Mohamed Adow, May/June 2020 Issue | Foreign Affairs Growing up in a pastoral community in northern Kenya gave me a certain clarity about the climate crisis, a clarity born not from abstract understandings but from visceral experience. In 2000, a drought killed much of my father’s cattle herd and destroyed our neighbors’ livelihoods. I helped distribute parcels of food to … [Read more...] about The Climate Debt: What the West Owes the Rest
Archives for May 2020
“ኣዲኣ ሓዲጋ፡ ሓትነኣ ትናፍቕ”
Lily Semere |May 31, 2020 | Fanus Network "ናጽነት ኤረትራ፡ ብዋጋ ስድራቤታት እያ መጺኣ፡ ስድራቤታት ግን እንታይ ረኺበን?" Haikel Negash | May 23, 2020 | Fanus Network " ናጽነት ብዘይ ሓርነት፡ ትርጉም የብላን " Wejdan Osman | May 12, 2020 | Fanus Network … [Read more...] about “ኣዲኣ ሓዲጋ፡ ሓትነኣ ትናፍቕ”
Why drought programmes in Ethiopia should support communal access to groundwater
Donald John MacAllister. Alan MacDonald. Seifu Kebede Gurmessa | May 26, 2020 | The Conversation Like many countries in east Africa, Ethiopia is highly vulnerable to drought. Since 1965, Ethiopia has experienced 15 severe droughts affecting more than 65 million people and causing serious economic damage. Most recently, in 2015 and 2016, Ethiopia suffered a harsh drought … [Read more...] about Why drought programmes in Ethiopia should support communal access to groundwater
Ethiopia begins preliminary steps to fill GERD reservoir
May 31, 2020 | Egypt Independent Ethiopia announced Saturday its preparations for clearing the land behind the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), to begin filling its reservoir with water in July. The Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) said that the Job Creation and Enterprise Development Agency in Ethiopia’s Benishangul Gumuz region has announced that it is ready to … [Read more...] about Ethiopia begins preliminary steps to fill GERD reservoir
China urges Ethiopia to talk anew to Egypt about filling dam on Nile
US, EU and UN also urge the two African countries to peacefully resolve their differences over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Samuel Gebre and David Wainer | 21 May 2020 | Business Day China and the UN have backed calls for Ethiopia to resume talks over its plans to begin filling a giant hydropower dam. Egypt is opposed to the plans. Ethiopia wants to start … [Read more...] about China urges Ethiopia to talk anew to Egypt about filling dam on Nile
Africa can build back better after COVID-19 — UN Deputy Secretary-General
Amina J. Mohammed | 25 May 2020 |Africa Renewal These are challenging times for Africa and the rest of our global village. As of 24 May 2020, 54 countries in Africa had recorded more than 100,000 COVID-19 cases and over 3,000 deaths. And while the number of cases continues to grow, it could have been much worse had it not been for African governments taking … [Read more...] about Africa can build back better after COVID-19 — UN Deputy Secretary-General
Kenya Is Building Dams to End Its Cycle of Floods and Drought
David Herbling, Samuel Gebre and Fred Ojambo | 31 May, 2020 | Bloomberg News Plagued by alternating floods and droughts partly brought on by changing weather patterns, Kenya’s government plans to build several new dams in a bid to improve water security and management in the East African nation. The National Treasury is expected to approve the development of the $868 … [Read more...] about Kenya Is Building Dams to End Its Cycle of Floods and Drought
Inside Facebook’s big bet on Africa
Matthew Du Plessis | 25 May 2020 | Mail & Guardian Last week Facebook unveiled its 2Africa undersea cable project, which will circle the continent, connecting it to Europe and the Middle East. When it is operational in 2023 it will increase bandwidth to the continent by a massive 180 terabits per second. The 2Africa consortium sees Facebook partnering with … [Read more...] about Inside Facebook’s big bet on Africa
Government Buildings in Africa Are a Likely Vector for Chinese Spying
May 20, 2020 |May 20, 2020|Heritage Foundation The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) two-decade-long blitz of engagement in Africa has likely given it extensive surveillance access to the continent. Chinese companies, all of which are legally obliged to help the CCP gather intelligence, have built at least 186 government buildings in Africa and at least 14 sensitive … [Read more...] about Government Buildings in Africa Are a Likely Vector for Chinese Spying
Egypt accepts Ethiopia-Sudan proposal to renegotiate dam dispute
Agreement needs to allow for 'Egypt's water interests as well as those of Ethiopia and Sudan' says foreign ministry. Egypt has said it is willing to resume negotiations with Sudan and Ethiopia over the filling of a controversial mega-dam that has been a source of tension between all three Nile basin countries. "Egypt is always ready to enter into negotiations and … [Read more...] about Egypt accepts Ethiopia-Sudan proposal to renegotiate dam dispute