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U.S. Africa Policy: Empty Words, Emptier Promises

June 27, 2011 – Alemayehu G. Mariam — 11 Comments ↓

Alemayehu G. Mariam

(This is the second installment in a series of commentaries I pledged to offer on U.S. policy in Africa under the heading “The Moral Hazard of U.S. Policy in Africa”. In Part I, I argued that …

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Hope Springs Eternal in Africa

May 30, 2011 – Alemayehu G. Mariam — 4 Comments ↓

Alemayehu G. Mariam

Saving Africa From Thugtators

Two historic events are unfolding before our eyes in Africa today. The new president of Cote d’Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, is asking the International Criminal Court (ICC) to conduct an investigation into gross human

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The End Game of African Dictators

April 18, 2011 – Alemayehu G. Mariam — 14 Comments ↓

Alemayehu G. Mariam

End Game

Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d’Ivoire arrested! Hosni Mubarak of Egypt in intensive care! Moamar Gadhafi of Libya under siege! Omar al-Bashir of the Sudan, a fugitive from justice. Ben Ali of Tunisia out of Africa! …

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Africa: Democracy by Civil War

April 4, 2011 – Alemayehu G. Mariam — 4 Comments ↓

Alemayehu G. Mariam

The Shell Game of African Democracy

If the Ivory Coast, one of the most prosperous African countries, can be considered a template for political change on the continent, democracy can replace dictatorship only by means of a …

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