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AfricaFocus Bulletin
Country-focused Bulletins
February 8, 2021 Ethiopia: No End to War in Devastated Tigray
�It feels strange to write about a humanitarian crisis in this day and age with barely any pictures, videos or witness testimonies from the ground. But that is what the situation in�Ethiopia�s�Tigray region has come to. Since the conflict between the federal government, led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, and the regional government�s ruling party, the Tigray People�s Liberation Front (TPLF), began in November 2020, access to the region has been extremely limited. Internet and telephone connectivity was cut off as soon as the fighting began, disconnecting about 5 million people. Months later, the internet remains down and telephone communication has only been restored in a few main towns. Journalists and human rights monitors are still denied entry and cannot report to the world the full scale of the violence which has left�at least�hundreds�of people dead and more than�470,000 displaced, according to the UN.� - Vanessa Tsehaye, Amnesty International
November 30, 2020 USA/Africa: Build Back Better on Africa Policy
�President Trump's overt contempt for Africans is encapsulated in
his famously crass remark about African countries. But the
principal damage to Africa has stemmed from his administration�s
broader policy choices, such as the disastrous rejection of the
World Health Organization (WHO) and the Paris climate accords;
harsh curbs on legal immigration and asylum; and gutting of gender
equality programs. � Nevertheless, the Biden administration should
not merely go back to the pre-Trump status quo. � We argue that an
even more fundamental questioning of U.S. Africa-related policy is
needed.� - Imani Countess and William Minter
November 18, 2020 Ethiopia: Not Too Late to Step Back from War?
�We, the undersigned citizens of countries of the Horn of Africa,
condemn in the strongest possible terms the outbreak and escalation
of open warfare in Ethiopia. We are saddened by the attendant
losses of life, property, infrastructure and opportunities. We
deplore in equally strong terms further stoking of the conflict. �
This conflict will not have winners; the only winners in war are
those who are wise and courageous enough to avoid it.�
September 18, 2019 Horn of Africa: Interview with Kassahun Checole
July 30, 2018 East Africa: Ethiopia/Eritrea Peace Hopes, Cautions
April 23, 2018 Ethiopia: Wax, Gold, and "Ethiopianness"
Jul 16, 2012 Ethiopia: Counterterrorism as Pretext
Dec 14, 2010 USA/Africa: Wikileaks Highlights, 1
May 25, 2010 Ethiopia: Democracy Deferred
Feb 5, 2008 Africa: Dramatic Anti-Malaria Results
Nov 15, 2007 Horn of Africa: Mixed Signals on Border Conflict
Nov 6, 2005 Horn of Africa: War Clouds Gathering
Jun 18, 2005 Ethiopia: On the Edge
May 30, 2005 Ethiopia: Election Reports, Commentary
Feb 13, 2004 Ethiopia: Debt Relief Backstep
Jan 27, 2004 Horn of Africa: No War, No Peace
Recent Bulletins on Continent-Wide Issues
January 23, 2023 Update from Editor on Future Plans
November 15, 2022 Africa/Global: "Daughter of Africa" Steps Up to Lead on Global Crises
October 25, 2022 Africa/Global: Remembering Valeriano Ferr�o and Charles Sherrod
October 10, 2022 AfricaFocus 3.0: Not �A Nation of Immigrants�
July 20, 2022 Africa/Global: Oligarchs of All Nations
June 9, 2022 Africa/Global: Ukraine, Africa, and Our Planet
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