Ethiopia Anew: A Call to Amhara Ethnic People REALLY? A reply to Zelalem Eshete’s article (PhD) By Andualem Tefera March 14, 2014 In present-day Ethiopia there are two political schools…
The Amahara: Not responsible for past or present wrongs A response to Dr Zelalem Eshete’s article By Alemayehu Behulu March 14, 2014 In recent days, my cousin, Dr. Zelalam Eshete…
Independent radio’s website editor detained again RSF March 14, 2014 Reporters Without Borders is concerned about the detention of Maydaneh Abdallah Okieh, the website editor of the independent radio station…
Ethiopia: Transparency Group Should Reject Membership Repression of Civil Society Contravenes Organization’s Rules Human Rights Watch March 14, 2014 (New York, March 14, 2014) – A major global initiative to…
Stop Sending Aid to Dictators By William Easterly, Time March 13, 2014 Too much of America’s foreign aid funds what I call authoritarian development. That’s when the international community–experts from…
Eritreans in S. Sudan threatened as locals accuse Asmara of backing rebels By Sudan Tribune March 12, 2014 Shops allegedly torched by rebels are pictured in Bor, capial of Jonglei…
Reykjavik Plans to Start $2 Billion Ethiopian Power Project By William Davison, Bloomberg March 12, 2014 Reykjavik Geothermal, the Icelandic power-plant builder, plans to begin drilling in Ethiopia by July…
Tesco emphasises ethics as plans to buy clothes from Ethiopia Reuters March 12, 2014 LONDON (Reuters) – Tesco, the world’s third-largest retailer, expects to source more clothes from Ethiopia, but…
Ethiopia: Spying on the Diaspora By Joshua Kopstein, New Yorker March 12, 2014 Tadesse Kersmo Before Edward Snowden sparked a global debate about government surveillance, it was a fact of…
Do massive dams ever make sense? By Lauren Everitt, BBC March 11, 2014 A new report from researchers at Oxford University argues that large dams are a risky investment –…