Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainain – I am a homosexual, mum
Binyavanga Wainaina speaks at a forum in Nairobi, Kenya, April 2013. Photograph: Dai Kurokawa/EPA 11 July, 2000. This is not the right version of events. Hey mum. I was putting my head on her shoulder,...
View ArticleBritain ignores illegal extortion by Eritrean government in the UK
Eritrean nationals in the UK, as well as individuals of Eritrean descent, are being forced to pay an illegal 2% tax levied on all their UK earnings by the Eritrean government. This is in addition to...
View ArticleEritrea Dictatorship Extorts Millions of Pounds in ‘Diaspora Tax’ Scam [VIDEO]
EXCLUSIVE: Video Evidence Shows Eritrea Embassy Extorting UK Refugees Diaspora TaxIBTimes UK New video evidence exclusively obtained by IBTimes UK has confirmed that the Eritrean government still...
View ArticleVideo- Eritreans in Britain forced by embassy to pay 2% diaspora tax
theguardian.com, On the morning of the 18 December last year Sam* walked up the narrow steps of a nondescript building in the back streets of Islington, north London. He was visiting the Eritrean...
View ArticleObasanjo, now born again!
by Michael John Good news! Chief Olusegun Matthew Okikiola Aremu Obasanjo, former president of Nigeria, former dictator of Nigeria, farmer, soldier, gentleman is now born again. Yeah, he found faith...
View ArticleEthiopians Living Abroad Accused Ethiopia Govtnment Of Hacking into Their...
WASHINGTON — Several Ethiopians living abroad are accusing their home government of using sophisticated computer spyware to hack into their computers and monitor their private communications. One...
View ArticleMeet the three Eritrean women who are taking on the regime
Martin Plaut Feruz Werede, Selam Kidane and Meron Estefanos are finding ways of challenging one of the most repressive states in Africa. Eritrea – bordering on the Red Sea – is a land of extremes. The...
View ArticleAs Nigeria gets richer, more Nigerians live in poverty
Nigeria could soon outrank South Africa as Africa’s biggest economy, but about 61% of Nigerians still live on less than $1 per day. As Nigeria gets richer, more Nigerians live in poverty. That’s the...
View ArticleEthiopian farmer sues UK over foreign aid handouts to brutal regime
AN ETHIOPIAN farmer is using taxpayers’ money to sue Britain because he says that foreign aid sent to his country is supporting a brutal regime that ruined his life. The man – known as Mr O – told his...
View ArticleConflict in South Sudan: refugees seek protection in Uganda and a way home
By Lucy Hovil The independence of South Sudan symbolised a moment of extraordinary achievement and hope. On the one hand, there was optimism that independence had heralded a new era of equal...
View ArticleJames Ibori: A Cry for Justice
It is a commonly held belief that justice delayed is justice denied. Perhaps, the simple fact of the axiom is lost on the British in whose language these words are written. In every sense of the word,...
View ArticleKeshi orders foreign-based Eagles to meet in London
Stephen Keshi has told Super Eagles players based in Europe, to assemble in London on Sunday, as he plans to travel with only domestic league players from Nigeria. Most of the foreign-based players...
View ArticleWho is afraid of the E(thiopian) bloggers?
By Alemayehu G Mariam Who is afraid of Eskinder Nega, Reeyout Alemu, Woubshet Taye, Zone Nine bloggers…? The “dean” of independent Ethiopian journalists and blogger extraordinaire, Eskinder Nega, is...
View ArticleEritrea: The Vaccaro momentum: building an organisation and developing a...
By Petros Tesfagiorgis Let me start by quoting the slogan of the year, “Where is your brother? What is the most extraordinary about the 4 Catholic bishops, the courageous spiritual leaders – is that...
View ArticleThe Rep behind event which saw girl perform sex act on 24 men for a drink...
A man wanted for questioning over a burglary at an antiques shop has fled Britain and become a rep for the firm behind the now infamous Magaluf sex video, it was claimed today. Lloyd Trainer, 24,...
View ArticleHalf Naked FEMEN Protested at the Tour de France
FEMEN took their topless fight for “total victory over patriarchy” to the Tour de France as it zoomed through London. I was told that the group would be in Westminster at 3 PM. Uncertain what bicycles...
View ArticleLondon’s Ethiopian community’s solidarity with detained opposition leader
By Martin Plaut Members of the Ethiopian community living in London turned out to show their support for the jailed secretary-general of Ginbot 7, Andargachew Tsige. Today (Tuesday) the British...
View ArticleHow do you solve a problem like Ethiopia?
Why the arrest of Addis Ababa’s most vocal critics is a huge embarrasment for the West By Martin Plaut, Foreign Policy. Tall metal gates guard a courtyard just off a busy street north of London’s...
View ArticleNigeria: Two Ethnicities; Two bikes, One Purpose
(London To Paris Bike Ride For African Unity) By Uchenna Ndu, CFA and Ahmed Olayinka Sule, CFA Prologue Uchenna (Victor) and Ahmed will be cycling from London to Paris on 22 August 2014 to a) Raise...
View Article“Oh, dis Ebola business!” Thoughts on current responses to the virus
– By Pippa Page “Oh, dis Ebola business!” was a familiar exclamation in Sierra Leone’s Krio language during my time in Sierra Leone’s second city, Bo, this summer. Sierra Leone was the last of the...
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