Progress on the Sudan-South Sudan talks but deadline is moved
Although no Sudan/South Sudan Presidential meeting took place as had been hoped, by the end of last week significant progress…
Monday, August 13, 2012 @ 10:24 pm
Africa – General
Briefing | South Sudan – One Year On
South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, celebrates its first anniversary of independence on Monday, July 9th. It has been a…
Sunday, July 8, 2012 @ 11:59 pm
Profile of Al-Shabaab linked Eritrean officials [US Treasury Dept.]
United States announced sanctions on 6 Al-Shabaab supporters on July 5. The list includes two senior Eritrean officials. Here is…
Sunday, July 8, 2012 @ 11:57 pm
The Armed Slaves of Eritrea
July 3, 2012: Ethiopia has emerged as East Africa’s political powerhouse, despite being landlocked. Eritrea controls what used to be…
Friday, July 6, 2012 @ 3:01 am
WTO to allow new entrants to pace liberalization
The World Trade Organization has agreed new membership standards for the weakest economies, lowering the bar for countries such as…
Friday, July 6, 2012 @ 2:58 am
A Human Connection: Modern Day Slavery of Ethiopian Women II
In a post from March 2012 here, i discussed the issue of modern day slavery of Ethiopian women in the…
Friday, July 6, 2012 @ 2:56 am
Africa: The last frontier of the Global War on Terror (Michael Brenner)
America's "war on terror" now has brought us deep into tropical Africa and the Sahel. We learned last week that…
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 @ 11:30 pm
Brief | The new US strategy toward sub-Saharan Africa
On June 14, 2012, the White House announced a new U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa that provides a proactive and…
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 @ 11:27 pm
Global | Cost of wind energy expected to decline 12% by 2016
A report based on research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute covering developments in wind power finds that global installed wind…
Sunday, July 1, 2012 @ 11:58 pm
The status of Ethiopia’s electricity export plans | The Africa Report
The Africa Report reports that if energy exports between Sudan and Ethiopia get past some initial teething problems, the interconnection…
Sunday, July 1, 2012 @ 11:53 pm
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