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Over the next month and a half, Extemp Central will provide R&Ds on the topic areas for the 2022 NSDA National Tournament. USX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Thursday and IX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Friday. This is meant to help extempers assemble resources to prepare for the competition in Louisville. This week we tackle IX topic area #1 on Africa.
The ‘War on Terror’ did much to feed terrorism in the Horn of Africa. The 2006 Ethiopia invasion of Somalia was encouraged by the US as it sought to oust the Islamic Court Union, writes Alex Vines (@AfricaProg). https://t.co/weLLEmJeYX
— Chatham House (@ChathamHouse) April 30, 2022
Ethiopia continues to present a major source of instability for the Horn of Africa region and beyond. Mediation efforts by the African Union have made little progress, writes Alex Vines (@AfricaProg).https://t.co/sDvNVkTLo8
— Chatham House (@ChathamHouse) April 16, 2022
The U.S. announced $670 Million in food aid for Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Yemen, where the war in Ukraine has exacerbated food insecurity.
Michelle Gavin outlines what to know about East Africa’s growing food crisis. https://t.co/OfnheXloc8
— Council on Foreign Relations (@CFR_org) April 28, 2022
More than half of the funding #Africa has received for #climatechange adaptation has come in the form of loans, not grants. And it is still not enough to meet the continent’s needs, laments @LopesInsights. https://t.co/kwJvmvrRqR
— Project Syndicate (@ProSyn) May 1, 2022
The sad paradox of Africa being the least infected by COVID-19 but most damaged by its impact is no surprise, writes @LopesInsights (@AfricaProg). https://t.co/sELVj0hxU3
— Chatham House (@ChathamHouse) April 16, 2022
For years, the EU and US prioritized training elite forces in West Africa to create stability. But in countries with weaker state institutions, those militaries quickly began to view themselves as superior to civilian politicians.https://t.co/vErAMrAktL
— World Politics Review (@WPReview) May 4, 2022
Covid-19 Infections, Recoveries Climb Steadily Across Continent @allafrica: https://t.co/xhDdCfrS02 #Africa pic.twitter.com/hVJyjWMXi3
— allAfrica.com (@allafrica) May 3, 2022
Why Millions of Africans Are Right to Resist Mobile SIM Card Registration: https://t.co/gcY3c9SVYa #Africa pic.twitter.com/mWZBpbttH0
— allAfrica.com (@allafrica) May 4, 2022
While the African Union has condemned Russian aggression, the lack of an overall consensus from African leaders has hampered Washington’s diplomatic offensive.https://t.co/cHscbfbKZD
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) April 18, 2022
Islamist militant group Al-Shabab have carried out what may be their most deadly attacks on the African Union mission in Somalia
Here’s what we know https://t.co/52vtnGXXhe
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 4, 2022