By William Davison (Bloomberg) — Ethiopian prosecutors have failed to present evidence relating to charges that a group of bloggers and journalists support terrorism, a defense lawyer at the latest court hearing said. Six members of the Zone 9 blogging group and three freelance journalists were charged in July at the Federal High Court in
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Wealth and Freedom in Ethiopia:
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By Teshome Abebe “It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.” Those were the admonitions of philosopher and mathematician W.K. Clifford. I hesitated commenting on the just concluded agreement on the declaration of principles between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan concerning the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) precisely because there
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Why we should not celebrate too soon By Aklog Birara (PhD) “Watercourse States shall in their respective territories utilize an international watercourse in an equitable and reasonable manner. In particular, an international watercourse shall be used and developed by watercourse States with a view to attaining optimal and sustainable utilization thereof and benefits there from,
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By Gregory Warner, NPR The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is under construction near Assosa, Ethiopia. When it’s completed, the dam will have be able to produce 6,000 megawatts of electricity, making it the biggest hydroelectric power station in Africa. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is under construction near Assosa, Ethiopia. When it’s completed, the dam
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By Tadeos Daniel This write-up was primarily motivated by the appalling action the Addis Ababa University (AAU) senior leadership took against two notable academics, namely, Drs. Merera Gudina and Dagnachew Assefa. The former, a prominent opposition political figure, has been teaching at AAU for over 25 years while the latter, a vocal critique of the
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When the late Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi laid the foundation stone of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in April 2011 in the wake of the January 25 Revolution, he marked the beginning of a long standoff between Cairo and Addis Ababa and much instability and chaos in Egypt. The conflicting parties decided in
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This Week on the Frontiers: Ethiopia’s Appeal Grows By DAN KEELER Ethiopia has been generating a great deal of interest from potential investors. At a PAN Africa Network event in New York this week, panelist John Saunders said U.S. investors on a recent African tour singled out Ethiopia as a country that has positive fundamentals
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By Graham Peebles As the Ethiopian government intensifies its violent suppression of the populace in the lead up to the illusion of national elections in May, there are many within the country and in the diaspora who believe a popular armed uprising is the only way to bring about change in the country. The people’s
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By Graham Peebles As the Ethiopian government intensifies its violent suppression of the populace in the lead up to the illusion of national elections in May, there are many within the country and in the diaspora who believe a popular armed uprising is the only way to bring about change in the country. The people’s
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