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Analysis: Ethiopia crackdown on corruption, human right abuses. Everything you need to know
Mahlet Fasil and Yared Tsegaye Addis Abeba, November 16/2018 – An arrest so far of more than 60 officials, mostly from Ethiopia’s intelligence and military apparatus, which started with the arrest of 40 on Friday November 09, has led to shocking revelations by the attorney general Berhanu Tsegaye of gruesome …
Analysis: Why Ethiopia is unable to control water hyacinth from Lake Tana and what to do about it
On Sunday October 27, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed visited Lake Tana along with other high lever officials including DPM Demeke Mekonnen, and Amhara region president Gedu Andargachew Solomon Kibret (PhD) and Abeyou Worqlul (PhD), for Addis Standard Addis Abeba, October 31/2018 – Water hyacinth is one of the world’s most …
Agriculture: Great expectations from Ethiopia’s Wheat Initiative. But what happens when results don’t meet expectations?
Ethiopia’s wheat production has consistently lagged other African nations. The Wheat Initiative raises hopes, but what happens when results don’t meet expectations? Gashaw Tadesse Abate, Tanguy Bernard, Alan de Brauw and Nicholas Minot Addis Abeba, Oct. 15/2018 – Small-holder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa often experience lower yields, and efforts to …
