The great game in the Horn of Africa
The Horn of Africa appears to be gearing towards a new order set off by a global competition of strategic…
Tuesday, January 22, 2019 @ 4:21 pm
Dr. Mehari Taddele Maru
Dr. Mehari Taddele Maru, who is International Consultant on African Union affairs and Research Fellow at the NATO Defence College.
Why Africa loves China
At the September 2018 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing, African Union Chairperson and Rwandan President Paul Kagame lauded the Chinese…
Tuesday, January 15, 2019 @ 5:47 pm
Initiative for National Dialogue (Concerned Ethiopians Group – CEG)
Letter to the Editor-in-Chief of HornAffairs In July 2018, I participated in a discussion devoted to science and technology for…
Sunday, October 7, 2018 @ 6:11 pm
Rwanda and Its Developmental President
After winning 98.6 percent of the votes , President Paul Kagame was inaugurated for his third term in office on…
Friday, November 24, 2017 @ 5:15 am
The Rift in the GCC and Diplomatic Responses from the IGAD Region
David Hearst, a British expert on Middle East affairs, recently surprised the host of an Aljazeera TV program when he…
Wednesday, July 19, 2017 @ 11:25 pm
Potential Causes, Consequences of South Sudan becoming a “Failed State”
Potential Causes and Consequences of South Sudan becoming a “Failed State”: Political and Legal Transformation from a Liberation Movement to a Democratic Government…
Friday, July 15, 2016 @ 6:50 pm
Paper | Ethiopia and the African Union
(Mehari Taddele Maru[1]) (2013) Introduction This article investigates Ethiopia’s contributions to and its influence in the AU. It also explains…
Sunday, July 3, 2016 @ 6:12 pm
AU Commission Elections: from bad to worse?
It has been four years since the controversial, highly contested and divisive campaign and election of the current chairperson of…
Friday, July 1, 2016 @ 5:38 pm
Expert opinion | Brexit’s implication for Africa and the Horn
In a referendum held last Friday, United Kingdom decided to leave the European Union. The phenomenon dubbed Britain exit or,…
Monday, June 27, 2016 @ 7:55 pm
Lessons for Africa from the Economic Development of China and India
Mehari Taddele Maru[1] (Originally published in January 2010) 1. Introduction Current discussions on Africa–China relations unsatisfactorily focus mainly on China’s…
Monday, March 7, 2016 @ 2:15 am