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Gambia army chief reverses pledge and stands by embattled president Jammeh
Thursday 5 January 2017| The Guardian General Ousman Badjie says forces will be ‘unflinching loyal’ despite earlier backing election winner Adama Barrow Gambia’s army chief pledged his loyalty on Wednesday to President Yahya Jammeh, who has refused to accept defeat in last month’s election and faces the possibility of regional military intervention to … [Read more...] about Gambia army chief reverses pledge and stands by embattled president Jammeh
What If a President Loses Control?
Jeffrey Frank | 05 January 2017 | The New Yorker When John F. Kennedy spoke at the United Nations on September 25, 1961, he talked about the dangers of the atomic age. “Today, every inhabitant of this planet must contemplate the day when this planet may no longer be habitable,” he said. “Every man, woman, and child lives under a nuclear sword of Damocles, hanging by the … [Read more...] about What If a President Loses Control?
EU and China in a race for Africa
Tessa Fox | 04 Jan 2017 | Mail & Guardian There is much talk about co-operation and partnerships but, in reality, there are few concrete examples Africa’s former colonial rulers are engaged in a delicate dance as China encroaches on its military dominance of the continent. Talk of “partnerships” and “co-operation“ for the general benefit of African nations marks the … [Read more...] about EU and China in a race for Africa
Africa Shouldn’t Freak Out About Trump
John Campbell | December 22, 2016 | Foreign Policy It’s boring bureaucrats, not the erratic president, who will shape the next administration's policy toward Africa. President-elect Donald Trump hasn’t said much about Africa, but judging by his explosive Twitter feed, he is no great admirer of the continent. He has called South Africa a “total – and very … [Read more...] about Africa Shouldn’t Freak Out About Trump
አገሪቷ ወደ ብተና ማምራቷ አይቀርም – አቶ ስብሃት ለአዲስ ዘመን ጋዜጣ
አርአያ ጌታቸው | January 3, 2017 | zehabesha የኢህአዴግ ጉባኤ አሰራሩ መፈተሽ እንዳለበት አቶ ስብሃት ነጋ አመለከቱ ኢህአዴግ ሙሰኞችን ካልከሰሰ አገሪቷ ወደ ብተና ማምራቷ አይቀርም ብለዋል የኢህአዴግ ጉባኤ አሰራሩ የብሄራዊ ድርጅቶችን ወቅታዊና ትክክለኛ አቋም የሚያሳይ ነው ብለው እንደማያምኑና መፈተሽ እንዳለበት አንጋፋው የኢህአዴግ ታጋይ/የህወሓት መስራች/ አቶ ስብሃት ነጋ ተናገሩ፡፡ ኢህአዴግ ባመነው ልክ ሙሰኞችን ካልከሰሰ አገሪቷ ወደ ብተና ማምራቷ አይቀርም ብለዋል፡፡ አቶ ስብሃት ለአዲስ ዘመን ጋዜጣ ብቻ በሰጡት ቃለ መጠይቅ እንደተናገሩት፤ የኢህአዴግ … [Read more...] about አገሪቷ ወደ ብተና ማምራቷ አይቀርም – አቶ ስብሃት ለአዲስ ዘመን ጋዜጣ
ዛሬ ኢትዮጵያ የምትሄድበትን መንገድ እያየን የነገ መውጫውን ካሁኑ መተለም የግድ ይላል
December 23, 2016 | zehabesha አሁንም ስለ ኢትዮጵያ የፖለቲካ ጉዳይ በጣም በጥልቅ አስባለሁ። የችግሩ ብቻ ሳይሆን የመፍትሄው አካልም እኔ እራሴ እንደሆንኩ አስባለሁ።የብዙዎቻችን ችግር ችግሩን የማንሳት እንጂ የመፍትሄው አካል ለመሆን ምን ላድርግ የሚል ኃላፊነት አለመውሰድ ነው።በእዚች እድሜዬ በቻልኩት ሁሉ ከኢትዮጵያ የፖለቲካ ጉዳይ ከመከታተል የቦዘንኩበት ወቅት የለም።መጨረሻ ላይ ግን አንጀቴን የሚባለኝ የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝብ ነው።ሕዝብ ስል በፖለቲካው ዙርያ ተዋናይ የሆኑትን ብቻ አደሉም።ፖለቲካ ውስጥ ገብተው የሚሰሩ ከየትም አቅጣጫ እንበለው እነርሱም ፍቅር የሚሉት የእራሳቸው … [Read more...] about ዛሬ ኢትዮጵያ የምትሄድበትን መንገድ እያየን የነገ መውጫውን ካሁኑ መተለም የግድ ይላል
Tempo Afric TV – ERITREAN AFFAIR PROGRAM GUEST SALIH YUNIS, ON COIE REPORT AND BORDER CONFLICT
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The Revenge of Salva Kiir
Cassandra Vinograd | January 2, 2017 | Foreign Policy South Sudan’s president has outmaneuvered his opponents politically. Now he has carte blanche to crush them militarily. BENTIU, South Sudan — The tall, bladelike grass sawed into her arms and legs. Snakes slithered underfoot. But Elizabeth didn’t fear the dangers lurking in the vast swamps of the Nile River basin, … [Read more...] about The Revenge of Salva Kiir
2017 Annual Forecast: Sub-Saharan Africa
Dec 27, 2016 | Stratfor Low commodities prices make for another challenging year for most Sub-Saharan African countries. Social unrest is not uncommon in these countries, nor is it uncommon for a strong central government to withstand them. But cracks are emerging in countries like Nigeria and South Africa, where political problems are likely to worsen in 2017. South … [Read more...] about 2017 Annual Forecast: Sub-Saharan Africa
2017 Annual Forecast
December 27, 2016 | Strafor The convulsions to come in 2017 are the political manifestations of much deeper forces in play. In much of the developed world, the trend of aging demographics and declining productivity is layered with technological innovation and the labor displacement that comes with it. China's economic slowdown and its ongoing evolution compound this … [Read more...] about 2017 Annual Forecast