Strategic Thinking on East Africa

Aid officials say more than 114,000 people have fled war-torn Yemen, and figure could reach at least 200,000 by end of 2016. Middle East Online They arrive often traumatized and exhausted ADEN - More than 114,000 people have fled war-torn Yemen, and the figure could reach at least 200,000 by the end of 2016, aid […]

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From The Sudan Tribune September 2, 2015 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan’s foreign minister Ibrahim Ghandour has criticized the United Nations saying the international organization fell under the domination of some powerful countries. Sudan’s foreign minister Ibrahim Ghandour, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventieth session on 2 October 2015 (Photo UN/Cia Pak) He told […]

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From The Sudan Tribune October 1, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese President Omer Hassan al-Bashir affirmed the strength of his country’s relations with Eritrea and praised bilateral cooperation in the wake of reports on silent tensions between the two sides after Khartoum repatriated hundreds of Ethiopian opposition members from Eritrea. FILE - Sudan’s President Omer […]

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Addis Ababa, 1 October, 2015(WIC) - The United States has urged Sudan’s warring parties to commit to a six-month cessation of hostilities and welcomed the Sudan Revolutionary Front’s (SRF) statement of September 15, 2015 including its commitment to a cessation of hostilities for the same duration. Last month, SRF factions expressed their readiness to sign […]

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(Re-posted) Last week President Obama announced his decision to appoint National Security Advisor Gayle Smith as USAID’s next administrator, pending approval by the Senate. Strathink hopes that the approval process goes quickly. A number of people have publicly opposed the President’s nomination, including Washington Post journalist Howard French and economist William Easterly. Why? Mr. French […]

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The Strathink team would like to wish all of our readers Eid Mubarak. We join all who are wishing the people of the Islamic faith peace and joy following the hadj. We are saddened by the recent loss of life in Mecca and pray for all the families who have lost their loved ones during […]

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From the Sudan Tribune September 24, 2015 (KHARTOUM) - The leader of the opposition National Umma Party (NUP) Sadiq al-Mahdi Thursday renewed calls for an inclusive process to end the armed conflicts peacefully and achieve democratic reforms, saying that his party remains the major political force in the country. Opposition Umma Party leader and former […]

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From African Arguments by Ahmed Badawi US sanctions have not worked and the factors that led to the embargo have changed. A rapprochement would be in both US and Sudanese interests. The sun may have started to set on his tenure in office, but US President Barack Obama seems to have no intention of slipping into cruise control with […]

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September 17, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese 1st Vice President Bakri Hassan Saleh confirmed that his government is poised to send ground troops to support forces loyal to Yemeni President Abd-Rabbuh Mansour Hadi in its battle with Houthi rebels and their ally former President Ali Abdullah Saleh. FILE - Sudanese military forces parade in their […]

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From the Sudan Tribune September 12, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – A well placed Sudanese source revealed today that a dissident Ethiopian general fled to Sudan on Friday evening along with his soldiers after clashes with the Eritrean army. Undated footage photo of Mola Asgedom (YouTube) The source who spoke to the Turkey-based Anadolu news agency on […]

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