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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