Only sender and receiver will be able to access messages, photos, videos and voice calls besides text messages. Some US authorities say criminals and armed groups can use encryption to hide their tracks [AP] WhatsApp has reinforced the default encryption settings for users so that all messages will now be accessible only to the sender and recipient.…
By Par Charlie Hebdo, Charlie Hebdo For a week now, experts of all kinds have been trying to understand the reasons for the attacks in Brussels. An incompetent police force? Unbridled multiculturalism? Youth unemployment? Uninhibited Islamism? The causes are numerous beyond counting and everyone will naturally choose the one that suits best their own convictions. Law…
By Elizabeth Fraser (Oakland), Global Issues OAKLAND, Mar 29 (IPS) – I was taught that responsibility means admitting your mistakes and being accountable when you make a mistake. I still believe this to be true for individuals and institutions. So when a powerful group like the World Bank makes a mistake, I expect it to be…
By Muluken Tesfaw የኢትዮ ሱዳን ድንበርን ለማጣራት ያደረግኩት ድካምና ውጤት ክፍል ፩ የካቲት 24 ቀን 2008 ዓ.ም. ጎንደር ከተማ አደርኩ፡፡ እራት ላይ ‹ትእቢት› የሚባል ምግብ በልቼ ተሰቃይቻለሁ፡፡ ነገሩ እንዲህ ነው፡፡ ናይል ሆቴል ከአንድ የቀዬ ወዳጄ ጋር ሒደን ራት ስናዝዝ ‹የቤቱ ምርጥ ዛሬ ምንድን ነው?›› አልናት አስተናጋጇን፡፡ ‹‹ትእቢት ይምጣላችሁ›› አለችን፡፡ በስሙ እየተገረምን ምግቡ ምን ዓይነት ይሆን ይሆን?…
Months of protests are rattling a fragile federation ADDIS ABABA | From the print edition E AN OUTBREAK of public protest unprecedented in its duration and spread since the ruling party took power in Ethiopia in 1991 is stirring a rare cocktail of discontent. Demonstrations started in November mainly by members of the Oromo ethnic group,…
The East African country is facing its biggest protest movement in decades. Its uncompromising approach to development is to blame. BY JACEY FORTIN, FP ADAMA, Ethiopia — For those who would speak frankly about politics in this landlocked East African country, the first challenge is to find a safe space. But on a recent evening in…
The Horn of Africa region is central to the world’s maritime trade. It’s also beginning to fall apart. BY ALEX DE WAAL , FP Back in 2002, Meles Zenawi, then prime minister of Ethiopia, drafted a foreign policy and national security white paper for his country. Before finalizing it, he confided to me a “nightmare scenario” —…
Newsweek BY MICHAEL RUBIN ON 3/8/16 AT 10:18 AM Chinese President Xi Jinping (front L) poses with Zimbabwe’s leader Robert Mugabe (2nd R) and South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma (C) at a summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, December 4, 2015. China is investing heavily in Africa, unlike the U.S.SIPHIWE SIBEKO/REUTERS OPINIONAFRICAU.S. AFRICA RELATIONS This article…
ነገረ ‹ቀለም አብዮት› በዘላለም ክብረት ሁለቱም ሃገራት በይፋ የዲፕሎማሲ ግንኙነት ከጀመሩ መቶ ዓመታት አልፈዋል፡፡ ሁለቱም በተመሳሳይ ወቅት ከኮሚኒስታዊ አስተዳደርና ስርዓት መፋታታቸውን ባወጁ ማግስት ዴሞክራሲን ተግባራዊ የማድረግ ፈተና አጋጥሟቸዋል፡፡ ሁለቱም ሃገራት በተመሳሳይ ወቅት ባፀደቁት ሕገ መንግስታቸው የምርጫ ዴሞክራሲን (electoral democracy) አውጀዋል፡፡ ነገር ግን ሁለቱም ሃገራት ዴሞክራሲያዊ ሕገ መንግስታቸውን ካፀደቁ ወዲህ ተቃዋሚዎቻቸው ስልጣን ሊይዙ አልቻሉም፤ የመያዝ እድላቸውም…
The Atlantic An animal carcass rots in the drought-affected Siti region of Ethiopia.Abiy Getahun / Oxfam Thanks to El Niño, some parts of Ethiopia are currently facing the worst drought in 30 years. More than 10 million people in the country will likely need food aid this year. Over the weekend, UN Secretary General Ban…