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August 2020

Washington Update on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

Washington Update August 30, 2020   Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. The U.S. State Department has threatened to halt up to $130 million in foreign assistance to Ethiopia in order to pressure Ethiopia to make concessions to Egypt in a dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. It isn’t yet clear whether the cuts will actually occur. In

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U.S. Halts Some Foreign Assistance Funding to Ethiopia Over Dam Dispute with Egypt, Sudan

BY ROBBIE GRAMER/FP AUGUST 27, 2020 Some U.S. officials fear the move will harm Washington’s relationship with Addis Ababa. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has approved a plan to halt U.S. foreign assistance to Ethiopia as the Trump administration attempts to mediate a dispute with Egypt and Sudan over the East African country’s construction of

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Is it too late to have an honest look at where we are transitioning to?

August 25, 2020. By Tibebe Birihan The euphoric acceptance by the overwhelming majority of Ethiopians when PM Abiy Ahmed came to power back in the fall of 2018 was a testament that the Ethiopian herd was in search of a good and trusted shepherd. The mesmerizing speech and the relative positive tone the new PM

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