The Battle of Tsorona

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The Battle of Tsorona     Six weeks after the battle of Tsorona, the bloodiest yet of this desert ‘border’ war, Ethiopian soldiers still lie unburied on the baking plain, just yards from Eritrean trenches; an occasional breeze, otherwise welcome, brings only the stench of decomposition.A fifth of Eritrean combatants are […]

Gahtelay Dam

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Gahtelay Dam by Ruth Abraham Gahtelay was derived from the Saho word ‘Gahteley’, which means ‘water is back’. The name refers to the unpredictable rainfall patterns in the village. A long time ago, the rainy season was not consistent; it rained and stopped raining at any time of the year. So, […]

TICAD is a ‘begging meeting, disgrace to Africa

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IS TICAD DISGRACE TO AFRICA ?     A Kenyan professor and human rights crusader has described the seventh Japan – Africa summit in Yokohama as a disgrace. Over twenty African presidents were in Japan for the Tokyo International Conference on African Development, TICAD. Prof. Makau Mutua, board chair of the […]