Ethiopia

Ethiopia | Minister Melaku Fenta detained on corruption charges

(Daniel Berhane) Ethiopian police detained twelve individuals today, according to the press statement from the Federal Anti-Corruption Commission. Melaku Fanta, Director General of…

AfDB, World Bank to provide $1bln for Ethio-Kenya power lines

"The financing for the project breaks down as follows: African Development Bank, US $338 million; World Bank US $684 million;…

Addis Ababa light Railway could be operational by 2014

Addis Ababa Light Railway is reportedly to come to end earlier than it was scheduled to. This year so far…

UNICEF: Ethiopia reduced child mortality rate by 40 pc

Ethiopia has reduced its child mortality rate by 40 percent over the last two decades. The figure is attested by…

Principles governing freedom of assembly – in 10 western democracies

Arguably, Ethiopia suffers from a severe ideological confusion. A sizable section of its educated class believes an unlimited scale of liberty - even…

Ethiopia threatens to "take measures" against Eritrea

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Eritrea has continued to support anti-peace forces engaged in destabilizing peace and security in…

Hailemariam Desalegne takes a page from Meles Zenawi's playbook

(Daniel Berhane) Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam's visit to France last month came as a surprise. One would assume, his first…

Egyptian Columnist: "the Prime Minister drowned us in Nile crisis"

(Abdel Latif el-Menawy) Three years ago I warned of the water crisis and the Renaissance Dam via a series of…

Swedish Ministers to visit Ethiopia, Nigeria, Angola, Zimbabwe

On 9-10 May, Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt, Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson, Minister for Trade Ewa…

Fmr. PM Tamrat Layne claims "Jesus appeared before him"

A former prime minister of Ethiopia told a crowd of 1,250 today at the Pierce County Prayer Breakfast how he…

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