03 April 2014 International Rivers Organization Full Report Ethiopia’s Response Construction on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) – Africa’s biggest hydropower dam – began based on piecemeal preliminary studies and design documents, with only a very basic analysis of…
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The Christian Science Monitor By Alex Dick-Godfrey April 1, 2014 A version of this post appeared on Africa in Transition. The views expressed are the author’s own. In a recent article on the Daily Maverick, Simon Allison identifies the “surprisingly perceptive” core message of Al…
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voicesofafrica.co.za By Keith Mundangepfupfu Thu 27 Mar 2014 (Pic: Flickr / Pali_Nalu) “Hi my name is Keith and I am African.” This is how I choose to identify myself. Although I am Zimbabwean, Shona, black and Christian, I am an…
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26 March 2014 Al-Monitor A general view shows construction activity on the Grand Renaissance Dam in Guba Woreda, Benishangul Gumuz region, March 16, 2014. (photo by REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri) The Specialized National Councils in Egypt filed an important report to the presidency, including a…
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26 March 2014 Human Rights Watch press release Abeba, a 31-year-old Muslim woman who worked for a local government branch of Ethiopia’s youth and sports office, was at work when Ethiopian security officials detained her and took her to a…
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By Dan Bloom 24 Mar 2014 The Daily Mail Dame Claire Bertschinger featured in emotional BBC reports in 1984But she said the arrival of a film crew amid such pain made her uneasy’I couldn’t get rid of them fast enough.…
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18 March 2014 Eskinder, Serkalem and Nafekot The mistakes of my life. Ah! I could go on and on and on about them. (Warning, I am aiming for your sympathy.) There are the missed opportunities. (God is generous, I…
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18 March 2014 Eskinder, Serkalem and Nafekot The mistakes of my life. Ah! I could go on and on and on about them. (Warning, I am aiming for your sympathy.) There are the missed opportunities. (God is generous, I…
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British Author Fred Pearce: “Saudia Arabia now Owns Most of Ethiopia” March 17, 2014 Ethio Freedom Short Description for The Landgrabbers Across the world there is a land grab. Entire countries are being snatched from under the feet of native…
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British Author Fred Pearce: “Saudia Arabia now Owns Most of Ethiopia” March 17, 2014 Ethio Freedom Short Description for The Landgrabbers Across the world there is a land grab. Entire countries are being snatched from under the feet of native…
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