Aug 9, 2018
Ethiopia is a country with unique history and present. A nation united where pride in being “Ethiopian” is unwavering regardless of political or social differences. Distinct culture in food, clothing and social behaviour. King Menelik II said in 1909 “There was never...
Jul 31, 2018
Last month Ethiopia’s new Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, surprised many by unexpectedly announcing his country’s unconditional acceptance of a 2002 boundary commission, which had awarded the town of Badme to neighboring Eritrea. In 1998-2000 the two countries fought a...
Jul 31, 2018
Discussions of development issues in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) tend not to focus on the importance of countries’ capacities to optimize domestic revenue sources. Improving the capacity of Sub-Saharan African governments to raise revenue from domestic sources...
Jul 25, 2018
Les candidats sillonnent le pays. Le taux de récupération des cartes d’électeurs était de 62% vendredi (n’avons pu mettre la main sur une information plus récente), journée chômée pour faciliter le déplacement des électeurs, ainsi que lundi, 23 juillet. La MINUSMA est...
Jul 4, 2018
Le Mali connaît une descente aux enfers depuis 2012 et ni les élections présidentielles de 2013, ni l’Accord pour la paix et réconciliation issu du processus d’Alger signé en 2015, ni la présence de la MINUSMA et les forces anti-terroristes Barkhane et la plus récente...
Apr 27, 2018
Dear members of House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence, and Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence As a former senior military officer, I would like to offer some, hopefully objective, remarks regarding the current return of Canada...
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