Time for some fact-checking at the New York Times? In the New York Times (January 28th) Nicholas Kristoff, in a column entitled “What’s he got to hide?”, claims he had been pursuing Ethiopia’s Prime Minister for several days at the World Economic Forum at Davos to try and ask him about “a worsening pattern of brutality in Ethiopia.” He said that Meles refused to see him. I doubt if Prime Minister Meles (who was only in Davos for a day in any case) was bothered either way by a columnist of the NYT, but he surely wouldn’t want to see a journalist who made no effort to get his facts right, didn’t do any research on the subject, and was content to merely repeat allegations from Human Rights Watch which have been comprehensively rubbished by NGOs, international agencies, donors and others.
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Interview with Senay G/mdhin, exiled Eritrean Journalist(ቃለ-ምልልስ ከአቶ ሰናይ ገብረመድህን) In his words!
"BetreSeltan from VOA Tigrigna interview with Aboy Sibhat Nega and Dr Aregawi Berhe.
Aboy Sebhat and Dr Aregawi agreed on issues that pertains TPLF-EPLF military relationship but starkly differ on issues like MLLT and drought politics. Both were senior leaders in the organization early on but Dr Aregawi left the organization because of leadership schism while Aboy Sebhat stayed until TPLF/EPRDF triumphed over Derg and has effectively transferred his leadership role in the organization since. "Discussion
Sale of Grand Renaissance Dam bonds exceeds expectation
ddis Ababa, February 2 (WIC) - The Development Bank of Ethiopia announced selling more than the projected amount of Grand Renaissance Dam bonds in the last two quarters, according to the bank’s six month report.
The bank has estimated selling 600 million birr worth of bonds for the Grand Renaissance Dam in the last six months but actual sales exceeded one billion birr.
The Development bank aims to sale 1.5 billion birr worth of Grand Renaissance Dam bonds in the current fiscal year
PM Meles Speech at the Inauguration of the New AUC Conference Center and Office Complex Par
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Text of proposed UN resolution on Syria
that was vetoed by Russia and China!. UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Text of the proposed U.N. Security Council resolution on Syria that was vetoed Saturday by Russia and China:List of Co-Sponsors: Morocco, France, United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Portugal, Colombia, Togo, Libya, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Turkey. If the UNSC cannot agree on saving the Syrian people knowing the predicament they are in, we wonder why Ethiopia thinks the UNSC will pass any meaningful Sanction on the one man regime in Eritrea!
The future of the Nile River still hangs in the balance, but at least a team of experts are committed to evaluating the potential impact of Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam. The politics surrounding Ethiopia’s Grand Millennium Renaissance Dam changes only slightly more frequently than the project’s name, and we are excited to bring you one of the most positive updates since the saga began. Ethiopia has being posturing against Egypt’s historical monopoly of the Nile river’s waters for months, even though the country lacks the funds to see a potentially environmentally destructive 5,250MW dam to completion without help. Naysayers may be betting on lack of funds to stop the Renaissance dam but it is to no avail. The Ethiopian people have assumed ownership on this project and we all know what a determined people can do and achieve. We the Diaspora can have a lot to say on this too! Let us get involved!
A Messy Discourse...
Response to "Messay Kebede’s latest posting" Part1
Genenew Assefa Feb 3, 2012-
I shall first begin by one critical remark and subsequently lay bear the grounds of my contention against Messay Kebede’s latest posting --- Meles’s Shame and Dead-End of Hatred. It seems to me that Messay is overeager to surpass himself as he continues, with renewed zeal and anger, his never ending one-man crusade against Meles Zenawi
THE POLITICS OF PARDON AND ITS IMPLICATIONS
By Kaleb M. Feb 3, 2012-
If you are like me who cannot sleep without good dose of news from Ethiopia you have most probably heard about state pardons on the news in the last two or three years. Even some of the worst offenders in our history have benefited from the pardon negotiated by the ever relentless 'Yager Shimagles'.
Resurgent Ethiopia invites investments from India
Ethiopian Ambassador to India, Gennet Zewide, on Tuesday sought investments in the areas of textiles, leather, healthcare, milk and dairy products, tourism and chemicals.Addressing government officials, business leaders and chamber representatives to mark the opening of the Honorary Consulate in Chennai, she said the new office would enable them to attract more Indian businesses and investments
Ethiopia, destination of Eritrea’s top exports: Refugees and Terrorism
Suhul Jan 29, 2012 - One of the poorest countries in the world, a twenty-year old country with a population of under four million led and owned by a tyrant unable to outgrow his rebel mentality has been destabilizing the horn of Africa since its inception and its main target has been Ethiopia
