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Eritrea and Ethiopia: A Response to Herman Cohen

Posted on January 7, 2016 by samuelmahaffy | 0 Comments

Post by Samuel Mahaffy, PhD. Herman Cohen’s post on Eritrea – Ethiopia (“The Red Sea Is Slipping into Total Arab Control” December 28, 2015 ) deserves a thoughtful response. In the face of deliberate mis-information campaigns against Eritrea, Cohen has had the courage to invite the world to consider positive engagement with Eritrea. His premise, that the ending of sanctions…

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“The Mind of the African Strongman” by Herman Cohen

Posted on December 14, 2015 by samuelmahaffy | 0 Comments

“How do we cope with the human rights atrocities committed by our best friends?” “Such is the dilemma of US policy in Africa” (p. 51). Herman Cohen brings forward a refreshingly honest account of US foreign policy in Africa. This is a surprisingly candid account of Cohen’s encounter with ‘post-colonial’ African leaders over his 38 years in the US Foreign…

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Celebrating Eritrea

Posted on May 21, 2015 by samuelmahaffy | 1 Comments

Guest Post by Dr. Samuel Mahaffy. On May 24, 2015, Eritreans around the world will celebrate the 24th Anniversary of Independence Day. Eritrea deserves to celebrate.  The struggle for Independence came at great cost and sacrifice.  There is hardly a family in Eritrea that has not lost a loved one as a martyr for the cause of freedom. But, the…

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