May 2013

Egypt Independent General Mohamed Ali Bilal, commander of Egyptian forces during the Gulf war, said that it is “impossible” to strike the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam because such a decision would be issuing a challenge to the entire world. Bilal told al-Arabiya satellite channel on Wednesday that such an attack would bring Egypt into conflict with …

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By Feyyis Oromia I read an open letter written by Dr Fikre Tolassa ( http://www.gadaa.com/Beyana-Suba-1.pdf ) directed to Dr Bayan Asoba of the ODF and also saw the different responses from few Oromo nationalists including the one written by Dr Bayan himself. It is really an interesting discussion. I couldn’t manage to ignore this discussion and to …

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Mideast analysts are concerned about Ethiopia’s diverting a stretch of the Blue Nile to construct a dam. Experts on Middle Eastern hydro politics have described Ethiopia’s diverting a stretch of the Blue Nile to make way for a hydroelectric dam as “a unilateral move” that risked a regional war. Speaking to the Anadolu Agency (AA), Hani …

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Dawit Giorgis May 28, 2013 For a while, it seemed, the Al Qaeda affiliate known as Boko Haram was in retreat, forced out of Nigeria’s northern cities, and no longer capable of mounting large-scale attacks. But in recent weeks, as Reuters has reported, the organization is “regrouped, rearmed” and active in a growing swath of …

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AfriqueJet Forward looking declaration on Africa’s development – African leaders Monday adopted and committed themselves to implementation of ‘The Proclamation on the 50th Anniversary of the OAU/AU’, which spells out the continent’s development path for the next 50 years. “The proclamation is forward looking. It is going to be supplemented by the activities we undertake …

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By KIRUBEL TADESSE Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA — African leaders on Monday asked the International Criminal Court to transfer charges against Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta to the Kenyan legal system. The African Union summit, which ended Monday in Addis Ababa, agreed to press the United Nations to move the charges against Kenyatta and his deputy, …

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Monday, 27 May 2013 Ethiopia’s Millennium Dam is meant to serve power generation and will not reduce Egypt’s quota of Nile water, Ethiopian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Berhane Gebre-Christos said. In press statements on the fringe of the Addis Ababa-hosted African summit, he said Ethiopia does not intend to harm Egypt’s interests. Ethiopia …

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