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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
Elephants Really Can’t Hold Their Liquor
Humans and other species have a gene mutation that lets them digest alcohol. In other species, it’s missing. Rachel Nuwer | May 20, 2020 | The New York Times Humans are not the only animals that get drunk. Birds that gorge on fermented berries and sap are known to fall out of trees and crash into windows. Elk that overdo it with rotting apples get stuck in trees. Moose … [Read more...] about Elephants Really Can’t Hold Their Liquor
After Kim Jong Un
It Is Time to Plan for North Korea’s Inevitable Succession Crisis Katrin Fraser Katz and Victor Cha | May 14, 2020 | Foreign Affairs Last month’s media frenzy over the health and possible death of the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un seemed in many respects like an indulgent diversion. During the nearly three-week period, starting on April 11, when Kim did not appear in … [Read more...] about After Kim Jong Un
China Has Two Paths to Global Domination
And a lot is riding on whether Washington can figure out which strategy Beijing has chosen. Hal Brands and Jake Sullivan |May 22, 2020 | Foreign Policy Xi Jinping’s China is displaying a superpower’s ambition. Only a few years ago, many American observers still hoped that China would reconcile itself to a supporting role in the liberal international order or would … [Read more...] about China Has Two Paths to Global Domination
Ethiopia’s poll has been pushed out by COVID-19. But there’s much more at play
Mulugeta G Berhe | May 18, 2020 | The Conversation The decision by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to postpone the elections in Ethiopia has created a constitutional crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic is the context for this but not the cause. The Ethiopian government decided to postpone the scheduled elections for an unlimited time as a result of the pandemic. But this extension … [Read more...] about Ethiopia’s poll has been pushed out by COVID-19. But there’s much more at play