Horn of Africa: Unity or Disintegration in 2024? w/ Eugene Puryear

Rania Khalek will be joined by Eugene Puryear for a special live episode of Dispatches to discuss developments across the Horn of Africa.

[@UNITED4LIF33]

Ok you are my fav news channel and journalists. Thank you for the hard work and dedication to the truth. ❤👏🏾🥂

[@stuartbarbee1157]

Thank you for these reports. These are essential to countering the neo-liberal narrative concerning Afica.

[@akhalif579]

Eugene, to be honest hasnt left any stone unturned in with good intentions, calculated, diplomatic, armed knowledge of geopolitical, particularly in this region with the curent/past context inside out. Truly great both of you. Thanks

[@EritreaHagerey]

Shout out from Eritrea! Thank you both✊🏾

[@ayahmohamed2080]

I can’t believe this someone who is telling the story as it’s well done thank you for being honest am shocked to find there is still someone people who are willing to tell the actual truth of the story

[@nurturingglobal2local473]

Eugene is very well informed about the horn, I wish we have more and more like him...

[@lalimba6853]

First and foremost...absolute respect to Eugene! Notice how Eritrea remains the only stable country in a region fraught with disorder? Those who can see and hear, take note!

[@musasam7408]

Eugene your knowledge and understanding of Africa in general is amazing. It's always a thing of interest listened to you. Keep it up my brother; we need you and your knowledge.

[@JoP444]

Thanks Rania and Eugene. Was weird seeing you on opposite sides from usual...like watching through a mirror 😂 Fantastic show. Eugene's knowledge about the African continent is incredible. Look forward to tomorrow's Freedom Side 🙌 ❤

[@Rafael99923]

Eugene is very well versed on the region thanks for actually covering fairly. I’d like to also add tho Somalia is currently rising militarily, economically and socially so Ethiopia has been very tense towards us ever since the arms embargo and debt relief were were granted.

[@muhammadal-hashimi2487]

You finally mentioned it toward the end of the video! The current ethnic problems did not start with the TPLF. You have to go back to the rise of the Amhara Emperor Menelik II beginning in the middle the 19th century. Menelik launched a massive imperial and colonial expansion--supported by the West--over peoples and nations that were independent up to that time. By the early 1900s, the African imperial expansion of Menelik II had conquered the Oromo, Harari, Gurage, and other independent peoples and solidified his colonial gains into what we see on the map today--Ethiopia! The conquered peoples of Ethiopia have not forgotten their humiliation under Emperor Menelik II, especially the Oromo people! The Amhara groups known as FANO are seen as a major threat to the Oromo because one of the major goals of the FANO groups is to reach and take over Addis Ababa and restore the glory of the Amhara under Menelik! As FANO gains steam, I see a major civil conflict on the horizon because they have to come through Oromia to reach Addis Ababa! The OLA--the Oromo Liberation Army--will be there to confront them! The book titled "The Invention of Ethiopia: The Making of a Dependent Colonial State in Northeast Africa" by Sisai Ibssa and Bonnie K. Holcomb gives great detail on Menelik and his imperial expansion and how it was supported by the West to create what we now know as Ethiopia!

[@AmanTemareyam-jw1go]

Thank you guys for all you do xx

[@nancyiaj]

Black Americans SEARCH for African news… more of this please

[@michaelbahta8610]

Eugene is an exceptionally n highly scholastic Guinness observer of our 21st century. We need more of his analysis in our world affairs. keep on going brother keep reflecting the truth. One day u will c ur self becoming the whole truth!!! So keep on going............

[@ismaciilcabdillahiyuusuf2650]

The World with peace, unity and love,, watching from berbera somaliland rep

[@dNice433]

The level of knowledge that Eugene has on this region is unbelievable, more power to you. You deserve respect for your perspective and acknowledge my brother 🙏

[@thinkbeforeyoutype7106]

As a Somali, this was absolutely insightful and informative as well as accurate. Well done guys. Great work!

[@ko6el]

Nice to meet Eugene for the 1st time (where have I been?!) Nice one ✨

[@Urkelsam12]

It’s refreshing to see unbiased and intellectually precise journalism, specially from 2 people that can literally pass as my relatives. And as an Eritrean, you gotta come to the next BBQ in Massawa. Every country in the region have 3-5 crises simultaneously, verge of collapse. Meanwhile Eritrea has its normal African problems…economic, infrastructure, migration…but zero conflict, low crime, stable and militarized. You mentioned Isaias saying nations need to find synergy using multilateral agreements with Russia & China between Sudan-Ethiopia-Egypt-Eritrea- South Sudan-Somalia. It’s a lot of work but can set a 100yr trajectory.

[@chad9017]

Rambling welcome very informative Eugene!