Strategic Thinking on East Africa

December 10, 2014-The Sudan Tribune reports that the Government of Sudan is facing difficulties normalizing relations with the United States because the United States is linking improvement of relations with Sudan’s domestic issues. The US has placed Sudan on the list of sets that sponsor terrorism and later imposed economic sanctions on Sudan that, according […]

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December 3, 2014-Geeskaafrika reports that the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, is in Khartoum for a working visit with Sudan’s Foreign Minister, Ahmed Karti. This is the first time the two countries have held meetings in Khartoum since the indepence of South Sudan in 2011. The Russian Foreign Minister is quoted as saying that the […]

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November 24, 2014-Ambassador Petros Tsegai, appointed by Eritrean President Isayas Afwerki as Ambassador to the Russian Federation, presented his credentials to President Putin. Geeskaafrika reports that President Putin noted that Eritrea and Russia share similar views on regional and international issues. Putin, said Geeskaafrika, further indicated readiness to strengthen relations in trade, build military capability […]

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 17September, 2014: African Union Commission Chairperson H.E. Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and visiting Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation H.E. Mr. Sergey Lavrov signed a Memorandum of Understanding establishing a framework for political consultations. The signing took place on Wednesday 17 September 2014, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The framework will allow the […]

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