Is Obama on the Right Side of (Ethiopian) History?
The sophistry of history President Obama likes to pontificate about being on the “right side of history” and rhetorically clobber… (more)
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Page 5Dam! White Elephants in Ethiopia?
Last week, in a bizarre display of faux outrage and indignation, the regime in Ethiopia unleashed its big “experts” to… (more)
The Long Shadow of Rwanda on (Central) Africa
Déjà vu 1994 Rwanda in 2014 Central African Republic Last week, the people of Rwanda began a solemn week of… (more)
Saving the ICC: A Proposal for a Witness Protection Program
Justice delayed, again? In late January of this year, I wrote a commentary entitled, “Kenyatta at the ICC: Is Justice… (more)
EITI or Clare’s Corruption Club?
Clare Short has won! Congratulations, Clare! Brava! Last week, Clare Short, Chair of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), succeeded… (more)
Mining Corruption in Ethiopia: A Reply to Clare Short
Open letter or open pandering to corruption? “As I look around the EITI implementing countries, I do not accept that… (more)