Daniel Berhane

The Middle Class in African countries : AfDB report

The size of Africa's middle class tripled over the last 30 years to 313 million people, or more than 34%…

Update on DV 2012: Pressing the State Department

US state department voided the results of DV 2012 it had posted on its website from May 1-13, 2011. State…

Dergue officials Pardon: Setting the Stage for Release | Ethiopia

[Updated with list of the pardoned former officials] Ethiopian President Girma Woldegiorgis pardoned 23 former Dergue officials on May 28/2011.…

US Secretary Clinton to visit Ethiopia, Zambia, Tanzania

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will travel to the Eastern African nations, Zambia, Tanzania and Ethiopia in mid-June, according…

Ethiopia: IMF forecasts 7.5% growth

IMF forecasted the Ethiopian economy may grow in 2010/11 by 7.5% ( as opposed to the 11.4% government estimate) in…

USD 300 mln for one route of Ethiopia’s new railway

India pledged 300 million USD for the construction of the new Ethiopian railway. The announcement was made on May 25…

Live blogging the vote count – Election 2010 | Ethiopia

You probably read the note, on the home page of this blog, that claims: This blog is the first blog,…

Britain attempted to assassinate Isaias Afeworki? | Eritrea

It is widely reported that Eritrea detained four British nationals last December. The four British nationals are still under arrest…

Update on DV 2012: Recovering Confirmation code and refund issues

As reported earlier, the United States State Department announced on May 13 that ‘the results of the 2012 Diversity Lottery…

Democracy and the Developmental State (Meles Zenawi)

In 2007 Prime Minister Meles Zenawi had been invited to a forum organized in Columbia University, where he declared 'the…

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