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Published: May 6, 2021

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African Union must adapt to the winds of change

August 8, 2016 By Africa Horn Now

William Gumede | 07 Jul 2016 | Mail & Guardian                                         The African Union is ill-suited in its current form to secure quality democracy, inclusive development and peace on … [Read more...] about African Union must adapt to the winds of change

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Illegal fishing is a major threat to Africa’s blue economy

August 7, 2016 By Africa Horn Now

Adam Abdou Hassan, Enseignant chercheur, Université de Rouen | June 22, 2016| The Conversation The blue economy lies at the heart of globalisation. Ninety percent of international trade takes place via the sea and 95% of global communication relies on underwater networks. The blue economy encompasses all economic activity in and around rivers, lakes, streams, … [Read more...] about Illegal fishing is a major threat to Africa’s blue economy

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An oil boom made it the most expensive city in the world. Now it’s in crisis.

August 6, 2016 By Africa Horn Now

Kevin Sieff | August 2, 2016 | The Washington Post LUANDA, Angola — As the price of oil rose earlier this decade, this capital city did as well. Glass skyscrapers soared above the rubble of a 27-year civil war. American pop stars such as Mariah Carey were flown in to play private concerts. Luanda would become, its government announced, “a new Dubai.”But as oil prices … [Read more...] about An oil boom made it the most expensive city in the world. Now it’s in crisis.

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WATCH: Challenges and opportunities in electrifying Africa

August 6, 2016 By Africa Horn Now

Staff Writer  | August 01 2016 | Business Day AFRICA has an electricity problem, with 620-million people on the continent lacking access to power. The continent’s power sector is largely underdeveloped and those with access to electricity do not have reliable electricity. Residential and industrial sectors regularly battle with electricity shortages and countries … [Read more...] about WATCH: Challenges and opportunities in electrifying Africa

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Who’s to Blame in South Sudan?

August 5, 2016 By Africa Horn Now

Mahmood Mamdani | June 28, 2016 | Boston Review Colonial rule ended in Sudan in 1956. As the British and Egyptian flags were lowered, a struggle for power between rival factions was already under way. Fifty-five years later Sudan was partitioned and a new nation came into existence: South Sudan, whose population had spent decades waging a succession of wars against the … [Read more...] about Who’s to Blame in South Sudan?

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Trump and Putin: A Love Story The attraction is mutual, but history shows who’s really using whom.

August 3, 2016 By Africa Horn Now

David Remnick | 03 August 2016 | he New Yorker Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and Donald J. Trump are locked in a humid political embrace, which seems, at first glance, unlikely. Putin grew up in postwar Leningrad. In the dismal courtyard of his building on Baskov Lane, a hangout for local thugs and drunks, he and his childhood friends pursued their favorite pastime: chasing … [Read more...] about Trump and Putin: A Love Story The attraction is mutual, but history shows who’s really using whom.

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Cyber Showdown

August 1, 2016 By Africa Horn Now

Andrei Soldatov | July 31, 2016 | Foreign Affairs How Russian Hacking Works When Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was asked about Russia’s potential involvement in the recent hack of Democratic National Committee emails, he appeared genuinely surprised, just stopping short of giving a four-letter word in response. Indeed, the most amazing thing in this … [Read more...] about Cyber Showdown

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What Donald Trump Doesn’t Get about Ghazala and Khizr Khan

August 1, 2016 By Africa Horn Now

Amy Davidson | 01 August 2016 | The New Yorker “I am much weaker than she is, in such matters,” Khizr Khan said of his wife, Ghazala, in an interview on MSNBC with Lawrence O’Donnell on Friday, the day after he had addressed the Democratic National Convention. Ghazala was sitting beside him then, and she had been standing beside him the night before, as he told the story … [Read more...] about What Donald Trump Doesn’t Get about Ghazala and Khizr Khan

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Watch the Father of Fallen Muslim U.S. Soldier Emotionally Rebuke Donald Trump

July 29, 2016 By Africa Horn Now

Kia Makarechi | July 28, 2016 | Vanity Fair “Hillary Clinton was right when she called my son ‘the best of America." On the final night of the Democratic National Convention, the party doubtless hoped to rally as many people as possible around the cause of its nominee, Hillary Clinton. But before Clinton took the stage Thursday, two parents took to the microphone to … [Read more...] about Watch the Father of Fallen Muslim U.S. Soldier Emotionally Rebuke Donald Trump

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Excitement, hatred and belonging: why terrorists do it

July 28, 2016 By Africa Horn Now

John Gray| 28 July 2016 | New Statesman A new book by Richard English suggests that killing can bring its own rewards. Like most questions about terrorism, why large numbers of people join terrorist organisations can only be answered in political terms. However terrorism may be defined – and disputes about what counts as terrorism are largely political in their … [Read more...] about Excitement, hatred and belonging: why terrorists do it

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A New Administration Won’t Heal American Democracy

Published: November 6, 2020

The Rot in U.S. Political Institutions Runs Deeper Than Donald Trump Larry Diamond | November 5, 2020 | Foreign … [Read More...] about A New Administration Won’t Heal American Democracy

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