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Obama came and saw but did he conquer Africa?

July 8, 2013 – Alemayehu G. Mariam — No Comments ↓

Alemayehu G Mariam

(This week my regular Monday commentary is presented for the second time in the form of a “flash drama” on Obama (a sub-genre of theatrical play sometimes described as a “ten minute one-act play”). The first “act” …

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U.S. Africa Policy: Empty Words, Emptier Promises

June 27, 2011 – Alemayehu G. Mariam — 11 Comments ↓

Alemayehu G. Mariam

(This is the second installment in a series of commentaries I pledged to offer on U.S. policy in Africa under the heading “The Moral Hazard of U.S. Policy in Africa”. In Part I, I argued that …

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