By Maimire Mennasemay (Ph.D.) A homeless democracy is impossible In his victory speech on May 25, 2010, Meles said, “We will work day and night to obtain your support in the next election”, that is, in 2015. The question is: Will the democratic opposition work as hard to ensure a historically significant political outcome in [...]
Archive for July 9th, 2010
Nile River row: Could it turn violent?
July 9th, 2010
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The giggles started when the seventh journalist in a row said that his question was for Egypt’s water and irrigation minister, Mohamed Nasreddin Allam. The non-Egyptian media gave him a bit of a hammering at last week’s talks in Addis Ababa for the nine countries that the Nile passes through. Allam bared his teeth when [...]
Calling Out the Rogue Regime in Ethiopia
July 9th, 2010
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Ginbot 7 July 8, 2010 Statement On May 3, 2010 on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, President Obama singled out Ethiopia among the countries that are enemies of free media. The jamming of the Voice of America Amharic broadcast and Deutche Welle radio as well as the new independent Ethiopian Satellite Television (ESAT) [...]
A NATIONAL CALL: Ethiopian Border Affairs Committee
July 9th, 2010
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The Ethiopian Border Affairs Committee is delighted to express its satisfaction with the substantive discussion carried out by the Conference on Good Governance, Peace, Security and Sustainable Development in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa, held at Crystal City, Virginia, from April 9-11, 2010. We are heartened in particular, by the Conference’s unconditional demand that [...]
