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Abdi Ismail Samatar

Abdi Ismail Samatar is a senator in the Federal Parliament of Somalia, an extraordinary professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Pretoria and professor of Geography at the University of Minnesota.

Articles by the Author

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Opinion
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Why African dictators and democrats failed where Asian dictators and democrats succeeded
Asian nations surged ahead economically through strategic statecraft and visionary leadership, while Africa's leaders, both autocratic and democratic, failed to transform inherited colonial economies.
Asian nations surged ahead economically through strategic statecraft and visionary leadership, while Africa's leaders, both autocratic and democratic, failed to transform inherited colonial economies.
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Opinion
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Moving beyond Africa’s predatory elite — a call for a new liberation
Since the Donald Trump administration declared a pause on American foreign aid, the howl from African capitals has been deafening. But despite the cruelty of the new American agenda, the onus is on the African elite who have failed to create sustainable livelihoods for our people, 70 years on.
Since the Donald Trump administration declared a pause on American foreign aid, the howl from African capitals has been deafening. But despite the cruelty of the new American agenda, the onus is on the African elite who have failed to create sustainable livelihoods for our people, 70 years on.
A boy holds a Palestinian flag during a demonstration to express support for the people of Palestine, in Cape Town, South Africa, October 9, 2023 [Esa Alexander/Reuters]
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Parallels and puzzles – role of African and Arab regimes in Palestine and apartheid SA
A major factor that distinguishes the South African liberation Struggle from that of Palestine was the support the SA movement received from the larger Arab and African communities.
A major factor that distinguishes the South African liberation Struggle from that of Palestine was the support the SA movement received from the larger Arab and African communities.
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