By Daniel Teferra (PhD)* In his article ” Famine ” in Ethiopia,: Key Facts, René Lefort says that land privatization is worse for the poorest farmers. This argument may support the government, but not the farmers. René Lefort starts out with Amartya Sen’s exchange entitlements thesis. He states that in bad years, Ethiopian farmers “face…
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Addis Ababa – Oromia region integrated master plan የአዲስ አበባና ኦሮሚያ ልዩ ዞን ማስተር ፕላን አባይ ፀሐዬ – ‘ልክ እናስገባችዋለን’
FULL TEXT OF PROF. BERHANU NEGA’S ADDRESS TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Ethiopia as an Anchor for Peace and Stability in the Horn of Africa and The Need for a Broad-based Transitional Political Order Berhanu Nega Honorable chair, and distinguished members of the European parliament Ladies and Gentlemen: Allow me to first express my sincere condolences…
By Baye, Yimama The phrase structures of Ethiopian Oromo.
ISS Africa El Niño has hit Africa particularly hard this year. The unpredictable weather cycle has been more intense than past iterations, and is being blamed for everything, from drought in southern Africa to excessive typhoons in Madagascar. The humanitarian impact of El Niño is clear. The United Nations’ Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that…
AU Agenda 2063 By Arthur Chatora — The African Union has said the continent could soon become border less with the introduction of an African passport as part of the bloc’s 2063 Agenda. So far, two countries – Rwanda and Mauritius are implementing the plan. The African Union has said the free movement of citizens…
BBC Africa Bordered by Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea, tiny Djibouti has quietly been making headlines for its dreams to become as successful as the Emirate An oasis of peace Bordered by Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea, Djibouti is an oasis of peace in a part of Africa marred by piracy and instability. It is this privileged…
By Andrew Korybko , Global Research Recent media reports indicate that Saudi Arabia and the UAE have contracted Eritrea’s government for assistance in the War on Yemen, using the East African state as a transit and logistics base for their operations, as well as 400 of its troops for cannon fodder in Aden. Add to it the…
By Ali A. Rizvi, HPost Where are all the secular liberals in the Muslim world? I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard this question. The answer is both unsurprising and heartbreaking. In Muslim-majority countries, they are often beinglashed and imprisoned for blogging, hacked to death in open daylight, or sentenced to death for writing poetry.…