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Ethiopia: The billionaire’s farm

(Tom Burgis - Financial Times) Saudi Star’s proprietor, a Saudi-Ethiopian tycoon named Mohammed al-Amoudi, has spent more than $200m turning…

Qatari firm to establish 150,000 sq m luxury resort in Addis Ababa

(Ezdan Holding Group) Prime Minister of the Republic of Ethiopia Hailemariam Desalegn has met (on Jan. 31, 2016) in his…

Oromo Protests: The ultimate warning shot?

(René Lefort – OpenDemocracy) The culture of power is one of centralisation. But real federalism couldn’t be beyond reach. Oromya…

Text of EU Parliament resolution on situation in Ethiopia (2016/2520(RSP))

European Parliament resolution of 21 January 2016 on the situation in Ethiopia (2016/2520(RSP)) The European Parliament, – having regard to…

Why Ethiopia is making a historic ‘master plan’ U-turn

(Mathias Muindi - BBC Monitoring) A controversial plan by the Ethiopian government to expand the capital, Addis Ababa, is set…

AfDB approves loan for Adama, Adwa, Bichena and Gode water projects

(AfDB) The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 approved a loan…

EU press release on Tedros Adhanom and Federica Mogherini meeting

Brussels, 13/01/2016 Press release on the meeting between the High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of…

Briefing: What next for the Burundi peace process?

(Samuel Okiror - IRIN) Talks aimed at a settlement to Burundi’s violent political divide are due to start in neighbouring…

US shuts down its drone base in Arba Minch, Ethiopia

(Kaleyesus Bekele - Ethiopian Reporter) The United States Air Force (USAF) has shut down its drone base in Arba Minch…

Ethiopia: If the government let people breathe, they might fly

(The Economist) The Ben Abeba restaurant is a spiral-shaped concrete confection perched on a mountain ridge near Lalibela, an Ethiopian…

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