Strategic Thinking on East Africa

Amy Copley | March 27, 2015 2:46pm An agreement to peacefully share the waters of the Nile River is signed On Monday of this week, leaders from Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia signed a landmark agreement to peacefully share the waters of the Nile River. The pact was significant given that tensions between the nations have been high since Ethiopia […]

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By: ATHAN TASHOBYA PUBLISHED: March 31, 2015 For decades, the Nile River basin has been marred with conflicts over the usage of Africa’s longest river. The conflicts have pitted the two lower stream countries of Egypt and Sudan against the upstream Nile Basin countries. The conflicts began with the signing of the 1929 and 1959 colonial water […]

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REPORT Egypt and Ethiopia make peace over a hugely controversial Nile dam. And Cairo’s about-face has everything to do with security. The mounting security concerns that have Egypt poised to send ground troops into Yemen also seem to have pushed Cairo into making nice with Ethiopia after years of tensions over the construction of a massive dam […]

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Addis Ababa, 26 March 2015 (WIC) - The United States has welcomed the initial agreement signed by Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan for resolving disputes over Nile River water shares, deeming it “an important step forward” Speaking to the press on Wednesday, US State Department spokesperson, Jen Psaki, said her country looks forward to “working with the […]

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From the Institute of Security Studies by Jakkie Cilliers, Julia Schünemann and Jonathan D Moyer Summary 14 | MARCH 2015 This paper explores the changing power capabilities of Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and South Africa (the ‘Big Five’) over the next 25 years. of these countries, Ethiopia and Nigeria are forecast to increase their power capabilities, […]

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Addis Ababa, 23 March 2015 (WIC) - Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have signed a declaration of principles on Monday, in a critical step towards resolving a four-year dispute over Nile water sharing arrangements among Basin countries. The details of the agreement are expected to be announced later. “For thousands of years, the Nile water has been […]

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Addis Ababa, 16 March 2015 (WIC) –Sudanese capital Khartoum will host a trilateral summit for Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on 23 March, state news agency MENA reported. Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Karti said on Saturday that Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn and Sudanese President Omar Bashir would attend the summit to sign […]

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The Brookings Institution From paper state to caliphate: The ideology of the Islamic State By: Cole Bunzel While the Islamic State dominates headlines through its brutal tactics and pervasive propaganda, there is little awareness of the unique ideology driving the group’s strategy. Drawing from private correspondence, statements, speeches, and Islamic theology, Cole Bunzel unpacks the […]

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Addis Ababa, 7 February 2015 (WIC) - It’s called the Grand Renaissance Dam — and the clue is in the name. With some 8,500 laborers working around the clock on its construction, the imposingly-named dam is surely one of Africa’s most ambitious infrastructure projects, reaffirming Ethiopia’s ambitions of becoming a big regional player and a major […]

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Addis Ababa, 6 March 2015 (WIC) - An international firm is set to be announced for conducting studies on Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam next week. Egyptian Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazi, said the selected firm will be revealed in Addis Ababa after Egypt’s summit expected on 13-15 March. Egypt fears Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam project would diminish […]

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