Latest phase a milestone in controversial Blue Nile hydropower project long opposed by downriver countries Egypt and Sudan. Ethiopia has completed the filling of a massive, controversial dam on the Blue Nile river for a second year, state media has said, a move that is likely to anger Egypt and Sudan who have long opposed the project….
By: Belayneh Abate As prudent Ethiopians know, the current donkey back riders of the Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) are fighting with the former donkey back riders of the EPRDF. The people should understand that these two groups of donkey back riders are fighting for power, and not for the Ethiopian people. As the two groups of the…
EXCLUSIVE by Addis Standard Staffs The UN Security Council (UNSC) has dropped issuing a resolution calling for cessation of hostilities and respect for international humanitarian laws in Ethiopia’s war- torn Tigray regional state after a second attempt has failed to produce consensus among members states. On March 04, the council held a closed door meeting…
Ethiopia’s prime minister said Saturday that the army occupied the capital of the northern region of Tigray two days after beginning what was described as a final offensive against the faction ruling the territory. “The Federal government is now fully in control of the city of Mekelle,” Abiy Ahmed said in a statement. “With full…
By Brook Abdu As the whole world rushes to find a vaccine for the coronavirus pandemic, the majority of African nations have expressed their willingness to conduct a vaccine test in their homeland. Some African nations, including Ethiopia, were indicated to have the capacity to produce the vaccine once approved. This was disclosed at a press…
Some U.S. officials fear the move will harm Washington’s relationship with Addis Ababa. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has approved a plan to halt U.S. foreign assistance to Ethiopia as the Trump administration attempts to mediate a dispute with Egypt and Sudan over the East African country’s construction of a massive dam on the Nile…
As the 2020 US presidential elections approach it is likely that it will amass interest from all corners of the world. The global power of the US – even though some argue that this is quickly dwindling – makes the US presidential elections a point of interest for different actors including governments, international and regional…
Throughout the centuries, Ethiopia missed boundless development opportunities as an up-stream riparian nation and the source of the Blue Nile. Its citizens endured abject poverty for generations. Unable to industralize due to lack of power essential to infrastructure and economic development. Witgh the great Ethiopian Rennaissance dam (GERD), Ethiopians ultimately aspire to satisfy their eneergy…
by Kibreab Tesfay Writing for a local US Newspaper (Orange Country Register), Professor Tom Campell crows on Susan Rice’s (pictured with the late TPLF leader) presumed “talents and virtues that are disappointingly rare in US diplomacy today”. The author proceeds to shower gratuitous plaudits on Rice for her laudable “initiative and role” to end the…
Mini-African summit to convene on Tuesday to discuss Ethiopian dam ISTANBUL Egypt on Tuesday announced a complete plan for water conservation in parallel with convening a mini-African summit to discuss Ethiopia’s Renaissance dam project and to move forward with the dam’s troubled negotiations. “Joint working groups have been formed between the Ministry of Water Resources…
