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Joining Africa: From Anthills to Asmara –A Review

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Amanuel

Dr. Samuel Mahaffy, Senior Advisor to Salaam Urban Village Association reviews the book Joining Africa: From Anthills to Asmara. This review was originally published on his website in a longer form at http://samuelmahaffy.com/2014/10/joining-africa-anthills-asmara/ . From a Western world… Read More

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Visiblizing Eritrea — Africa is not a Country: Eritrea is.

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Dr. Samuel Mahaffy

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Eritrea is invisiblized by its detractors. U.S. foreign policy, Western strategic alliances and media propensity to cover Africa only when and where there is a dramatic crisis, conspire to invisiblize countries like Eritrea. The scholar and linguist Noam… Read More

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Making Peace with the Laughing Hyenas is no Laughing Matter!

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Amanuel

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Shortly after dusk, the hyenas emerge from the mountains and creep toward the edge of the village of Senafe, Eritrea. They announce their presence with a distinctive yipping call. It is an eerie sound that has been compared… Read More

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