Strategic Thinking on East Africa

Aryn Baker / Addis Ababa @arynebaker Nov. 12, 2015 Jin Yu—Xinhua Press/CorbisPresident of the European Council Donald Tusk speaks at the press conference with Prime Minister of Malta Joseph Muscat (L) and President of Senegal Macky Sall (R) following a two-day summit on migration that ended in Valletta, Malta, on Nov. 12, 2015. A two-day […]

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French President Francois Hollande (r) talks to President of the European Council Donald Tusk at an informal summit on migration in Valletta, Malta, Nov. 11, 2015. VOA News Last updated on: November 11, 2015 5:10 AM French President Francois Hollande says Africa needs more international development aid in order to curb the flow of migrants […]

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  By the Strathink Editorial Team Eritrean websites have been reporting on the serious health problems facing Eritrean President Isayas Afewerki. These are not mere rumors. Our sources confirm that President Afewerki is terminally ill and his demise is likely imminent. We say this as a fact and not the kind of gossip that tends […]

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Just prior to the Valetta Summit on migration, the EU’s obsession with “normalizing” relations with the regime in Asmara has reached frenetic levels. The recent influx of migrants to Europe has many European nations running around for quick fixes, particularly in light of the growing resurgence of far right movements and xenophobia taking hold throughout […]

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Addis Ababa, 16 October 2015 (WIC) - Eritrean refugees wait in a hanger to depart to Sweden. The EU hopes to reduce the number of Eritrean migrants and refugees through aid programs aimed at stabilizing the country. Eritrean refugees wait in a hanger to depart to Sweden. The EU hopes to reduce the number of Eritrean […]

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From The Guardian UN security council to assess expert report on alleged support for subversive activity as EU moots possibility of increasing aid to tackle migration problem A report on Eritrea’s alleged support for subversive regional activity comes with relations between the country’s government and the international community at a crossroads. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images The […]

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From The Sudan Tribune October 6, 2015 (JUBA) – European Union (EU) has issued a strong-worded statement condemning the Friday’s unilateral decree issued by South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir which created 28 new states, saying this was a violation of the peace agreement he signed with the former vice president and armed opposition leader, Riek […]

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The European Union has closed down its office in Hargeisa, the capital of Somali self-declared state of Somaliland. The union also ordered its staff out from the unrecognized break away Northern republic of Somalia region. It is not immediately clear what precipitated the move but according to self-declared state foreign minister Mohamed Yunis Bihi, financial […]

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Migrants from Eritrea eat a meal they received from aid workers at the Milan train station on June 11, 2015 (AFP Photo/Olivier Morin) Addis Ababa (AFP) - Eritrea on Saturday called on the United Nations to investigate the “abhorrent” flood of refugees from its borders to Europe, an exodus attributed to gross human rights violations […]

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US secretary of state John Kerry calls Burundi’s election “deeply flawed” and urges president Pierre Nkurunziza to hold a “meaningful, serious” dialogue with the central African country’s opposition. Incumbent Burundi president Pierre Nkurunziza casts his ballot for a third term at a polling station in his native village. (Credit: AFP) US secretary of state John […]

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