Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Podcast on Great Power Competition in the Horn of Africa

 This is a two and a half hour podcast titled "Great Power Rivalry and Competition in Africa: Ramifications for the Horn of Africa" that took place on 28 November 2023 and was facilitated by the Centre for Global Governance Studies at Louvain University in Belgium.  It covered a wide range of issues concerning EU, US, Russia, China and middle power relations with Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, and Kenya. 

Uoldelul Chelati Dirar, University of Macerata in Italy, and Harry Post, University of Exeter, chaired the podcast.  Panelists included: Annette Weber, EU Special Rapporteur for the Horn of Africa; Lauren Johnston, University of Sydney; David Shinn, George Washington University; Wogene Teshome, Center for Dialogue, Research and Cooperation; Kalewongel Minale, Ethiopian Civil Society Organizations Council; and Fisseha-Tsion Menghistu, Ethiopian Civil Service University.