Yearly Archives: 2011
Alemayehu G. Mariam The Shell Game of African Democracy If the Ivory Coast, one of the most prosperous African countries, can be considered a template for political change on the…
The Deal of the Century Supposing someone offered you the following land deal, would you take it or walk away believing it is too good to be true? For £150…
This post originally appeared in the Huffington Post 3/22/2011 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alemayehu-g-mariam/ethiopia-broken-contract-_b_838793.html Over the past week, Meles Zenawi has been waxing eloquent on contract and leasehold law. Asked by a local journalist…
Note: In ongoing commentaries, the author examines the Obama Administration’s policy in Africa. Moral Hazard and Moral Bankruptcy The concept of ‘moral hazard’ in politics may be used to explain…
By Alemayehu G. Mariam Creeping Youthbellion and Youthvolution in Africa and the Middle East “When the sun rises, it rises for everyone,” goes the old saying. The sun that rose…
Originally appeared in the Huffington Post on 02/28/2011 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alemayehu-g-mariam/thugtatorship-the-highest_b_828864.html Thugogracy in Africa If democracy is government of the people, by the people and for the people, a thugogracy is a…
Originally appeared in the Huffington Post on 2/20/2011 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alemayehu-g-mariam/out-of-touch-in-the-horn_b_825795.html The Berlin Conference of 2009 In 1884, the Berlin Conference was convened by the European imperial powers to carve out colonial…
Originally appeared in the Huffington Post on 2/14/2011 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alemayehu-g-mariam/africas-youths-united-can_b_822702.html Mubarak, Irhal! A specter is haunting Africa and the Middle East – the specter of an awesome army of youths on…
Originally appeared in the Huffington Post on 2/7/2011 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alemayehu-g-mariam/africas-youths-united-can_b_822702.html John F. Kennedy said: Those who make peaceful change impossible, make a violent revolution inevitable.” The English colonial government made peaceful…
Originally appeared in the Huffington Post on 1/31/2011 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alemayehu-g-mariam/after-the-fall-of-african_b_816140.html After the Fall from the Wall What happens to Africa after the mud walls of dictatorship come tumbling down and the…
This post originally appeared in the Huffington Post 3/22/2011 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alemayehu-g-mariam/ethiopia-broken-contract-_b_838793.html Over the past week, Meles Zenawi has been waxing eloquent on contract and leasehold law. Asked by a local journalist…