Ethiopian leader very present 6 months after death WLOS ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- Ethiopia's long-ruling leader died half a year ago, but it seems Meles Zenawi still holds on to power. In the capital, his face looks down from hundreds of posters plastered on walls, and government representatives vow to ... |
Month: February 2013
Africa: Is Ethiopia a police state? – SomalilandPress
 SomalilandPress | Africa: Is Ethiopia a police state? SomalilandPress It was some time ago, while browsing the Internet, that I chanced upon the somalilandpress website. Since then, I have visited it often. I am curious to know what the neighbors of the oldest independent nation in the world, Ethiopia, think of it. I have come to ... |
Ethiopia: The sights and sounds of an African police state – Nazret.com (blog)
 Nazret.com (blog) | Ethiopia: The sights and sounds of an African police state Nazret.com (blog) We saw what an African police state looked like when I was in Ethiopia last month… At the airport, it took an hour to clear customs – not because of lines, but because of checks and questioning. Officials tried multiple times to take us to government cars so ... |
Ethiopia: The 117th Anniversary of the Battle of A … – Indepth Africa
 Indepth Africa | Ethiopia: The 117th Anniversary of the Battle of A ... Indepth Africa There is no heritage more glorious, precious, and inspiring than freedom and independence won by the ill-equipped and poorly trained, if at all, Ethiopian militias over vastly superior Italian invaders at the famous Battle of Adwa in 1986 under the leadership of ... |
Ethiopia: Politics Grows Up, While Power Grows Dow … – Indepth Africa
Indepth Africa | Ethiopia: Politics Grows Up, While Power Grows Dow ... Indepth Africa Preparations are being made for the 2013 nationwide local elections and the Addis Abeba City Council elections. The elections are expected to be held on April 7, 2013; the fifth local elections in the country since the EPRDF assumed power. The first local ... |
Addis Abeba Forfeits Its Future – AllAfrica.com
Indepth Africa | Addis Abeba Forfeits Its Future AllAfrica.com Our fair city is hosting yet another round of elections. It will be for the purpose of selecting the party that will be responsible for overseeing its future. But, one should not make any further assumptions about the upcoming vote, for it falls short of presenting an ... Ethiopia: Roads Host Inequality |
Politics Grows Up, While Power Grows Down – AllAfrica.com
Politics Grows Up, While Power Grows Down AllAfrica.com Preparations are being made for the 2013 nationwide local elections and the Addis Abeba City Council elections. The elections are expected to be held on April 7, 2013; the fifth local elections in the country since the EPRDF assumed power. The first local ... |
Ethiopia: Custodian Dilemma – Indepth Africa
Indepth Africa | Ethiopia: Custodian Dilemma Indepth Africa If there is a cliché often repeated among the ranking officers of the Ethiopian national defence forces, it is that, “the military is the last barrack of defence for the Constitution”. Apparently, the maxim is part of their training on the Constitution. The exact meaning ... |
Indian land grabs in Ethiopia show dark side of so … – Indepth Africa
Indepth Africa | Indian land grabs in Ethiopia show dark side of so ... Indepth Africa The takeover of peoples' land and water by corporations – even if they are from the global south – is a new form of colonisation. Agriculture in Ethiopia : Technologies and soil conservation. Women pick pigeon pea in eastern Ethiopia, where 80% of the ... |
USA to Give Ethiopia $35 Million to Ease Drought Effects – HispanicBusiness.com
Indepth Africa | USA to Give Ethiopia $35 Million to Ease Drought Effects HispanicBusiness.com The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has said President Obama's administration will provide additional 35m-dollar support to Ethiopia to help the country combat drought and natural disasters. USAID Assistant Administrator Nancy ... First Meeting of General Assembly of Regional Platform On Drought Resilience ... |