Strategic Thinking on East Africa

From The center for Strategic and International Studies By Robert D. Lamb JUL 31, 2015 The problem with the way the international community thinks about and responds to fragile states is not that we do not understand “fragility,” its causes, and its cures, but that we think of them as “states,” as coherent units of analysis. […]

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Foreign Policy: From Veteran Africa Correspondent Howard French What the U.S. president didn’t say in his big Nairobi speech. For an American president celebrated by many of his listeners as a returning native son, Barack Obama’s recent speech in a Nairobi stadium was a strange way to promote what he called an Africa “on the move.” Yes, […]

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From The Brookings Institution This blog is the third of a four-part series highlighting themes from “The Last Mile in Ending Extreme Poverty,” a book published this month by Brookings Institution Press. As President Obama embarks on his fourth trip to Africa this week, he may reflect on his State of the Union address of 2013. […]

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Addis Ababa, 30 July, 2015(WIC) - President Barack Obama said the existence of peace and stability in Africa is vital to ensure fast economic growth and development in the continent. Development is impossible without peace and stability that we have to cooperate to ensure security to see prosperous Africa. Problems in the South Sudan need to […]

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From The Center for Strategic and International Studies Rethinking Engagement in Fragile States Jennifer G. Cooke and Richard Downie Introduction The concept of “fragile states” has been the subject of an expanding body of scholarly literature and the target of considerable bilateral and multilateral intervention and assistance. The concept gained traction in the immediate aftermath […]

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How the US and China compete for influence in Africa Andrew HardingAfrica correspondent As US President Barack Obama visits East Africa this weekend there is an understandable focus on issues like security and counter-terrorism, as well as entrepreneurship. But for many people on the continent, America’s role appears to be a distant, nebulous one, increasingly […]

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From Foreign Policy The president has tough task as he visits East Africa. He can’t revive British colonialism, but he must provide an alternative to Chinese cynicism. When you drive down the Mombasa-Nairobi highway, the commercial artery that links Kenya’s major coastal port to its booming capital, you see two railway lines: one British, one […]

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From The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) By Richard Downie JUL 23, 2015 President Barack Obama’s meetings this week with the leaders of three of sub-Saharan Africa’s most important countries provide an early opportunity to reflect on his emerging policy legacy on the African continent. In many ways, the story of bilateral relations with […]

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NAIROBI, July 25 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Barack Obama has pledged supports for women and young entrepreneurs in Africa who face bigger obstacles when trying to start businesses. Speaking on Saturday at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in Nairobi, Obama hailed Africa’s enormous potential. He revealed that his government and leading corporations will finance the establishment of […]

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Atlantic Council’s J. Peter Pham says President has important reasons to visit Kenya and Ethiopia BY ASHISH KUMAR SEN US President Barack Obama’s decision to visit Kenya and Ethiopia this week underscores the strategic significance of these two sub-Saharan nations to the United States, says the Atlantic Council’s top Africa analyst. Obama arrives in Kenya, […]

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