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Après des mois de tensions entre le gouvernement du Premier ministre Abiy Ahmed et la région du Tigré, dirigée par le TPLF, une attaque de drone a frappé la ville de Sheraro, dans le nord du territoire, près de la frontière avec l'Érythrée. Il y a des craintes d'une reprise du conflit qui pourrait impliquer de nombreux acteurs, alors que la région ne s'est toujours pas remise de la dernière guerre, l'une des plus meurtrières du XXIe siècle.

Le sommet Africa Forward, qui a lieu cette année à Nairobi, témoigne du repositionnement voulu par la France sur le continent. De plus en plus d'entreprises font notamment le choix de s'implanter en Éthiopie, attirées par un marché immense de plus de 120 millions d'habitants, malgré une situation sécuritaire dégradée. De notre correspondante à Addis-Abeba, Ce dimanche matin, les clients sont nombreux devant le comptoir de la boulangerie Hanit Bakery. La boutique fait partie des clients de la société française d'agroalimentaire Lesaffre, qui fabrique notamment de la levure. L'enseigne s'est installée en Éthiopie en 2021, explique sa directrice dans le pays, Marine Durot. « Lesaffre a choisi d'ouvrir une usine en Éthiopie parce que c'est le second pays le plus peuplé d'Afrique. C'est aussi un pays où l'on a remarqué que la population mange de plus en plus de pain, par rapport à l'injira. Pour nous, c'était un marché clé dans lequel on voulait être présent. On est sur une bonne optique et un bon développement de croissance », indique-t-elle. Comme Lesaffre, de plus en plus d'entreprises françaises optent pour l'Éthiopie. Depuis quelques années, le pays cherche à attirer les investisseurs étrangers, affirme Getachew Teklemariam Alemu, économiste au sein de l'Union africaine. « Des pays comme l'Éthiopie ont entamé des réformes pour ouvrir des marchés, libéraliser divers secteurs et inciter des investisseurs à venir placer leur argent dans leur économie. Les principaux obstacles macroéconomiques à l'investissement sont désormais levés grâce à ces réformes », explique-t-il. En témoigne la visite, mi-avril, d'une quinzaine de sociétés venues dans le pays à l'initiative du Medef International. Une démarche qui s'inscrit dans une dynamique plus large, malgré une situation sécuritaire très dégradée. Des conflits déchirent actuellement les régions de l'Amhara et de l'Oromia, tandis que les tensions entre Addis-Abeba et le Tigré restent très fortes, faisant même craindre un nouveau conflit. Mais pour Gérard Wolf, président du Medef International, ce contexte ne doit pas freiner les investisseurs. « Des conflits du type du Tigré existent partout dans le monde. Dans les endroits difficiles, mais où il n'y a pas une intensité de conflit énorme, on ne va pas attendre que tout soit terminé pour s'en occuper. On ne s'interdit pas, par essence, d'aller dans un pays en conflit », souligne-t-il. En janvier 2026, le géant français de l'agroalimentaire Carrefour a annoncé son installation prochaine en Éthiopie. À lire aussiÉthiopie: le chef du parti TPLF élu à la tête du Parlement du Tigré, nouvelle escalade avec Addis-Abeba

Subscribe now to skip the ads and get all of our episodes. Danny and Derek will livestream from Route 3 as they take to the World Cup on foot. This week's news: in Iran, Trump extends the ceasefire after talks fail (1:02), Iran reimposes its Strait of Hormuz blockade (6:05), the Islamic Republic's leadership rejects unilateral concessions (9:11), and Persian Gulf mines and oil spills threaten commerce (13:13); the UAE seeks a currency swap after the Iran war's economic shocks (16:28); Israel violates the Lebanon ceasefire amid extension talks (18:11) while the IDF punishes soldiers over crucifix desecration (21:00); Gaza's reconstruction costs cause problems, plus governance delays (24:13); the U.S. offers to send Afghan refugees to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (26:33); Japan lifts its lethal arms export ban (28:59); the Sudanese army retakes Moja from the RSF (30:22); the TPLF reasserts control over the Tigray government (32:55); Ukraine reopens the Druzhba pipeline for an EU loan (34:51); CIA deaths expose the United States' role in Mexico drug raids (37:55); and boat strike survivors allege mistreatment in U.S. custody (40:59). Be sure to subscribe to our newest miniseries, Marx Prestige. And check out our series on Christian Zionism with Daniel Hummel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Danny and Derek will livestream from Route 3 as they take to the World Cup on foot. This week's news: in Iran, Trump extends the ceasefire after talks fail (1:02), Iran reimposes its Strait of Hormuz blockade (6:05), the Islamic Republic's leadership rejects unilateral concessions (9:11), and Persian Gulf mines and oil spills threaten commerce (13:13); the UAE seeks a currency swap after the Iran war's economic shocks (16:28); Israel violates the Lebanon ceasefire amid extension talks (18:11) while the IDF punishes soldiers over crucifix desecration (21:00); Gaza's reconstruction costs cause problems, plus governance delays (24:13); the U.S. offers to send Afghan refugees to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (26:33); Japan lifts its lethal arms export ban (28:59); the Sudanese army retakes Moja from the RSF (30:22); the TPLF reasserts control over the Tigray government (32:55); Ukraine reopens the Druzhba pipeline for an EU loan (34:51); CIA deaths expose the United States' role in Mexico drug raids (37:55); and boat strike survivors allege mistreatment in U.S. custody (40:59).Be sure to subscribe to our newest miniseries, Marx Prestige.And check out our series on Christian Zionism with Daniel Hummel. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Au Tigré, au nord de l'Éthiopie, le climat est toujours plus tendu entre le TPLF, le Front de Libération du peuple du Tigré, la force politico-militaire la plus importante au Tigré et le gouvernement fédéral éthiopien. Les déclarations agressives se multiplient dans les deux camps qui s'accusent mutuellement de vouloir une nouvelle guerre. Le TPLF reproche au gouvernement de ne pas avoir appliqué les accords de paix de Pretoria signés en novembre 2022, qui ont mis fin au conflit de deux ans entre les deux parties. De son côté, le gouvernement reproche au TPLF de s'allier à l'Érythrée. En janvier, des combats ont opposé les troupes fédérales aux forces tigréennes dans la région, une première inquiétante depuis la fin de la guerre. Les habitants fuient en nombre la région de peur d'un nouveau conflit. Sabine Planel est chargée de recherche à l'IRD, l'Institut de recherche pour le développement, elle répond aux questions de Clothilde Hazard. À lire aussiRegain de tensions au Tigré: «Nous ne voulons pas la guerre», assure le Premier ministre éthiopien

Le 18 février 2026, le Front populaire de libération du Tigré (TPLF) a célébré son 51e anniversaire dans un contexte très tendu au Tigré. Le parti tigréen, architecte de la modernisation du pays, a dirigé le pays au sein d'une coalition durant près de 30 ans. Mais l'organisation historique peine aujourd'hui à passer outre les multiples crises qui la traversent. De notre correspondante de retour de Mekele Shire, Biruk arrange quelques bouteilles sur le comptoir de son échoppe située à deux pas de la gare routière de Shire. Le jeune commerçant est anxieux : « En ce moment, la situation au Tigré est très tendue. On entend beaucoup de choses. Alors que nous, tout ce que nous voulons, c'est la paix. » Depuis un mois, cette région d'Éthiopie connaît un regain de tensions, après des affrontements entre l'armée fédérale et les Forces de défense du Tigré, bras armé du TPLF. Ces combats font craindre une nouvelle guerre, alors même que le parti régional peine déjà à se remettre des multiples crises qui le traversent depuis une dizaine d'années. À lire aussiÉthiopie: au Tigré, le ton monte entre Addis Abeba et le TPLF, l'ONU appelle à la «désescalade» Le camp de Getachaw Reda s'oppose à celui de Debretsion Gebremichael La scission du TPLF en deux camps, en mars 2023, est l'une des crise les plus importantes, explique Yohannes Woldemariam, professeur de relations internationales à l'université du Colorado : « D'un côté, il y a Getachaw Reda et quelques généraux, qui sont maintenant du côté du Parti de la prospérité du Premier ministre. Et de l'autre côté, il y a Debretsion. » Debretsion Gebremichael est le leader du TPLF qui, officiellement, ne fait plus partie du paysage électoral. En mai 2025, il a été radié par la Commission électorale, pour avoir manqué aux obligations prévues par l'instance. Un coup de massue pour ce parti emblématique, sur lequel s'appuie désormais la concurrence pour se faire une place. Kinfe Hadush, président du parti d'opposition Sawet, décrypte : « Depuis qu'Abiy est arrivé au pouvoir, les Tigréens se sentent plus vulnérables. Aujourd'hui, non seulement, le TPLF ne représente plus les intérêts du Tigré, mais il n'a en plus aucun agenda spécifique. Le TPLF veut juste mobiliser la population pour la guerre. Mais le peuple résiste, il ne veut pas participer à cette guerre. » Le TPLF rencontre des problèmes internes et sa popularité est en berne De son côté, le vice-président du TPLF, Amanuel Assefa l'assure : le TPLF a encore un avenir. « Je reconnais que le TPLF doit résoudre de nombreux problèmes. Je ne peux pas dire que le parti bénéficie du même soutien qu'auparavant. Et d'ailleurs, si le TPLF n'est pas accepté par le peuple, il sera destitué, et un autre parti prendra le pouvoir. Mais ce n'est pas le cas. Le gouvernement fédéral conspire pour démanteler le parti par tous les moyens », martèle-t-il. En octobre 2025, le gouvernement éthiopien a dénoncé « une collusion évidente entre le gouvernement érythréen et le TPLF », dans l'optique d'une nouvelle guerre à venir. À lire aussiÉthiopie: un haut-responsable du Tigré accuse le gouvernement de se préparer à «lancer une guerre»

Today we're uncovering...A major insurance bill in Oregon narrowly fails after concerns about expanded bad faith litigation.Rhode Island lawmakers hear warnings that proposed bad faith legislation could drive insurers out of the state.A federal judge raises red flags about third-party litigation funding and its impact on the court system.Congress takes up critical questions around autonomous vehicle safety, liability, and insurance readiness.Today's episode is sponsored by Holborn.

Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.   In this episode, Justin interviews RIMS General Counsel Mark Prysock on RIMS Public Policy Focus in 2026.   The RIMS Public Policy Committee is focusing on several legislative issues in 2026. These include the reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, a federal government backstop in the event of a catastrophic terrorist attack. The bipartisan legislation would reauthorize program funding through 2034.   The Public Policy Committee is tracking an association tax reform proposal to levy a 21% tax on nonprofits' net earnings. Republicans and Democrats together are interested in the potential tax revenue of this proposal. RIMS serves on the Steering Committee of an association coalition led by ASAE to try stop this new tax from moving forward.   Other legislative interests include reforming the National Flood Insurance Program, mandating disclosures around third-party litigation funding of civil lawsuits, and providing the risk management perspective on various cybersecurity and data privacy initiatives.   This year's Legislative Summit, scheduled for March 18th and 19th in Washington, DC, will allow RIMS members to meet with their members of Congress to discuss these issues. Registration for the Summit is now open. Justin and Mark discuss these topics and more in today's interview.   Finally, if you haven't already done so, please consider contributing to RISK PAC, the Society's political action committee.   Key Takeaways: [:01] About RIMS and RIMScast. [:16] About this episode of RIMScast. Our guest is RIMS General Counsel and VP of External Affairs, Mark Prysock. He's here to tell us what's going on with RIMS advocacy efforts and the top items on our legislative agenda in 2026 and beyond. But first… [:47] RIMS Virtual Workshops. On March 10th and 11th, we have a two-day course led by John Button for the RIMS-CRMP Exam Prep. [:57] On March 17th and 18th, RIMS will align with AFERM for a two-day RIMS-CRMP-FED Exam Prep Course. [1:06] On March 4th and 5th, we have a virtual workshop, "Facilitating Risk-Based Decision Making", with Joe Milan. On April 15th, we have a virtual workshop covering "Emerging Risks", led by Joseph Mayo. [1:22] Register today and strengthen your risk knowledge. RIMS members always enjoy deep discounts on the virtual workshops. [1:29] Webinars. On March 6th, RIMS presents "Hard Hats & High Stakes: Women Leaders Shaping Construction Risk Management". We'll be joined by a Chief Risk Officer, an underwriter, and a broker. [1:43] They will explore their career paths, risk and safety philosophies, and lend some insight as to why this is the time for the next generation of leaders to rise. [1:54] On March 12th, Global Risk Consultants returns with "Don't Waste the Soft Market: Where to Reinvest Insurance Savings Before the Window Closes". Register for these and other webinars by visiting RIMS.org/webinars and the links in this episode's show notes. [2:12] The RIMS 2025 Compensation Survey is now available through the link in this episode's show notes. The survey incorporates data from 867 U.S. and 201 Canadian Risk Professionals. Download it today and see how you measure up to your peers. [2:32] RIMScast has its first spinoff, RIMScast Canada! It is a video podcast hosted by RIMS Canada Conference Committee Chair, Aaron Lukoni, with Justin as co-host. Check it out at RIMS.org/canada. This is a monthly series, and we are stoked to share it with you! [2:57] On with the Show! Our guest today is Mark Prysock, the General Counsel and Vice President of External Affairs here at RIMS. It is always wonderful to have him on the show. [3:07] He's here to remind us of the RIMS legislative priorities of 2026 and how they will be addressed during the RIMS Legislative Summit on March 18th and 19th in Washington, D.C., and who qualifies to attend. [3:19] He will also talk about what else we can expect in the way of public policies that RIMS would like to prevent, and those we support. There are lots of links in this episode's notes. You can visit RIMS.org/advocacy, as well. [3:30] Let's learn about the policies that are changing the risk landscape. [3:34] Interview! Mark Prysock, welcome back to RIMScast! [4:15] Mark says the RIMS priorities for 2026 include third-party litigation funding, where third parties, often from other countries, invest in civil litigation. This is of great concern from a national security perspective.  [5:22] If a foreign firm wants to invest in a lawsuit against a defense manufacturer, that foreign investor will have access to everything that comes out in discovery. [5:36] There's a lot of information that can be gleaned through civil litigation. That is a national security concern. That's one of the things we are hoping Congress will address. [5:55] Justin notes that RIMS had a couple of webinars about TPLF in 2025. The webinar panelists were incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about prevention. They covered ways to spot it and what to do about it. [6:21] Mark states that there is a strong link between TPLF agreements and nuclear verdicts for substantial amounts of money. [6:34] There's a real risk from a commercial insurance buyer's perspective if you are in an industry that is subject to TLPF arrangements, that the insurance for these types of lawsuits could dry up or become substantially more expensive. This could be extremely problematic. [7:15] Congress is considering reauthorizing the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA). There is bipartisan support for it. The full House will be voting on it before too long. This may get wrapped before the RIMS Legislative Summit. The reauthorization would extend through 2034. [7:40] Mark says that overall, RIMS would support a long-term reauthorization of the program. [9:25] A proposal to tax the net earnings of non-profits came up almost two years ago. Some members of Congress feel that non-profits compete with for-profit organizations but don't bear the same tax burdens. Congress is always looking for new revenue streams. [11:08] Congress is not done with budget bills and comprehensive tax bills. If there is a bill that comes forward this year, RIMS will try to make sure that there are no changes in the way that non-profits are taxed. [11:28] Justin points out that RIMS is serving on the steering committee of a broad-based association coalition led by the American Society of Association Executives. It's called the Community Impact Coalition. A substantial number of associations in the D.C. area are involved. [11:50] Being on the steering committee means that RIMS plays a very active role in settling on the legislative strategy in dealing with this issue. [12:01] Mark says it's great to be involved in working with this group. They had a great deal of success last year in making sure none of these new tax provisions were included in the budget reconciliation bill. [12:15] WMark says that we just need to make sure again, for the last half of this session of Congress, that those tax provisions don't rear their ugly heads again. [12:24] Justin states that we love ASAE at RIMS. In 2023, RIMScast won an NYSAE Award for MarCom Excellence. [12:40] Justin asks about the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). It is typically funded as part of the Continuing Resolution, a bill that funds the federal government in general. That bill is considered by Congress every three to nine months. [13:22] We often reach a point where the issues regarding the Continuing Resolution are hashed out at the eleventh hour. Sometimes, they're not, and the government experiences a partial shutdown, which, at the time of recording this episode, we are currently in. [13:42] At present, the NFIP is not funded. RIMS advocates for the NFIP to be reauthorized, with enhancements, for an extended time, such as two or three years. However, if it were not part of the Continuing Resolution, it would no longer be considered must-pass, and it might go away. [15:31] Mark talks about attending the RIMS Legislative Summit. You may attend if you are a RIMS member working for a company that does business in the United States. [15:37] Mark says we are looking for RIMS members who represent companies that are constituents of Members of Congress, so you can go in, talk to a Member, say I am here on behalf of RIMS, and I work for a company that has X number of employees in your district. [15:59] Say that these are some risk management issues that my company is facing right now. I'd like to talk to you about those, if I could. [16:08] Quick Break! The RIMS CRO Certificate Program in Advanced Enterprise Risk Management is RIMS' live virtual program, led by James Lam. Great News! A brand new cohort has been announced. Registration closes on April 6th. [16:29] Beginning on April 14th, bi-weekly workshops will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time through June 23rd. Register now! A link is also in this episode's show notes. [16:42] February is Insurance Careers Month! That coincides nicely with the Spencer Educational Foundation's 7th Annual Spencer Day, which will be February 23rd. [16:54] Spencer's CEO, Megan Miller, was recently a guest on RIMScast, and we were discussing how everyone can join in this virtual celebration. Spencer is seeking $47 donations in honor of its 47th year. [17:11] The goal on Spencer Day is to raise $7,500 to support an additional scholarship, which will be awarded in the Spring. A link to Spencer Day information is in this episode's show notes. Visit Spencered.org/spencer-day. [17:27] Let's Return to Our Interview with RIMS General Counsel and Vice President of External Affairs, Mark Prysock! [17:58] Mark says the RIMS Legislative Summit will take place in Washington, D.C., on March 18th and 19th. March 18th is Education Day, held at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Building in D.C. There will be training on the various advocacy issues. [18:28] There will be panel discussions around third-party litigation funding, reauthorizing the National Flood Insurance Program, and association tax reform. They bring together many people from the D.C. community to talk about these issues. [18:45] This includes lobbyists, people from the administration, Congressional staffers, and people who are going to bring different perspectives to provide RIMS attendees with a well-rounded understanding of each of these issues. [19:04] After that, there will be a basic presentation on how to lobby Members of Congress, with all the dos and don'ts. By that time, RIMS members will be ready to go. There will be one-page leave-behinds that outline an issue in depth and have a specific ask for Members of Congress. [19:27] Mark says we'll make sure that those one-pagers are transmitted to all the Congressional offices we'll be visiting, before our meetings, and also have printed leave-behinds for our members to take with them when they go to the Hill. [19:41] Thursday, March 19th, will be a full day. We release the hounds! Everybody hits the Hill, talks to Congressional staff members, and maybe Members of Congress, about our legislative priorities. [20:11] Mark says the pitch in 2025 was solid. One issue, the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act, liberalized the use of 529 College Savings Accounts for credentials, certifications, and things that might advance their careers in other ways. [21:06] There was very strong bipartisan support in the House and the Senate. Mark says RIMS participated in a very effective lobbying campaign on this. That legislation was passed into law using the exact language that our lobbying campaign recommended. [21:28] For Mark, that was a high point from last year's RIMS Legislative Summit. Another high point was the attendance numbers. There were about 100 Congressional visits in total. RIMS was very well-represented last year, and Mark hopes we outdo ourselves this year. [21:52] A Final Break! RISKWORLD 2026 will be held from May 3rd through the 6th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. RISKWORLD attracts more than 10,000 risk professionals from across the globe. It's time to Connect, Cultivate, and Collaborate with them. [22:12] General registration is open, and you can lock in the Advance Rates through February 28th. Marketplace and Hospitality Badges will be available starting March 3rd. Links are in the show notes. Check RIMS.org for more information. [22:29] Let's Conclude Our Interview with RIMS General Counsel and Vice President of External Affairs, Mark Prysock. [22:48] Beyond the Legislative Summit, the RIMS Public Policy Committee wants to work very closely with the RISK PAC Trustees to raise awareness around RISK PAC and the important role that it plays in supporting our legislative program. [23:05] RISK PAC is the RIMS political action committee. It's a vehicle to raise personal funds from RIMS members and use those dollars to support the reelection campaigns of Members of Congress who RIMS believes already support our issues or are in a position of influence. [23:38] Mark says we have some fairly exciting new things happening with RISK PAC this year. The first is a fundraising reception at RISKWORLD on Sunday afternoon, just before the opening general reception. [24:29] Any RIMS member who is a U.S. citizen can support the RISK PAC. Make a contribution to the PAC in order to attend. [24:58] RISK PAC will have a fundraiser at the Florida RIMS Conference in July. They are planning on more exposure at other regional conferences this year, as well. [25:36] Mark expects a lot of good things to happen for the RISK PAC this year, and hopes to raise a good amount of money to support our legislative initiatives. [26:14] Mark says TRIA is becoming a new, very relevant issue to the risk management community. It's all about extending an existing program. [26:39] Last week's RIMScast guest was RIMS's 70th President, Manny Padilla. Mark says Manny has been a long-time supporter of the Public Policy Program and Committee. He's a financial supporter of RISK PAC. He's a regular attendee at the RIMS Legislative Summit. [27:41] Having someone in the President's role who is enthusiastic and supportive of our Public Policy Program is great for us. [27:50] Mark says that Manny Padilla has been great for connecting the Public Policy Committee with other people working on similar issues. [28:10] Justin and Mark look forward to speaking more, later in the year, about what is accomplished on these issues. [28:33] If you have any questions before the RIMS Legislative Summit, you can visit RIMS.org/advocacy or reach out to Mark Prysock directly. He'd love to hear from you. [28:53] Special thanks again to Mark Prysock for joining us here on RIMScast and providing these very critical advocacy and legislative updates. The RIMS Legislative Summit will be held on March 18th and 19th. [29:10] Register today at RIMS.org/advocacy. There is also information about the RISK PAC. We want you to get involved and take part in advocating for your profession! [29:26] Plug Time! You can sponsor a RIMScast episode for this, our weekly show, or a dedicated episode. Links to sponsored episodes are in the show notes. [29:54] RIMScast has a global audience of risk and insurance professionals, legal professionals, students, business leaders, C-Suite executives, and more. Let's collaborate and help you reach them! Contact pd@rims.org for more information. [30:12] Become a RIMS member and get access to the tools, thought leadership, and network you need to succeed. Visit RIMS.org/membership or email membershipdept@RIMS.org for more information. [30:31] Risk Knowledge is the RIMS searchable content library that provides relevant information for today's risk professionals. Materials include RIMS executive reports, survey findings, contributed articles, industry research, benchmarking data, and more. [30:47] For the best reporting on the profession of risk management, read Risk Management Magazine at RMMagazine.com. It is written and published by the best minds in risk management. [31:01] Justin Smulison is the Business Content Manager at RIMS. Please remember to subscribe to RIMScast on your favorite podcasting app. You can email us at Content@RIMS.org. [31:13] Practice good risk management, stay safe, and thank you again for your continuous support!   Links: RIMS Legislative Summit – March 18‒19, 2026 on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. | Register now! RISK PAC | RIMS Advocacy RISKWORLD 2026 Registration – Open for exhibitors, members, and non-members! Reserve your booth at RISKWORLD 2026! 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Today we're uncovering… Legislative sessions are heating up, and NAMIC's advocacy team is on the front lines - often as the only voice - stopping bad ideas and driving forward the ones that matter. Plus… meet NAMIC's new Chair.  We'll chat with FMNE Insurance Company CEO Mark Walz about how he hopes to serve the industry in the year ahead. Today's episode of Insurance Uncovered is sponsored by Holborn.

Subscribe now to skip the ads and get more content! Yes, we will be releasing 25 subtle variations of this news roundup in order to catapult ourselves to the top of the podcast charts, and no, we are not sorry. This week: a ceasefire agreement was reached for Gaza, but there was too much information for us to cover in the news, so please check out our special here. Syria's interim government handpicks a new “parliament” under tight presidential control (1:01); Iran debates moving its capital from Tehran as drought and other ecological issues worsen (3:24); Myanmar's junta carries out a deadly airstrike on civilians celebrating a Buddhist festival (6:32); Japan's ruling LDP turns to hard-right Takahichi to become Japan's first female prime minister (9:03); Sudan's RSF shells Al-Fashir's last functioning hospital amid a deepening siege (12:22); Ethiopia accuses Eritrea and the TPLF of funding militias in the Amhara region, raising fears of another war (14:23); Rwanda-DRC peace efforts stall over mineral deals and a lingering occupation (17:31); Trump muses on sending Tomahawks to Ukraine while cutting a drone-tech swap with Kyiv (20:05); another French prime minister resigns (24:24); the U.S. sinks another “narco-boat” of the coast of Venezuela, then cuts diplomatic ties with Maduro (28:27), and moves to expand the president's war powers at home and abroad (32:54; and Donald Trump flirts with invoking the 1807 Insurrection Act (35:14).  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yes, we will be releasing 25 subtle variations of this news roundup in order to catapult ourselves to the top of the podcast charts, and no, we are not sorry. This week: a ceasefire agreement was reached for Gaza, but there was too much information for us to cover in the news, so please check out our special here. Syria's interim government handpicks a new “parliament” under tight presidential control (1:01); Iran debates moving its capital from Tehran as drought and other ecological issues worsen (3:24); Myanmar's junta carries out a deadly airstrike on civilians celebrating a Buddhist festival (6:32); Japan's ruling LDP turns to hard-right Takahichi to become Japan's first female prime minister (9:03); Sudan's RSF shells Al-Fashir's last functioning hospital amid a deepening siege (12:22); Ethiopia accuses Eritrea and the TPLF of funding militias in the Amhara region, raising fears of another war (14:23); Rwanda-DRC peace efforts stall over mineral deals and a lingering occupation (17:31); Trump muses on sending Tomahawks to Ukraine while cutting a drone-tech swap with Kyiv (20:05); another French prime minister resigns (24:24); the U.S. sinks another “narco-boat” of the coast of Venezuela, then cuts diplomatic ties with Maduro (28:27), and moves to expand the president's war powers at home and abroad (32:54; and Donald Trump flirts with invoking the 1807 Insurrection Act (35:14).  Our Sponsors:* this is a paid advertisement from BetterHelp. Check out BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/THENATIONAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Plusieurs titres du continent s'interrogent, après une prise de parole remarquée du Premier ministre Ousmane Sonko durant le conseil national du Pastef, le parti des deux hommes. Dans cette déclaration, rapporte L'Observateur Paalga, « il accuse le chef de l'État de ne pas avoir suffisamment d'autorité et de ne pas le protéger, lui », face aux critiques dont il a été la cible. Le Premier ministre, poursuit le journal, « appelle donc [le président] à prendre ses responsabilités et à le laisser gouverner. » C'est la première fois, note le Pays, que l'un des deux membres de ce tandem « bris[e] le pacte tacite de retenue » qui les liait, « en exposant publiquement ses frustrations face à ce qu'il considère comme une passivité présidentielle. »  À tout le moins, il y a donc « de l'eau dans le gaz », renchérit L'Observateur Paalga, qui se demande « si l'explosion aura lieu » mais constate surtout « que les deux têtes de l'exécutif ne sont pas sur la même longueur d'onde sur bien des sujets. »   À lire aussiSénégal: Ousmane Sonko s'en prend à Bassirou Diomaye Faye dans un discours Des différends sur le fond plutôt que sur la forme  C'est en tout cas l'analyse de SenePlus, qui fonde son raisonnement sur les propos, il y a quelques mois, du poète Amadou Lamine Sall : selon lui, puisque « Senghor avait dit que pour être président au Sénégal, il faut être un saint ou un héros. » Sous ce prisme, Diomaye Faye serait le saint et Sonko, « le rebelle, l'orage et l'ouragan », et donc « le héros. » Un chef de gouvernement « volcanique », véritable « tribun », abonde le Pays, face à un chef d'État qui serait « l'incarnation d'une alternance apaisée. » Sauf que, tout calme qu'il soit, Bassirou Diomaye Faye « est loin d'être une caisse de résonance des désirs de son Premier ministre », pointe SenePlus, et c'est peut-être bien ce qui agace Ousmane Sonko : il est le patron du PASTEF, et pourtant ; « il n'est pas le maître du jeu dans le gouvernement », estime le journal sénégalais. L'Observateur Paalga va un cran plus loin : « pour un peu, on croirait que Sonko n'a toujours pas digéré le fait d'avoir cédé sa place à Diomaye Faye », option à laquelle il s'est résolu après ses déboires judiciaires. Depuis, c'est comme si, juge le journal, « il trainait cela comme une blessure narcissique dont il n'arrive pas à guérir. » Dans ces conditions, difficile d'imaginer jusqu'où ira ce duo, d'autant que, rappelle enfin le journal burkinabè, « le fauteuil présidentiel n'est pas un banc où tout le monde peut s'asseoir », et « il est toujours plus facile de prendre le pouvoir à deux que de gouverner » de cette manière.  À lire aussi[Vos réactions] Sénégal : des tensions au sommet de l'État ? Le Tigré éthiopien à la Une de la presse également  La guerre entre les rebelles de cette région du nord du pays et le gouvernement central s'est achevée il y a près de trois ans, mais le Tigré en porte encore les cicatrices. Prêtes à se rouvrir, à en croire Afrique XXI : sur le papier, le conflit est fini ; sur le terrain pourtant, relate un ancien membre des TPLF, « il y a des soldats partout, même si on ne les voit pas. » Et pour cause, précise le journal : « les forces amharas n'ont pas quitté l'ouest de la région, tandis que l'armée érythréenne a élu domicile dans le nord-est, » et c'est sans compter, donc, les soldats tigréens. Un climat qui empêche la population de prendre le chemin du retour : « plus de 1 million de déplacés et des dizaines de milliers de réfugiés n'ont toujours pas pu rentrer chez eux. » De nombreuses femmes parmi ces déplacés  Le Monde Afrique s'intéresse ainsi aux 120.000 femmes victimes de viol pendant le conflit, « soit une femme tigréenne sur dix. » Ces violences ont eu lieu, parfois, raconte la fondatrice d'un centre d'aide, « dans des églises, avec l'assentiment du prêtre », de sorte que les victimes « sont persuadées que leur viol a été commis selon la volonté de Dieu. » Parfois, aussi, les témoignages relatent « des actes de torture » qu'on ne détaillera pas à l'antenne, mais dont le but est clair, selon une chercheuse citée : « rendre les femmes stériles, donc empêcher la communauté tigréenne de s'agrandir », le tout dans « un esprit de revanche, toujours intact plus de vingt ans après la fin de la guerre entre l'Ethiopie et l'Erythrée » - entre 2020 et 2022, les soldats érythréens se sont battus aux côtés de l'armée fédérale. Et maintenant que la guerre est finie, il faut, pour les victimes, faire face à « la réticence des autorités (…) à ouvrir les yeux sur ce fléau » car, dénonce une activiste, « ce serait reconnaître l'implication de leurs soldats » dans ces violences. Alors, malgré le manque de reconnaissance, malgré surtout le manque de fonds, les associations d'aide aux victimes poursuivent, sans relâche, leur travail. Après tout, soupire l'une d'elle : « si on s'arrête, qui s'occupera des survivantes ? » À lire aussiEn Éthiopie, la difficile reconstruction de milliers de femmes victimes de viols au Tigré: «je n'ai plus rien pour vivre»

Plusieurs titres du continent s'interrogent, après une prise de parole remarquée du Premier ministre Ousmane Sonko durant le conseil national du Pastef, le parti des deux hommes. Dans cette déclaration, rapporte L'Observateur Paalga, « il accuse le chef de l'État de ne pas avoir suffisamment d'autorité et de ne pas le protéger, lui », face aux critiques dont il a été la cible. Le Premier ministre, poursuit le journal, « appelle donc [le président] à prendre ses responsabilités et à le laisser gouverner. » C'est la première fois, note le Pays, que l'un des deux membres de ce tandem « bris[e] le pacte tacite de retenue » qui les liait, « en exposant publiquement ses frustrations face à ce qu'il considère comme une passivité présidentielle. »  À tout le moins, il y a donc « de l'eau dans le gaz », renchérit L'Observateur Paalga, qui se demande « si l'explosion aura lieu » mais constate surtout « que les deux têtes de l'exécutif ne sont pas sur la même longueur d'onde sur bien des sujets. »   À lire aussiSénégal: Ousmane Sonko s'en prend à Bassirou Diomaye Faye dans un discours Des différends sur le fond plutôt que sur la forme  C'est en tout cas l'analyse de SenePlus, qui fonde son raisonnement sur les propos, il y a quelques mois, du poète Amadou Lamine Sall : selon lui, puisque « Senghor avait dit que pour être président au Sénégal, il faut être un saint ou un héros. » Sous ce prisme, Diomaye Faye serait le saint et Sonko, « le rebelle, l'orage et l'ouragan », et donc « le héros. » Un chef de gouvernement « volcanique », véritable « tribun », abonde le Pays, face à un chef d'État qui serait « l'incarnation d'une alternance apaisée. » Sauf que, tout calme qu'il soit, Bassirou Diomaye Faye « est loin d'être une caisse de résonance des désirs de son Premier ministre », pointe SenePlus, et c'est peut-être bien ce qui agace Ousmane Sonko : il est le patron du PASTEF, et pourtant ; « il n'est pas le maître du jeu dans le gouvernement », estime le journal sénégalais. L'Observateur Paalga va un cran plus loin : « pour un peu, on croirait que Sonko n'a toujours pas digéré le fait d'avoir cédé sa place à Diomaye Faye », option à laquelle il s'est résolu après ses déboires judiciaires. Depuis, c'est comme si, juge le journal, « il trainait cela comme une blessure narcissique dont il n'arrive pas à guérir. » Dans ces conditions, difficile d'imaginer jusqu'où ira ce duo, d'autant que, rappelle enfin le journal burkinabè, « le fauteuil présidentiel n'est pas un banc où tout le monde peut s'asseoir », et « il est toujours plus facile de prendre le pouvoir à deux que de gouverner » de cette manière.  À lire aussi[Vos réactions] Sénégal : des tensions au sommet de l'État ? Le Tigré éthiopien à la Une de la presse également  La guerre entre les rebelles de cette région du nord du pays et le gouvernement central s'est achevée il y a près de trois ans, mais le Tigré en porte encore les cicatrices. Prêtes à se rouvrir, à en croire Afrique XXI : sur le papier, le conflit est fini ; sur le terrain pourtant, relate un ancien membre des TPLF, « il y a des soldats partout, même si on ne les voit pas. » Et pour cause, précise le journal : « les forces amharas n'ont pas quitté l'ouest de la région, tandis que l'armée érythréenne a élu domicile dans le nord-est, » et c'est sans compter, donc, les soldats tigréens. Un climat qui empêche la population de prendre le chemin du retour : « plus de 1 million de déplacés et des dizaines de milliers de réfugiés n'ont toujours pas pu rentrer chez eux. » De nombreuses femmes parmi ces déplacés  Le Monde Afrique s'intéresse ainsi aux 120.000 femmes victimes de viol pendant le conflit, « soit une femme tigréenne sur dix. » Ces violences ont eu lieu, parfois, raconte la fondatrice d'un centre d'aide, « dans des églises, avec l'assentiment du prêtre », de sorte que les victimes « sont persuadées que leur viol a été commis selon la volonté de Dieu. » Parfois, aussi, les témoignages relatent « des actes de torture » qu'on ne détaillera pas à l'antenne, mais dont le but est clair, selon une chercheuse citée : « rendre les femmes stériles, donc empêcher la communauté tigréenne de s'agrandir », le tout dans « un esprit de revanche, toujours intact plus de vingt ans après la fin de la guerre entre l'Ethiopie et l'Erythrée » - entre 2020 et 2022, les soldats érythréens se sont battus aux côtés de l'armée fédérale. Et maintenant que la guerre est finie, il faut, pour les victimes, faire face à « la réticence des autorités (…) à ouvrir les yeux sur ce fléau » car, dénonce une activiste, « ce serait reconnaître l'implication de leurs soldats » dans ces violences. Alors, malgré le manque de reconnaissance, malgré surtout le manque de fonds, les associations d'aide aux victimes poursuivent, sans relâche, leur travail. Après tout, soupire l'une d'elle : « si on s'arrête, qui s'occupera des survivantes ? » À lire aussiEn Éthiopie, la difficile reconstruction de milliers de femmes victimes de viols au Tigré: «je n'ai plus rien pour vivre»

Episode 811: Legal reform has also been a major topic of debate this year among state legislators, especially in the Southeast. On today's Unscripted, Neil Alldredge, president and CEO of NAMIC, talks with Caitlin Murray,  senior regional vice president at NAMIC, about the biggest advocacy changes to come out of the region during the 2025 legislative sessions.Today's episode is sponsored by Holborn.

Eritrea söker vägarna bort från total isolering, eller? Martin Schibbye berättar för Rasmus Canbäck och Brit Stakston om hur landets president Isaias Afwerkis retorik verkar förändras. Nu verkar det som att landet närmar sig sina forna rivaler TPLF i Etiopien. Dessutom har Blankspots Turkietgranskning fått stort genomslag. Hur hanterar en liten redaktion när kammaråklagaren anklagar dem för att vara en del av en påverkansoperation? På andra sidan Atlanten skaver det i Elon Musks och Donald Trumps bromance, men frågan är inte huruvida om Musk lämnat Vita huset eller inte för alltid utan vad han tar med sig och vad han lämnat kvar.

Eritrea söker vägarna bort från total isolering, eller? Martin Schibbye berättar för Rasmus Canbäck och Brit Stakston om hur landets president Isaias Afwerkis retorik verkar förändras. Nu verkar det som att landet närmar sig sina forna rivaler TPLF i Etiopien. Dessutom har Blankspots Turkietgranskning fått stort genomslag. Hur hanterar en liten redaktion när kammaråklagaren anklagar dem för att vara en del av en påverkansoperation? På andra sidan Atlanten skaver det i Elon Musks och Donald Trumps bromance, men frågan är inte huruvida om Musk lämnat Vita huset eller inte för alltid utan vad han tar med sig och vad han lämnat kvar.

Dimanche 20 avril, les festivités de Pâques battent leur plein en Éthiopie. Mais celles-ci ont en fait commencé il y a quelques jours déjà. La veille du Vendredi Saint en effet, tous les chrétiens orthodoxes préparent le Gulban, un plat traditionnel qui ne se mange que pendant les fêtes pascales. Période durant laquelle la prière a aussi une très grande place. RFI a suivi les préparatifs dans la cuisine de Daba, à Addis-Abeba. De notre correspondante à Addis-Abeba, Marlène PanaraDans sa cuisine, Daba, grand foulard blanc sur la tête, mélange à la main les grains de blés et les pois qui ont séché au soleil depuis plusieurs jours. D'un geste, elle les plonge dans l'eau bouillante. Le Gulban est en préparation. « On met juste de l'eau, du blé et des pois. On ne rajoute aucune épice. Ma grand-mère et mon arrière-grand-mère le préparaient déjà comme ça. On le mange ensuite l'après-midi, quand c'est froid », explique-t-elle.Comme des millions d'Éthiopiens, tous les ans, à la veille du Vendredi Saint, cette vieille dame de 75 ans prépare cette spécialité des fêtes de Pâques. C'est un plat volontairement simple, symbole du dénuement de Jésus-Christ. « Je me lève tôt pour cuisiner, cette recette me prend une heure. Cela fait partie de nos traditions », raconte-t-elle.Le jeûne végétarien qui précède Pâques, et la prière font aussi partie des coutumes de cette fête, l'une des plus importantes de l'année pour les chrétiens orthodoxes d'Éthiopie. Daba, elle, prie chaque matin. « On se prosterne au moins 200 ou 300 fois. Je prie pour moi d'abord, pour mes enfants ensuite, puis pour toute ma famille. Et enfin pour tous les Éthiopiens. Pour ceux qui sont pauvres, pour ceux qui sont malades, qu'ils puissent retrouver la santé. Je prie pour qu'ils vivent en paix », espère-t-elle.Malgré la fin de la guerre au Tigré en novembre 2022, la région connaît un regain de tension. La lutte politique qui oppose deux factions du parti de ce territoire du Nord, le TPLF, fait craindre la reprise d'un conflit. Des violences frappent aussi la région Amhara, au nord d'Addis-Abeba. Dans ce contexte, les fêtes de Pâques offrent un répit bienvenu. « Toutes les personnes qui vivent en Éthiopie veulent vivre en paix. Nous devons être bons, et de bons amis. On essaye d'appliquer les 10 commandements, mais parfois, c'est difficile, car nous ne sommes que des êtres humains », estime-t-elle.En Éthiopie, environ 40 % de la population, soit 46 millions de personnes, est orthodoxe. L'islam est la seconde religion du pays, et regroupe 33 % des habitants. À lire aussiÉthiopie: l'entrée au gouvernement de Getachew Reda risque d'accentuer les divisions dans le Tigré À lire aussiÉthiopie: au Tigré, une Pâque orthodoxe entre fête, tristesse et deuil

Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.   Justin and his guest, Jeff Strege, Senior Director for Risk Management at Academy Sports + Outdoors, explore what led Jeff to risk management, and the path that led to Academy Sports + Outdoors within the sporting goods and outdoor retail space. Jeff comments on his work building out the ERM framework at Academy to improve claims management, employee safety, and liability prevention. Jeff shares his approach to workers' compensation and Academy Sports + Outdoors's goal to help the workers recover and return to work. In addition to career insights, they discuss Jeff's upcoming panel participation in HUB's webinar on April 17th, “From Defense to Prevention: Strengthening Your Liability Risk Management Approach,” covering topics such as third-party litigation funding and its impact on the industry.   Listen to Jeff's wisdom, born from experience, on managing your risk career. Key Takeaways: [:01] About RIMS and RIMScast. [:14] Registration is open for RISKWORLD 2025. Engage Today and Embrace Tomorrow with RIMS, from May 4th through May 7th in Chicago, Illinois. Register at RIMS.org/RISKWORLD. [:25] After you register, visit your App Store, search for RIMS Events, and download the RIMS Events App. Select RISKWORLD 2025, load the show onto your phone, and start building your RISKWORLD itinerary! [:41] About this episode of RIMScast. Our guest is former RIMS Houston Chapter President, Jeff Strege. We will talk about his career and how ERM continues to play a pivotal role today. [1:08] RIMS-CRMP Workshops! As part of RIMS's continuing strategic partnership with Purima, we have a two-day course coming up on April 22nd and 23rd. Links to these courses can be found through the Certification page of RIMS.org and this episode's show notes. [1:28] Virtual Workshops! On June 12th, Pat Saporito will host “Managing Data for ERM” and will return on June 26th to present the very popular new course, “Generative AI for Risk Management”. [1:45] A link to the full schedule of virtual workshops can be found on the RIMS.org/education and RIMS.org/education/online-learning pages. A link is also in this episode's show notes. [1:56] RISKWORLD registration is open. Engage Today and Embrace Tomorrow, from May 4th through 7th in Chicago. Register at RIMS.org/RISKWORLD. Also, remember that there will be lots of pre-conference workshops being held in Chicago just ahead of RISKWORLD. [2:14] These courses include “Applying and Integrating ERM,” “Captives as an Alternate Risk Financing Technique,” “Contractual Risk Transfer,” “Fundamentals of Insurance,” “Fundamentals of Risk Management,” RIMS-CRMP Exam Prep, and more! The links are in the show notes. [2:33] The Spencer Educational Foundation is having a Flash Sale for sponsorships at RISKWORLD! Sponsorship pricing has been reduced for the Spencer-CNA Pickleball Social on Saturday, May 3rd, and the Spencer-Gallagher Golf Tournament on Sunday, May 4th. [2:51] Sponsorships are still available for the Spencer-Sedgwick 5K Fun Run on Tuesday, May 6th. Visit Spencered.org/riskworld2025 to learn about these opportunities and more. Also, reach out to Spencer's Executive Director Megan Miller at MMiller@Spencered.org. [3:13] Our guest today is Jeff Strege. He is the Senior Director for Risk Management at Academy Sports + Outdoors. Academy is one of the U.S.'s largest sporting goods and outdoor stores with 301 locations across 21 states, as of March 2025. [3:33] Jeff is also a long-time RIMS member. He's the former president of the RIMS Houston Chapter and is a RIMS-CRMP holder. [3:41] In addition to his outstanding resume, Jeff will be lending his insight to the RIMS Webinar on April 17th, presented by HUB in their Ready for Tomorrow series. It's called “From Defense to Prevention: Strengthening Your Liability Risk Management Approach.” A link is in the notes. [4:01] In today's RIMScast interview, we will discuss how ERM has played a role in his career and how he manages risk in so many locations at the Academy. We will get a preview of his upcoming appearance on the Hub webinar and his thoughts on third-party litigation funding and its impact. [4:27] Interview! Jeff Strege, welcome to RIMScast! [4:45] As a Houstonian, Jeff grew up with Academy Sports + Outdoors. He's a long-term customer. In September 2020, Jeff promoted himself from customer to team member, although he still is an avid customer of Academy. [5:07] As the Academy brand is so well-known and beloved in Texas, Jeff has had the Risk Director role on his radar for many years. He had told his wife many times that if that role ever opened up at Academy, he would want to talk to them. In mid-2020, it did, and here he is! [5:29] Academy has 301 stores across 21 states as of March 7, 2025, and is headquartered in Katy, Texas, a Western suburb of Houston. Jeff graduated from Katy High School. [6:23] Academy Sports + Outdoors sells fun. They say “Have fun out there.” The items Academy sells are intended to help people be outdoors and active. Academy does a lot of work around product safety with manufacturers and suppliers, making sure they're sourcing safe products. [6:45] Academy Sports + Outdoors sells firearms and ammunition. Its goal is to be the most responsible retailer of those items in the country. [7:13] Academy Sports is responsible for following the laws of 21 states. Jeff has worked for national, multi-national, and global organizations, so he has worked with similar requirements. [7:48] Jeff worked for Sysco twice, first in the 90s and then in 2016 in a risk role similar to his current role at Academy Sports. Sysco went on a growth initiative while Jeff was there the second time and it was fun to be part of that but he couldn't pass up the opening at Academy. [8:23] Academy Sports + Outdoors has a risk department of 10 who report to Jeff. Jeff oversees the Enterprise Risk Management framework, the Insurance and Data Analytic functions, the Safety functions, and the Claim Management functions. [8:50] Jeff has three direct reports and they have functional contributors who are assigned to and report to them. Jeff's management style is to find the best possible people he can find. He's not a micro-manager. All of his staff are solid professionals who are good at what they do. [9:14] That allows Jeff to focus on strategy and executing strategic objectives while the staff keeps things working from day to day. Jeff reports to the General Counsel. In other companies, Jeff has reported to the General Counsel, HR, Treasury, or Finance. [9:42] Risk can logically report up a variety of chains to the leadership of an organization, as it touches so many aspects of the business. [10:22] Relative to firearms sales, Academy Sports has a compliance team to manage the process. They do an outstanding job. [10:39] When Jeff arrived at Academy Sports, one of his charges was to mature the ERM framework across the various organizational functions. Having the opportunity to work on that made Jeff a student of the business, which is one of the Academy's values. [11:09] Coming into the business, Jeff was fortunate to receive a safety culture already well-entrenched in the distribution centers. That team has been retooled over the years and continues to evolve as it trains and supports the operators in safe practices in their work. [11:45] Academy workers' compensation goal is to help team members recover so they can come back to work. They take a deliberate approach to working with them so they get the treatment they need, their benefits are paid timely, and their questions are answered. [12:11] Academy made a TPA change a couple of years ago that's given them more proactive tools. Both safety and claims are processes that Academy Sports continues to fine-tune. [12:25] The foundational strategy is “safety first.” If you're talking about managing claims but not about safety, there's a miss there, in terms of managing risk. [13:01] Plug Time! During this interview, we discuss the RIMS Texas Regional Conference 2025, held from August 4th through the 6th in San Antonio, Texas, at the Henry  B. Gonzalez Convention Center. That's where we held RISKWORLD 2018. [13:22] The day of this episode's release, April 15th, is the day registration opens for the RIMS Texas Regional Conference. You can get the Advance Rate from now through May 16th, 2025. A link is in this episode's show notes. You can also visit the events page of RIMS.org to register. [13:43] If you will be in the Dallas/Fort Worth area on April 17th, be sure to stop by Lonestar Park for DFW RIMS's 7th Annual Night at the Races. It will be a blast! Guest, Member, and Student tickets are available. Visit DFWRIMS.org and the link in this episode's show notes. [14:12] Let's Return to My Interview with Former RIMS Houston Chapter President Jeff Strege! [14:32] Jeff arrived at Academy Sports on Monday, September 28, 2020, and the company executed its Initial Public Offering on Friday, October 2nd, 2020. In preparing for the IPO, the company had built an ERM framework that helped inform the prospectus for investors. [14:59] When Jeff joined, he was charged with taking the framework foundation and building upon it to round out how Academy Sports views risk, scopes it, and manages it across the organization. It was a fascinating process. [15:21] He's gotten to know many good, smart people who are driving aspects of the business. [15:28] Every year, Academy Sports looks at ways to enhance the framework, to make sure it's as meaningful and informative to the leadership team and board as it can be. [15:54] The framework looks at ISO standards but most of it is inward-focused within the business of Academy Sports. What's going on in the world? How do we prevent or prepare for it? Should something occur, what strategies do we have to respond, react to, and recover from it? [16:39] Before the recent tariffs were passed, the risk team had discussed tariffs generically. Tariffs appear as subsidiary risks in a few places within the framework. Nobody in an organization can control what government leaders do. [17:22] In a way, sporting goods is a seasonal industry. Academy Sports + Outdoors sells a variety of different things and operates in a variety of climates. There's a holiday season and there are gift-giving holidays. The seasons for outdoor activities differ depending on location. [17:54] In Texas, Jeff grills and fishes year-round. It's different in a Northern climate with four distinct seasons. Hunting seasons are specifically defined. The things Academy Sports sells peak at different times of the year and the peaks sort of offset themselves. [18:25] The Academy Sports merchandising teams are diligent and deliberate in how they plan for cycling products for the seasons. [18:44] Holiday is the big season. In that, Academy Sports is like other retailers. Back-to-school time is also important. [18:57] The backyard grilling is Jeff's favorite section of the store. When he goes into the store with his wife he has to look at some grills. Jeff also works out and runs so there are several aspects of the store that he shops. [19:16] Academy sells location-specific licensed apparel. In Academy Sports + Outdoors in Houston, there is gear for the Astros, Texans, and Rockets. [19:49] From the standpoint of team member safety, Jeff refers to OSHA. Also, some states have more stringent safety requirements. Jeff's safety team drives consistency of practices and training across the footprint of the 21 states where Academy Sports + Outdoors operates. [20:36] Most of Jeff's work is done in Houston but his team gets out in the field periodically on a schedule. Jeff likes to go into the stores and distribution centers. That's where the business occurs. The work at Corporate supports the people who serve and interact with customers. [21:10] RIMS Webinars! Following the success of their recent webinar, HUB International returns for the next installment of their Ready for Tomorrow Series, “From Defense to Prevention: Strengthening Your Liability Risk Management Approach”. That session will be on April 17th. [21:29] Today's guest, Jeff Strege, is a panelist in that session! He's going to talk about it a little bit right after the break. [21:38] On April 24th, RiskConnect returns to deliver “Better Together: The Marriage of Insurable Risk and Business Continuity”. [21:45] Zurich's webinar, “Understanding Third Party Litigation Funding” was rescheduled to May 1st at 1:00 p.m. Eastern. If you were already registered for the original date, you are now registered for the May 1st session with Zurich. [22:09] On May 22nd, GRC, a TÜV SÜD Company, presents their newest session, “Asset Valuations in 2025: Managing Tariffs, Inflation, and Rising Insurance Scrutiny”. [22:22] More webinars will be announced soon and added to the RIMS.org/webinars page. Go there to register. Registration is complimentary for RIMS members. [22:33] Let's Return to my Interview with Jeff Strege! [22:46] Jeff will be joining RIMS on the HUB webinar about third-party litigation funding (TPLF) on April 17th, two days after the airing of this episode. Third-party litigation funding is a major issue for RIMS and the profession. [23:08] Academy Sports + Outdoors sees TPLF from time to time in litigated matters, but not often. The HUB webinar is largely focused on rising litigation costs and the rising value of litigated matters. Third-party funding is a driving force of that rise. [23:35] When there's a funding mechanism behind the damages claim by a plaintiff, there are interest obligations with that mechanism, which can be stiff. It does inflate the value of some matters. [24:13] Once Academy Sports + Outdoors learns third-party funding is present in a litigated matter, that's in the front of mind as they evaluate and proceed with trying to conclude the case. [24:32] In the HUB webinar on April 17th, Jeff will be discussing the client's experience, not only with TPFL but also around social engineering. There is a good panel put together for this discussion with varied perspectives that will offer a well-rounded conversation. [24:55] Panelist Bob Tyson of Tyson & Mendes, a defense lawyer in California, has creative approaches to managing and negotiating litigated cases. Panelist John Ferguson, Head of Excess Casualty at Zurich Insurance, brings an insurer's perspective to the webinar. [25:29] Panelist Carol Murphy of HUB is one of the best brokers Jeff has worked with. Jeff is looking forward to sharing the stage with this group, talking about managing claims litigation, prevention, and pre-litigation management. Safety is critical. Jeff will bring that up. [26:02] The link to the webinar is in the show notes. Register today! Registration is complimentary for RIMS members! You'll hear this webinar live with Jeff Strege of Academy Sports, Fred Ferguson of Zurich, Bob Tyson of Tyson & Mendes, and Carol Murphy of HUB. [26:34] Jeff has been involved with RIMS since the mid-1990s when he was with Sysco Foods for the first time and was elevated to the risk management role there. Starting with Houston, Jeff has been involved in various chapters in various capacities. [27:07] RIMS has been an important part of Jeff's career. He's gained solid relationships through RIMS that have yielded business relationships and relationships where he's been able to help others and be helped by them. RIMS will be very important to him as long as he works in risk. [27:51] Jeff was President of RIMS Houston for two years, until January of 2024. He serves on the board as Past President. [28:12] Having moved around the country and having held different roles, Jeff has met risk professionals from many areas. He says RIMS has high-quality chapters all over the country. The four Texas RIMS chapters have a lot of positive energy. [28:47] The chapters are working together with Justin's team in New York to host the first-ever Texas RIMS Regional Conference this August. Jeff is on the planning committee and he's excited about it. [29:04] The RIMS Texas Regional Conference will be held from August 4th through the 6th at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, on the River Walk, the site of RISKWORLD 2018. San Antonio is Jeff's favorite city in Texas. It's a wonderful host city. [29:30] There is a link in the show notes to the RIMS Texas Regional Conference 2025. Registration will open the week of the airing of this episode! [29:49] Jeff is a RIMS-CRMP holder. He earned that certification in November of 2019. He was excited to see RIMS introduce the certification. What he likes about CRMP is its governance focus. [30:23] Jeff had been doing risk management for a long time. The CRMP website has good sample test questions on it. He decided to work through the test questions several times. Then went and took the exam and scored pretty well, largely based on his experience. [30:48] Jeff says his ERM work over the years was helpful. The RIMS-CRMP is a good designation. Jeff appreciates that RIMS gives CRMP holders opportunities to network. He will continue to carry the designation as long as he is working. [31:09] Mos recertification points are CE-related. Jeff relies heavily on the Houston chapter's offerings and the sessions and seminars at RIMS functions. He appreciates the flexibility in terms of what qualifies, such as participation in broker-sponsored industry education. [31:50] Developing and delivering educational content is a favorite of Jeff's. He has served as Risk Manager in Residence (now Risk Manager on Campus). Jeff tells every risk manager it's amazing and they need to do it at least once. Jeff enjoys education and is always learning. [32:24] Jeff shares his advice for risk professionals. As Boomers in the industry start to retire, it's important to help the industry recruit, train, and young talent. It's a passion of Jeff's. [32:52] There are a few things Jeff would tell young professionals. One is you are the CEO of your career. Your career is your responsibility. Don't wait for a leader to bring opportunities or promotions to you. Be a student of your craft and trade. Set goals with plans to achieve them. [33:20] Jeff has managed his career that way by making strategic moves when it made sense for him to do so. He has no regrets. You're the CEO of your career, all in. Don't wait for others to act on your behalf. Whatever it is, be a student of your craft and seek opportunities to learn. [33:45] Grow your knowledge base, your experience, and your network. Jeff has benefited from RIMS in having a network of people who lean on each other and learn from each other. It's a wonderful thing! [33:58] Be a student of your business, wherever it is. Make connections within it. Seek out mentorships to learn on a broad basis what the business does and what its objectives are. You position yourself more visibly to add more value and to grow. [34:29] Jeff Strege, you have been such an inspiration today. I appreciate you so much for joining us here on RIMScast and being so giving with your time and wisdom! I look forward to seeing you at the first-ever Texas Regional 2025, August 4th through 6th in San Antonio! [34:48] Special thanks again to Jeff Strege for joining us here today on RIMScast! I look forward to seeing him at many RIMS events, including the first-ever RIMS Texas Regional Conference 2025, which will be held from August 4th through the 6th in San Antonio, Texas. [35:05] Register today through the link in this episode's show notes. [35:12] Plug Time! You can sponsor a RIMScast episode for this, our weekly show, or a dedicated episode. Links to sponsored episodes are in the show notes. [35:37] RIMScast has a global audience of risk and insurance professionals, legal professionals, students, business leaders, C-Suite executives, and more. Let's collaborate and help you reach them! Contact pd@rims.org for more information. [35:56] Become a RIMS member and get access to the tools, thought leadership, and network you need to succeed. Visit RIMS.org/membership or email membershipdept@RIMS.org for more information. [36:13] Risk Knowledge is the RIMS searchable content library that provides relevant information for today's risk professionals. Materials include RIMS executive reports, survey findings, contributed articles, industry research, benchmarking data, and more. [36:29] For the best reporting on the profession of risk management, read Risk Management Magazine at RMMagazine.com. It is written and published by the best minds in risk management. [36:43] Justin Smulison is the Business Content Manager at RIMS. You can email Justin at Content@RIMS.org. [36:50] Thank you all for your continued support and engagement on social media channels! We appreciate all your kind words. Listen every week! Stay safe!   Links: RISKWORLD 2025 — May 4‒7 | Register today! Download the RIMS Events app! Spencer's RISKWORLD Events — Register or Sponsor! RIMS Texas Regional 2025 – August 3‒5 | Advance registration rates are now open. DFW RIMS - 7th Annual Night at the Races / Lone Star Park – April 17, 2025 RIMS-Certified Risk Management Professional (RIMS-CRMP) RISK PAC | RIMS Advocacy RIMS Risk Management magazine RIMS Now The Strategic and Enterprise Risk Center Spencer Educational Foundation — General Grants 2026 — Application Dates Announcement: RIMS and The Institute for Internal Auditors' Strategic Alliance on Education Nominations for the Donald M. Stuart Award [Canada] RIMS Webinars: RIMS.org/Webinars “Ready for Tomorrow? From Defense to Prevention: Strengthening Your Liability Risk Management Approach” | Sponsored by Hub International | April 17, 2025 “Better Together: The Marriage of Insurable Risk and Business Continuity” | Sponsored by Riskonnect | April 24, 2025 “Understanding Third Party Litigation Funding” | Sponsored by Zurich | May 1, 2025 “Asset Valuations in 2025: Managing Tariffs, Inflation, and Rising Insurance Scrutiny” | Sponsored by GRC, a TÜV SÜD Company | May 22, 2025   Upcoming RIMS-CRMP Prep Virtual Workshops: RIMS-CRMP Exam Prep with PARIMA | April 22‒23 Full RIMS-CRMP Prep Course Schedule   Upcoming Virtual Workshops: “Managing Data for ERM” | June 12 | Instructor: Pat Saporito  “Generative AI for Risk Management” | June 26 | Instructor: Pat Saporito See the full calendar of RIMS Virtual Workshops RIMS-CRMP Prep Workshops   Related RIMScast Episodes: “Maintaining an Award-Winning ERM Program with Michael Zuraw” “Scenario Planning with the RIMS SERMC” “ERMotivation with Carrie Frandsen, RIMS-CRMP” “Risk Quantification Through Value-Based Frameworks” “Applying ERM Theory with Elise Farnham” “On Risk Appetite and Tolerance”   Sponsored RIMScast Episodes: “Understanding Third-Party Litigation Funding” | Sponsored by Zurich (New!) “What Risk Managers Can Learn From School Shootings” | Sponsored by Merrill Herzog (New!) “Simplifying the Challenges of OSHA Recordkeeping” | Sponsored by Medcor “Risk Management in a Changing World: A Deep Dive into AXA's 2024 Future Risks Report” | Sponsored by AXA XL “How Insurance Builds Resilience Against An Active Assailant Attack” | Sponsored by Merrill Herzog “Third-Party and Cyber Risk Management Tips” | Sponsored by Alliant “RMIS Innovation with Archer” | Sponsored by Archer “Navigating Commercial Property Risks with Captives” | Sponsored by Zurich “Breaking Down Silos: AXA XL's New Approach to Casualty Insurance” | Sponsored by AXA XL “Weathering Today's Property Claims Management Challenges” | Sponsored by AXA XL “Storm Prep 2024: The Growing Impact of Convective Storms and Hail” | Sponsored by Global Risk Consultants, a TÜV SÜD Company “Partnering Against Cyberrisk” | Sponsored by AXA XL “Harnessing the Power of Data and Analytics for Effective Risk Management” | Sponsored by Marsh “Accident Prevention — The Winning Formula For Construction and Insurance” | Sponsored by Otoos “Platinum Protection: Underwriting and Risk Engineering's Role in Protecting Commercial Properties” | Sponsored by AXA XL “Elevating RMIS — The Archer Way” | Sponsored by Archer   RIMS Publications, Content, and Links: RIMS Membership — Whether you are a new member or need to transition, be a part of the global risk management community! RIMS Virtual Workshops On-Demand Webinars RIMS-Certified Risk Management Professional (RIMS-CRMP) RISK PAC | RIMS Advocacy RIMS Strategic & Enterprise Risk Center RIMS-CRMP Stories — Featuring RIMS President Kristen Peed!   RIMS Events, Education, and Services: RIMS Risk Maturity Model®   Sponsor RIMScast: Contact sales@rims.org or pd@rims.org for more information.   Want to Learn More? Keep up with the podcast on RIMS.org, and listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.   Have a question or suggestion? Email: Content@rims.org.   Join the Conversation! Follow @RIMSorg on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.   About our guest: Jeff Strege, MBA, ARM, RIMS-CRMP, Sr. Director, Risk Management, Academy Sports + Outdoors   Production and engineering provided by Podfly.  

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What do you think of the audio versions of articles, read by an AI-generated voice, that we've been featuring on this podcast feed of late? Our publisher wants your comments. Listen to the episode to find out where to send your thoughts. In this briefing, originally published March 27, 2025, Fred Harter looks at the potential for fresh conflict in Ethiopia. Ethiopia, Eritrea and Tigray Are Back on a War Footing ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia—A political crisis in Ethiopia's war-battered Tigray escalated dramatically in March, bringing armed men out onto the streets and raising fears of a fresh conflict in the still-fragile region. At its heart is a power struggle between Debretsion Gebremichael, chairman of the dominant Tigray People's Liberation Front, or TPLF, party, and Getachew Reda, Tigray's interim regional president and Debretsion's deputy in the TPLF. But in the background lurks a potentially more explosive dynamic: the escalating rivalry between Ethiopia's federal government and Eritrea, which united in the war against Tigray in 2020-2022 but fell out over the peace deal that ended it. More than two years later, tensions between the two are spiking over Ethiopia's quest to end its status as the world's most-populous landlocked country. ... Listen to hear the rest, or read it here: https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/ethiopia-eritrea-tigray-war/  

War is looming once again in Tigray, a northern region of Ethiopia near the border with Eritrea. Political disputes are fragmenting the regional government and sparking warnings of a new crisis. Tigray has not yet recovered from a devastating war that ended in 2022. With aid cuts now worsening hunger and uncertainty, is it on the brink of another catastrophic conflict? In this episode: Samuel Getachew (@GetachewSS), Journalist Episode credits: This episode was produced by Chloe K. Li, Sonia Bhagat, Sarí el-Khalili, with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Khaled Soltan, Hanah Shokeir, Melanie Marich, Remas Alhawari, and our guest host, Kevin Hirten. It was edited by Noor Wazwaz. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhemm. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Instagram, X, Facebook, Threads and YouTube

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Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.   Justin Smulison interviews RIMS General Counsel and VP of External Affairs Mark Prysock about the RIMS Advocacy, the RIMS Legislative Summit being postponed to Q1 2025 to work with a fresh Congress and Administration. Mark covers a few of the important legislative issues potentially affecting RIMS and RIMS members, including the Tomorrow's Workforce Act, the negative impact of increasing the tax burden on 501(c)(6) non-profit organizations like RIMS, and the national security issues at stake if nothing is done to make third party litigation funding transparent. Listen for information and inspiration to get more involved in RIMS Advocacy.   Key Takeaways: [:01] About RIMS. [:15] About this episode. Justin introduces return guest Mark Prysock, RIMS General Counsel and VP of External Affairs. [:42] Events! We've got the DFW RIMS 2024 Fall Conference and Spa Event happening on September 19th in Irving, Texas. Learn more about that event in Episode 299, which features an interview with the Texas State Office of Risk Management. [1:00] Also on September 19th is the RIMS Chicago Chapter's Chicagoland Risk Forum 2024. Register at ChicagolandRiskForum.org. [1:09] Registration opened for the RIMS Canada Conference 2024 which will be held from October 6th through the 9th in Vancouver. Visit RIMSCanadaConference.ca to register. [1:21] Registration is also open for the RIMS Western Regional, which will be held from September 29th through October 1st at the Sun River Resort in Oregon. Register at RIMSWesternRegional.com. [1:35] We want you to join us in Boston on November 18th and 19th for the RIMS ERM Conference 2024. The agenda is live. The keynote will be announced soon. We want to see you there! A link is on this page. [1:50] All RIMS regional conference information can be found on the Events page at RIMS.org. [1:57] If you want to present a session at RISKWORLD 2025 in Chicago, you are in luck! The deadline to submit your session has been extended to Monday, September 9th, 2024. A link is in this episode's notes. [2:12] We will be bringing out Mark Prysock in just a moment but before we get started, let's talk RIMS Webinars! All RIMS Webinars registration pages are available through RIMS.org/webinars. [2:26] On September 5th, Merrill Herzog makes their RIMS Webinars debut with the Role of Insurance in Building Resilience Against an Active Assailant Attack. [2:35] On September 19th, Origami Risk returns to deliver Leveraging Integrated Risk Management For Strategic Advantage. On September 26th, Archer returns to explore The Future of RMIS: Beyond Traditional Approaches. Webinars for October are also available. [2:52] Justin jumped ahead a little bit, though. On September 12th, HUB International returns to deliver the third part of their Ready for Tomorrow series, Pivot and Swerve: Staying Agile During Shifting Market Dynamics. [3:07] Justin is delighted to be joined by the moderator for that session, the Chief Marketing Officer for Canada at HUB International, Linda Regner Dykeman. Justin welcomes Linda to RIMScast and introduces the upcoming global webinar on staying agile that Linda will host. [3:38] The webinar will be at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 12th. Linda says they will be discussing current market trends and challenges. The industry has been able to produce some very strong profits over the last few years. [3:52] The market needed correction after many years of unprofitability driven by weather events in the property line where rates seemed to be unsustainable. Casualty also had its issues, particularly with Directors and Officers Liability. [4:10] As a result of the profitability the industry was able to achieve over the last few years, most carriers have become more competitive in growing their books of business. This competition is not being seen in all lines, segments, or geographies. [4:27] Some catastrophe-prone zones such as BC and Alberta have not seen the same level of competition across the board. As the market transitions from a hard market to a competitive environment, there is some unusual and inconsistent behavior. [4:44] Carriers in Canada are being more flexible with their appetite. London is looking to grow significantly over the next couple of years with goals of hitting $100 billion by 2025. Add to that NGAs who are seeing their market share change as local carriers become more competitive. [5:02] As we transition out of what was considered to be a hard market, we see a lot of inconsistency in this market. [5:11] Add to this the supply chain issues, which are not what they once were, the economy is flat with spending, once normalized for an increase in population, it reflects that of a market in a recession. [5:25] We, as brokers, are finding competitive solutions to protect our clients. We have to pivot and swerve to discover the right opportunities. [5:37] We had a significant rain event in Toronto, followed by one of the worst wildfires Jasper has ever seen, seemingly a once-in-a-hundred-year event; weather catastrophes are more severe and more frequent. [5:50] How is this going to change the availability of capacity and pricing? Time will tell, as insurers try to figure out if their pricing models included the right loadings for these events. [6:12] Being informed by what is happening in the market; the trends, the opportunities, what's available, and partnering with the right broker, will help a risk manager make an informed decision, appropriate for their business. [6:34] The panelists have decades of experience and expertise across North America. They work with clients, markets, and other experts and bring a much broader perspective and experience to this session. [6:49] Steve Pottle is the risk manager on the panel. He's been omnipresent in RIMS Canada for years. He's a former RIMS VP and is currently the Director for Risk and Safety Services at Thompson Rivers University. Justin says he's one of the best and Linda agrees. [7:20] Linda will moderate. She'll ask the panelists questions HUB International has received from its clients, based on what they are seeing happening in the environment around them. She would also like the audience to pose some questions. Audience participation is encouraged. [7:44] Justin thanks Linda Regner Dykeman of HUB International, and will see her again on September 12th, 2024 for the third installment of HUB's Ready for Tomorrow series, Pivot and Swerve: Staying Agile During Shifting Market Dynamics. [8:02] Interview! Justin introduces Mark Prysock, RIMS General Counsel and VP of External Affairs. Mark will provide a RIMS Advocacy update and talk about the legislative issues on RIMS's radar and the status of the next RIMS legislative summit. Mark, welcome to RIMScast! [8:36] Mark Prysock is the hardest-working lawyer that Justin knows. Justin wants him to be on RIMScast weekly. Mark says he will try to be on at least once a quarter. [9:13] The Legislative Summit has been postponed to Q1 2025 as the time Congress has left in 2024 is focused on passing continuing resolutions to keep the government open. It's not an ideal time for RIMS to come to D.C. with their legislative priorities. [10:07] Q1 2025 will be great for RIMS to go to D.C. to talk about RIMS's priorities. The new Congress will be seated with new Committee Chairs and Ranking Members. There will be a new administration, so a lot of new Executive Branch jobs will have been filled. [10:46] In Q4 2024, RIMS Advocacy will announce to RIMS members the date for the Legislative Summit of Q1 2025. It will be live, in person, on Capitol Hill, similar to the 2023 event. [11:03] RIMS Advocacy hopes to set up educational sessions on Wednesday in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce building, with a reception Wednesday evening with a fund-raising event for RISKPAC. On Thursday, everyone will descend on Capitol Hill and lobby RIMS's issues. [11:46] RISKPAC has been going to a lot of fund-raising events for key members of Congress who sit on committees with jurisdiction over legislative issues that matter to RIMS. They focus on the Chairs, Ranking Members, and other committee members. [12:15] RISKPAC has had some good one-on-one time with members of Congress and their key staff members to talk about RIMS's issues. [12:31] Greg McKenna is the Chair of the RISKPAC Trustees Committee. He supports everything RIMS is doing on the legislative front and knows that RISKPAC plays a vital role in helping RIMS accomplish those legislative objectives. Greg has been a RIMScast guest. [13:20] Mark discusses some association-specific issues. RIMS is working in a coalition with ASAE on the Tomorrow's Workforce Act. That legislation would liberalize 529 College Savings Plans to allow individuals to use them for post-secondary training and credentialing. [14:21] The funds could be used for licenses and professional certifications like the RIMS-CRMP, for example. This is a successful bi-partisan, bi-cameral issue that has made good progress through the House. RISKPAC hopes something will get done by the end of 2024. [14:53] If the Tomorrow's Workforce Act doesn't pass this year, RISKPAC will pursue it aggressively in the next session of Congress. [15:05] The next issue is that Democrats and Republicans in the House and the Senate seem to believe that 501(c)(6) organizations like RIMS should be paying more taxes than they currently pay. The idea is to start taxing non-profits on their net income. [16:16] A lot of associations like RIMS would be significantly negatively impacted if that happened. It would have an impact on a lot of organizations' abilities to offer programs to their members and in other ways. [16:41] RIMS will participate actively with another ASAE coalition to educate members of Congress about why non-profits should remain untaxed. That is going to be an aggressive effort that is kicking off now and into 2025. [17:08] Both houses of Congress have working groups figuring out the approach to this issue. When the new Congress is seated, we may see some legislative proposals. The association community thinks it is extremely important to ramp up an educational campaign now. [17:36] RIMS has members who are part of not-for-profits or associations and they should be paying close attention to our developments and progress here. It's another reason RIMS members should join the Legislative Summit in 2025, to learn more about this sort of issue. [18:09] One more quick break! The Spencer Educational Foundation's goal is to help build a talent pipeline of risk management and insurance professionals. That is achieved, in part, by a collaboration with risk management and insurance educators across the U.S. and Canada. [18:26] Whether you want to apply for a grant, participate in the Risk Manager on Campus program, or just learn more about Spencer, visit SpencerEd.org. [18:37] On September 12th, 2024, we look forward to seeing you at the Spencer Funding Their Future Gala at The Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. Our recent guest from Episode 293, Lilian Vanvieldt-Gray, will be our honoree. [18:53] Lilian is the Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer at Alliant Insurance Services and she will be honored for her valuable contributions to supporting the future of risk management and insurance. [19:10] That was a great episode, so after you finish this one, please go back and listen to Episode 293. [19:16] Let's Conclude Our Interview! RIMS CEO Gary LaBranche was the RIMScast guest on Episode 300. An item that was discussed on Gary's risk radar is third-party litigation funding (TPLF). Mark Prysock dives deeper into TPLF and what it means to RIMS members. [20:21] TPLF is when third parties, such as hedge funds, private equity groups, or sovereign funds, invest in litigation with the idea that the litigation has a positive result, such as a settlement or payout, and the investor will get a nice return. [20:47] The problem with TPLF is that right now, it is not in any way transparent. Judges and opposing parties often have no idea who is funding litigation. RIMS's focus has been on foreign entities' involvement in litigation. [21:24] There is real concern about having foreign funds invest in litigation because it presents both national security concerns and economic concerns. If a foreign fund invests in litigation against a defense contractor, there is a risk of economic damage to the defense contractor. [21:54] In some cases, foreign funds would see documents that are part of the discovery and litigation process, which could include highly confidential information. This is a matter of growing concern. Key individuals in Congress recognize that something has to be done here. [22:22] What we've seen so far have been a couple of legislative proposals that focus on disclosure. Any third parties that would stand to benefit financially from any sort of contingency relationship in litigation would have to be disclosed to the judge and all parties to the case. [22:47] If there is a litigation funding agreement, that agreement would need to be shared with the court. Mark does not think we will have much success in stopping TPLF domestically. [23:10] RIMS's focus will be on the aspect of foreign manipulation of our courts and the extent to which foreign funds might be behind significant and very expensive litigation here in the U.S. [23:45] Mark believes RIMS Advocacy will try to find ways to work with its friends in the insurance industry on this issue. Mark cites Chubb Limited's Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg's keynote address at RISKWORLD 2024. [24:03] Evan Greenberg mentioned TPLF as a significant problem from the industry's perspective but not one the industry can take the lead in addressing. It's an opportunity for RIMS to step forward and put together a coalition to work on this issue with the insurance community. [24:37] Key members of the House and Senate are focused on this issue. That offers RIMS Advocacy a good place to start, working with them, their committee staff, and other members of Congress who would be willing to get behind and support some changes. [25:04] Foreign funds from sanctioned nations that we don't want infiltrating the U.S. judicial system may be participating in TPLF. [25:44] Justin hopes we make great progress in the next six months and that the Legislative Summit will have gone on as scheduled. Justin will keep members and listeners apprised of the date. Mark will come back to RIMScast in six months. [26:15] Justin thanks Mark for joining us here on RIMScast. [26:22] Special thanks again to my friend, Mark Prysock, RIMS General Counsel and VP of External Affairs. For more information about RIMS's public policy efforts, visit RIMS.org/advocacy and we will keep you updated on the RIMS Legislative Summit 2025. [26:44] It's RIMS plug time! The RIMS App is available to RIMS members exclusively. 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There will be a new administration, so a lot of new Executive Branch jobs will have been filled. — Mark Prysock   RIMS is working in a coalition with ASAE on the Tomorrow's Workforce Act. That legislation would liberalize 529 College Savings Plans to allow individuals to use them for post-secondary training and credentialing. — Mark Prysock   Democrats and Republicans in the House and the Senate seem to believe that 501(c)(6) organizations like RIMS should be paying more taxes than they currently pay. They are suggesting taxing non-profits on their net income. — Mark Prysock   There is real concern about having foreign funds invest in litigation because it presents both national security and economic concerns. If a foreign fund invests in litigation against a defense contractor, there is a risk of economic damage to the contractor. — Mark Prysock  

Will Africa's past experience with health emergencies help in tackling the Mpox outbreak?Could a rift within Ethiopia's TPLF party derail the Pretoria peace agreement?And was a landslide at a rubbish dump in the Ugandan capital that killed at least 30 people preventable?Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Joseph Keen, Charles Gitonga and Nyasha Michelle Technical Producer: Chris Ablakwa Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga Editors:Alice Muthengi and Andre LombArd

C'est un invité exclusif sur RFI ce matin. Debretsion Gebremichael était le chef de l'autorité tigréenne durant la guerre civile qui a opposé, de 2020 à 2022, le Tigré, région du Nord de l'Éthiopie, et le pouvoir fédéral d'Addis-Abeba allié à l'Erythrée voisine et aux régions éthiopiennes Amharas et autres. Une guerre civile sanglante. L'Union africaine a parlé d'au moins 600 000 morts. De nombreux observateurs soupçonnent aussi un génocide. L'accord de paix de Pretoria a mis fin au conflit en novembre 2022. Mais les défis sont immenses. Des centaines de milliers de déplacés ne sont toujours pas rentrés. Le Tigré est toujours en partie occupé. Debretsion Gebremichael est aujourd'hui le chef du TPLF, le principal parti au Tigré. Il répond à notre envoyé spécial. RFI : presque deux ans après l'accord de paix où en est son application ? Les progrès ont l'air très lents.Debretsion Gebremichael : Oui. Cet accord a été signé depuis bientôt deux ans. L'exécution est très lente...Au début il y avait des progrès. Les services publics avaient été relancés. Les communications, l'électricité, le transport, les financements du gouvernement. Tout le monde était heureux. On avançait. Et le plus important, c'est qu'il n'y avait plus de combat. Même si la paix n'était pas installée dans tout le Tigré, la plus grande partie du territoire était sous le contrôle de notre gouvernement…Mais le plus important est qu'il n'y avait plus de combats, plus de tueries, plus de destructions, plus de bombardements. Donc c'était très positif…Mais après un temps, les progrès ont ralenti. Le plus gros problème, c'est la présence au Tigré de génocidaires. Ils ne sont pas partis. Il y a eu Pretoria, accord auquel s'est rajouté la déclaration de Nairobi il y a quelques mois. Il était prévu qu'une fois la remise de nos armes lourdes terminée, le retrait des troupes serait réalisé en même temps.À lire aussiÉthiopie: les habitants de Dowhan, au Tigré, sous la menace constante de l'armée érythréenneEnsuite il était prévu le retour des déplacés chez eux, et la mise en place d'une véritable administration intérimaire…Or le retrait et le retour des déplacés auraient dû être faits l'an dernier. On a plus d'un an de retard. Et en attendant, les gens meurent par manque d'aide humanitaire, de soins, ils sont encore psychologiquement très touchés, alors que dans les zones encore occupées, le génocide continue… Donc les souffrances des Tigréens et du Tigré continuent. Nous sommes toujours à l'agonie.Oui au départ c'était très positif, il y avait un grand espoir que la paix soit complète, que les groupes armés allaient se retirer, que les déplacés rentrent et que la réhabilitation suive, etc. Donc aujourd'hui notre sentiment est mitigé sur l'application de l'accord…Pourquoi selon vous cet accord met tant de temps à être appliqué ? Certains parlent d'un manque de volonté politique.Absolument. Parce que l'accord dit bien que la responsabilité de ces étapes largement retardées repose sur le gouvernement fédéral…C'est Addis Abéba qui doit réaliser le retrait des forces Amharas et Erythréennes. Les Amharas font partie du gouvernement. Les Erythréens font partie d'une alliance avec le pouvoir fédéral, donc c'est lui qui est responsable, c'est lui qui doit dire aux Erythréens et aux Amharas de rentrer chez eux.Pensez-vous que cette inaction est volontaire de la part d'Addis Abéba, comme si le pouvoir fédéral voulait s'en prendre de nouveau au Tigré ? Ou bien est-ce de la simple lenteur administrative par exemple ?Il y aura toujours des problèmes administratifs dans l'application de l'accord. Mais là ça va plus loin. C'est un choix politique. S'il y avait de la bonne volonté, ça aurait pu être fait. Un retard est possible, mais quand le retard atteint plus d'un an, on va au-delà du problème administratif.On note le manque criant d'aide humanitaire alors que les besoins sont énormes. Pensez-vous que la communauté internationale a oublié le Tigré et est accaparée par d'autres crises ?Nous savons que le monde est en crise. L'Ukraine, Gaza, crise après crise c'est la réalité d'aujourd'hui. Quant au Tigré, ce que nous avons obtenu pour aider à la reconstruction est une infime partie de ce qui a été donné à l'Ukraine.Ce qui compte c'est l'attention qu'obtient une crise, pas son ampleur. Et c'est le cas pour le Tigré où je vois un manque de volonté politique. Quand la guerre était en cours, la communauté internationale surveillait de près. Le Conseil de Sécurité était très occupé avec ce conflit. Mais dès qu'un semblant de paix est arrivé, l'attention s'est portée ailleurs, nous n'étions plus une priorité. Et aujourd'hui il y a un manque de bonne volonté. Le gouvernement fédéral ne pousse pas non plus… Donc c'est une combinaison des deux…Quelles mesures urgentes doivent être prises pour permettre le retour des déplacés ? Et qui devrait sécuriser les zones de leur retour ? L'armée fédérale ? Les forces tigréennes ?Là-dessus, les vues sont différentes. Pour nous, la sécurité doit être assurée par nos forces. La responsabilité globale doit être donnée à l'administration provisoire du Tigré et son armée si nécessaire…Pour nous c'est prévu dans la constitution. Dans la page 1 de l'accord de paix il est dit que toutes les résolutions doivent être en accord avec la constitution. Donc là-dessus, le texte fondamental dit bien que c'est le Tigré qui gère sa sécurité…Mais le pouvoir fédéral a un point de vue différent. Il dit que la sécurité dépend de lui. Mais pour nous c'est clair, le Tigré doit être responsable de la sécurité sur son sol.L'accord prévoyait que les combattants tigréens remettent toutes leurs armes et s'intègrent dans un programme de DDR. Il y a quelques mois, les autorités régionales avaient annoncé que 250 000 hommes détenaient toujours des armes. Certains pourraient accuser les Tigréens d'un manque de volontéNon nous n'avons pas de manque de volonté concernant la démobilisation de nos hommes. Ça fait partie de l'accord…Mais on ne peut pas analyser le DDR seul. D'abord il faut un retrait total des forces qui occupent le Tigré. Or ce n'est pas encore le cas. Le DDR ne peut pas être fait avant cela…Sur les armes, nous avons rendu les plus lourdes. Ça a même été fait plus tôt qu'attendu. Nous avons agi vite en espérant que le retrait se ferait également rapidement. Mais ça n'a pas été le cas. Donc dans ce cas vous ne pouvez pas avoir de DDR. Sans retrait total, pas de DDR… Et dans les faits, nous avons démobilisé nous-mêmes. En dehors du processus formel de DDR. Puisque nous n'avons plus besoin d'autant de combattants. Plus de 100 000 hommes sont rentrés chez eux. Ensuite il y a des problèmes logistiques et autres qui représentent un énorme poids pour nous. Or nous ne recevons pas assez de soutien d'Addis Abéba alors qu'un soutien logistique était prévu. Jusqu'à ce que le DDR commence.Nous ne disons pas que nous allons redéployer nos forces, non. Nous avons accepté de les démobiliser. Mais d'abord, le retrait doit être complet.Donc le DDR n'aura pas lieu tant que les Amharas et les Erythréens seront encore au Tigré ?Oui. Ça ne peut pas se faire. Et même après leur retrait, il faut un certain temps. Un DDR ne se réalise pas en un jour. Redéployer plus de 200 000 combattants demande des milliards d'investissement, il faut des programmes, des formations, tellement d'étapes sont nécessaires. Donc il faudra du temps. Nous sommes d'accord avec le principe de DDR. Mais il se fera après le retrait complet…Il faudra aussi examiner la question de la sécurité sur le terrain. On ne peut pas renvoyer tout le monde chez soi. Nous ne savons pas encore combien, mais nous aurons besoin d'hommes pour sécuriser le territoire.Mais ça se fera selon l'accord signé avec Addis Abéba et peut-être avec l'aide de l'Union Africaine. Ce sera dans le cadre d'un accord international. Donc nous sommes prêts, nous sommes mobilisés, mais il faut que ces conditions soient remplies.Le problème c'est que l'Erythrée n'est pas signataire de l'accord de Pretoria. Or ses soldats occupent toujours le Nord du Tigré, disant que cette zone leur appartient.Ils ne sont pas signataires, mais ce sont les alliés du gouvernement fédéral. Donc c'est une responsabilité d'Addis Abéba. Parce que c'est à son invitation que les Erythréens sont intervenus…Donc c'est au pouvoir central de leur dire de partir. Mais comme ce sont leurs alliés, Addis reste silencieux. A cause du poids du passé, ils sont silencieux. Nous devons pousser le pouvoir central, qui doit pousser les Erythréens à se retirer…La commission génocide dit que tous les criminels doivent être jugés. Y compris le président Erythréen Issaias Afeworki et le Premier ministre éthiopien Abiy Ahmed, avec qui vous avez signé la paix. Doivent-ils passer devant la justice ?Les auteurs doivent être tenus pour responsables. Cela peut concerner le Premier ministre, le président érythréen. Cela dépendra de qui est responsable de quoi…Donc les poursuites peuvent concerner n'importe qui. Moi je ne peux pas dire qui a commis tel ou tel crime. Cela doit être déterminé par une mission internationale. Mais mon avis est que oui, ils doivent être poursuivis, car ce sont les leaders, ce sont les donneurs d'ordre.Ces investigations doivent-elles inclure les TDF ? Car beaucoup accusent les forces tigréennes d'avoir aussi commis des crimes notamment en région Afar mais pas seulement.Selon moi les TDF ne peuvent pas se rendre coupable d'un génocide. Car les TDF sont le produit d'un génocide. Les TDF sont du côté des victimes, pour protéger les Tigréens des génocidaires. Je suis un de leurs leaders et nous n'avons eu aucune intention d'attaquer qui que ce soit, Amharas ou autres. Non.C'est vrai je ne peux pas exclure des incidents puisque nous nous battions en région Afar et Amhara. Mais je ne peux pas croire qu'on ait commis des actes de génocide. Cependant nous sommes ouverts à toute enquête et nous verrons le résultat.Et si la justice vous met en cause personnellement, en tant que leader, est-ce que vous collaborerez ?Absolument. Je suis prêt. Je répondrai à toute enquête.Pensez-vous qu'après tout ce qui s'est passé, les Tigréens sont prêts à faire la paix avec les Amharas, avec les Erythréens et autres ?Vous savez je parle en tant que leader, mais je connais aussi l'intérêt de mon peuple. La paix est la priorité pour nous. Il faut la paix avec tout le monde. Que ce soit au niveau des populations que des politiques. Et d'ailleurs ce sont parfois les gens qui veulent davantage la paix que les politiques qui ont parfois leurs propres intérêts.Mais politiquement il pourrait y avoir des obstacles avec les atrocités et le génocide commis, par l'armée érythréenne et l'armée éthiopienne…Mais entre population il n'y a aucun problème, elles veulent vivre en paix avec tout le monde.Est-ce qu'une indépendance du Tigré est quelque chose d'inconcevable aujourd'hui ?Je ne l'écarterais pas totalement. Pour y arriver en tout cas il faut un référendum, en accord avec la constitution. Elle donne ce droit. Du moment qu'il est établi que les Tigréens veulent un référendum. C'est stipulé dans le texte. Donc je ne peux pas dire que ça n'arrivera jamais, mais ça devra suivre le processus constitutionnel...À lire aussiÉthiopie: dans le Tigré, la crise alimentaire empire depuis la suspension du Programme alimentaire mondial*************************************************************************► Aujourd'hui, vous entendrez en exclusivité : un reportage Afrique à Dowhan, dernière localité du Nord vivant sous la menace constate des soldats Erythréens ; dans nos journaux, un sujet sur le retour de l'Anthrax, des décennies après la disparition de la maladie au Tigré.

Content warning for discussion of genocide, torture, mutilation, rape, and slavery Hey, Hi, Hello, this is the History Wizard and welcome back for Day 15 of Have a Day w/ The History Wizard. Thank you to everyone who tuned in for Day 14 last week, and especially thank you to everyone who rated and/or reviewed the podcast. I hope you all learned something last week and I hope the same for this week. This week marks the 6th part of our mini series of currently ongoing genocides and humanitarian crises. Episode 2 was on Palestine, Episode 11 was on Congo, episode 12 was on Sudan, episode 13 was on Xinjiang, episode 14 was on Rakhine State, and today's episode will cover the genocide that is ongoing in Tigray in Ethiopia. Let's see what the Alchemist's Table has in store for us this time. Today's libation is called Memories of Summer. Muddle some mint and strawberries in the bottom of your shaker, add .5 oz of simple syrup, 2 oz of gunpowder gin, stir well for about 30 seconds before double straining over ice and topping with lemonade. Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint and enjoy. Now it's time for everyone's favorite part, it's time for the historical context. Tigray is both the northernmost regional state in Ethiopia, as well as an ethnicity. Tigray is known as the birthplace of Ethiopian civilization and their motto is “There is no mountain we would not climb.” That's fucking badass. When the Scramble for Africa began at the end of the 19th century CE barely 10% of africa was under EUropean colonial control, and by the time World War 1 broke out more than 90% of the country had been colonized, with only Liberia and Ethiopia remaining free states. While Ethiopia remained under its own sovereign control, this was in large part because they willingly allied themselves with Great Britain. In fact many Ethiopian troops fought on the side of Britain during the Mahdist War in Sudan that we discussed on Day 12. Part of Ethiopia's independence also came from their alliances with Italy. King Menelik II of Ethiopia signed the Treaty of Wuchale with Italy in 1889. This treaty guaranteed Ethiopian sovereignty as long as Italy could control areas north of Ethiopia's currently held territory (in areas that are now the nation of Eritrea) and in return Ethiopia would receive arms and munitions and Menelik would have Italian support as emperor. Menelik would remain emperor from 1889 until his death in 1913. Though, it is worth noting that Etiopia was only able to maintain its sovereignty because of their victory during the Italo-Ethiopian War that ran from January 1895 until October 1896. The beginning of Menelik's rule was marked by severe tragedy though as it coincided with the 1890s African rinderpest epizootic. Which is a very fancy way of saying that disease killed 90% of Ethiopia's cattle and that this, combined with a drought caused by reduced rainfall killed about 1/3rd of the country's population. The virus, known as Rinderpest, is potentially thought to have been introduced into Eritrea in 1887 by Indian cattle brought by the Italians for their campaign against Somalia. Lack of rainfall from as early as 16 November 1888 led to famine in all but southernmost provinces; locusts and caterpillar infestations destroy crops in Akele Guzay, Begemder, Shewa, and around Harar. Conditions worsened with a typhus epidemic, a major smallpox epidemic (1889–90), and cholera outbreaks (1889–92). Making the beginning of Melenik's rule really fucking bad. Near the end of his life Melenik was filled with with concern over issues of succession. He hadn't yet picked an heir and if he died without one his nation would descend into civil war and would become ripe for the picking for European colonial powers. He would eventually settle on one of his grandchildren Lij Iyasu, as his heir. Iyasu would only reign for about 3 years before being deposed on charges of converting to Islam. Ethiopia had been a Christian kingdom since King Ezana of the Aksumite Empire adopted Christianity as the official religion in the 4th century CE. There's no definitive proof that Iyasu converted to Islam at any point in his life, but there was enough “proof” that everyone felt comfortable stipping him of authority and giving it to Haile Selassie. He served as the Regent for Empress Zedwditu from 1916 until her death in 1930, and after her death served as Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 until he was deposed in 1974 by the Derg following the 1973 oil crisis. Derg or Dergue is Amharic (a Semitic language descended from Ge'ez, which is the liturgical language of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. It translates as committee or council. Now, Ethiopia would fall under partial Italian control during the 1930s as part of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War between Fascist Italy and Ethiopia, and while Italy would have some successes during this war, they'd never attain full control over Ethiopia, making Ethiopia the only African nation to not ever fall under colonial control. Some would argue that Liberia would fall under that umbrella as well, but considering that Liberia, as a nation, was artificially created by the US as a place for freed slaves to return to, I don't think it qualifies. Haile Selassie as the emperor of Ethiopia would be one of the founding members of the United Nations. Haile Selassie's rule ended on 12 September 1974, when he was deposed by the Derg, a committee made up of military and police officers. After the execution of 60 former government and military officials, the new Provisional Military Administrative Council abolished the monarchy in March 1975 and established Ethiopia as a Marxist-Leninist state. The abolition of feudalism, increased literacy, nationalization, and sweeping land reform including the resettlement and villagization from the Ethiopian Highlands became priorities. Mengistu Haile Mariam would become the ruler of Ethiopia following the fall of Haile Selassie until in May 1991, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) forces advanced on Addis Ababa from all sides, and Mengistu fled the country with 50 family and Derg members. He was granted asylum in Zimbabwe as an official guest of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. Now the period of Derg rule is also known as the Ethiopian Civil War. It lasted from 1974 until 1991. The Derg in its attempt to introduce full-fledged socialist ideals, fulfilled its main slogan of "Land to the Tiller", by redistributing land in Ethiopia that once belonged to landlords to the peasants tilling the land. Although this was made to seem like a fair and just redistribution, the mismanagement, corruption, and general hostility to the Derg's violent and harsh rule coupled with the draining effects of constant warfare, separatist guerrilla movements in Eritrea and Tigray, resulted in a drastic decline in general productivity of food and cash crops. Although Ethiopia is often prone to chronic droughts, no one was prepared for the scale of drought and the 1983–1985 famine that struck the country in the mid-1980s, in which 400,000–590,000 people are estimated to have died.  Hundreds of thousands fled economic misery, conscription and political repression, and went to live in neighboring countries and all over the Western world, creating an Ethiopian diaspora community for the first time in its history. Insurrections against the Derg's rule sprang up with ferocity, particularly in the northern regions of Tigray and Eritrea which sought independence and in some regions in the Ogaden. The Ethiopian Civil War left at least 1.4 million people dead, with 1 million related to famine and the remainder from violence and conflicts, which is one third of population.  In July 1991, the EPRDF convened a National Conference to establish the Transitional Government of Ethiopia composed of an 87-member Council of Representatives and guided by a national charter that functioned as a transitional constitution. In 1994, a new constitution was written that established a parliamentary republic with a bicameral legislature and a judicial system. Mengistu's authoritarian military regime faced organized opposition for all of its fourteen years of rule. Opposition groups including the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party (EPRP), a rival Marxist–Leninist group, and the Tigray-based Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, a coalition of ethnic democratic forces, led armed resistance to the Derg in a conflict known as the Ethiopian Civil War. The Derg used violence, commonly enacted through military campaigns, to suppress dissidents. In 1976, the Derg instigated the Qey Shibir (Ethiopian Red Terror), a violent political repression campaign targeting the EPRP.  Under Mengistu's leadership, the Derg did not only rely on state personnel to carry out the Qey Shibir; it also armed militias and civilian supporters and granted "genuine revolutionaries and patriots" impunity, further localizing state violence.  The Qey Shibir resulted in 50,000 fatalities.  In addition, many victims of the Qey Shibir were subjected to torture, exile, and sexual assault. The Qey Shibir and the 1983-1985 famine, an event partly created and exacerbated by the government's military policies, increased popular support for the EPRDF, which successfully overthrew Mengistu's regime in 1991. As we entered the 21st century ethnic tensions began to increase between the people of northern Ethiopia, specifically in the Tigray region and the rest of the nation.  Data from the Minorities at Risk (MAR) project were used by Charles E. Riddle to study the degrees of discrimination by the dominant Amharas against the non-dominant ethnic groups in Ethiopia from 1950 to 1992, during the later reign of Emperor Haile Selassie and that of Mengistu Haile Mariam of the Derg. Amharas dominated during the Haile Selassie epoch.  Systematic discrimination against Afars occurred throughout the period. Tigrayans were initially culturally assimilated with the Amharas, speaking Amharic, and suffered little discrimination. Under the Haile Selassie government, the Oromo language was legally banned from education, public speaking and use in administration. During the Haile Selassie regime, the Harari people were persecuted. The imperial forces ordered the confiscation of Harari property and mass arrests of Harari men, as a result an estimated 10,000 Hararis fled their homeland in 1948. The Derg culturally rejected the Tigrayans, who decreased their usage of Amharic, reverting to Tigrinya, and discrimination against the Tigrayans became strong. Eritreans, treated by MAR and Riddle as an ethnic group, and Somalis were strongly discriminated against throughout the period. The Oromos were initially strongly discriminated against, but adopted Amharic as their official language when the Derg came to power, and discrimination against them dropped. Both the Haile Selassie and the Derg governments relocated numerous Amharas into southern Ethiopia where they served in government administration, courts, church and even in school, where Oromo texts were eliminated and replaced by Amharic. In the aftermath of the Ogaden War during the 70s, Hararis, Somalis and Oromo Muslims were targeted by the Derg Government. This leads us to needing to talk about the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front. The Tigray People's Liberation Front, also called the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, is a left-wing ethnic nationalist, paramilitary group, and the former ruling party of Ethiopia. The TPLF was in charge of Ethiopia from the time the Derg was overthrown in 1991 until 2018. Now it's finally time to get to the beginnings of the Tigray Wart and the Tigray genocide. To do that we need to discuss the 2020 Tigray regional election. As we stated previously, Tigray is a regional state of Ethiopia, and in 2020 Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia postponed the 2020 general election over concerns of COVID 19. Tigray decided to hold their elections anyway, regardless of the proclamation made by Ahmed. Their election was considered illegal by the Ethiopian federal government. The TPLF won 98.2 percent of the vote. After years of increased tensions and hostilities between the TPLF and the governments of Ethiopia and Eritrea, fighting began when TPLF forces attacked the Northern Command headquarters of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF), alongside a number of other bases in Tigray. The ENDF counterattacked from the south – while Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) began launching attacks from the north – which Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed described as a "law enforcement operation". The war officially ended in November 2022. On 2 November 2022, the Ethiopian government and Tigrayan leaders signed a peace accord, with the African Union as a mediator, and agreed on "orderly, smooth and coordinated disarmament". The agreement was made effective the next day on 3 November, marking the two-year anniversary of the war. As part of this process, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appointed TPLF's Getachew Reda as head of the Interim Regional Administration of Tigray, and the Ethiopian parliament removed the TPLF from its terrorism list. But where does the Tigray Genocide come into play? Why are we talking about this civil war in this podcast? Let's get into it. Issued on Tuesday, June 4th  by the United States-based New Lines Institute, aa 120-page draft quotes multiple, widespread and credible independent reports that Ethiopian forces and their allies carried out “acts constituting the crime of genocide” during the conflict, which ran between 2020-22. The authors call for Ethiopia to be brought before the International Court of Justice. In a report issued in September 2023, the United Nations said war crimes and crimes against humanity were still being committed nearly a year after government and Tigrayan regional forces agreed to end the fighting. It says the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF), alongside the allied Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) and assorted regional militia “possessed the intent to destroy Tigrayans as an ethnic group”. At least four acts constituting the crime of genocide are noted in the report: killing Tigrayans, causing serious bodily or mental harm, deliberately inflicting conditions of life upon Tigrayans calculated to bring about their destruction, and imposing measures intended to prevent births among Tigrayans. Additionally, the finger is pointed at social media posts made by “certain individuals” that constitute public incitement to genocide. Ethiopia, which has been accused of seeking to prevent international scrutiny, has repeatedly denied that its forces carried out war crimes during the conflict. Eritrea has claimed such accusations against it are defamatory. However, the new report, which took two years to compile and features the contribution of dozens of legal experts, backs up the findings of the UN by stating that there is “reasonable basis to believe” that the countries are responsible for war crimes and/or crimes against humanity. In conclusion, the authors call on the international community to put pressure on Ethiopia via bilateral relations, as well as bringing the country before the ICJ. The war had a devastating impact on the healthcare system of Tigray; of the 853 health facilities in the region, 86% were at least partially damaged; 232 of them were left "completely unusable", and 28 were destroyed entirely. It also led to a higher rate of maternal and infant mortality in the Tigray Region. In a study funded by UNFPA Ethiopia and UNICEF Ethiopia, it was estimated that maternal mortality rates had increased from 186 deaths per 100,000 people pre-war to 840 deaths per 100,000 people post-war. According to Tigrayan health official Tsegay Gidey, 81% of mothers in the Seharti Samre woreda had birth defects, and 32 newborn infants had died between January–June 2023. Although the war largely came to a halt after the peace agreement was signed, Eritrea continues to occupy parts of Tigray as of mid-2023. The EDF has been responsible for the deaths of thousands of people in northern Ethiopia since November 2022; from 17 to 25 November alone, Eritrea was reported to have destroyed 241 houses and killed at least 111 people. by 30 December, it was estimated that Eritrean and Amhara forces killed 3,700 since the signing of the peace deal. The Tigray Health Bureau noted that 852 cases of rape and sexual assault were reported between November and December 2022; according to aid workers and interviews with survivors, most of these were committed by Eritrean forces. As of January 2023, over half of Irob district was occupied by Eritrea. Irob advocacy groups and former residents have described it as a "de-facto annexation" of the area. A religious Irob leader told The Guardian in August 2023 that Eritrea was blocking off international aid to the area, and lamented that "there has been no improvement for us since the peace."  In January 2024, Human Rights Watch reported that authorities and regional forces were still forcibly expelling Tigrayans from their homes in the Western Tigray Zone, which is largely inaccessible to humanitarian agencies. Additionally, nearly 40% of the Tigrayan population is suffering from extreme food shortages, a situation made worse by the World Food Program's suspension of aid deliveries in May 2023. All the available evidence points to a continued genocide against the Tigray people from the governments of Ethiopia and Eritrea as they as systematically denied food, water and access to medical care.  The Tigray Genocide is often described as “The War The World Forgot”, and based on the West's general attitude towards Africa this feels right. Especially when I account for the fact that I, a genocide studies scholar didn't even know about the Tigray Genocide until 2024. I account this a failure on my part, but also on the part of the global mainstream media that this never even came across any of the news websites I frequent, nor the social media websites I, more often, get reputable news from. That's it for this week folks. No new reviews, so let's get right into the outro. Have a Day! w/ The History Wizard is brought to you by me, The History Wizard. If you want to see/hear more of me you can find me on Tiktok @thehistorywizard or on Instagram @the_history_wizard. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe to Have a Day! On your pod catcher of choice. The more you do, the more people will be able to listen and learn along with you. Thank you  for sticking around until the end and, as always, Have a Day, and Free Tigray.          

“The government has been reacting very strongly to the possibility of famine and they're dismissing it, but they are admitting there is drought and that millions of people are being affected.”It's just over a year since the Ethiopian government signed a peace deal with the Tigray People's Liberation Front – to end the brutal civil war in the north of the country.The ‘Pretoria agreement' saw the TPLF agreeing to disarm, in return for the reopening of Tigray, to allow in desperately needed food aid.During the war hundreds of thousands of people are reported to have died – many from starvation. But now, international aid agencies are warning that people there are again in desperate need of food. And throughout the last year there have been outbreaks of violence in other regions in Ethiopia: Amhara, Afar, and Oromia. So what's happening in Tigray and Ethiopia? Alan @Kasujja speaks to the BBC's Kalkidan Yibeltal.

Join us on a journey through the historical background and geopolitical intricacies that have shaped the complicated relationship between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Uncover whether their recent alliance against the TPLF can overcome past grievances or if it is merely a temporary détente. Check out our sister podcast the Mystery of Everything Coffee Collab With The Lore Lodge COFFEE Travel to Peru with me here Travel to Italy With Me here Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Podcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three news stories summarized & contextualized by analytic journalist Colin Wright.UK medicines regulator approves gene therapy for two blood disordersSummary: The UK's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has approved a CRISPR-based treatment called Casgevy which edits the genes that cause two common blood disorders, sickle cell anemia and beta thalassemia, and which in clinical trials seemingly cured almost all the patients who participated.Context: This is the first CRISPR-based, faulty gene-editing treatment to be approved by a regulator, and that approval could impact the around 15,000 people in the UK who have sickle cell and the 1,000-ish people who have beta thalassemia; in clinical trials, 28 of the 29 sickle cell patients suffered no major pain episodes for at least a year after treatment, and 39 of the 42 participating beta thalassemia patients did not need red blood cell transfusions for at least a year following their treatment; this is still a wild west sort of therapy, so patients will be watched closely and everyone's on guard for potential, unexpected long-term consequences associated with editing genes in this way, but if the successes we've seen in clinical trials so far continue, it's likely this treatment will be approved in more jurisdictions in the near-future and that more treatments based on the same general principle, using CRISPR and CRISPR-like tools to edit patients' genes to address health issues, will be forthcoming.—The GuardianOne Sentence News is a reader-supported publication. To support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.US to resume food aid across Ethiopia next monthSummary: The US Agency for International Development has said that it will start sending food aid to Ethiopia again beginning in December, after halting such shipments in June due to their interception by, reportedly, regional governments and military groups.Context: This aid will be sent on a one-year, trial basis, now that the agency has implemented reforms meant to prevent the theft of goods meant for non-military civilians by the very groups causing much of their suffering; Ethiopia has been plagued by conflict in recent years, much of that conflict the result of a revolt by the TPLF against the central government, which led to widespread violence and starvation across the country—that conflict mostly ended in November of 2022, and the TPLF began disarming in early 2023.—ReutersFrance issues 'historic' arrest warrant for Syria's AssadSummary: In what's being called an historic move, the French government has issued an international arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for his alleged complicity in crimes against humanity and war crimes.Context: Assad has been accused of using chemical weapons, including sarin gas, against his own people in 2013 when the ongoing Syrian civil war was just getting started; three other arrest warrants were also issued by the French government against Assad's brother, the head of Syria's elite military unit, and two Syrian generals; this theoretically puts heightened pressure on Assad, though it's unclear whether this will have any practical impact on him in the foreseeable future, as the principle this type of warrant is based on, universal jurisdiction, allows national governments to claim jurisdiction beyond their borders, but has never been successfully applied to the current leader of a sovereign nation.—Al-MonitorThis week's inflation data continues to be heralded as a cause for celebration across economic circles, and has triggered a huge surge in stock investment, capping a long slump in the same.—Axios2,786 megahertzSize of spectrum the Biden administration is studying to see if it should be reallocated for wireless broadband purposes.These bands show promise for use-cases ranging from next-generation satellite (space-to-space) and autonomous/unmanned vehicle communications, to more conventional utilities for defense-related or consumer-grade wireless broadband networks.The US government is taking its time, though, as previous reallocations of spectrum have led to interference issues and public battles between industries, like the ongoing conflict between the airline industry and wireless carriers over the deployment of 5G.—Ars TechnicaTrust Click Get full access to One Sentence News at onesentencenews.substack.com/subscribe

The outlook on lasting peace in Ethiopia has been grim since the cessation of active hostilities in November of last year. A peace agreement between the Tigray's People Liberation Front, or the TPLF, and the Federal Government in Ethiopia has led to significant political concessions from the Tigrayans but ultimately falls short of resolving the underlying tensions. In this episode we explain how the mode of transactional politics has come to dominate the dynamics inside Ethiopia under the current Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. We contrast the current political crisis with previous episodes of social unrest and violent change such as the Ethiopian Revolution of 1974. We argue that the ongoing marketisation of political institutions undermines not only the legitimacy of the peace agreement, but the overall monopoly on violence of the state. Featuring Alex de Waal, Executive Director of the World Peace Foundation (WPF) and Research Director at the Conflict Research Programme at the LSE, and M

Nouvelle étape dans le processus de paix en Éthiopie avec le retrait par le Parlement du Front de Libération du Peuple du Tigré (TPLF), parti des autorités rebelles de cette région du nord éthiopien, de la liste des entités terroristes. Il s'agit d'une avancée majeure dans l'application de l'accord de paix conclu en novembre 2022 qui a permis de mettre fin à deux ans de conflit entre le TPLF et le gouvernement fédéral. 

Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki has said that the United States supported the Tigray People's Liberation Front or TPLF in its 2-year war with the Government in Addis. In a long interview, he claimed the US pressed the peace deal to prevent the Tigrayans being defeated. Also, Ghanaian pensioners protest outside the Ministry of Finance offices, saying the Government shouldn't make them destitute. Plus, we hear why countries on the continent are now THE destination for African tourists who prefer the attractions closer to home than elsewhere. Those stories and more in this podcast with Bola Mosuro.

Today we're bringing you a bonus episode on Ethiopia and Eritrea from Crisis Group's The Horn podcast.The contemporary rivalry between Eritrea and Tigray goes back several decades. After an almost-17-year-long civil war starting in the mid-1970s, the Eritrean EPLF and Tigrayan TPLF jointly defeated Ethiopia's Derg regime in 1991, resulting in Eritrea's independence and the TPLF taking power in Ethiopia. Despite their joint achievement, their already-complicated relations soon started to sour. A growing power struggle, as well as unresolved territorial disputes between the two sides, led to a deadly border war lasting from 1998 to 2000. Meanwhile, an increasingly repressive Eritrean regime found itself regionally and globally isolated. A new administration in Ethiopia under Abiy Ahmed signed a peace agreement with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki in 2018, formally ending the border war. However, this rapprochement between Addis Ababa and Asmara also appeared to pave the way for Ethiopia's civil war, with Eritrea allying with Ethiopia's federal government in the war against Tigrayan forces in northern Ethiopia that started in 2020.In this episode of The Horn, Alan is joined by Michael Woldemariam, associate professor at the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy, to take a deep dive into the long and tumultuous relationship between Eritrea and Tigray to understand Eritrea's motives and objectives in the Ethiopian conflict. They talk about the origins of the relations between the EPLF and the TPLF and their shared struggle against Ethiopia's Derg regime from the 1970s to 1991. They unpack how relations between the two sides soured in a struggle for power and authority, culminating in the deadly border clashes starting in 1998. They also discuss how Eritrean President Afwerki's motivations in the conflict in northern Ethiopia have shifted over time. Finally, they talk about how to navigate Eritrea's role while trying to end the conflict in Tigray. Please note that this episode was recorded before the 2 November truce agreement between Ethiopia's federal government and Tigray's leaders.For more in-depth analysis on Ethiopia and Eritrea, make sure to check out our Horn of Africa regional page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to the Sun. Dec. 4, 2022 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode features our PANW report with dispatches on the quest by the Ethiopian government to transform the peace agreement signed with the TPLF in Pretoria and Nairobi into a lasting stability; a flash flood in South Africa has killed numerous people attending a church service; Burkina Faso recently banned the state media in France from broadcasting inside the West African state; and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) held a meeting today in Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria. In the second hour we look back at a press conference held in the United States during the 1991 visit of martyred South African revolutionary Chris Hani. Finally, we review the level of police repression in the U.S. during 1969 from Los Angeles to Chicago which culminated in the assassinations of Fred Hampton and Mark Clark fifty-three years ago.

One of the most costly conflicts of the 21st century may be over. Representatives of the Ethiopian government and Tigrayan rebels signed a peace agreement earlier this month. After two years of war, and perhaps half a million civilian deaths, Tigrayan forces are to give up their weapons; the Ethiopian army will take control of Tigray; and aid should begin to reach millions of desperate people. Stephen Sackur speaks to Getachew Reda, who signed the deal on behalf of the Tigray People's Liberation Front. Was this in effect the TPLF's surrender?

Leaders from the Great Lakes region agree a ceasefire between the government of the DRC and M23. Also, Getachew Reda from the TPLF on the agreement they signed to end the war with Ethiopia. Plus, will this year's budget kick-start Ghana's stuttering economy?

The contemporary rivalry between Eritrea and Tigray goes back several decades. After an almost-17-year-long civil war starting in the mid-1970s, the Eritrean EPLF and Tigrayan TPLF jointly defeated Ethiopia's Derg regime in 1991, resulting in Eritrea's independence and the TPLF taking power in Ethiopia. Despite their joint achievement, their already-complicated relations soon started to sour. A growing power struggle, as well as unresolved territorial disputes between the two sides, led to a deadly border war lasting from 1998 to 2000. Meanwhile, an increasingly repressive Eritrean regime found itself regionally and globally isolated. A new administration in Ethiopia under Abiy Ahmed signed a peace agreement with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki in 2018, formally ending the border war. However, this rapprochement between Addis Ababa and Asmara also appeared to pave the way for Ethiopia's civil war, with Eritrea allying with Ethiopia's federal government in the war against Tigrayan forces in northern Ethiopia that started in 2020.In this episode of The Horn, Alan is joined by Michael Woldemariam, associate professor at the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy, to take a deep dive into the long and tumultuous relationship between Eritrea and Tigray to understand Eritrea's motives and objectives in the Ethiopian conflict. They talk about the origins of the relations between the EPLF and the TPLF and their shared struggle against Ethiopia's Derg regime from the 1970s to 1991. They unpack how relations between the two sides soured in a struggle for power and authority, culminating in the deadly border clashes starting in 1998. They also discuss how Eritrean President Afwerki's motivations in the conflict in northern Ethiopia have shifted over time. Finally, they talk about how to navigate Eritrea's role while trying to end the conflict in Tigray. Please note that this episode was recorded before the 2 November truce agreement between Ethiopia's federal government and Tigray's leaders.For more in-depth analysis on Ethiopia and Eritrea, make sure to check out our Horn of Africa regional page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to the Sun. Nov. 6, 2022 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the United Nations Climate Summit (COP27) which has begun in Egypt; a military camp in Somalia has been attacked leaving at least five people dead; Cameroon President Paul Biya is commemorating 40 years in office; and Italy is refusing to take in migrants at a port inside the country. In the second hour we will look in detail at the recently signed peace agreement between the Ethiopian government and the TPLF in South Africa. Later we explore the issues surrounding the East African peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Finally, we look at the COP27 Summit which has opened in Egypt.

It's two years since the conflict started in Ethiopia. The war has taken it's toll on people in the affected areas with tens of thousands of people dead. And the World Health Organisation estimates 90% of people in the Tigray region are in need of food aid. This week, negotiators from the opposing TPLF and government forces signed a ceasefire agreement. A disarmament plan and commitment to restore service to Tigray have also been agreed. So, is there hope for peace in Ethiopia? #AfricaDaily

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We look at the impact on local communities and the environment, as a fresh round of fires is causing problems on Africa's highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro. The current blaze started on Friday, near one of the mountain's most popular climbing routes. Plus, we speak to the head of Uganda's medical association, as more Ebola infections are reported in the capital Kampala. Health workers fear this could be the start of a national outbreak. And we're in South Africa as negotiations take place between the Ethiopian government and the TPLF, in a bid to bring the country's devastating two-year war to an end.

Listen to the Sun. Oct. 23, 2022 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the mass demonstrations which took place inside Ethiopia in support of the central government ahead of the African Union-brokered talks scheduled to begin this week between the administration of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the TPLF in South Africa; the anniversary of the military coup in the Republic of Sudan has highlighted the continuing internal crisis; there were attacks at a hotel in southern Somalia where casualties have been reported; and floods are still taking place in West Africa amid concerns about the impact of climate change. In the second hour we listen to an address made earlier today by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on the recently-released state capture commission study. The People's Republic of China was the scene of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC). In the final hour we look back on the 56th anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense in the Bay Area of California in Oct. 1966.

A UN Commission on human rights reports on major atrocities being perpetrated by both the TPLF and Ethiopian Government forces particularly in Tigray... We hear how civilians have suffered. Also, Ugandan authorities confirm an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease... A twenty-four year old man has been identified, but could there have been a handful of others before hand? And Iyanu, a child superhero based on Yoruba mythology created by Roye Okupe is a graphic novel turned Cartoon to be streamed by HBO and Cartoon Network. These stories and more in this podcast presented by Bola Mosuro.

Tigrayan forces in Ethiopia say they are ready for a ceasefire after a five month truce broke down. They also pledged willingness to participate in African Union-led talks. Will the Government in Addis respond in kind? Also, Uganda pays the DRC $65 million dollars in reparations for the invasion by UPDF forces and looting of resources  during the war in the 1990s. Could the ICJ ruling set a precedent? Plus, how some African nations are reacting to the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Her body now lays at rest in Edinburgh. What could King Charles III's accession mean for Africa and the commonwealth? Those and other stories in this podcast with Bola Mosuro.

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Ethiopian ambassador Zenebe Kebede says federal forces acted in defence after TPLF attacked their positions in the recent flare-up of clashes in Tigray. But Tigray isn't the only hot spot experiencing violence in Ethiopia. We report on other attacks carried out in Oromia and listen to chilling accounts from local residents Also in the pod: We speak to an opposition leader in Chad who is trapped in his party headquarters after security forces arrested his supporters; A report on the death of twenty-one teenagers who died in a South African tavern concerns the victims' families. And we ask Malawi's Health secretary what is behind a recent spike in cholera cases in the country.

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We have the latest from Ethiopia where hopes for peace talks have faded as the TPLF claim that a new offensive is underway in Tigray. Five years on from a devastating mudslide in Sierra Leone, our correspondent Umaru Fofana has been catching up with families in the affected area. Plus a sustainable innovation for beverage lovers in South Africa – compostable coffee pods.

Uganda's military has refuted claims that it has been providing support to the Tigray People's Liberation Front, as it battles Ethiopian federal forces. Plus, a special report on the race against time to stop the water taps from running dry in South Africa's Nelson Mandela Bay. And we meet the Kenyan women whose digital library is aiming to rewrite the script of the country's colonial past.