Tag Archives: Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe
Cirque d’Afrique: 2014 U.S-Africa Leaders Summit

    The African Circus is coming to town. It is officially called “U.S-Africa Leadership Summit” (not Ringling African Brothers). It is scheduled to be held on August 5-6 in Washington…

The Dragon’s Dance with Hyenas

Alemayehu G. Mariam The Chinese Dragon is dancing the Watusi shuffle with African Hyenas. Things could not be better for the Dragon in Africa. In the middle of what once…

The Moral Hazard of U.S. Policy in Africa (Part I)

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…

After the Fall of African Dictatorships

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…