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The New Spheres of Influence

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Sharing the Globe With Other Great Powers GRAHAM ALLISON | March/April 2020 | Foreign Policy In the heady aftermath of the Cold War, American policymakers pronounced one of the fundamental concepts of geopolitics obsolete. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice described a new world “in which great power is defined not by spheres of influence . . . or the strong … [Read more...] about The New Spheres of Influence

Covid-19: Why it is so difficult for Africa to ‘flatten the curve’

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Mehari Taddele Maru | 24 Mar 2020 | Mail & Guardian Covid-19 has now hit more than 40 African countries, with almost 2 000 confirmed cases as of March 23. So far, the coronavirus has been slow to spread across Africa, but there are several factors unique to the continent that could make it difficult to reduce the rate of infections — and make the pandemic more deadly … [Read more...] about Covid-19: Why it is so difficult for Africa to ‘flatten the curve’

Rwandan man who breached coronavirus lockdown order eaten by crocodile

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ANA Reporter | Mar 26, 2020 | The Independent Online Johannesburg - A Rwandan man who breached government’s instruction to stay at home during the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown to go fishing, has been killed and eaten by a crocodile, the New York Post reported. Alice Kayitesi, the mayor of the southern Kamonyi district, confirmed the incident, which took place in the … [Read more...] about Rwandan man who breached coronavirus lockdown order eaten by crocodile

What Happens in Sudan Doesn’t Stay in Sudan

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Will Khartoum Become the Center of a New African Order or an Appendage of the Gulf? Michael Woldemariam and Alden Young |July 19, 2019 | Foreign Affairs It’s the end of an era in the Horn of Africa. After three decades in power, Sudanese strongman Omar al-Bashir fell in April. Mass antigovernment protests erupted, and a military coup soon followed. Now the remnants of … [Read more...] about What Happens in Sudan Doesn’t Stay in Sudan