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April 2014

Ethiopia: Misplaced opposition to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

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%) cubic meters of water per year to Egypt and 4 billion to the Sudan. …

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Ethiopian authorities lie about crackdown against free speech

AFP – Ethiopia said Tuesday several people had been arrested on charges of “serious criminal activities”, but rights groups identified those detained as journalists and bloggers targeted in a sweeping crackdown against free speech.Ethiopian bloggers known as “Zone 9” arrested “They are suspected of some serious crimes, and the police are investigating,” government spokesman Getachew …

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“I can’t eat GDP!”– Why Numbers don’t Matter! (Fekadu Bekele, Ph D)

Fekadu Bekele, Ph D April 27, 2014 On 25th February 2014 a one-day seminar was conducted by Heinrich Böll Stiftung, a foundation which is founded after the name of one of the legendary figures of  peace movements during the 1970s and 80s, famous for his many critical works as a writer. The foundation intimately linked …

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Ethnic Politics and the Addis Ababa Master Plan !!!

Tedla Asfaw 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 known  fighting among ethnic lines in colleges and universities came up with their slogan of keeping lands that “belong” to them to …

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