Ethiopia | Horn Affairs

[Press release]: Ethiopia needs $329.8 mln to feed 4.6 mln

Ethiopian government issued an urgent appeal for $398.4 million from July-Dec. 2011 for Humanitarian works; i.e., food assistance, health and…

Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 5:31 pm

Several UN and other aid agencies issued appeals for the Eastern African drought that has affected millions. Here are the…

Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 4:12 am

It is to be recalled that PM Minister Meles Zenawi promised the Egyptian public diplomacy delegation in April that a…

Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 2:28 am

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

The Assembly of IGAD: Calls on the UN Security Council to take all appropriate measures to ensure that the regime…

Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 4:16 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

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