Economy & Business

Reality-check: Renaissance dam a fraud? | Ethiopia

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

Why the list is ‘incomplete’ | ‘Land grab’ deals review

The 24 Land lease agreements recently disclosed by the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture reveals that the federal Government so far…

Where’s the export cap on Saudi star and Karuturi? | ‘Land grab’ deals review

Owner of Saudi Star Agricultural Development Plc, the Ethiopian-born Saudi billionaire Sheikh Mohammed al- Amoudi, had been in Abobo Woreda,…

British Ambassador ‘not happy’ with Ethiopia’s political governance

Addis Fortune had an interesting interview with British ambassador to Ethiopia, Norman Ling. The interview raises several important issues from…

Horn Of Africa: “5 Million Driven Into Hunger” | World Food Programme

The number of hungry people in the Horn of Africa is growing and WFP aims to assist 5.2 million people…

Reality Check: Top Recipients of US, UK aid in sub-saharan Africa

"Many people think that Ethiopia's development endeavours are mostly financed by Donors.'' ''However, Ethiopia receives lesser foreign assistance when compared…

‘Shut up and Consume’ – EPRDF’s dangerous gamble

Last January, a week or two after the announcement of the price ceilings on a dozen of food and other…

On Price control | A 6-point reply to doomsayers |Ethiopia

On Jan. 6/2011, on the eve of Ethiopian Christmas, PM Meles Zenawi, Director of Ethiopian Revenue and Customs Authority Melaku…

Spare China the bashing

On Aid-thoughts blog,  Ranil Dissanayake presents a compelling argument in favor of, what he calls, 'the second-generation donors'. That is:…

Development Denial | 8 debunked claims so far, what’s next?

Is there a term for a brazen rejection of Development reports? There should be. Because, such a phenomenon has emerged…

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