Pests in the Horn of Africa
To say that farmers are having a bad time in East Africa would be an understatement. Giant swarms of locusts are eating up acres of crops as they move through the region.
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Migrants Dreaming of New Futures Find Nightmarish Lives Inside Yemen Trafficking Rings
The migrants hailing from Ethiopia and Yemen face abduction and abuse inside such trafficking rings, where traffickers kidnap women and children for prostitution and force men to sell body parts or organs to make money.
Read moreHow America is Helping Africa Develop: The African Union-United States Partnership
While the importance of a U.S. presence in Africa cannot be overlooked, other countries have deepened their interest in Africa and have allocated considerable resources to the continent’s development.
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Students Attend Study Abroad Trip in Ethiopia
During the 2019 Spring break, fifteen diplomacy students and I had the opportunity to study abroad in Ethiopia. The trip’s parallel academic course, African Union Conflict Resolution Mechanisms, was open to both undergraduate and graduate students alike. Dr. Assefaw Bariagaber, Professor of African Studies and the Post-Conflict State Reconstruction and Sustainability Certificate Program, led the trip alongside Susan Malcolm, General-Secretary of the School of Diplomacy.
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28 Children Dead, 43 Kidnapped By South Sudanese Gunmen in Ethiopia
The conflict-fraught Gambela province in Ethiopia has once again come under attack by South Sudanese gunmen, who killed 28 people and captured 28 children over the course of two days.
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Ethiopia Declares State of Emergency Amid Protests
55 people killed at a local of the Oromo, one of the largest minority groups involved in protests against the government.
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Environmental Implications of the Ethiopian Drought
The effects of the El Niño event have absolutely devastated the Horn of Africa, particularly Ethiopia. The country has experienced its worst drought in over 50 years.
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