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For the people of Ethiopia and Eritrea it’s almost too good to be true. Peace has been declared between the two countries marking the end of 20 years of hostility. Diplomatic relations are being restored and economic ties normalised. The reward of success will be huge, but Martin Plaut warns that there’s no guarantee that the whole edifice won’t collapse as the complex details of the relationship are worked out.
Former US President Barack Obama is set to deliver the 2018 Nelson Mandela Annual lecture in South Africa next week in what some believe will be his most important speech since he left the White House in January 2017. John J. Stremlau expects him to deliver a more ambitious address than his eloquent remarks at Mandela’s memorial five years ago given the precarious state of politics in the world.
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Martin Plaut, School of Advanced Study
Few believed they would see an end to two decades of hostility between Eritrea and Ethiopia.
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Former US president Barack Obama is due to deliver the 2018 Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture in Johannesburg.
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John J Stremlau, University of the Witwatersrand
Drawing on Mandela's legacy, Obama can help the world better understand the nature of threats to democracy.
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Andrew Edward Tchie, University of Essex
As pockets of conflict continue to destablise South Sudan, much hope has been placed on the most recent peace deal.
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