Africans in China: The Pivot Back (Nathan Birhanu, Bochen Han, CFR)

As China’s involvement with Africa intensifies, media coverage has also proliferated, bringing to the forefront the everyday interactions between Chinese and Africans within Africa. What is less discussed is the story in reverse: how Africans are interacting with the Chinese in China.

http://blogs.cfr.org/campbell/2016/07/26/africans-in-china-the-pivot-back/

Why Tensions Have Cooled between Ethiopia and Eritrea (Nathan Birhanu, CFR)

The June 2016 border clash between Ethiopia and Eritrea reflected renewed tensions between the two countries that have been mutually hostile since their 1998 – 2000 war. Shortly after the clash, tensions escalated as Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalgn claimed further retaliation will be administered if “destabilizing efforts” continued, while Eritrea accused the Ethiopian administration of human rights abuses.

http://blogs.cfr.org/campbell/2016/07/21/why-tensions-have-cooled-between-ethiopia-and-eritrea/