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May 2014

Human rights repression – Carrot and sticks

By Fikreyesus Amahazion As U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visits Ethiopia, the recent spate of harsh crackdowns in the country has raised serious questions about the U.S. and international community’s ongoing support for the Ethiopian government. Days ago, Ethiopian authorities arrested nine journalists and bloggers, subsequently denying them access to lawyers, family, and colleagues. […]

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Ethiopia: Having Your Cake and Eating It Too: Egyptian Style (Awash Lemma)

By Awash Lemma Introduction The Benefits of the GERD to Ethiopia and also to the downstream countries of Egypt and the Sudan have been discussed exhaustively elsewhere and I do not intend to repeat them here. This piece is triggered by the mindless hysteric propaganda from Cairo – declaration after declaration – threatening, blackmailing, posturing

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