Strategic Thinking on East Africa

BY MICHAEL STEWART     As millions of refugees brave their way across a Europe increasingly hostile to their existence, it is still Syrians dominating the headlines. But the third-largest group crossing the Mediterranean is fleeing the small African country Eritrea, home to one of the most corrupt and brutal regimes in the world. The gut-wrenching […]

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Workers are shown smelting gold at the Bisha mine in Eritrea in this undated photo. Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press Published Friday, September 4, 2015 12:20PM EDT CALGARY — Canadian mining company Nevsun Resources is defending its operations in Eritrea following a damning report by the United Nations that accused the miner of using forced […]

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From The Guardian Mark Anderson @MarkC_Anderson The United Nations accused a Canadian company of using forced labour at Eritrea’s only active mine in a hard-hitting report released in June. Nevsun Resources, which owns a majority share of the Bisha copper and gold mine and oversees its operations, has repeatedly come under fire over the use […]

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March 1, 2015-Dear readers, On Sundays we will present to you a list of winners and losers of the week. For the week of February 22, 2015, we present the following: Losers Number 1 on our list is President Salva Kiir of South Sudan. While IGAD and the rest of the international community are losing […]

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Addis Ababa, 3 February 2015 (WIC) - On Sunday, the government of Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development announced a nearly six-year, $18-million project in Ethiopia. Titled “Agricultural Transformation through Stronger Vocational Education” (ATTSVE), the project will be led by Dalhousie with the support of partners the Mennonite Economic Development Associates of Canada (MEDA), […]

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