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Conflict Looms for Egypt and Ethiopia Over Nile Dam
July 17, 2020
There is an underlying current for war that may prove unstoppable driven by two populous and thirsty nations whose leaders are badly in need of shoring up their political authority amid internal discontent.
Somalia: Erratic U.S. Policy Failure Doesn’t Get Noticed. But a U.S. Diplomat Struggling With an End-of-Career Crisis Might
June 5, 2020
The sheer level of America’s meddling and colossal bungling in Somalia led to Hollywood films like Black Hawk Down. Yet now a U.S. ambassador’s foibles and insecurities appear to be writing a new Hollywood script.
It Is Time to Rethink Africa
April 1, 2020
More often than not Africa is written about by the same people who write about every region of the world never making contact with anyone from any of them.
Trump Splashes Into Nile Dispute to Gain Leverage in Middle East
March 11, 2020
The Trump administration has weighed in to back Egypt in its long-running dispute with Ethiopia over a crucial hydroelectric dam about to come into operation.
