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Police chief killed, 29 injured

Egypt’s  rulers   have   relied   upon for   their  foreign policy on   foreign patrons and rent seeking behavior to reinforce their position.  This policy is stubbornly persistent in the face of changing Global and Regional realities. The    main    reasons    being    the relative success enjoyed by  both President    Nasser   and   President Sadat in obtaining geo strategic rent during the Cold  War, first from...

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Police chief killed, 29 injured

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) region is composed of an area that serves as a major factor in the global economy. A significant amount of the global trade volume passes through this African part of the Red Sea. The presence of heavy weight world powers and emerging ones to protect their trade and political interests signifies their geopolitical and...

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Police chief killed, 29 injured

Egypt was elected to chair the African Union (AU) for the year 2019. Grabbing this opportunity, Egyptians were exhibiting excessive pride on their preparations and aspirations to revitalize the African continent through trade and infrastructure partnership and cooperation.  The theme of AU’s summit for the 2019 was focusing on “Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons: Towards Durable Solutions to Forced...

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Police chief killed, 29 injured

On March 23, 2020, I got the chance to attentively follow a scholarly discussion on ETV from 9.00-10.00 PM by Ibrahim Idris (Amb.), Teferra Beyene (Eng.), and Fekahmed Negash. The lively discussion motivated me to supplement their views and, in due course, also express my independent opinion. First of all, I would like to congratulate them for their scholarly professionalism...

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Police chief killed, 29 injured

On March 23, 2020, I got the chance to attentively follow a scholarly discussion on ETV from 9.00-10.00 PM by Ibrahim Idris (Amb.), Teferra Beyene (Eng.), and Fekahmed Negash. The lively discussion motivated me to supplement their views and, in due course, also express my independent opinion. First of all, I would like to congratulate them for their scholarly professionalism...

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Police chief killed, 29 injured

The COVID-19 outbreak is placing unprecedented strains on sophisticated health systems in Europe and Asia, with overstretched medical staff struggling to treat their patients and intensive care facilities overwhelmed in rich countries. Imagine then the effect on health systems in Africa when the virus takes a hold there. This crisis is already exposing glaring inequalities between the rich and the...

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Police chief killed, 29 injured

The COVID-19 coronavirus is disrupting practically every aspect of life all over the world. Naturally, governments are working to protect their own populations first, including by closing their borders and imposing quarantines and lockdowns. But, in doing so, they are often failing to see the bigger picture. That critical error of judgment, if not corrected, will come back to haunt...

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