Ethiopia is dangerously adrift after Tigray war
The US and other donors should avoid bailing out the country in ways that bolster Abiy’s personal political agenda.
The US and other donors should avoid bailing out the country in ways that bolster Abiy’s personal political agenda.
Washington will have to differentiate itself from France, which is becoming singularly loathed in the region.
As Biden hosts dozens of African leaders this week, security will be on the menu. We asked experts if it was time for real change.
Two agreements ending the fighting were signed but uncertainties — including aid deliveries and Eritrea’s intentions — remain.
These former Global South leaders don’t mince words when it comes to America’s diminishing leadership and the “rules based order.”
Decades of failed policy, including US and French counterterrorism programs, have some African leaders looking for alternatives.
The US and EU must act urgently in support of Kenyatta to avert a possible genocide.
Capt. Ibrahim Traore deposed the last guy who overthrew the government — Lt. Col. Sandaogo Damiba — who did extensive training with the Americans.
The situation in the Sahel lurches from bad to worse and everyone loses except for the narrow ruling cliques that hold top offices.
The administration hasn’t learned from past mistakes, is overly focused on great power competition, and can’t quit the counterterror lens.
As caretaker governments become semi-permanent, Washington must work diplomatically toward quicker transitions to civilian rule.
We know that counterterrorism programs are not helping, but some of the non-military plans long abandoned by the US could work.
Responses suggest that Beijing’s investments are having a positive impact on perception.
Apparent recognition by Prime Minister Abiy that his forces cannot defeat the Tigrayans is moving the parties toward the negotiating table.
From the ‘with us or against us’ frame to the disproportionate fallout of the commodities crisis, these countries are non-aligned for a reason.
Washington’s $2 billion counterterrorism program was supposed to enhance security, but it’s had the opposite effect.
The US is reportedly redeploying troops with AFRICOM receiving a green light on drone strikes.
The world is watching as Ethiopia, Somalia, and Sudan suffer from systemic spoilers — and it’s getting worse everyday.
But a potential opening to resolve local conflicts in Burkina Faso could provide a model to turn US security assistance on its head.
If the US wants more regional influence, it can press for reform on corruption, human rights, and political transparency.
AFRICOM says it promotes human rights and rule of law but doesn’t know why trainees are overthrowing their own governments.