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Has Eritrea’s self-reliant economy run out of puff?

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Mary Harper Africa editor, BBC World Service News | 14 July 2016 | BBC A "go it alone" culture has long been central to Eritrea, including its economy. It is slowly opening up to foreign investment, but recent policies, especially a currency reform, mean many people are now struggling in what was already one of the poorest countries on earth. In a dusty corner of the … [Read more...] about Has Eritrea’s self-reliant economy run out of puff?

AU summit opens with call for solidarity, unity

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Collins Mwai | July 11, 2016 | THE NEW TIMES The 27th African Union summit opened, yesterday, with a call for solidarity, unity and the spirit of pan-Africanism among African nations to address issues affecting the continent. The summit opened with a session of the permanent representative committee for the African Union, which features ambassadors of the 54 member … [Read more...] about AU summit opens with call for solidarity, unity

IGAD, donors meet in Nairobi over South Sudan fighting

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AGGREY MUTAMBO | Monday July 11 2016 | DAILY NATION Violence erupted in Juba following a fight among guards protecting President Salva Kiir and Vice-President Riek Machar. Foreign ministers of regional bloc Igad and donors have gathered in Nairobi to respond to the emerging violence in South Sudan. The meeting, according to Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina … [Read more...] about IGAD, donors meet in Nairobi over South Sudan fighting

What’s gone wrong in South Sudan?

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09 Jul 2016 | ALJAZEERA Fighting continues as the world's newest nation marks its fifth anniversary of independence. Street battles in South Sudan's capital Juba are threatening to reverse the gains of a recent peace process on the eve of the country's fifth anniversary. After civil war began in 2013, negotiators pored over the details dividing the rival … [Read more...] about What’s gone wrong in South Sudan?

What’s Behind Ethiopia and Eritrea’s Border Clash?

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John Campbell, Nathan Birhanu | 6 July 2016 | Newswwk Tens of thousands of people died in a border war in 1998-2000. International attention is focused on Brexit, the resulting turmoil in the international financial markets, and the resignation of U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron. There is the risk of overlooking a dangerous confrontation between Ethiopia and Eritrea … [Read more...] about What’s Behind Ethiopia and Eritrea’s Border Clash?

Global academic collaboration: a new form of colonisation?

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Hanne Kristine Adriansen | July 8, 2016| THE CONVERSATION Higher education in Africa is as old as the pyramids in Egypt. But the continent’s ancient institutions have long disappeared. The type of higher education that’s delivered in Africa today, from curriculum to degree structure and the languages of instruction, is rooted in colonialism. This has led many to … [Read more...] about Global academic collaboration: a new form of colonisation?