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The “Susan Rice Doctrine”: Containment of Ethiopian and Eritrean Sovereignty
Posted in PenDrIbrahim Moment Eye On Africa On March 29, 2021 On March 24, 2020, it was reported that Susan Rice is worth $149 million in 2021! In 2009, she reported income of $13.6 million. I wonder how much of the nearly $150 million Susan Rice made came from the loot stolen by TPLF from Ethiopia. It is…
Ethiopia: PM Abiy’s three big challenges
PenDrIbrahim. MARCH 16, 20218 Abiy is known to have strong convictions but also for having a pragmatic streak. To find a path to peace, he will need both. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia is known as having strong convictions but also being pragmatic. Credit: Paul Kagame. ================ On the surface, Addis Ababa appears much…
Why the Tigray investigation should be conducted by the UN, alone
PENDRIBRAHIM MARCH 25, 20210 Any probe into war crimes that involves the AU or the government’s own human rights commission stands little chance of being effective Since 4 November, soldiers from the Ethiopian federal government, Amhara regional state, and Eritrea have waged a coordinated war in Tigray. For months, the region has been under a…
Could America’s War on Terror creep across Africa?
August 24, 2016 – Moment Eye On Africa – US legal and military justifications for conducting attacks in Somalia have evolved recently, leading to a surge in airstrikes. Could the same precedent be used elsewhere in Africa? Somalia, Libya, where next? In March 2016, after weeks of gruelling exercises, a couple hundred al-Shabaab recruits marched in formation…
Dear Europe, if you really must re-engage with Eritrea, here’s how you should do it
Unless Europe demands conditions as it re-engages with Eritrea, it will simply be strengthening the very regime responsible for thousands fleeing in the first place. After years of treating it as a pariah state, Europe is reaching out to Eritrea. Credit: The Come Up Show. For many years now, relations between Eritrea and the West…
Uncertain trade, less progressive aid and a new colonial-minded PM? What Brexit means for Africa
Chaos has been unleashed and we all will be poorer because of Brexit, including in Africa. Boris Johnson, lead Brexit campaigner and odds on favourite to be the next PM. 23 June saw the UK vote for Brexit. A populist rebellion was provoked by an internal dispute in the ruling Conservative party, and chaos has…
What will Brexit mean for Africa?
What will Brexit mean for Africa? For good and ill, Britain has long played a major role in world affairs and particularly in Africa. Now it seems doomed to become an impoverished island off Europe. Many in Africa saw Britain as an important voice and supported Remain. Credit: Les Haines. Sometimes turkeys do vote for…
The Brexit: What implications for Africa?
The Brexit: What implications for Africa? Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron speaks with South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma. On June 23, British citizens will vote on a referendum determining the future of the United Kingdom and its place in the European Union. British voters will decide on whether the U.K. should “remain a member of…
Why aren’t we moving? Nairobi’s never-ending traffic nightmare
Woe unto you if any part of your day involves getting from one side of the city to the other. On paper, Lang’ata is just 7km from Nairobi’s Central Business District. This factoid has long been a major selling point for the middle-class suburb, nestled between the super-rich mansions of Karen and the vast informal…
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