Somalia’s War: The Al-Shabab Threat

It is easy to bemoan Africa’s post-independence fate. Multiple dictators, corrupt elites, and endless conflicts and failure to achieve economic growth like East Asia makes a sorry tale. Yet here is another story that is told far more infrequently. Here are some of Africa’s independent successes that need to be acknowledged. The Story of a Dam A large recent African success is Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam. Built on the Blue...

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Ethiopia in Somalia: What Next for Al-Shabab?

It is easy to bemoan Africa’s post-independence fate. Multiple dictators, corrupt elites, and endless conflicts and failure to achieve economic growth like East Asia makes a sorry tale. Yet here is another story that is told far more infrequently. Here are some of Africa’s independent successes that need to be acknowledged. The Story of a Dam A large recent African success is Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam. Built on the Blue...

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Al-Shabab and the Kenya Attack: Influencing Politics?

It is easy to bemoan Africa’s post-independence fate. Multiple dictators, corrupt elites, and endless conflicts and failure to achieve economic growth like East Asia makes a sorry tale. Yet here is another story that is told far more infrequently. Here are some of Africa’s independent successes that need to be acknowledged. The Story of a Dam A large recent African success is Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam. Built on the Blue...

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Connecting Power Grids Across Africa

It is easy to bemoan Africa’s post-independence fate. Multiple dictators, corrupt elites, and endless conflicts and failure to achieve economic growth like East Asia makes a sorry tale. Yet here is another story that is told far more infrequently. Here are some of Africa’s independent successes that need to be acknowledged. The Story of a Dam A large recent African success is Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam. Built on the Blue...

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Life in the Kakuma Refugee Camp

It is easy to bemoan Africa’s post-independence fate. Multiple dictators, corrupt elites, and endless conflicts and failure to achieve economic growth like East Asia makes a sorry tale. Yet here is another story that is told far more infrequently. Here are some of Africa’s independent successes that need to be acknowledged. The Story of a Dam A large recent African success is Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam. Built on the Blue...

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Abuse of the Feminine: Honoring Women

It is easy to bemoan Africa’s post-independence fate. Multiple dictators, corrupt elites, and endless conflicts and failure to achieve economic growth like East Asia makes a sorry tale. Yet here is another story that is told far more infrequently. Here are some of Africa’s independent successes that need to be acknowledged. The Story of a Dam A large recent African success is Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam. Built on the Blue...

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