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If I were the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, I’d be cynical about this state visit
Robert Fisk | 07 March 2018 | The Independent The truth is, you just can't tell who your real friends are these Days Thank heavens Theresa May is giving a warm welcome today to the illustrious Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, His Royal Majesty Mohammad bin Salman. For it is meet and right that she should do so. His Royal Highness is a courageous Arab reformer, keen to drag … [Read more...] about If I were the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, I’d be cynical about this state visit
The Biggest Danger of North Korea Talks
Thomas Wright | 09 March 2018 | The Atlantic Kim Jong Un is offering a deal at a price that could be way too high—and that the president could easily accept. In August of last year, days before he was forced out of the White House, Steve Bannon gave an unusual interview to Robert Kuttner, a journalist at The American Prospect. The article made headlines because Bannon … [Read more...] about The Biggest Danger of North Korea Talks
AU chief overlooks Trump’s insult
Agency Staff | 08 March 2018 | Business Day The AU head tells Rex Tillerson that a letter from Donald Trump reaffirming his commitment to Africa ‘put the incident in the past’ Addis Ababa — Washington’s top diplomat began his first Africa tour Thursday by meeting with the African Union chief, who said the continent had moved on from a reported insult by President Donald … [Read more...] about AU chief overlooks Trump’s insult
Strongmen Are Weaker Than They Look
Steven A. Cook | March 2, 2018 |Foreign Policy Authoritarians are on the rise around the world, but history shows they’re mostly helpless. When Muammar al-Qaddafi came in from the cold in the mid-2000s, the “mad dog” of the Middle East embarked upon top-down reforms that were friendly to international markets, investors, the United States, and Europe. Although he became … [Read more...] about Strongmen Are Weaker Than They Look
A Trade War on the Poor
Amrita Narlikar | March 5, 2018 | Foreign Affairs How a Collapse of the WTO Would Hurt the Worst Off Last week, President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would be slapping steep tariffs on imported steel and aluminum set off fears of a global trade war. But in reality, the international trading system has been unraveling for some time. After taking a quick glance at … [Read more...] about A Trade War on the Poor
Zimbabwe: The mystery of the missing MDC-T constitution
Joe Devanny | 23 Feb 2018 | Mail & Guardian Political parties are a key element of democratic politics. Their internal deliberations and leadership elections can have significant consequences for national politics. Intra-party decision making is generally governed by a party constitution, so the transparency of these decisions requires that people have ready access … [Read more...] about Zimbabwe: The mystery of the missing MDC-T constitution
Egypt culture ministry to hold cultural events with Thailand, Kazakhstan, Ethiopia
Reham El-Adawi | Friday 23 Feb 2018 | Ahram The culture ministry's Centre for Foreign Cultural Relations aims at reinforcing cultural relations between Egypt and three countries: Thailand, Kazakhstan, Ethiopia The head of the Ministry of Culture’s Egyptian Centre for Foreign Cultural Relations Hisham Mourad has met with the ambassador of Thailand as well as cultural … [Read more...] about Egypt culture ministry to hold cultural events with Thailand, Kazakhstan, Ethiopia
Mugabe’s Misrule And How It Will Hold Zimbabwe Back
Martin Meredith | March/April 2018 Issue | Foreign Affairs In a radio broadcast that Robert Mugabe made from exile in 1976, during the guerrilla war he was leading to overthrow white-minority rule in Rhodesia, he set out his views about the kind of electoral democracy he intended to establish once he had gained control of Zimbabwe, as the new state was to be named. “Our … [Read more...] about Mugabe’s Misrule And How It Will Hold Zimbabwe Back
Ethiopia’s state of emergency 2.0
Awol K Allo | 20 Feb 2018 | Aljzeera.com The purpose of this emergency is not to protect the constitutional order but to silence the voices calling for change. Last Friday, the Ethiopian government declared a six-month nationwide state of emergency, invoking a grave threat to the constitutional order. The emergency, the second in less than a year, was announced a day after … [Read more...] about Ethiopia’s state of emergency 2.0
Areruya crowned Africa’s best Under-23 cyclist
Richard Bishumba | February 19, 2018 | The New Times Elite men’s road race, top three 1. Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (Eritrea) 3:56:29 2. Eyob Metkel (Eritrea) 3:58:22 3. Lagab Azzedine (Algeria) 3:58:22 Under-23 category, top three 1. Joseph Areruya (Rwanda) 3:58:35 2. Henock Mulueberhan (Eritrea) 3:58:35 3. Didier Munyaneza (Rwanda) 3:58:39 Final medal … [Read more...] about Areruya crowned Africa’s best Under-23 cyclist