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Sudan PM Abdalla Hamdok replaces ministers in sweeping reshuffle
The reshuffle follows protests urging faster reforms and greater civilian rule in Sudan's transition towards democracy. 9 Jul 2020 | Aljazeera Sudan's prime minister has replaced the finance, foreign, energy and health ministers and three other senior cabinet post-holders as part of a sweeping reshuffle, the government said on Thursday. Authorities had said a … [Read more...] about Sudan PM Abdalla Hamdok replaces ministers in sweeping reshuffle
Egypt declines Ethiopia’s suggestion to discuss contentious GERD points later
July 11, 2020 | Egypt Independent Egypt has rejected Ethiopia’s suggestion that the points of disagreement with Egypt and Sudan on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam should be decided on later. For the eighth day in a row, talks on the GERD dilemma continued under the sponsorship of the African Union with representatives from Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia alongside various … [Read more...] about Egypt declines Ethiopia’s suggestion to discuss contentious GERD points later
Why it’s important to know how fluids move
Justin Pringle |July 9, 2020 | The Conversation COVID-19 has sharply brought into focus the impact of respiratory infectious diseases on humanity. It has also shown that the greatest defence against health crises is government policy that is strongly rooted in science. In an attempt to contain the spread of the disease many governments have implemented policies that … [Read more...] about Why it’s important to know how fluids move
How Can the Press Best Serve a Democratic Society?
Michael Luo |July 11, 2020 | The New Yorker Henry R. Luce, the publisher of Time Inc., first proposed engaging a panel of scholars on the state of the American press in December of 1942. He suggested the idea to his friend Robert Maynard Hutchins, a legal and educational philosopher who, just over a decade earlier, at the age of thirty, had become the president of the … [Read more...] about How Can the Press Best Serve a Democratic Society?
Inside The Cult of Trump
“HE’S THE CHOSEN ONE TO RUN AMERICA”: INSIDE THE CULT OF TRUMP, HIS RALLIES ARE CHURCH AND HE IS THE GOSPEL Trump’s rallies—a bizarre mishmash of numerology, tweetology, and white supremacy—are the rituals by which he stamps his name on the American dream. As he prepares to resume them for the first time in months, his followers are ready to receive. Jeff Sharlet … [Read more...] about Inside The Cult of Trump
Donald Trump’s African diplomacy falls flat with little headway in Nile dam dispute
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi asked the US to intervene in Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam disagreement ANTONY SGUAZZIN | 10 July 2020 | Business Day US President Donald Trump’s biggest foray into African affairs has not turned out well. His bid to resolve a long-running dispute over a Nile dam has failed to make a breakthrough, joining his unsuccessful … [Read more...] about Donald Trump’s African diplomacy falls flat with little headway in Nile dam dispute
Two arrested over killing of popular political singer in Ethiopia
Death of Haacaaluu Hundeessaa triggered protests last week that killed 166 people Reuters in Addis Ababa |Fri 10 Jul 2020 | The Guardian Ethiopian authorities have arrested two suspects over the killing of a popular political singer, whose death last week sparked protests in which 166 people were killed. The shooting of Haacaaluu Hundeessaa, a musician widely … [Read more...] about Two arrested over killing of popular political singer in Ethiopia
Africa’s ‘Leaders for Life’
Sub-Saharan Africa is home to many of the world’s longest-ruling heads of state, but civil society and regional blocs may be slowing the trend of extending presidential terms in some areas. Backgrounder by Claire Felter | Last updated June 30, 2020 | Council on Foreign Relations Sub-Saharan Africa is home to many of the world’s longest-ruling heads of state. … [Read more...] about Africa’s ‘Leaders for Life’
With Great Demographics Comes Great Power
Why Population Will Drive Geopolitics Nicholas Eberstadt | July/August 2019 | Foreign Affairs Demographics may not be destiny, but for students of geopolitics, they come close. Although conventional measures of economic and military power often receive more attention, few factors influence the long-term competition between great powers as much as changes in the size, … [Read more...] about With Great Demographics Comes Great Power
How a Great Power Falls Apart
Decline Is Invisible From the Inside Charles King | June 30, 2020 | Foreign Affairs On November 11, 1980, a car filled with writers was making its way along a rain-slick highway to a conference in Madrid. The subject of the meeting was the human rights movement in the Soviet Union, and in the vehicle were some of the movement’s long-suffering activists: Vladimir Borisov … [Read more...] about How a Great Power Falls Apart