Africa’s youth is a geopolitical force courted by Europe, the US, Russia, and China

Co-Authored article: Africa’s influence on the world stage is growing. Not only does the continent play an increasing diplomatic role in the Ukraine war; its membership of, and participation in, multilateral forums such as the G20 and BRICS is growing, and it demands a place in the UN Security Council. Amid the global scramble for ...

Predetermined Bias: Comparing the Visa Rejection Rate of Africans versus the Rest of the World

Originally Published on: Henley Global The number of applications for Europe’s Schengen Area visas has been declining over the years as rejection rates have surged. While restrictive for all applications, the European visa regime is notably more stringent towards African visa applicants than those from other regions. Addressing these issues would signal Europe’s commitment to ...

Beyond Cessation of Hostilities: Sustaining Peace

Scorecard of the Implementation of the Permanent Cessation of Hostilities (CoHA) Originally Published at: Addis Standard 1. On February 9, 2024, the Government of Ethiopia (GoE), the recently formed Tigray Interim Regional Administration (TIRA) and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) convened a joint meeting. Its purpose was to discuss the implementation of the Cessation ...

Unveiling Ethiopia-Somaliland MoU and its implications

Originally Published at: Addis Standard At the core of the current debate surrounding the recent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Ethiopia and Somaliland lies three major interests: Somalia’s unity, territorial integrity, and sovereignty; Somaliland’s pursuit of de jure recognition of its de facto independence and sovereignty, alongside Ethiopia’s renewed long-standing aspiration to regain access to ...

Tigray’s strategic dilemma in midst of unraveling polycrisis in the Horn and US policy shift toward Eritrea: Scenarios for transitional administration

Originally Published on: Addis Standard and The Elephant On 1 December 2023, over a year after the signing of the Agreement for Lasting Peace through the Permanent Cessation of Hostilities (the Pretoria Agreement) in Pretoria, South Africa, the African Union (AU) convened the Third Joint Committee Meeting of the Monitoring, Verification, and Compliance Mechanism (MVCM) ...

Sudan’s Atrocious Political Transition: Resolving the Displacement and Humanitarian Crisis

Sudan’s Atrocious Political Transition: Resolving the Displacement and Humanitarian Crisis
Originally Published on: UNU – CRIS Amid global attention on conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, a largely ignored proxy war continues in the Republic of Sudan, often veiled in misinformation and disregarded as geopolitically unimportant by the Western world. This war, similar to those in Ethiopia’s regions of Tigray, Oromia, Amhara, and the Democratic Republic ...

Beyond the ‘Race to the Bottom’: Africa on the Global Chessboard and the Call for Renewed Pan-African Agency

Beyond the ‘Race to the Bottom’: Africa on the Global Chessboard and the Call for Renewed Pan-African Agency
Originally Published on: UNU – CRIS CIA Director William J. Burns in his compelling speech titled ‘A World Transformed and the Role of Intelligence’ incisively pointed the pivotal strategic dilemma Africa, and the Global South are confronting due to increasing geopolitical competition. “In a more volatile and uncertain world, in which power is more diffuse, the ...

UN Human Rights Council Should Extend Investigation Commission on Ethiopia

Originally Published on: Just Security The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) will soon decide the future of an independent commission investigating alleged war crimes and other human rights violations in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and other areas. The panel of three experts has identified “grave and systematic violations of international law and crimes” since the ...

Tigray Atrocities: Extending ICHREE Mandate Crucial for Accountability

Originally Published on: The Elephant On September 14, 2023, ICHREE submitted its second report that details the atrocities committed in Ethiopia and called for further investigation. ICHREE also reiterated its call for unrestricted access to regions where grave atrocities persist. Ethiopia’s failure to credibly investigate violations of international human rights and humanitarian law leads ICHREE ...

Transboundary natural resource disputes in Africa: Policies, institutions and management experiences

Co-Authored Paper Originally Published on: https://repository.uneca.org/bitstream/handle/10855/24471/b11898410.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y Africa’s rich natural resources have the potential to fuel its economic growth and transformation but only if effectively governed. Increased global demand in the last 20 years has heightened intra- and interstate resource disputes, jeopardizing regional stability. If managed correctly, these resources can push the continent from exporting low-value commodities to establishing ...