The Horn of Africa appears to be gearing towards a new order set off by a global competition of strategic interest by great powers in Africa. In addition to internal political upheavals, the competition is precipitated by a struggle for influence in the region by the US and China.  There is also a realignment taking ...

Dr. Mehari Taddele Maru speaks with Aljazeera on the Coup d’état attempt in Gabon. Click here to watch the interview: https://mediaview.aljazeera.com/video/4OJGdMNDa2

During the September 2018 Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), African Union Chairperson and Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, lauded the Chinese aid and investment strategy in Africa as a source of “deep transformation” in Africa.  In Kagame’s view China-Africa cooperation is based on mutual respect between African states and China and is for the benefit of ...