August 15, 2010
BOOK REVIEW AND ANALYSIS
Ye Colenel Mengistu Tizita, Volume II (The Reminiscence of Colonel Mengistu Haile-mariam)Read more: Ethiopian Book Review of Ye Colenel Mengistu Tizita'
January 28, 2010 | The Huffington Post
Even though there were nine nationalities aboard the Boeing 737 jet which burst into flames and crashed into the sea minutes after taking off in a violent thunderstorm on Monday morning, the Lebanese, naturally enough, only concerned themselves with one.
54 Lebanese, almost all from the country's predominately Shiite southern region, are probably dead and the nation's outpouring of grief has been intense.
By Genet Mersha - August 13, 2009
During the last one year, the international media have reported with noticeable frequency on international agricultural land deals in Ethiopia. In Ethiopia, land is under government control and, therefore, cannot be sold or bought. Of the dozen or so African countries engaged in such deals, for varied reasons the cases of Ghana, Madagascar, Mali and the Sudan have also attracted similar attention. Perhaps the only commonality between Ethiopia and these countries is that they are all far ahead of others in that experience, as they have concluded several international farmland lease deals in the past five years. Nevertheless, much of the information is still under wraps.
Read more: Experts worry over land grab by foreigners in Ethiopia
By Mohamed Keita - July 11, 2009Read more: In Ethiopia, prime minister's words, actions not in step
June 24, 2009| Reuters But after 18 years at the helm of one of the world’s poorest countries the 54-year-old is still in power and says he is trapped by the wishes of his ruling party. They will discuss his desire to retire at an executive committee meeting next month and a September congress would give him the opportunity to ask the party for his twilight years.
By Genet Mersha - June 22, 2009
June 1, 2009
By Simegnish Yekoye
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Next year Ethiopians will go to the polls once again and the political maneuvering has already started. Following the election, Ethiopian parliament will also choose the next Prime Minister to serve for the next four years.
On different interviews he gave to international and local Medias, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi kept on saying he wants to leave office at the next election, but is up to his party to make the final decision.
June 8, 2009
Part II
By Genet Mersha
WHY LOOK FOR MOTIVES IN PM’S INTEREST IN QUITTING?
Information tested through experience, or familiarity with the subject matter or a person often influences attitude and thus somewhat determines its acceptance or rejection. Not that such information is always right, but perception in most instances mirrors reality. Ethiopians understand that leaders come and leaders go; nobody is indispensable. In the case of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s, there are stones in citizens’ shoes that for a long time have been unavoidable cause for national discomfort.
Read more: Ethiopia - Would Meles Zenawi Tuly Depart as He Has Promised? Part II
By Seleshi Bekele and Jonathan Lautze A project its size will have negative consequences, but Ethiopians should be better off once the hydroelectric dam is up and running.
The Gilgel Gibe III hydroelectric dam under construction in Ethiopia is no small piece of infrastructure. It holds the potential to fundamentally alter flow patterns in the Omo River watershed and will cost about $2 billion to build. It will indeed have impacts -- both positive and negative -- on the environment and people living in the watershed.
By Genet Mersha Read more: Ethiopia - Would Meles Zenawi Truly Depart as He Has Promised?
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