Category: Ethiopia
Ethiopia thwarts Egypt but takes risks of restricting economic growth
Addis Ababa (HAN) April 24, 2014 – Opinion of Power & Influence Geeska Afrika Online. by Aaron Maasho in Addis Ababa, Aaron Maasho reports on politics and economics from Ethiopia as well as covering the African Union. The Ethiopian decision to fund the huge Dam project itself also carries the risk of stifling private sector investment…
Egypt challenges Ethiopia’s 'logic' the dam is 'Sovereign Affair'
Djibouti (HAN) April 21, 2014 – Editorial Note from the Editor of Geeska Afrika Online – Interim President Adly Mansour said that the security of the Middle East and North Africa zone are one of Egypt’s national security priorities, and that Egypt was fighting the war on terror on behalf of the Middle East regions interests.…
Somali Ethiopian Expatriates Vowed Support Nile Dam Construction Financially
Addis Ababa (HAN) April 19, 2014 – The Extra Ordinary Ambassador and Plenipotentiary of the federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to Sweden, Her Excellence Woinshet Tadesse and other Nordic countries with Consul Hussein Ahmed Omer at the meeting. Ethiopians abroad can help reduce poverty in Ethiopia by investing back home…
Somalia: The Strategic View of Ethiopian Baidoa conferences status
Addis Ababa (HAN) April 18, 2014 – This week the view Security section & Opinion By the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia – Somali Federal Government Prime Minister, Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, arrived in Kismayo, the capital of the Jubba Interim Administration, on Saturday, April 11 for a three day visit. He was heading a…
Ethiopia: Winning Boston Marathon is a Lifetime Achievement
Addis Ababa (HAN) April 18, 2014 – In this section Sports Opinion By, John Powers (bostonglobe) – In the beginning there was Abebe Bikila, the imperial guard who ran barefoot atop Roman cobblestones by torchlight in 1960 and became the first black African to win the Olympic marathon. The Ethiopians owned the distance then, winning…
Ethiopia signed Bilateral Military Diplomacy Agreements with 14 Nations
Addis Ababa (HAN) April 17, 2014 – Ethiopian Defense Ministry fully prepared to protect the The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) from any external attack, according to the Minister of Defence, Siraj Fegessa, giving the Ministry’s six-month performance report to Parliament this week said the country was a policy of co-existence and development which had shown successful results.…
Ethiopia: Italy’s crucial role in bringing peace and stability in Somalia
Addis Ababa (HAN) April 17, 2014 – Ambassador Giuseppe Mistretta, Italy’s newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinaire and Plenipotentiary to Ethiopia, presented copies of his credentials to Dr. Yinager Dessie, State Minister of Foreign Affairs. Dr. Yinager recalled the long diplomatic relations between the two countries and commended their current investment and trade relationship. He hoped this…
Uganda: Opportunities in Ethiopia and the main strategic Areas of Investment
Addis Ababa (HAN) April 17, 2014 – State Minister Dewano Kedir meets with a Ugandan Business Delegation. A Ugandan business delegation met with State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dewano Kedir. The State Minister welcomed the delegation which included representatives from companies involved in commercial farming, irrigation, trade, chemicals and cosmetics trade. He noted that Ethiopia…
Ethiopia: Benishangul Region Rebel Group kill nine in Bus Attack
Khartoum (HAN) April 15, 2014 – The bus ambush on Tuesday evening — near the $4 billion-Grand Renaissance Dam — was the second attack on public transportation in the Benishangul Gumuz region in five months. Four people were killed by a bomb on a minibus in November. Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Project, Benishangul-Gumuz. Ethiopia embarked…
Ethiopia: Egypt's new constitution describes the river Nile's gift to Egyptians
Khartoum (HAN) April, 2014 – The opening sentence of Egypt‘s new constitution describes the country as the river Nile’s gift to Egyptians. It is a grand claim, but one that helps explain Egypt’s indignation at the ongoing construction of a blockage on the Nile, thousands of miles upstream: the $4.7bn (£2.8bn) Grand Ethiopian Renaissance dam (Gerd).…
