Selamwit Tekle

Selamawit Tekle is majoring in International Relations at Penn State, with a focus on East African geopolitical stability and sustainable development. A first-generation Ethiopian-American, Selam combines her lived experience in the diaspora with rigorous academic research to explore economic equity and policy reform. On campus, she is a dedicated advocate for peer mentorship within the International Student Council and aspires to a career in global diplomacy with the African Union.

Opinion

September 7, 2026

The Pirates are Back: The US-Iran War Opens a Window off Somalia

The waters connecting the Arabian Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea have long constituted one of the most consequential maritime corridors in the global economy. Today, however, that corridor

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Africa Has the Sun. But it Needs a Strategy

When people ask whether renewable energy can industrialize Africa, they are really asking something bigger and more uncomfortable: can a continent that still cannot keep the lights on in half its homes

Africa·Opinion

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Sudan’s Invisible War: How the World Is Failing the People Who Are Saving Lives

Three years into what has become the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, Sudan remains largely absent from global headlines. Since civil war erupted in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), led

How Does India’s Approach to Africa’s Critical Minerals Stand Out?

The global race for critical minerals is intensifying, but it is unfolding very differently from past resource contests. Oil once defined geopolitical power; today, it is copper, lithium, nickel, and graphite—materials essential

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Opinion

Selamwit Tekle

The Pirates are Back: The US-Iran War Opens a Window off Somalia

Africa Has the Sun. But it Needs a Strategy

Sudan’s Invisible War: How the World Is Failing the People Who Are Saving Lives

How Does India’s Approach to Africa’s Critical Minerals Stand Out?

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