(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 26, 2019, Sudanese protesters wave national flags as they chant slogans during an a sit-in outside the army headquarters in the capital Khartoum. – Sudan has experienced a whirlwind of change since its popular revolution kicked off two years ago, bringing an end to the three-decade reign of strongman Omar al-Bashir. But experts warn the country is now at a critical juncture as tensions have flared between the military and civilian leaders who share power in a fragile transitional government. (Photo by OZAN KOSE / AFP)
This month marks a decade since the start of the “Afro-Arab Spring.” Led by technology-wielding youths. These revolutions toppled mummified dictatorships in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya. The dry harmattan winds of this North African spring blew across the Sahara desert three years later to topple the 27-year autocracy of Burkina Faso’s Blaise Compaoré in another popular youth-dominated revolution. About 60% of Africa’s
By Alemayehu G, Mariam
Folded Arms: How are we going to sock it to Ethiopia?
An old African saying teaches, “When two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers. I say, “When the dragon and eagle fight on the Ethiopian grass, there will be one and ONLY one winner. The Black Lion! Alemayehu G. Mariam
Author’s Note: I refer to my previous commentaries (Part I and Part II) on my extremely pessimistic prognostications on U.S. policy in Ethiopia under the Biden Administration. In this commentary, I shall discuss what I believe will be the second pillar of U.S. policy in Ethiopia under the Biden Administration: Defeating China in Ethiopia and thereby significantly diminishing and containing China’s influence throughout Africa. [1]
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi will take over as African Union (AU) Chairman from South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa during a two-day virtual summit, which kicks off on Saturday.
The summit is convening at a time when the continent is battling the coronavirus – with infections and fatalities rising in various countries as the pandemic’s second wave cripples health systems.
There’s also conflict. Ironically, 2020 was named the year of ‘Silencing the Gun’ by the AU. While a fragile peace is holding in South Sudan and Libya, new conflicts broke out in Ethiopia with the potential to destabilize the entire Horn of Africa region, in the Central African Republic (CAR) while violence in the Sahel, Lake Chad region, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Cameroon continued to drive loss of life and displacement.
Sudan presents new conditions for rejoining Ethiopia dam talks
Sudanese Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Yasser Abbas speaks during a press conference on December 02, 2020, Khartoum, Sudan [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency] January 13, 2021 at 10:15 am
Sudanese Foreign Minister Omar Gamar Eddine Ismail confirmed that the new conditions for returning to the Renaissance Dam negotiations to conduct meaningful talks on the issue were presented to the State of South Africa, given that South Africa presides over the current session of the African Union Assembly.
After meeting with the Chairman of the Sovereignty Council, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and the Minister of Irrigation, Yasser Abbas, Ismail expressed his hope that the new session of the African Union Assembly scheduled for February will present another opportunity to achieve what Sudan aspires to, otherwise, his country will have different options regarding this file.