By Elizabeth Fraser (Oakland), Global Issues OAKLAND, Mar 29 (IPS) – I was taught that responsibility means admitting your mistakes and being accountable when you make a mistake. I still believe this to be true for individuals and institutions. So when a powerful group like the World Bank makes a mistake, I expect it to be…
By Muluken Tesfaw የኢትዮ ሱዳን ድንበርን ለማጣራት ያደረግኩት ድካምና ውጤት ክፍል ፩ የካቲት 24 ቀን 2008 ዓ.ም. ጎንደር ከተማ አደርኩ፡፡ እራት ላይ ‹ትእቢት› የሚባል ምግብ በልቼ ተሰቃይቻለሁ፡፡ ነገሩ እንዲህ ነው፡፡ ናይል ሆቴል ከአንድ የቀዬ ወዳጄ ጋር ሒደን ራት ስናዝዝ ‹የቤቱ ምርጥ ዛሬ ምንድን ነው?›› አልናት አስተናጋጇን፡፡ ‹‹ትእቢት ይምጣላችሁ›› አለችን፡፡ በስሙ እየተገረምን ምግቡ ምን ዓይነት ይሆን ይሆን?…
Months of protests are rattling a fragile federation ADDIS ABABA | From the print edition E AN OUTBREAK of public protest unprecedented in its duration and spread since the ruling party took power in Ethiopia in 1991 is stirring a rare cocktail of discontent. Demonstrations started in November mainly by members of the Oromo ethnic group,…
The East African country is facing its biggest protest movement in decades. Its uncompromising approach to development is to blame. BY JACEY FORTIN, FP ADAMA, Ethiopia — For those who would speak frankly about politics in this landlocked East African country, the first challenge is to find a safe space. But on a recent evening in…
The Horn of Africa region is central to the world’s maritime trade. It’s also beginning to fall apart. BY ALEX DE WAAL , FP Back in 2002, Meles Zenawi, then prime minister of Ethiopia, drafted a foreign policy and national security white paper for his country. Before finalizing it, he confided to me a “nightmare scenario” —…
Newsweek BY MICHAEL RUBIN ON 3/8/16 AT 10:18 AM Chinese President Xi Jinping (front L) poses with Zimbabwe’s leader Robert Mugabe (2nd R) and South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma (C) at a summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, December 4, 2015. China is investing heavily in Africa, unlike the U.S.SIPHIWE SIBEKO/REUTERS OPINIONAFRICAU.S. AFRICA RELATIONS This article…