Month: March 2014
- Africa
Is funding and political will to keep africa safe dwindling?
The cost of conflict prevention and peace building in Africa is rising. But are African countries becoming less determined both financially and politically? Tsedale Lemma When African Heads of State and Government took the bold decision to finally disband the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and establish the African Union (AU) in 2002, they had no delusion that the continent,…
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Strengthen stability in Africa
Michael E. O’Hanlon The United States should, with a focused effort and in partnership with other states, make a significant push to improve security in Africa. No massive deployments of U.S. troops would be needed, and in fact no role for American main combat units is required. But we should step up our game from the current very modest training…
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Jano and Rock ‘n Roll: A live performance like no other
Hadra Ahmed Throughout history, live concerts by rock stars have provided unique and diverse entertainment to a global audience. In Ethiopia, however, it is only recently that rock ‘n roll live concerts have started to elate audiences to higher levels of music thrill unseen before. This opportunity came about when a group of young musicians were put together as Jano…
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