Politics

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…

Ethiopia | EPRDF's leadership: The “Metekakat” Trial

A Guest Author reflects on Ethiopian ruling party EPRDF's Metekakat plan- the generational leadership transition  plan of the ruling party adopted…

Nile | Ethiopians raise billions, despite foreign-backed Saboteurs

(Daniel Berhane) The Ethiopian government disclosed that it has collected about 4.4 Billion Birr from citizens for the construction of…

Indigenous peoples’ autonomy: Missing in the land grab debate

In 2007, in his annual conference with representatives of the Ethiopian youth, drawn from all over the country, the late…

Generational shift may shake-up Ethiopian politics after Meles Zenawi (Terrence Lyons)

Here is a short piece by Terrence Lyons about the potential impact of Metekakat. Of course, Mr. Lyons coined yet a…

US State Dept | 2012 Human Rights Reports: Kenya

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Kenya is a republic with an institutionally strong president and a prime minister with unclearly defined executive powers.…

Addis Ababa's Unemployment rate stands at 23%, City officials claim

The unemployment rate of Addis Ababa decreased to 23.3 percent, the city Administration claims. The city's unemployment rate stood as 31.4 percent in 2007,…

Nile | Pres. Morsi: Eritrea supports Egypt's "historic rights"

President Mohamed Morsi held on Monday 15/4/2013 a meeting with Eritrean Presidential Advisor Yemane Gebreab and Foreign Minister Osman Saleh on…

Gibe III dam | Group warns of ‘catastrophe’ in Omo Valley

SURVIVAL INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE April 15, 2013 * Aid agencies turn blind eye to ‘catastrophe’ in Ethiopia * Three new reports predict disaster…

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