Eritrea

  • May 5, 2011
  • 6 min read

Price pressure fuels Ethiopian regional assertiveness

Ethiopia assured an Egyptian delegation on May 3 that it would refrain from ratifying a new Nile...

Ethiopia
  • Apr 1, 2011
  • 7 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Sudan shifts self-determination debate

The recent referendum on the independence of Southern Sudan highlights rising interest in...

Sudan
  • Mar 4, 2011
  • 12 min read

PROSPECTS 2011 Q2: Africa

Events in North Africa have raised concerns about the potential for political turmoil to spread...

Africa
  • Nov 26, 2010
  • 8 min read

PROSPECTS 2011: Horn of Africa and Sudan

Attention in the region will be dominated by the regional repercussions of the dual referenda in...

Sudan
  • Oct 13, 2010
  • 7 min read

AFRICA: Democracy indices risk missing some gains

The headlines generated by the likes of the recent Ibrahim Index of African Governance will renew...

Africa
  • Sep 17, 2010
  • 7 min read

AFRICA: Short-termism undermines food security policy

The Sahel and the Horn of Africa suffer from a pattern of recurring food crises and persistent...

Africa
  • Aug 26, 2010
  • 6 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Assertiveness fuels animosity to aid

Although the international donor community is trying to improve efficiency and local ownership of...

International
  • Jun 22, 2010
  • 7 min read

SOMALIA: Peripheries may shift south-central stalemate

On June 26, Somaliland will hold its presidential election. The third 'national' and second...

Somalia