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Uzbekistan After Karimov – Its Grim Prospects

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Erica Marat | September 7, 2016 | Foreign Affairs Update (September 8, 2016): On September 8, Uzbekistan’s parliament appointed Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyaev interim head of state, replacing Nigmatilla Yuldashev, the chair of the parliament’s upper house. Mirziyaev will likely ascend to the presidency in the coming months after a tightly controlled national election. … [Read more...] about Uzbekistan After Karimov – Its Grim Prospects

Zimbabwe Follows Robert Mugabe’s Health by Following His Plane

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HOPEWELL CHIN’ONO and NORIMITSU ONISHI | SEPT. 6, 2016 | The New York Times HARARE, Zimbabwe — It is an indirect clue at best, but it is often all they can get: Many Zimbabweans have taken to divining the state of their increasingly frail 92-year-old leader’s health from the movements of his presidential plane. On Saturday morning, anyone with a smartphone could … [Read more...] about Zimbabwe Follows Robert Mugabe’s Health by Following His Plane

Dam talks put off

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8 September, 2016 | Al-Ahram Weekly A meeting of ministers of irrigation from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on the Renaissance Dam has been postponed A meeting of ministers of irrigation and water resources from Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia on the potential risks posed by Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam to Egypt and Sudan has been postponed. Walid Hakek, spokesman for Egypt’s Ministry … [Read more...] about Dam talks put off

How the world forgot “Africa’s North Korea” Eritrea, and what this means for migration

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Gabriel Pogrund | 9 September 2016  | New Statesman Britain receives more asylum seekers from Eritrea than anywhere else, but the isolated African state somehow still hides in the world's blindspot. This summer, Eritrea turned 25. On a hazy evening in Asmara, the crumbling pastel-coloured capital, a foreign official offers a rare insight into the current state of … [Read more...] about How the world forgot “Africa’s North Korea” Eritrea, and what this means for migration

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(ደን ሐግ) | ሐምሌ 22 ቀን 2008 ዓ.ም. | ኢትዮጵያ ዛሬ "It is NOT our differences that divide us. Rather it is our INABILITY to recognize, accept and celebrate those DIFFERENCES." Audre Lorde ልዩነቶቻችን ውበታችን የሚሆኑት ስናስተናግዳቸው ብቻ ነው፤ አለበለዚያ ያወዛግቡናል። ዩሱፍ ያሲን (አርቲክል 2012) 1. የማንነት ጥያቄዎች በየፈርጁና በየመልኩ እገሌ የሚባል ስብስብ ለመንግሥት ምክር ቤት የማንነት ጥያቄ አቀረበ። እገሌ የሚባለው ደግሞ በዚህ ክልል ሳይሆን በዚኛው ክልል ልካለል አለ። ሌላው … [Read more...] about የማንነት ፖለቲካ ጠንቆችና የአብሮነት አኗኗሪ መፍትሔ ፍለጋ

With South Sudan Finally Truly Independent, Time to Focus on Governance

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Herman J. Cohen | August 31st, 2016 | lobelog.com The half-century war between North and South Sudan is finally over. Wait a minute. How can one say that the war is finally over? Wasn’t there a Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) brokered by the United States in 2005? Also, after a six-year transition period, didn’t the people of South Sudan vote in a democratic … [Read more...] about With South Sudan Finally Truly Independent, Time to Focus on Governance

Jerusalem appeals court: State must reassess refugee status of Eritreans

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YONAH JEREMY BOB  | 09/05/2016 | The Jerusalem Post Under the Refugee Convention, which Israel is a party to, persons who cannot return to their country of origin because of threat of persecution must be granted refugee status. The state must reconsider across-the-board whether Eritreans who came to Israel illegally should get refugee status, a special Jerusalem appeals … [Read more...] about Jerusalem appeals court: State must reassess refugee status of Eritreans

West of Suez for the United Arab Emirates

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Alex Mello and Michael Knights | September 2, 2016 | War on the Rocks Bases on the Horn of Africa serve Emirati power projection ambitions. Britain militarily withdrew from areas “east of Suez” in 1971, triggering the Trucial States to form today’s United Arab Emirates. Now, 45 years later, this Arab country is increasingly focused on projecting military power “west of … [Read more...] about West of Suez for the United Arab Emirates