Strategic Thinking on East Africa

by the Strathink Editorial Team   Nevsun Resources, Ltd. is on a mission—to make money from the highly lucrative Bisha Mine in Eritrea and to present to the world a story that they are advancing human rights in the country known as “the North Korea of Africa.” Making money is a lot easier. The strathink […]

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By the Strathink Editorial Team “This is about giant corporations who figured out that by spending, hey, a few tens of millions of dollars, if they can influence outcomes here in Washington, they can make billions of dollars.” Senator Elizabeth Warren Last week the U.S. House Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing on Eritrea to […]

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The following is the text of the Atlantic Council’s Bronwyn Bruton testimony presented at a hearing of the House Subcommittee on Africa. The title of the hearing was, “Eritrea: A Neglected Regional Threat.” Strathink will respond to this testimony shortly.   Bronwyn Bruton Deputy Director, Africa Center at the Atlantic Council Hearing Before the House […]

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Martin Plaut Eritrea remains one of the most repressive countries on earth, but the government of President Isaias Afewerki has attempted to downplay this reality. No international media are allowed to have a correspondent based inside the country. But in the run-up to the 25th anniversary in May this year the international media were invited […]

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By the Strathink Editorial Team Ethiopia’s late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi once said to journalist Jonathan Dimbelby, “Africa’s downfall has always been the cult of personality. And their names always seem to begin with M. We have had Mobutu and Mengistu and I am not going to add Meles to the list.” This year’s anniversary […]

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New York Times By ANAHAD O’CONNOR CreditiStock When Laura Ingalls, an avid runner from Boston, found out after a routine blood test that she was iron-deficient, she turned to the kitchen instead of the medicine cabinet: She started eating teff. A grain the size of a poppy seed that hails from Ethiopia, teff is naturally […]

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by the Strathink Editorial Team Recent events in Ethiopia reveal the growing pains of a country in transition. Just twenty-five years ago, Ethiopia was slowly waking up after nearly two decades of a failed experiment to impose an ill-suited socialism on a country that had just thrown off the last vestiges of feudalism. The […]

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Strathink Editorial Team Recent events along the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea combined with the Eritrean President’s ill health have created a sense of unease within the Eritrean community. There is a feeling of uncertainty both inside Eritrea and among members of the Eritrean diaspora about a future without President Isayas. For twenty-five years, Isayas […]

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The Brookings Institution The ideological aspect of China’s engagement in Africa has always been an intriguing topic for observers. There is a history to it. During the Cultural Revolution, the Chinese government spent great efforts and resources on “exporting revolution” (communism and revolutionary war) to developing countries, particularly in Africa and Southeast Asia. Since the […]

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The Guardian Dozens are killed and more than 70,000 displaced as horrific attacks on civilians in Wau, in the country’s north-west, cast fresh doubts on the peace process People wait to be registered as displaced persons in a South Sudan Red Cross compound in Wau. Photograph: Charles Lomodong/AFP/Getty Images A two-year-old boy was shot in […]

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