Ethiopia: Washington Update

02/10/14 By Mesfin Mekonen The budget law that was enacted on Jan. 17 contains important provisions that a) put the Congress on record as noting the Ethiopian government is violating human rights; and b) prohibits the U.S. government from providing

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Ahram: Ethiopian irrigation minister invites Egypt for more ‘Renaissance Dam’ talks

Egypt’s irrigation minister Mohamed Abdel-Motteleb will go to Addis Ababa on Monday, but has already said that Egypt is not ready to compromise on its previous stance to the Ethiopian dam project Ahram Online, Sunday 9 Feb 2014 Ethiopia’s irrigation

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Ahram: Ethiopian irrigation minister invites Egypt for more ‘Renaissance Dam’ talks

Egypt’s irrigation minister Mohamed Abdel-Motteleb will go to Addis Ababa on Monday, but has already said that Egypt is not ready to compromise on its previous stance to the Ethiopian dam project Ahram Online, Sunday 9 Feb 2014 Ethiopia’s irrigation

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ECADF: Open Letter to Mr. Umar Hassen Ahmad al-Bashir

February 9, 2014 Mr. Umar Hassen Ahmad al-Bashir, President The Republic of the Sudan Khartoum, Sudan                                                                          Dear: Mr. al-Bashir The Ethiopian Current Affairs Discussion Forum (ECADF) is a non-for–profit organization where concerned Ethiopians from all over the world discuss matters

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UDJ’s Asrat Tassie Jailed

9 Feb 14 Asrat Tassie, one of the prominent opposition figures and former Secretary-General of the Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) party, was arrested yesterday after being accused of holding a federal court in contempt through his comments published

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Kenya’s South Sudan politicians to attend IGAD peace talks in Ethiopia

The talks will be mediated by IGAD, comprising of seven nations: Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Republic of the Sudan and South Sudan. World Bulletin / News Desk Some of the seven senior South Sudan politicians, who were granted asylum

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Sewnet sacked because he criticized the government

By Lolade Adewuyi From national hero to villain: The politics behind Ethiopia’s sacking of coach Sewnet Bishaw The former Walia Antelopes coach stepped on the toes of the government and paid for it with his job, despite taking Ethiopian football

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Is Africa’s Economy Under the Threat of Recolonization?

Tracy African leaders (presidents, heads of government, etc.) gathered in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, this past summer to celebrate 50 years of the successes and challenges of the Organization of African Unity, OAU, now known as the African Union,

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Egypt and Ethiopia spar over the Nile

By Hassen Hussein @HusseinHxhuss10 February 6, 2014 Egypt’™s colonial-era veto power over the river’s bounties is untenable Topics: Egypt Ethiopia Water The Blue Nile in Guba, Ethiopia. William Lloyd-George/AFP/Getty Images On Jan. 8, Ethiopia turned down Egypt’s demand that it suspend construction of its mega-dam on the Nile,

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Kenya bails police accused of seizing Ethiopian rebels

By AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE NAIROBI, Feb 6 – Two Kenyan police officers were released on bail Thursday after they denied kidnapping two Ethiopian rebels in the Kenyan capital. Magistrate Doreen Mulekyo freed the two, an inspector and a constable from the

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