Ethiopia: Kesem-Kebena dam delayed, cost surge by 600 ml Birr
The Ministry of Water and Energy and Water Works Construction Enterprise (WWCE) said that though the construction of the Kesem…
Saturday, June 9, 2012 @ 11:54 pm
Africa – General
RSF says, Ethiopian gov’t stepped up control of news and information
Press release by Reporter sans Frontière (Reporter without Borders). ******************* Government steps up control of news and information (June 7,…
Saturday, June 9, 2012 @ 11:52 pm
Footwear may be Ethiopia’s commercial future | The Economist
Ethiopian shoes On the march Footwear may be Ethiopia’s commercial future GOING barefoot in Africa often means injuries, worms puncturing…
Friday, June 8, 2012 @ 2:01 am
Gibe III: Ethiopian dam spurs debate (By: Jenny Vaughan)
The mud-coloured Omo River which snakes through green gorges, feeding lush vegetation and providing vital water to one of Ethiopia's…
Friday, June 8, 2012 @ 2:00 am
Kenya: Swiss citizen on trial for alleged Al-Shabaab membership
A Kenyan court on Wednesday charged a Swiss man with being a member of Somalia’s Al-Qaeda allied Shabaab, the latest…
Friday, June 8, 2012 @ 1:59 am
Ethiopia: Draft plan aims at generating 37,000 MW electricity
The Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation is revising its power sector master plan for the next twenty five years taking in…
Thursday, June 7, 2012 @ 11:33 pm
US Senate to ban aid to Kenya military, police | The Star
Highlights: * “The Committee directs the Secretary of State to take steps to ensure that no US training, equipment, or…
Thursday, June 7, 2012 @ 11:31 pm
Eritrean army shells Badme town, Ethiopia | Media report
Eritrean army shelled Badme town with heavy artillery, a local newspaper reported. According to the news, the Eritrean army fired…
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 @ 11:16 pm
Briefing| Global censorship: the usual suspects and a few surprises
When it comes to media censorship we think of the usual pantheon of dictators and autocrats who unashamedly shut down…
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 @ 11:11 pm
Meles Zenawi eyes an international role after retirement, Patrick Gilkes says
Patrick Gilkes, an advisor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and an author of books on Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia,…
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 @ 11:08 pm
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