Strategic Thinking on East Africa

Reuters ADDIS ABABA, July 27 (Reuters) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said on Monday he agreed with visiting President Barack Obama on intensifying the campaign against terrorism in the region and would increase intelligence cooperation. But he told a news conference he had “minor differences” with the United States on the speed of democratisation […]

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From The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) By Richard Downie JUL 23, 2015 President Barack Obama’s meetings this week with the leaders of three of sub-Saharan Africa’s most important countries provide an early opportunity to reflect on his emerging policy legacy on the African continent. In many ways, the story of bilateral relations with […]

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U.S. President Barack Obama told Ethiopia’s leaders on Monday that allowing more freedoms would strengthen the African nation, which had already lifted millions in the once famine-stricken country out of poverty. Obama was speaking after talks with Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn during the first trip by a serving U.S. president to Ethiopia, one of Africa’s […]

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Obama and Desalegn hold a news conference after their meeting at the National Palace in Addis Ababa. (Reuters photo) ADDIS ABABA: US President Barack Obama urged Ethiopia’s leaders Monday to curb crackdowns on press freedom and political openness as he began a visit that human rights groups say legitimizes an oppressive government. “When all voices […]

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Tonny Onyulo, Special for USA TODAY (Photo: Simon Maina, AFP/Getty Images) 32CONNECT 126TWEETLINKEDIN 16COMMENTEMAILMORE NAIROBI, Kenya — President Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Ethiopia on Sunday, highlighting the East African country’s increasing value to combat Islamic extremism despite a poor human rights record. “Obama’s visit means our country is a safe place to invest and do trade,” said Dawit […]

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Addis Ababa, July 2015 (WIC) ¬ - United States President Barack Obama has arrived today in Ethiopia for the bilateral meetings of the two countries and meetings at the African Union. He has arrived at the Addis Ababa International Airport today at 12:05 and welcomed by the Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn. President Barack Obama […]

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A Somali parliamentarian has been assassinated, hours after US President Barack Obama had said al-Qaeda affiliates in Somalia had been ‘weakened.’ The militia al-Shabab has claimed responsibility. Confirmation emerged on Sunday that lawmaker Abdullahi Huseen Mohamud and two guards and a driver were shot dead in Mogadishu on Saturday as Obama claimed during a visit […]

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PHOTO: Barack Obama said his ancestral homeland faced “tough choices” ahead. (Reuters: Jonathan Ernst) United States president Barack Obama has urged Kenya to renounce corruption and tribalism in a rousing speech at the end of a landmark visit to the East African nation and birthplace of his father. Speaking to a raucous crowd at an indoor arena […]

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From Chatham House 23 July 2015 Adjoa Anyimadu Research Associate, Africa Programme When the US president visits Nairobi, he will discover a country with both economic potential and serious security concerns fuelled by marginalization. People sit next to local newspapers bearing headlines on US President Barack Obama’s visit to Kenya on 17 July 2015 in […]

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From The Brookings Institution Paul Odhiambo, Manaseh Otieno and Augustus Muluvi | President Obama’s visit to Kenya this week is a milestone in deepening Kenya-U.S. bilateral relations. The visit encompasses important meetings between Kenya and U.S. administrations as well as his participation in the Sixth Global Entrepreneurship Summit. Obama’s participation in the summit gives the summit […]

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