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Martin Plaut

Why Eritrea’s Isaias Afwerki, the tactical authoritarian, might be president for life
October 29, 2020 • Quartz
The glow of the historic accord between Ethiopia and Eritrea has faded
July 9, 2019 • Quartz
HERO OR TYRANT?
Emperor Haile Selassie’s AU statue joins a growing list of Africa’s troubled memorials
February 25, 2019 • Quartz
NOT AGAIN
Why al-Shabaab targets Kenya and how to stop the attacks
January 16, 2019 • Quartz
FAVORED ONE
Foreign backing is keeping Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir in power amid citizen uprising
January 9, 2019 • Quartz
HELLO ASMARA
After decades of UN and self-imposed isolation, Eritrea is coming in from the cold
November 14, 2018 • Quartz
The hard but valuable lesson black South Africans learned in the First World War
November 6, 2018 • Quartz
REEXAMINED
The Chinese and Soviets had a bigger role in supporting apartheid than we previously knew
November 3, 2018 • Quartz
The backstory of how Ethiopia and Eritrea found peace after 20 years
July 11, 2018 • Quartz
PICKING SIDES
How Fidel Castro became a hero and a villain in the Horn of Africa
December 9, 2016 • Quartz