Strategic Thinking on East Africa

From CDRC DIGEST: A monthly publication of the Centre for Dialogue, Research and Cooperation (CDRC) With the potential to undermine peace, stability, political and economic successes Ethiopia registered in the past two decades, protests have been witnessed recently, some planned and others ‘spontaneous’, in the Amhara and Oromiya regions of the country. Some of these […]

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The British Home Office will alter its much-criticised policy on Eritrean asylum seekers, after a legal ruling found that the majority of those fleeing the country risk persecution or serious harm on returning. The ruling, which could affect thousands of Eritreans, one of the largest groups to seek asylum in Britain every year, contradicts the […]

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Posted on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 @ 7:59 am by Daniel Berhane A Directive issued on Saturday detailed the restrictions imposed as per the State of Emergency. It is to be recalled a State of Emergency was decreed a week earlier by the Council of Ministers, as the Parliament was in recess. The Decree, which […]

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EPRDF must touch base with the people and overhaul the Party and government! Not too many people would fail to see how much Ethiopia has changed over the last 25 years. What the country has achieved over the last 15 years has been particularly impressive, leading many to take the “Ethiopia rising” narrative quite seriously. […]

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From AllAfrica Photo: Jacapo A street in Asmara, Eritrea (file photo). By James Jeffrey Addis Ababa — It took Eritrean journalist Estifo* seven years to save up enough money to pay a fixer to get him and his family from the capital, Asmara, to the shared border with Ethiopia. After they crossed the border […]

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By the Strathink Editorial Team In 2013, the Ethiopian government adopted a Diaspora Policy to engage Ethiopians worldwide into the process of nation building. Recognizing the enormous potential of its hyphenated citizens around the world, the government enacted measures to encourage participation—whether investing financial or technical resources—into the country’s development. Earlier, the Ministry of Foreign […]

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Supporting Somalia as It Emerges from Decades of Conflict Special Representative for Somalia Michael Keating. UN Photo The Foreign Ministers of Somalia, the United Kingdom, Ethiopia and Italy today led international partners reaffirming their support for Somalia as the country continues its transition from 25 years of war. At a meeting held on the sidelines […]

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Editors’ note to our readers: This is a parody of the recent Senate resolution on Ethiopia. Parliament of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia RESOLUTION Supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in the United States. Whereas the first pillar of the 2016 Ethiopia Strategy Toward North America is 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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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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