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Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Kenya to the south, South Sudan to the west, and Sudan to the northwest. Ethiopia covers a land area of 1,104,300 square kilometres (426,400 sq mi). As of 2024, it has around 128 million inhabitants, making it the thirteenth-most populous country in the world, the second-most populous in Africa after Nigeria, and the most populous landlocked country on Earth. The national capital and largest city, Addis Ababa, lies several kilometres west of the East African Rift that splits the country into the African and Somali tectonic plates. .. more

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How German media outlets helped pave the way for Israel’s murder of journalists in Gaza - my latest @theguardian.com
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How German media outlets helped pave the way for Israel’s murder of journalists in Gaza | Hanno Hauenstein
In the run-up to this week’s deadly attacks, stories linking Palestinian reporters to Hamas gained currency, says Berlin-based journalist Hanno Hauenstein
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August 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM

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Have a look at the link for all details!
August 13, 2025 at 9:13 AM

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NEW REPORT: What next for AU Peace Operations in Somalia?
And a Substack launch...
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August 12, 2025 at 12:07 PM

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The world’s largest fund has divested its stakes in 11 Israeli companies and is reviewing more.
Norway wealth fund divests from several Israeli companies due to Gaza war
The world’s largest fund has divested its stakes in 11 Israeli companies and is reviewing more.
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August 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM

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Calling all scholars in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, and other eligible countries! 🎓 The UTA-Do African Cities Summer School 2026 has 10 full scholarships available through the Wagon2Africa project. Apply! Deadline: Sept 30, 2025. @andretwp.bsky.social sites.google.com/view/uta-do/...
August 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM

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After backing Ethiopia’s quest for sea access, Belarus President signals deepening ties with Addis Abeba on political, economic fronts  - Addis Standard
After backing Ethiopia’s quest for sea access, Belarus President signals deepening ties with Addis Abeba on political, economic fronts  Addis Standard News -
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August 8, 2025 at 9:17 AM

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The Masters Programme in African Studies @unibayreuth.bsky.social is still accepting applications from EU students until 30.09. As a major centre for African Studies in Germany, this is a great opportunity. For further details contact @terrefebiruk.bsky.social or see webpage.
Master African Studies
Our new English-language Master of Arts programme in "African Studies: Critical Perspectives on Society, Politics and Culture" has officially launched. It will be starting in winter semester 2023/24 a...
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July 21, 2025 at 12:57 PM

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Congo and M23 have agreed to a declaration of principles to end fighting in eastern DRC, a sign of progress after months of talks mediated by Qatar, though key details still need to be negotiated, four sources told Reuters on Friday.

Signing expected Saturday.

www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Congo, M23 rebels to sign declaration of principles to end fighting, sources say
Congo and the M23 rebel group have agreed to a declaration of principles to end fighting in eastern Congo, a sign of progress after months of talks mediated by Qatar, though key details still need to be negotiated, four sources said on Friday.
www.reuters.com
July 19, 2025 at 7:20 AM

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"The US Department of State says nearly all non-immigrant and non-diplomatic visas issued to citizens of the three countries will now be single-entry and valid for only three months."
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Nigeria, Cameroon and Ethiopia hit by US cuts to visa duration.
The United States announces sweeping changes to its non-immigrant visa policy for Cameroon, Ethiopia and Nigeria.
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July 10, 2025 at 11:36 AM

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www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
The UAE in Africa: Power, Influence and Conflict
The Gulf nation has built a logistical network to project power in countries surrounding Sudan that includes field hospitals and airstrips, according to regional diplomats, analysts and officials.
www.bloomberg.com
July 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM

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There are reports of first clashes between the Tigray Defense Forces and the so-called Tigray Peace Forces which have claimed to have entered #Tigray. With both #Ethiopia and #Eritrea involved in the background, there is still high time for conflict #prevention.
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Calls for peace, restrain echo as intra-faction rifts threaten Tigray’s fragile peace - Addis Standard
Calls for peace, restrain echo as intra-faction rifts threaten Tigray’s fragile peace Addis Standard Analysis -
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July 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM

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Türkiye signs deals to integrate African nations into Middle East Corridor - Türkiye Today
Türkiye boosts transport links between African ports and the Middle Corridor to improve trade with Asia and Europe
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July 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM

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From Cape Town’s energy sovereignty, Beira’s post-disaster reconstruction, Nairobi’s institutional innovations & accelerated planning systems to start-up cultures in Kigali and violent beautification in Addis: What is it about cities that makes them sites of experimental statecraft? #ECAS2025
June 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM

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#unibayreuth and #AfricaMultiple go #ECAS2025. Colleagues, fellows, alumni and researchers from Bayreuth are at the 10th ECAS conference in Prague, enjoying and presenting interesting papers and panels, and a book table in the 2nd floor at Faculty of Arts.
June 27, 2025 at 12:12 PM

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On AI and the (re)writing of history. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/m...
A.I. Is Poised to Rewrite History. Literally.
www.nytimes.com
June 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM

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Please join us at the Northeast Africa Forum's final seminar of the term--18 Jun, 4pm--where we're hosting Harry Cross for a discussion of his newly published book:

Undoing a Revolution: #Sudan & the Politics of Debt

*Hybrid event* Details & webinar registration:
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Event flyer, including abstract: In 2019, a people’s revolution ended the thirty-year reign of Sudan’s military president Umar al-Bashir. A transitional government took power, led by esteemed international economist Abdalla Hamdok and promising a return to civilian rule. But Sudan’s new government quickly imposed a shock therapy programme of cuts, privatisations and devaluation, following the diktat of foreign lenders. In 2021, as Sudan grew poorer, the army seized on popular discontent to launch a coup, burying hopes for a democratic transition. But why did Sudan’s first civilian government in more than a quarter-century bend to the will of creditors at this crucial moment in the country’s history? The answer lies in an unwieldy and unpayable debt burden that has long constricted Sudanese politics and society. Undoing a Revolution narrates the history of sovereign debt in Sudan from independence to the present, revealing the innovative policies adopted by Sudanese governments to manage their place in the global economy. But it also shows how external actors have leveraged the power of debt to impose their will and wreak havoc. With Sudan embroiled in civil war since 2023, Harry Cross explores the political implications of sovereign debt for states and societies across Africa, and around the world.
June 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM

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africasacountry.com/2025/06/betw...
Between Washington and Beijing
Amid Trump’s tariffs, Africa faces trade disruptions, corporate power, and emerging partnerships in its quest to control its economic destiny.
africasacountry.com
June 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM

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THREE 5-year Lectureships in IR at Oxford.

One person will have expertise in Historical and Interpretive Methods; another in Qualitative Methods, and a third in Quantitative Methods

We're looking for people with substantive expertise in historical international relations, the IR of Africa...
June 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM

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www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/w...
China’s Quiet Win: Outmaneuvering U.S. for Africa’s Future Leaders
www.nytimes.com
June 8, 2025 at 10:23 AM

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Genuinely want to know who writes headlines for The Economist sometimes.
June 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM

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www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
Germany is building a big scary army
Its allies are ready. But are the Germans?
www.economist.com
June 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM

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Polanyi on the rise of fascism:

"the victory of fascism was made practically unavoidable by the liberals' obstruction of any reform involving planning, regulation, or control."
May 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM

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"Imposing order from the skies? Civil aviation as a precarious site of state sovereignty in Somalia" by Abdifatah Tahir in @politicalgeography.bsky.social. Looking forward to reading this!

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Imposing order from the skies? Civil aviation as a precarious site of state sovereignty in Somalia
This paper explores the intricate relationship between connective infrastructures, state sovereignty, and territorial control in Somalia, utilizing th…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 26, 2025 at 11:04 AM

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All Protocol Observed.

Welcome to Issue 200 of The Continent.

In an exclusive investigation, reporters went undercover to expose how Zimbabwe's ruling party, Zanu-PF, helped rig Mozambique’s election.

Get your copy of this week's edition here: bit.ly/200_TC
The cover of Issue 200 of The Continent is from the vantage point of a Zimbabwean reporter going undercover, armed with a fake ID into Mozambique to vote there. In the bottom right corner are the words: Exclusive: How to rig your neighbour's election
May 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM

terrefebiruk.bsky.social
Congrats to all @unibayreuth.bsky.social colleagues who worked so hard getting the funding extension for our @africamultiple.bsky.social cluster of excellence until 2033! 🎉
dfg.de Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft @dfg.de · May 22
Die #Exzellenzcluster stehen fest: Heute hat die Exzellenzkommission 70 Projekte zur Förderung ausgewählt. 45 Cluster werden fortgesetzt, 25 neu eingerichtet. Die Förderung beginnt ab 1. Jan. 2026 für 7 Jahre, die Fördersumme beträgt insg. 539 Mio. €/Jahr. Die Liste: www.dfg.de/resource/blo... 1/3
Deutschlandkarte der Verteilung der Exzellenzcluster auf Bundesländer und Universitäten.
May 22, 2025 at 3:29 PM

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Die #Exzellenzcluster stehen fest: Heute hat die Exzellenzkommission 70 Projekte zur Förderung ausgewählt. 45 Cluster werden fortgesetzt, 25 neu eingerichtet. Die Förderung beginnt ab 1. Jan. 2026 für 7 Jahre, die Fördersumme beträgt insg. 539 Mio. €/Jahr. Die Liste: www.dfg.de/resource/blo... 1/3
Deutschlandkarte der Verteilung der Exzellenzcluster auf Bundesländer und Universitäten.
May 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM

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NEW REPORT | MINOR DEMARCATIONS MICRO-DAMS—MAJOR DRAMA?

@jowedekind.bsky.social and Kedir Jamal examine how admin changes, micro-dams and regional rivalries in the Oromia–Somali borderlands risk reigniting conflict and unsettling fragile peace.

Read more: bit.ly/4mm7WtI

#Ethiopia
May 21, 2025 at 8:02 AM

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simongandrew.bsky.social
From “Starvation in Gaza,” Alex de Waal’s latest article for London Review of Books.
Last month the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed concern 'that Israel appears to be inflicting on Palestinians in Gaza conditions of life increasingly incompatible with their continued existence as a group in Gaza. These carefully weighed words evoke the Genocide Convention: Article 2(c) prohibits 'deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part'. Here again, Israel has done its sums, tested its policies and made clear that its permanent security overrides all other obligations. It can have no doubt about the outcomes of its actions. It may do just enough to keep most Palestinians alive. Whether this prevents the destruction of Palestinians in Gaza as a group is another matter.
May 17, 2025 at 12:26 PM

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The dystopia does not end. Libya—already frontline of Europe’s remote control migrant detention centres—now also being considered by US as destination for Palestinians of Gaza in the wake of genocide & ethnic cleansing by the Israeli state.

The liberation of Africans & Palestinians is inseparable.
Trump administration working on plan to move 1 million Palestinians to Libya
Details are murky and no final agreement has been reached, but the plan is under serious enough consideration that the administration has discussed it with Libyan leadership.
www.nbcnews.com
May 17, 2025 at 12:25 PM

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🌍 The new @ECFR.eu #RedSea project maps out the Red Sea region as a nexus of conflict and global power plays. Players from #Turkey to the Horn of Africa are interconnected in the intricate regional rivalries 👇🧵
Anatomy of a chokepoint: Mapping power and conflict in the Red Seag
This ECFR project maps the Red Sea region as a nexus of conflict, regional rivalries and global power plays. To address the risks of this instability, Europeans need to rethink their approach
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May 15, 2025 at 8:26 AM