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U.S. Africa Policy: Empty Words, Emptier Promises
Posted on June 27, 2011, 12:48 am By

Alemayehu G. Mariam (This is the second installment in a series of commentaries I pledged to offer on U.S. policy in Africa under the heading “The Moral Hazard of U.S….

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Hope Springs Eternal in Africa
Posted on May 30, 2011, 11:00 am By

Alemayehu G. Mariam Saving Africa From Thugtators Two historic events are unfolding before our eyes in Africa today. The new president of Cote d’Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, is asking the International…

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The End Game of African Dictators
Posted on April 18, 2011, 12:06 am By

Alemayehu G. Mariam End Game Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d’Ivoire arrested! Hosni Mubarak of Egypt in intensive care! Moamar Gadhafi of Libya under siege! Omar al-Bashir of the Sudan, a…

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Africa: Democracy by Civil War
Posted on April 4, 2011, 2:16 am By

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…

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