Eritrea & Geopolitics in The Horn of Africa
An historic panel discussion about the Horn of Africa uniting in the United Nations General Assembly to support lifting sanctions against Eritrea.
Mali’s War: The Wages of Sin
The bad dream unfolding in Mali is the consequence of the West’s scramble for resources in Africa, and the wages of sin from the recent Libyan war.
History Repeats Itself with Somalia Invasion
Kenya’s invasion of Somalia, with U.S. support, is as ill-advised as the last time a U.S. ally tried to remake the fractured country by force.
WikiLeaks Reveals U.S. Twisted Ethiopia’s Arm to Invade Somalia
In what appears to be another U.S. proxy war.
Protesters Speak Out Against U.S. Support for Ethiopian Government
The sizeable DC Ethiopian diaspora protested U.S. tacit support of the corrupt Zenawi, who was recently re-elected.
From the Frontlines: May 28th, 2010
Marching against hate, standing up to gold mines, and a bailout for BP.
Book Event: Bereket Habte Selassie’s ‘The Crown and the Pen’
Join Bereket Habte Selassie for a discussion of his book, The Crown and the Pen: The Memoirs of a Lawyer Turned Rebel. Selassie is a professor of African Studies and a professor of Law at the University of North Carolina. He is a former Institute for Policy Studies associate fellow, a former representative to the United Nations for the Eritrean Peoples Liberation Front. He is a former attorney general of Ethiopia, and the principal author of the Eritrean Constitution. The event is sponsored by IPS.
This memoir recounts the extraordinary story of a man straddling two worlds—a progressive lawyer and high-ranking official of the government of Emperor Haile Selassie who struggled for justice within an archaic system.
It is also the story of a man who has been touched by and in turn made his share of influence in some of the major events and developments of Ethiopia, Eritrea and the rest of Africa as well.
A renowned academic, a pan-Africanist activist, a politician, an engaged revolutionary and a passionate nationalist, a lawyer and politician, Bereket Habte Selassie’s narrative is a mesmerizing read of events and people that have marked the last 50 years of African history.
Dr. Bereket is a man for all seasons: he survived the court intrigues of Emperor Haile Selassie, took part on the pan-africanist formations of the 1950s and 60s, defied potential death at the hands of a military junta, joined a revolutionary front to fight for Eritrea’s independence, and helped to write the constitution of the new nation.
Modern African history cannot be complete without proper recognition of the revolutionary role of African intellectuals. Bereket is just such a revolutionary figure as exemplified by his multiple roles as a man of letters, politician, and activist. Through out he has also flourished as a family man and a highly sought after academic.
Zimbabwe Elections, News from Somalia
National Public Radio’s News & Notes.
Memo to the Somali Government
Violence continues to engulf Somalia. Here’s what can be done to promote reconciliation.
China in Africa: Its (Still) the Governance, Stupid
With its investments in Africa, China is going where no other investors dare. But, Akwe Amosu asks, will this investment lift all African boats or only the luxury yachts?
Force Won’t Bring Peace to Somalia
The Bush administration has chosen yet again force over diplomacy.
The Future of Political Islam in Somalia
The Islamic Courts Union is on the run. But political Islam remains a force to be reckoned with in Somalia.
The Making of Another Iraq
Is the fall of Mogadishu déjà vu all over again?
A New Frontier of Jihadi Islam?
Is Somalia rapidly turning into this years Afghanistan, with the Islamic Courts in the role of the Taliban and Ethiopia as the unilateral invader?
The War Between Ethiopia and Eritrea
Despite claims to the contrary, Ethiopia and Eritrea have been fighting not over a border but over rival hegemonic claims in the Horn of Africa and over “national pride” and “territorial integrity.”