Ethiopia’s growing debt appetite and Eurobond 

By Ezana Kebede  March 4, 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. The country has also been shifting slowly from concessional

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Al-Shabaab: The Rise of Al Qaeda 2.0

First They Attacked A Mall, Then They Repelled SEAL Team Six. By DAVID FRANCIS MAR. 2, 2014, In a series of exclusive interviews, Business Insider spoke with members of Al Shabaab — the newly emboldened Islamic militant group that attacked

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Ethiopia marks 118th anniversary of Battle of Adwa Victory

02 March 2014 Nazret.com Ethiopia marks the 118th anniversary of the Battle of Adwa Victory, in which the Ethiopian army defeated the invading Italian army on March 1, 1896. Ethiopia was the first and only country in Africa that defeated

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Ethiopia: Cheap labour force + almost free land policy + No accountability = Booming for Chinese Business

Treading a new path A major Chinese shoe manufacturer is lacing up for the long run in this economic powerhouse. Will others follow? By Elissa Jobson, gga.org Feb 28, 2014 Elissa Jobson is a freelance journalist based in Ethiopia. She is

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Hacking Team and the Targeting of Ethiopian Journalists

February 27, 2014 Tigre Liberation Front’s no-holds-barred electronic espionage in the United States February  2014 Authors: Bill Marczak, Claudio Guarnieri, Morgan Marquis-Boire, and John Scott-Railton. This post is the first in a series of posts that focus on the global proliferation and

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USA’s Usual Bla Bla Bla…on EPRDF’s human rights abuse: 2013 Edition

27 February 2014  US slams Ethiopia’s human rights abuse 2013  The United States in a scathing report on Thursday accused Ethiopia of curtailing freedom of expression and association, using politically motivated trials, harassment and intimidation of activists and journalists. Ethiopia

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Egypt in Full Force Campaign Against Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

al-monitor.com CAIRO — Cairo has begun a diplomatic campaign on two tracks, one explicit and one undeclared, with European countries and donor parties. This came after the Egyptian government escalated its campaign against the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam under its current specifications to

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Egypt in Full Force Campaign Against Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

al-monitor.com CAIRO — Cairo has begun a diplomatic campaign on two tracks, one explicit and one undeclared, with European countries and donor parties. This came after the Egyptian government escalated its campaign against the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam under its current specifications to

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Thrown by unseen enemies, Ethiopian Air hijacker waltzes into Swiss jail

The pilot who stole his own jet and sought political asylum in Geneva was from a solid middle-class family. School friends remember a calm presence; a sister suggests darker emotions. Christian Science Monitor  By Will Davison A fateful mix of paranoia,

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Thrown by unseen enemies, Ethiopian Air hijacker waltzes into Swiss jail

The pilot who stole his own jet and sought political asylum in Geneva was from a solid middle-class family. School friends remember a calm presence; a sister suggests darker emotions. Christian Science Monitor  By Will Davison A fateful mix of paranoia,

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