Strategic Thinking on East Africa

Europe’s Refugee Crisis The European Union (E.U.) is struggling to respond to the recent surge of refugees from Syria, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Albania, Iraq, Pakistan, Eritrea, Serbia, Ukraine and Nigeria. [1] War, poverty and repressive conditions are the three biggest drivers of migration for the people risking their lives to flee the inhospitable conditions at home. […]

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by Andrea Purdeková The government’s use of repression over dialogue has put the country and region’s stability at risk. In one of the latest bouts of violence in Burundi last week, at least three people died in Bujumbura as police battled with gunmen who reportedly threw grenades and fired machineguns. This encounter was one of the more recent […]

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Normalizing Relations Between Eritrea and the United States: Farsightedness or Foolishness? By Guest Editor “Bringing in Eritrea from the Cold” Almost one year ago, Ambassador Herman Cohen, former US Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, wrote an article advocating “bringing Eritrea in from the cold.”[1] What does that mean? It means, according to Ambassador […]

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Glenys Kinnockmise with Eritrea’s tyrannical Afewerki regime Proposals for financial aid to Eritrea to help stem the refugee tide must be rejected and robust action against the regime continued On the streets of Asmara the dream of freedom that accompanied Eritrean independence in 1993 was swiftly shattered. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Human rights violations, relentless cruelty, […]

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From The Sudan Tribune October 19, 2015 (KHARTOUM) -The Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir has reiterated his pledge to adopt the outcome of the dialogue conference denying that the government sought to achieve peace out of weakness or dictation by foreign powers. President Omer al-Bashir speaking at the opening of the second parliamentary session 19 […]

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from Agence France-Presse Published on 06 Oct 2015 South Sudan’s rebels warned Tuesday the government risks a “return to war” by ordering an increase in regional states and undermining the power sharing clauses of a peace deal. President Salva Kiir on Friday ordered the number of regional states be nearly tripled from the current 10 to 28, […]

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From The Sudan Tribune October 1, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese President Omer Hassan al-Bashir affirmed the strength of his country’s relations with Eritrea and praised bilateral cooperation in the wake of reports on silent tensions between the two sides after Khartoum repatriated hundreds of Ethiopian opposition members from Eritrea. FILE - Sudan’s President Omer […]

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From Rwanda’s New Times JOSEPH RWAGATARE They never cease to paint the government of Rwanda in the devil’s colours. Sometimes there is a lull in the demonising campaign, but it soon resumes in the same fashion and using the same methods. They should, at least be more creative and invent new stories. But no, it […]

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BY AGENCY STAFF, Picture: THINKSTOCK MOGADISHU — Somalia’s parliamentary speaker has withdrawn an impeachment motion brought against President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud — the latest crisis to threaten the country’s stability as it struggles to rebound from two decades of chaos and war. Somali lawmakers last month filed the motion against Mr Mohamud, accusing him of […]

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From the Sudan Tribune September 22, 2015 (NAIROBI) – The reinstated secretary general of the South Sudan’s governing party, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), Pagan Amum, has accused President Salva Kiir of attempting to abrogate the recently signed peace agreement with the armed opposition leader, Riek Machar and his group of the former detainees. […]

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