Ethiopia conflict leaves diaspora in US fearing for families - ABC News
ABC News’ Kenneth Moton reports on the deadly conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, and how Ethiopian Americans are responding to the humanitarian crisis.
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Political transitions in Sudan and Ethiopia: an early comparative analysis - Global Change, Peace & Security
This article presents a comparative analysis of the political transitions occurring in neighbours Ethiopia and Sudan since 2018. To date, these political transitions have largely been analysed independently. While the transition in Sudan is often characterised as a revolution, events in Ethiopia are not usually so described. However...
The Crisis of Ethiopian Foreign Relations - Accord
Amid continued domestic upheaval, Ethiopia’s foreign relations are also in crisis. This is particularly true of relations with Ethiopia’s neighbouring countries. Ethiopia’s rapprochement with Eritrea, for which Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed received the Nobel Peace Prize, has morphed into a joint security pact that has now seen...
The Fall of Omar Hassan al-Bashir, the ‘Spider’ at the Heart of Sudan’s Web - New York Times
President Omar Hassan al-Bashir loved to tell the story about his broken tooth. As a schoolboy working on a construction site, he told supporters in January, he fell and broke the tooth while carrying a heavy load. Instead of seeking treatment he rinsed his mouth with saltwater and...
The Fall of Omar Hassan al-Bashir, the 'Spider' at the Heart of Sudan's Web - New York Times
President Omar Hassan al-Bashir loved to tell the story about his broken tooth. As a schoolboy working on a construction site, he told supporters in January, he fell and broke the tooth while carrying a heavy load. Instead of seeking treatment he rinsed his mouth with saltwater and kept working. Later, after he...
After the 'euphoria': The humanitarian backdrop to Sudan's protests - New Humanitarian
President Donald Trump and Congress are on a collision course over the future of U.S. nuclear weapons. Factions within the Sudanese military vy for power after a military coup against President Omar Bashir. Washington is trying a softer approach to block China’s Huawei from...
Sudan’s Protesters Reject Military Plan a Day After Bloody Crackdown - New York Times
A day after security forces violently cleared the main protest camp in Khartoum, the leaders of Sudan’s protest movement rejected a plan by the nation’s military leaders to hold elections within nine months. The protesters vowed instead to...
Sudan military admits security forces committed 'violations' after protests turned deadly - Fox News
Sudan’s longtime genocidal dictator may be gone, but violence and repression continue to wreak havoc across the country as the ruling military council admitted "violations" after more than 100 protesters were killed following a sit-in camp outside...
USIP’s Aly Verjee Awarded the 2019 Oslo Forum Peacewriter Prize
The U.S. Institute of Peace congratulates our Aly Verjee on being awarded the 2019 Oslo Forum Peacewriter Prize, which recognizes “bold and innovative responses to today’s peacemaking challenges,” for his essay on addressing the increasing challenges of cease-fire monitoring.
Observers in the spotlight ahead of Kenya's election re-run - The Associated Press
"I think that they will be extremely cautious," said Jonas Claes, a senior program officer at the United States Institute of Peace. He said he anticipates "a lot more neutral and bland statements." Aly Verjee, an expert at the United States Institute of Peace, cited a disputed 2011 gubernatorial election in South Kordofan, Sudan, which triggered deadly conflict, as "one of the most egregious examples" of the failure of international observers. In that case, he said, observers prematurely endorsed the poll despite evidence of irregularities. However, Verjee described much of the criticism of Kenya's election observers as unfair, noting that respected missions urged Odinga to take his complaints to court even though his supporters initially said they would not. Election observers, Verjee said, "are not forensic investigators, nor police, nor should anyone expect them to be."