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Limits of Israel’s Arab Partnerships Tested As Violence Flares May 13 2021, 5:26 PM May 13 2021, 2:41 AM May 13 2021, 5:26 PM (Bloomberg) -- An eight-month-old accord aimed at normalizing relations between Israel and the Arab world is facing its first major test as violence flares from Jerusalem to Gaza. And it’s proving tricky to navigate. (Bloomberg) -- An eight-month-old accord aimed at normalizing relations between Israel and the Arab world is facing its first major test as violen...

Why all should run away from Owusu Bempah’s dangerous effusions MAY 11, 2021 Sometimes, a person makes a mistake so horrendous, so abhorrent, and so reprehensible, that people are shocked into stillness at the perfidy of the act. It is a fact that once in a while, a secret, vile aspect of humanity comes out of the deep wells of the human person, that is so bad or evil or has such potential, that everybody is forced to catch their breath, and ask, where did this one too come from? It is like t...

May 6, 2021 In this edition of Talking Urban Futures in Africa, Beza Tesfaye speaks to CSIS Africa Program director Judd Devermont about Mercy Corps’ new report on migration in sub-Saharan Africa and why development practitioners need to rethink their approach to helping people on the move. They discuss the impact of migration on African cities, including Niamey, Niger, and the fallacy of migration as a failure of development. Beza outlines steps that donors can take to address the gap of ca...

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Source: Getty Summary:  Many African countries have placed economic diversification high on the policy agenda, yet they first need to define what it means in their specific structural and socioeconomic contexts. Related Media and Tools If you enjoyed reading this, subscribe for more! Thank you! Summary For decades, economic diversification has been a policy priority for low- and middle-income economies. In the words of former managing director of the ...

April 29, 2021 In our “Africa Reacts” series, the CSIS Africa Program asks prominent African journalists, civil society activists, and thought leaders to share their analysis on the U.S. political process. By flipping the script—featuring African analysts’ views on U.S. politics rather than U.S. analysts’ opinions on African developments—we are seeking to start a new conversation about the future of U.S.-African relations. In our ninth installation, we asked top African experts to p...

capital Newspaper (Photo: Anteneh Aklilu) Fonteh Akum is the executive director of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS). He is the former head of the Lake Chad Basin programme in the Dakar office. He joined the ISS in 2017 as a senior researcher in the Peace and Security Research Programme in Pretoria, South Africa after which he moved to ISS Dakar as a senior researcher. Before joining the ISS he worked for the United States Department of Defense, the Council for the Developme...

Friday, April 30, 2021 10:00 am - 11:00 am Africa’s growing space program presents new political, economic, and security opportunities and challenges for the United States. The technology transfer process, access to technologies and data, and support for systems development have the potential to increase U.S. political influence vis-à-vis U.S. adversaries; bolster two-way trade and investment; and deepen national security ties between the United States and African partners. Africa’s spac...

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Source: Getty Summary:  Many African countries have placed economic diversification high on the policy agenda, yet they first need to define what it means in their specific structural and socioeconomic contexts. Related Media and Tools If you enjoyed reading this, subscribe for more! Thank you! Summary For decades, economic diversification has been a policy priority for low- and middle-income economies. In the words of former managing director of the ...

Tigray crisis dents Ethiopias emerging image dw.com 8 hrs ago Cai Nebe, Yohannes Gebre Egziabher © Provided by dw.com Ethiopian and Eritrean troops have both been accused of carrying out human rights abuses in Tigray The blunt comments by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the worsening humanitarian and human rights crisis in Ethiopia, and his references to an impending "disaster" in Tigray are a rude awakening for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmeds government. Ahmed declared ...