Nobel Peace Prize should serve as reminder to winner, Ethiopian PM, Abiy Ahmed, that he must not depart from national and regional democratic reforms.
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Peace Prize Winner Abiy: ‘All of My Intention and Action Is Aimed at Elevating Ethiopia’
Nobel Peace Price winner Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gave his first interview to a Western media, VOA, in late May 2019. Here are the highlights.
Repression in Cameroon: world heritage site attacked
3 years after separatist conflict started, repression is still preferred by Cameroon going as far as attacking the Bafut Royal Palace a World Heritage site.
Nigeria’s Militarised Democratic Experiment: lessons for Sudan?
On Sudan’s transition, expert opinion raises the question of whether Nigeria’s militarised democratic experiment should serve as a lesson.
Tunisia Democracy: shadow of Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali lurks
Experts opine late President Ben Ali continues to cast shadow over Tunisia, the only nation to emerge from the Arab Spring as a functioning democracy.
The Promise of 1989: What went wrong? Time for a second liberation?
Article revisits 1989 and the trajectory of global politics 30 years on, asking what went wrong, and positioning in the prospective of a second liberation.
Dictatorship vs Democracy: NBA Crouching Down to Chinese tyranny!
NBA is under no obligation to apologize to the China for supporting freedom in Hong Kong. But it did just that, crouching down to Chinese tyranny.
United Nations: Act Now to End the Senseless Killings in the English-speaking regions of Cameroon!
Since 2017 Cameroon is locked in a separatist conflict. In the memory of victims, notably Mme Ayafor, the UN should act NOW to end this senseless conflict!
Governments ask Facebook to ease backdoor for law enforcement agencies
The US, UK, Australia have pressured Facebook to easy backdoor for law enforcement agencies, putting billions of users at risk.
Democratic renewal: An ideological dimension to great power competition
Scholar argues that US power is being challenged by rivals like China that are keen to replace Washington as the one to write the rules of global conduct.