Lambert Ebitu, Author at Africa Interest

Egyptian troops in Somalia: A Strategic Maneuver Against Ethiopia?

By Lambert Ebitu August 20, 2024Millitary1 Comment

In mid-August, Egypt signed a defense cooperation agreement with Somalia, Ethiopia’s neighbor to the southeast. Both Egypt and Somalia have longstanding grievances against Ethiopia—Somalia over a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…

Blackmailing Ethiopian Airlines: CNN’s Larry Madowo Faces Backlash Across Africa

By Lambert Ebitu August 6, 2024Economy4 Comments

Larry Madowo’s recent attempts to tarnish the reputation of Ethiopian Airlines follow a well-coordinated, richly-financed, and intricately-choreographed effort to undermine Ethiopian Airlines' standing in the global market to preserve the…

Confederation of Alliance of Sahel States (AES): Birthpangs of African Political Union

By Lambert Ebitu July 17, 2024Politics

The Confederation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), established during the 6th July inaugural summit in Niamey, Niger, symbolizes everything Africa should be. Countries uniting under a single administrative…

Trump assassination: Crouching Image Iconic outside the US

By Lambert Ebitu July 16, 2024Politics1 Comment

Once the news of Saturday’s failed assassination attempt on former US president Donald Trump, broadcast live on TV, began to spread, people worldwide started browsing media sites. One image quickly,…

Abhorred Continentally, Kenya’s Ruto Facing Domestic Unrest Over Finance Bill

By Lambert Ebitu June 19, 2024Politics

President William Ruto is currently facing unprecedented protests involving Kenyan youths, sparked by his proposed steep tax hikes in Finance Bill. However, the country has been ripe for mass protests…

Adwa Victory Memorial, Ethiopia– Conscience of 21st century Africa

By Lambert Ebitu June 19, 2024Culture

When Emperor Menelik II issued his call to arms, asking fellow countrymen and women from the country's diverse ethnic regions, some of whom harbored deep-seated rivalries, to unite and march…

Eritrea’s Independence Lessons: Africa’s Missed Opportunities

By Lambert Ebitu May 25, 2024Horn of Africa, Politics1 Comment

How can African countries safeguard themselves from the West's malevolent schemes to keep Africa embroiled in conflict and dependent on aid? This question is perhaps the most pressing existential question…

How Merits of Ethiopia’s pursuit for Sea Access have been obscured

By Lambert Ebitu January 14, 2024Horn of Africa, Millitary

Ethiopia is one of the fastest-growing economies in Africa. It has one of the best-equipped militaries on the continent. It is the second most populated country in Africa. And it…

Sea Access for Ethiopia holds strategic security merits for Africa

By Lambert Ebitu January 14, 2024Politics

Ethiopia's pursuit of sea access for among others, establishing a naval base, aligns with the emerging imperative for an Africa-centric geo-strategic security architecture amid the ongoing geopolitical realignment. This much…

Human Rights Watch continues its smear campaign against Eritrea

By Lambert Ebitu January 12, 2024Horn of Africa, Politics1 Comment

The West often uses ‘human rights’ to subdue and control countries pursuing an independent path. They do this by leveraging organizations such as Human Rights Watch (HRW) to distort the…