08 April 2014 By Dr. Messay Kebede nazret.com – It is now abundantly clear that the project of creating a strong multiparty opposition by uniting unitary parties and ethnic parties is anything but feasible. The inability of MEDREK to achieve…
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BY INDEPTHAFRICA APR 8TH, 2014 A large number of people doubt what they read, what they see and hear in the news of EPRDF`s media. Governments want to convince the public to support of polices and their officials. Because the…
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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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March 21, 2014 By Tom Paulson Bill Easterly William Easterly is a leading voice on the aid and development scene that folks seem to either love or hate. Bill Gates is in the latter camp, as this Gates Foundation blog…
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18 March 2014 The West is deploring the referendum in Crimea and threatening to apply economic sanctions against Russia, believed to be the instigator of the unfolding Ukrainian crisis. Some Western politicians even go the extent of advocating direct military…
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By Messay Kebede appeared first on 6KILO.com.
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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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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