By Ezana Kebede March 16, 2014 The Ethiopian government has significantly increased its borrowing in recent years. Debt-to- GDP ratio has reached an all time high of 35 percent and continues to grow. Lately, the country has also been shifting…
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March 15th, 2014 By Admasu Belay This article is in response to the commentary “Ethiopia Anew: A Call to Amhara Ethnic People” which has shocked many Ethiopians around the world. We all respect the work of Dr Zelalem Eshete in trying to…
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By Alemayehu Behulu March 14, 2014 In recent days, my cousin, Dr. Zelalam Eshete has been writing articles about our beloved motherland, Ethiopia. I am so happy to see an educated young Ethiopian like him participating in socio-political debates. I…
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By Alemayehu Behulu March 14, 2014 In recent days, my cousin, Dr. Zelalam Eshete has been writing articles about our beloved motherland, Ethiopia. I am so happy to see an educated young Ethiopian like him participating in socio-political debates. I…
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Leaked information from the tripartite technical committee report about Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Ahram Online Unknowns about the Renaissance Dam Leaks from the tripartite technical committee report on Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam show glaring technical gaps in the plan that could lead…
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By William Easterly, Time March 13, 2014 Too much of America’s foreign aid funds what I call authoritarian development. That’s when the international community–experts from the U.N. and other bodies–swoop into third-world countries and offer purely technical assistance to dictatorships like…
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By Lauren Everitt, BBC March 11, 2014 A new report from researchers at Oxford University argues that large dams are a risky investment – soaring past projected budgets, drowning emerging economies in debt and failing to deliver promised benefits .…
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Mar 11 2014 | LONDON The Economist WHEN Isaias Afewerki, Eritrea’s president, introduced compulsory military service in 1995, he said it would be good for the emerging nation. Conscription was supposed to create a disciplined, hard-working generation, strengthen the army…
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06 March 2014 (Borkena) Today,in an interview with Ethiopia Satellite Television (ESAT) radio, former Ethiopian President Colonel Mengistu Hailemariam dashed claims that his government signed border agreement with Sudan. He stood firm that Sudanese authorities never claimed land while he…
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Ethiopian dam’s ecological and human fallout could echo Aral Sea disaster Study suggests irrigation projects linked to Gibe III dam could devastate Lake Turkana’s fisheries and affect livelihoods A fisherman cleans his catch in Lake Turkana. A study warns the…
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