Month: July 2018
- Commentary
Economic Commentary: FDI and democracy in Ethiopia: Can FDI push for a well- administered government?
Daniel Behailu Gebreamanuel, For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, July 06/2018 – ‘The cure for an ailing democracy is more democracy’ claimed Fareed Zakaria.[1] In, Ethiopia not only our democracy is ailing but also many doubt the existence of the ‘fledgling democracy’ often jabbered about by the government until very recently. On the other hand, the country is trying to…
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News: Turkish Industry Holding to invest on Cogeneration power Plant with a capacity of 500MV in Ethiopia
Addis Abeba, 5 July 2018- Aiming at playing a great role in the fast growing economy of Ethiopia and competitive incentive packages, affordable labor and improved infrastructure in the country, the Turkish giant, Turkish Industry Holding is to invest in power generating sector. The Chairman of Turkish Industry CO. Mr. Mehmet Coskun, the Vice President Mr. Hakim Alici and…
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Feature: Torture in Ethiopia’s Somali Region Prison, (a.k.a Jail Ogaden)
Satellite image of Jail Ogaden, Jijiga, Ethiopia, recorded on May 27, 2016. © CNES 2018 – Airbus DS 2018; Source Google Earth Senior Officials Implicated in Nonstop Regimen of Abuse Addis Abeba, July 5, 2018– Prison officials and security forces have arbitrarily detained and tortured prisoners for years in the notorious regional prison known as Jail Ogaden, Human Rights Watch…
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OPED: Ogaden Basin: A source of peril or prosperity for the Somali Region?
Abdi Mohammed Omar (right), President of Somali Regional State, Meles Alem, (center), spokesperson of the ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ahmed Shide, Minister of Communication Affairs attending the inaugural ceremony of the first ever crude oil extraction Juweria Ali, For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, July 04/ 2018 – On June 28th Ethiopian government representatives, Somali Regional President Abdi Mohamoud Omar…
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Breaking the Silence: the Day Ahmedin Jebel, Ahmed Mustefa and myself were kidnapped
Abdulrezak Hussen (PhD), For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, July 04/2018 – It is a real story of innocents being criminalized, human rights obliterated, promises betrayed, justice ignored, peaceful protests brutally crushed and citizens blindly and indiscriminately beaten and more. It is a real story in a country where justice, fair-trial, freedom, human rights and dignity are revoked from its…
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Commentary: Legitimacy at home is legitimacy abroad
Mukerrem Miftah (Dr.,), For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, July 03/2018 – For the first time in decades, the Horn of Africa is set to experiment with a relatively unchained hope for regional stability and integration. No doubt, the commencement of any hope, and conversely any fear, in the region has been contingent upon the conditions within which Ethiopia finds…
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The Interview: “There are going to be people who are going to embrace this change and people who are going to resist it,” Mike Raynor, US Ambassador to Ethiopia
Ambassador Mike Raynor joined the State Department in 1988, and is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister Counselor. He has been Director of the Bureau of Human Resources’ Office of Career Development and Assignments since September 2016. From August 2015 to August 2016, he served as Assistant Chief of Mission in Kabul, with…
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