BAR Contributing Editor Ann Garrison joins Daniel Teklai to examine the reporting, competing narratives, and U.S. foreign policy interests surrounding the Ethiopia–Eritrea confrontation. How is media coverage shaping our understanding of tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea? Whose claims get repeated,…
Armed opposition groups have failed to make gains as the capital, Addis Ababa, remains firmly under government control. Originally published in Fighting Words. During September a group of armed opposition groups from various regions of the Federal Democratic Republic of…
The 35-year-old UN peacekeeping mission in the Western Sahara region will come to an end after the Security Council failed to renew its mandate, the UN chief said on Sunday. Morocco, which claims the Western Sahara as its own, welcomed…
President John Dramani Mahama has called on African countries to increase funding for peace operations on the continent, warning that dependence on external partners leaves Africa’s security vulnerable to decisions made outside its control. Speaking at the 12th Tana High-Level Forum…
The UN health agency has strengthened its emergency coordination, deployed technical teams and expanded operational support to keep essential health services running in conflict-affected areas of the north. Working with regional authorities, WHO is supporting preparedness, response coordination, disease surveillance…
Black ★ Star News Home - News - The African Union Is Impotent To Fix Domestic Problems Partially Due To Influence Of Western Countries ★ Reforming African Union Although the progressive Casablanca Group supported Nkrumah, most leaders favored gradual integration. The OAU was therefore…
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger are leading the way toward the realization of Pan-Africanism and Internationalism in the 21st century. Originally published in Fighting Words. Three landlocked and mineral-rich states in West Africa: Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have provided hope…
Ethiopia and Eritrea are on the brink of a war that could further destabilize the Red Sea, disrupt oil tanker traffic, and drive gas prices even higher. Ethiopia and Eritrea simultaneously severed diplomatic ties on October 1st. It's a perilous situation.
Black ★ Star News Home - News - US Picking Ethiopia’s Side In Renewed Civil War Against Tigray The Trump administration has abandoned the even-handed approach that let it broker an end to Ethiopia’s last war, a former State Department official argues. With…
Home - News - Ethiopia Recaptures Tigray Capital In Renewal Of Civil War Ethiopia said it had recaptured the capital of Tigray, dealing a major blow to the military alliance that launched an offensive against government forces last month. Experts fear a…
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