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Archives for September 2020

Suspension of US aid to Ethiopia is yet another example of Trump’s disregard for Africa

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Yohannes Gedamu | September 27, 2020 | The Conversation America’s Department of State recently suspended $130 million worth of aid to Ethiopia because of “a lack of progress” on negotiations pertaining to the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the River Nile. According to state department officials, the decision to cut aid came as a result … [Read more...] about Suspension of US aid to Ethiopia is yet another example of Trump’s disregard for Africa

ሕቶን መልስን ኣስተምህሮ ኣቦ መንበር ኮምሽን ቅዋም ነበር ዶር በረኸት ሃብተስላሰ ብዛዕባ መስርሕ ቅዋም ኤርትራ

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Assena TV | September 2020 Assena TV| September 2020 Assena TV | September 2020 … [Read more...] about ሕቶን መልስን ኣስተምህሮ ኣቦ መንበር ኮምሽን ቅዋም ነበር ዶር በረኸት ሃብተስላሰ ብዛዕባ መስርሕ ቅዋም ኤርትራ

The Man Who Refused to Spy

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The F.B.I. tried to recruit an Iranian scientist as an informant. When he balked, the payback was brutal. Laura Secor |September 14, 2020 | The New Yorker In the spring of 2017, an Iranian materials scientist named Sirous Asgari received a call from the United States consulate in Dubai. Two years earlier, he and his wife, Fatemeh, had applied for visas to visit America, … [Read more...] about The Man Who Refused to Spy

The UN’s Unhappy Birthday

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The United Nations is turning 75 but there is little to celebrate as the organization has fallen well short of its goals Richard N. Haass | September 10, 2020 | Council on Foreign Relations The United Nations turns 75 this autumn, and if this were a normal year, many of the world’s leaders would gather in New York City to celebrate this milestone and open the annual … [Read more...] about The UN’s Unhappy Birthday

Mining in Eritrea: could a new potash project spur sustainable growth?

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Molly Lempriere |22 May 2019 (Last Updated June 11th, 2020) | Mining Technology The United Nations launched its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, with 193 countries agreeing to pursue the goals that form part of the wider 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Many mining companies have embraced these goals, to a varying degree of success, in their … [Read more...] about Mining in Eritrea: could a new potash project spur sustainable growth?

After Two Decades of Rot, Zimbabwe Is Coming Apart at the Seams

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Protest action over intolerable living conditions has been brutally quashed by the military. Antony Sguazzin, Ray Ndlovu, and Brian Latham | September 14, 2020 | Bloomberg In Zimbabwe, pregnant women are left alone in hospitals to give birth, taps have run dry in major urban centers, infrastructure has all but collapsed and more than half the population needs food … [Read more...] about After Two Decades of Rot, Zimbabwe Is Coming Apart at the Seams

Israel-UAE trade will overtake deals with Egypt

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Emirati market regulations are far more business friendly, and its contract enforcement is significantly more reliable TIMOTHY KALDAS |10 SEPTEMBER 2020 |BUSINESS DAY The agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Israel to normalise their relations, described by some as a “peace” deal, seems to have hit a snag over weapons purchases. The UAE is keen to join the … [Read more...] about Israel-UAE trade will overtake deals with Egypt

Abandoned in Lebanon, African domestic workers just want to go home

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Zecharias Zelalem |14 Sep 2020 | Mail & Guardian Outside Ethiopia’s consulate in Lebanon’s capital Beirut, about 60 young women brace themselves for another night of sleeping on the street. They used to be employed as housekeepers, but the combination of a crippling economic crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic meant that they were laid off and kicked out of … [Read more...] about Abandoned in Lebanon, African domestic workers just want to go home

Why a proposed Horn of Africa bloc could destabilise the larger region

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Ingo Henneberg and Sören Stapel |September 8, 2020 | The Conversation Relations in the Horn of Africa are complex and complicated. They are characterised by deeply ingrained rivalries between Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia in a conflict-ridden region. For decades, it has been known for civil war, conflict, and poor economic development. Somalia is a … [Read more...] about Why a proposed Horn of Africa bloc could destabilise the larger region

Rwanda’s Kagame denies Paul Rusesabagina was kidnapped

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President says detained government critic 'led himself' to Rwanda, accuses him of of being a 'terrorist' leader. Al Jazeera | 7 September, 2020 Rwandan President Paul Kagame denies that a detained opposition figure who inspired the Hollywood film Hotel Rwanda was kidnapped in order to be brought back to the country, saying he was responsible for his own … [Read more...] about Rwanda’s Kagame denies Paul Rusesabagina was kidnapped