of [...] Read more:Africa
Is McCain The Other Bush? You Best Believe. 2008-01-30 20:30:36 It seems certain that McCain
is it for the Republicans. I do not support any one party as i don’t affiliate myself along party lines. The issues and trustworthiness of the candidate takes a priority for me. I am, however, in a way happy that McCain is the front runner for the Republican party.
You [...]
Ethiopia To Its Women - You Can Prostitute, Just Make Sure You’re At Least 18 2008-01-30 18:40:32 “The government of Ethiopia
joins the United States and other countries in fighting the scourge of human trafficking. We will do everything in our power to put an end to prostitution — one of the worst forms of slavery. While these conditions are ‘unspeakably evil,’ as President Bush put [...] Read more:Women
, Prostitute
President Bush, Closest Thing To A Black President? 2008-01-30 02:50:38 Clinton is supposedly the closest thing to a black President
or whatever. I ask myself time and again, is that really true. What is it Clinton has done for blacks that they’re willing to go out on a limb for him?
Obviously, he isn’t the one saying he is the closest thing to a black president. [...] Read more:Thing
, Black
, President Bush
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