Daniel Berhane | Horn Affairs

VOA succumbs to Ethiopian pressure

Voice of America (VOA) suspended its Horn of Africa Chief, David Abnor. His suspension is allegedly related to his comments…

Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 8:37 pm

International Rivers said, on its website, today, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance dam 'will flood 1,680 square kilometers of forest in…

Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 4:53 pm

The Ethiopian parliament approved a 117.8 billion Birr (US $6.8 Bln) budget for the 2011/12 fiscal year, which starts on…

Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 4:31 am

Where do Ethiopians go on the web? The list below from Alexa.com, a web ranking service provides an answer. The…

Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 4:48 am

Chatting with me about the ongoing public fundraising for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance dam, a westerner acquaintance of mine said,…

Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 6:31 am

It is to be recalled that on May 13 US state department voided the results of DV 2012 on the…

Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 3:28 am

Ethiopia plans to build four more hydroelectric dams on the Nile river. This is in addition to recently launched Grand…

Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 11:53 pm

There is no explicit reference to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in the 5-year Growth and Transformation Plan(GTP), the opposition…

Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 7:35 pm

Speaking in general terms, I don't like the way the Ethiopian private press is molded. It is characterized by outright…

Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 5:13 am

The United Nations Security Council approved on July 27 the resolution that authorizes the deployment of 4,200 Ethiopian troops to…

Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 3:05 am