Strategic Thinking on East Africa

Eritrea has been in the news recently-from the hundreds of thousands of Eritrea who fled seeking political asylum to the U.N. report on gross human rights violations against the Eritrean people by the government. This video uses numbers to capture the tragedy of what was once a promising, newly independent country.

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Challenges to US Diplomacy: Dealing with Terrorism and Instability in the Horn of Africa Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Annandale, Virginia 13 October 2015   David H. Shinn Adjunct Professor, Elliott School of International Affairs George Washington University   Introduction For the purpose of this presentation, I define the Horn of Africa as Sudan, South Sudan, […]

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From The Sudan Tribune October 15, 2015 (ADDIS ABABA) – The armed opposition faction of SPLM-IO said they are not sure whether or not their leader, Riek Machar, will return to the national capital, Juba, in December as planned, explaining “this will depend on security guarantees.” South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar looks on during […]

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From Africa Arguments Posted on October 14, 2015 by Magdi el Gizouli Khartoum calculates that it can price up political accommodation with armed groups to normalisation of relations with Washington. But is the US interested? An Egyptian peacekeeper in northern Darfur, Sudan. Photograph by UN/Albert Gonzalez Farran. An Egyptian peacekeeper in northern Darfur, Sudan. Photograph […]

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From Geeskafrika Mogadishu (HAN) October 13, 2015 – Public Diplomacy Regional Security News. Somalia has been in political turmoil for the last 25 years, and the successive governments in the country did not make the desired progress due to poor leadership, massive corruption in the government and the adoption of clan based policy leading to […]

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Burning barricades in Bujumbura, as turmoil erupted in Burundi. Photo: Desire Nimubona/IRIN 13 October 2015 – The United Nations in Burundi is calling for aid funding for the humanitarian crisis facing the country, which is facing its deepest political crisis since the end of the civil war after President Pierre Nkurunziza’s decision to run for a […]

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From the Sudan Tribune October 12, 2015 (JUBA) – Ugandan government has on Monday finally declared to withdraw its troops, the Ugandan People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), from South Sudan, but the South Sudanese army (SPLA) said the foreign forces should stay a little bit longer until security arrangements were made with the armed opposition faction […]

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John Luke, The Times Geoffrey Heeren, director of the immigration clinic at Valparaiso University Law School, center, with current L3 student Mayombo Mbanza, left, and recent graduate Jordan Chelovich. VALPARAISO | A man who was tortured for speaking out against his country’s government has received asylum in the United States, thanks to the tenacity of two […]

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From The Globalist The life of Eritrean political refugees – from Atlanta to Portland. By Geoffrey Berlin, October 10, 2015 Credit: Wead Shutterstock.com Takeaways “At least in a war you have other people around. There in South Dakota, we were all alone.” A political refugee: “America was built on values. And I’m not so sure I like […]

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From Reuters By MOHAMMED AMIN in Khartoum Attendees at the national dialogue conference aimed at tackling Sudan’s insurgencies and other political issues, in Khartoum, on October 10, 2015. The conference took place despite most opposition and rebel groups boycotting. PHOTO | AFP Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has pledged general political, economic and legal reformation in […]

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