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South Sudan’s warring sides resume talks under sanctions threat

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ADDIS ABABA | BY AARON MAASHO |Thu 6 Aug 2015 | REUTERS South Sudan's rival factions resumed peace talks on Thursday to end 20 months of bloodshed, under growing international pressure and the threat of further sanctions if an Aug. 17 deadline is not met. Fighting broke out in the world's youngest country at the end of 2013 between forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and … [Read more...] about South Sudan’s warring sides resume talks under sanctions threat

Africa’s entrepreneurial dilemma

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WILLIAM G MOSELEY, 05 AUG 2015, MAIL & GUARDIAN (SOUTH AFRICA) Obama's trip to Kenya and Ethiopia featured an appearance at the 6th Global Entrepreneurship Summit. United States President Barack Obama’s recent trip to Kenya and Ethiopia featured an appearance at the 6th Global Entrepreneurship Summit, the first of such meetings to be held in sub-Saharan Africa. This event … [Read more...] about Africa’s entrepreneurial dilemma

Who is attending the new Suez Canal inauguration ceremony?

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Omar Halawa, Thursday 6 Aug 2015, Ahram (Egypt) Inevitably, the guest list for Thursday's new Suez Canal opening is of interest, with a few surprises highlighting Cairo's foreign policy alliances under President Sisi The list of international figures attending the ceremony of the new Suez Canal project, which Egypt's government describes as a national project that … [Read more...] about Who is attending the new Suez Canal inauguration ceremony?

The unstable state of Africa’s aviation industry

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Thursday, 6 August 2015, The Monitor (Uganda) Nairobi- For the second time in five years, Air Zimbabwe flew a single passenger. That was between the South African city, Johannesburg, and Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls. The two are over 1,000 kilometers apart; Victoria Falls is a town in the province of Matabeleland North. The plane, a Boeing 737, is designed to carry 12 … [Read more...] about The unstable state of Africa’s aviation industry

Libyan force was lesson in limits of U.S. power

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By Missy Ryan, 5 August 2015, The Washington Post It was Ali Zeidan’s first official visit to Washington, and the then-Libyan prime minister had an urgent request: Help us build a new military force, he implored American officials, that can solidify a fledgling government’s legitimacy and buy us time to put our country on track. Back home, things were going badly. By … [Read more...] about Libyan force was lesson in limits of U.S. power

Hundreds feared dead as fishing boat carrying 600 migrants capsizes north of Libya

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By Andrea Vogt, in Bologna and Hassan Morajea in Tunis. 05 Aug 2015, The Telegraph (UK) A wooden fishing boat packed with at least 600 migrants on board overturned in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday, with hundreds feared dead. Italian coast guard officials said the vessel had issued a distress call, but the overcrowded boat tilted over to one side just as rescue ships … [Read more...] about Hundreds feared dead as fishing boat carrying 600 migrants capsizes north of Libya

7 Middle East Contradictions in Search of a Strategy

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Michael Brenner, 08/03/2015, The Huffington Post The first test of a foreign policy's coherence is whether its actions and declarations meet the standard of elementary logic. There is abundant evidence that American policies in the Middle East fail that test. Let us look at several examples of manifest contradiction that will provide the basis for specifying what are the … [Read more...] about 7 Middle East Contradictions in Search of a Strategy

Japan marks 70th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing

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2015-08-06, France24 Bells tolled in Hiroshima on Thursday as Japan marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing that marked one of the closing chapters of World War II. Bells tolled in Hiroshima on Thursday as Japan marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing that marked one of the closing chapters of World War II. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and foreign … [Read more...] about Japan marks 70th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing

Does America Need New ‘Special Relationships’?

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David Rothkopf, 4 August 2015, Foreign Policy The next president urgently needs to consider how to revitalize U.S. alliances worldwide. America’s relationships with its traditional allies are in a dangerous state of disrepair. Given that America’s global network of alliances has been a critical component of the country’s international power, unrivaled by any other … [Read more...] about Does America Need New ‘Special Relationships’?