PBS: Escaping Eritrea … [Read More...] about ካብ ውሽጢ ቤት ማእሰርታት ኤርትራ
VW mulls Ethiopia in Africa foray
Siseko Njobeni | 10 September 2018 | Business Day Economic recovery gives car maker Volkswagen the green light for expansion Volkswagen (VW) is considering a component assembly plant in Ethiopia, in addition to the two recently announced assembly plants in Ghana and Nigeria. The foray into Africa represents a growth opportunity for the car maker in light of the … [Read more...] about VW mulls Ethiopia in Africa foray
Russia’s scramble for influence in Africa catches western officials off-guard
Peter Beaumont | Tue 11 Sep 2018 | The Guardian Kremlin officials are offering arms and military services deals in exchange for diplomatic support and mineral extraction contracts Russia is engaged in a frantic new scramble for influence in Africa, which is being spearheaded by a rash of military cooperation and arms deals signed across the continent in 2018. The most … [Read more...] about Russia’s scramble for influence in Africa catches western officials off-guard
Shadowy U.S. Drone War in Africa Set to Expand
Lara Seligman | September 4, 2018 Foreign Policy Deployment of armed drones in Niger coincides with a new U.S. plan to withdraw some troops. The U.S. military will begin flying armed drones out of a remote base in Niger in the coming months, marking a significant escalation of the Defense Department’s little-noticed war against violent extremists in Africa. The MQ-9 … [Read more...] about Shadowy U.S. Drone War in Africa Set to Expand
Can Ethiopia’s Reforms Succeed?
Michael Woldemariam | September 10, 2018 | Foreign Affairs What Abiy's Plans Mean for the Country and the Region Ethiopia is on the move. The resignation of beleaguered Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn in February ushered in the most significant reordering of political power in the country since 1991, when youthful guerrillas toppled the long-serving Marxist strongman … [Read more...] about Can Ethiopia’s Reforms Succeed?
Chinese Aid and Investment Are Good for Africa
J. Peter Pham, Abdoul Salam Bello, Boubacar-Sid Barry | August 31, 2018 | Foreign Policy Increased interest in the continent’s real estate and resources will enhance the bargaining power of governments there—but they need to bargain for the right things. Next week, [read this week] presidents and ministers from across Africa will make their way to Beijing for the seventh … [Read more...] about Chinese Aid and Investment Are Good for Africa
The Rise of the Cyber-Mercenaries: What happens when private firms have cyberweapons as powerful as those owned by governments?
Neri Zilber Illustration by Oliver Munday | August 31, 2018 | Foreign Policy The first text message showed up on Ahmed Mansoor’s phone at 9:38 on a sweltering August morning in 2016. “New secrets about torture of Emiratis in state prisons,” it read, somewhat cryptically, in Arabic. A hyperlink followed the words. Something about the number and the message, and a similar one … [Read more...] about The Rise of the Cyber-Mercenaries: What happens when private firms have cyberweapons as powerful as those owned by governments?
Eritrea to trim the size of its military as détente opens future
Agency Staff | September 2018 | Business Day Addis Ababa — Eritrea says it will cut the size of its army as part of changes to a system of mandatory national service the UN blames for propelling tens of thousands of people to flee to Europe and neighbouring countries. The end to a two-decade war with neighbouring Ethiopia means the country that sits on a key shipping … [Read more...] about Eritrea to trim the size of its military as détente opens future
China Is Loaning Billions of Dollars to African Countries. Here’s Why the U.S. Should Be Worried
Grant T. Harris | August 30, 2018 | Time Next week, China will host leaders from across Africa for a summit in Beijing. The last summit was held in December 2015 in Johannesburg, South Africa, where Chinese President Xi Jinping announced $60 billion in funding support for infrastructure development in Africa. The upcoming Forum on China-Africa Cooperation is sure to … [Read more...] about China Is Loaning Billions of Dollars to African Countries. Here’s Why the U.S. Should Be Worried
Kenya’s dairy farmers use solar rays to keep milk cool
Kagondu Njagi Kibumbu, Kenya - | August 29, 2018 | Christian Science Monitor There are nearly 1 million dairy farmers in Kenya but only a small percent can connect to the national electricity grid to refrigerate their milk. Some of the rest rely on 50 solar milk-cooling plants to store their milk safely, which ensures more reliable profits. Four years ago, Njeru … [Read more...] about Kenya’s dairy farmers use solar rays to keep milk cool
I am a revolutionary, says warlord
Agency Staff | 31 August 2018| Business Day The Hague — Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda told the International Criminal Court in The Hague on Thursday that he was a "revolutionary and not a criminal", as arguments drew to a close in his three-year war crimes trial. Ntaganda, aged around 44, is accused of overseeing massacres of Lendu and other civilians by his rebel … [Read more...] about I am a revolutionary, says warlord