Strategic Thinking on East Africa

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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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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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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Eritreans celebrate the conclusion of the UN-supervised referendum, held from 23-25 April 1993. The majority voted for independence from Ethiopia. UN Photo/Milton Grant 8 June 2016 – Officials in Eritrea have committed crimes against humanity, including enslavement, rape and torture, across the country over the past 25 years, according to a new report released today […]

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AP A woman dressed in the colors of the Eritrean flag stands symbolically chained, at a demonstration by Eritrean refugees and dissidents outside the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Thursday, June 23, 2016. Hundreds of Eritrean refugees and dissidents in Ethiopia have demonstrated against alleged human rights abuses committed by Eritrea’s […]

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Al Jazeera P Photo: amediaagency.com/ To much of the world, Somalia has a fearsome reputation. It is seen as one of the most dangerous places on the planet – a failed state that is widely believed to be home to warlords, pirates and terrorists. To much of the world, Somalia has a fearsome reputation. It […]

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Reuters BY TOM MILES U.N. rights investigators accused Eritrean leaders of crimes against humanity including torture, rape and murder on Wednesday and called on the Security Council to impose sanctions and refer the case to the International Criminal Court. Atrocities - including an indefinite military national service program that amounted to mass enslavement - had […]

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By Mary HarperBBC News, Asmara This week marks 25 years since Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia in a conflict which lasted three decades. Rights groups criticise the East African nation for its lack of democracy, media freedom and its policy of forced conscription, which can last for many years. But the Eritrean government has organised […]

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by the Strathink Editorial Team The recent documentary film by France 24, “A Visa for Asmara, Eritrea,” is a study of despair. Despite the depressing news that comes out of Eritrea daily, it is still shocking to see the fear and despair on peoples’ faces when asked questions about their country’s government. Their fear is […]

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