AMISOM’s mandate extension vs financial dependency
Originally given a mandate of six months to accomplish its duties, it has been fourteen years since the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) came into existence.
Assessing US moves to make Tigray central in the discourse of conflict-driven hunger
The UN Security Council high level open debate on conflict-driven hunger held on March 11, 2021 marks United States’ signature event during its Presidency for the month.
Are Western lives worth more than others?
Exactly a year ago, the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) confirmed the first positive test for COVID-19 in Ethiopia. The person was a 48 year old Japanese citizen who came to Ethiopia on March 4, 2020 from Burkina Faso.
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Somalia’s election stalemate
Somalia elections are still at an impasse as February 8, 2021, the election date, passed without voting taking place. The Presidential term of Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, widely known as ‘Farmajo’, ended on February 8 and his opponents are criticizing him for remaining in power without a constitutional mandate.
The need for mental decolonization in the aftermath of Adwa
On the first day of March, 1896, Ethiopia’s ‘traditional’ army defeated the ‘modern’ Italian army at the battle of Adwa. The outcome of the battle ensured Ethiopia’s independence, making it the only African country never to be colonized.
Anti-fascist Italian soldiers who joined Ethiopian patriots
Last Friday, February 19, 2021, marked the commemoration of the ‘Yekatit 12’ massacre of Ethiopians at the hands of Fascist Italy.
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Inclusive naming of ‘Sefer’
In his essay Modernity and Change in Addis Ababa, architect and historian Fasil Ghiorgis describes early city structure as a multi-centered semi-rural settlement arranged according to sefer.
Whose real mandate is peace and security in Africa?
The European Union (EU) has introduced a new decision that bypasses the African Union and directly provides funds for regional and national peace and security initiatives. Recent reports indicate that the EU has been providing peace and security funds to African regional blocs through the AU.
The guns will be blazing at least until 2030
The African Union intended to end conflicts by 2020, through a program known as "Silencing the Guns". Passed in 2013, the program is part of Agenda 2063, a 50 year plan to create sustainable peace, develop continental trade, and develop infrastructure.
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Arduous task awaits the AU chairperson
One of the outcomes of the 34th Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) held virtually last weekend was the re-election of the former Chadian Foreign Minister, Moussa Faki Mahamat as chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), the executive/Administrative branch of the Union, which he has chaired since January 2017.