The trouble with Live Aid, Live 8, and pop star condescension. By William Easterly Slate Madonna performs onstage next to 24-year-old student Birhan Woldu, former Ethiopian famine victim and the inspiration for Live Aid 1985, at Live 8 on July 2,…
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By Minga Negash, Seid Hassan and Mammo Muchie April 30, 2014 The 1929 Nile water allocation agreement that was signed by Egypt and the United Kingdom (which excluded Ethiopia and nearly all other upper basin countries) allocated 48 billion (65%)…
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By Alemayehu G. Mariam Should we despair over Africa?In March 2004, Nicholas Kristof, the noted columnist for the New York Times declared in frustration, “Africa is a mess. It is the only continent that has gotten poorer over the last four decades and…
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27 April 2014 አዘጋጅ abel wabella Source: Zone9 Blog የዞን ዘጠኝ ነዋሪዎች የሆኑት በፈቃዱ ዘ ኃይሉ የመለስ ዜናዊ ‘ሀሁ’ በስልጣን ጎዳና እንዲሁም ዘላለም ክብረት መለስ ወደ ውጭ – መለስ ከውጭበሚል ርዕስ ሁለት ጦማሮች አስነብበውናል፡፡ ይህም ስለጠቅላያችን የጤና ሁኔታ ከነበረው ውዝግብ መለስ ብለን…
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By Admassu Belay April 27, 2014 US Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to make a visit to Ethiopia next week. All of us Ethiopians worldwide are hoping such a trip will not reward and not give legitimacy to…
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By Tedla Asfaw April 26, 2014 Ethiopian students of our generation are known for being politically very active. We grew up chanting “Land to the Tiller, Merete LeArashu”. Many died for that cause and it seems this generation of Ethiopians…
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By Tedla Asfaw April 26, 2014 Ethiopian students of our generation are known for being politically very active. We grew up chanting “Land to the Tiller, Merete LeArashu”. Many died for that cause and it seems this generation of Ethiopians…
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25 April, 2014 A harm online A number of countries, primarily China and Israel, are part of the wider picture behind conflicts over water between Upper Nile Basin countries and their downstream counterparts, writes Maghawry Shehata Nile Basin countries — especially…
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25 April, 2014 A harm online A number of countries, primarily China and Israel, are part of the wider picture behind conflicts over water between Upper Nile Basin countries and their downstream counterparts, writes Maghawry Shehata Nile Basin countries — especially…
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African rule of law declines despite economic gains, Ibrahim index shows Mo Ibrahim Foundation’s annual governance appraisal calls for greater focus on justice and safety to avoid social unrest By Liz Ford, The Guardian April 25, 2014 African countries have…
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