Ethiopia – Economic Growth, Political Repression and ISIS: Analyzing Recent Events

By Fikrejesus Amahazion (PhD), NESTLED in the turbulent Horn of Africa, Ethiopia is Africa’s oldest independent modern nation-state and second most populous. Discourse on Ethiopia has traditionally revolved around poverty, conflict, disease, and famine, yet in recent years it has experienced considerable economic growth, making it amongst “Africa’s top performing economies,” and the country has […]

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Ethiopia’s Most Ambitious Dam Project Could Destroy its Biggest Desert Lake

By Jessica Hatcher and Mark Hofer, LAKE Turkana is the world’s biggest desert lake, a vital source of life for humans and animals alike. But its lifeline is about to be cut by a push for development. Ethiopia, which borders Kenya, is building Africa’s largest hydro-electric power project, damming the Omo River, Lake Turkana’s primary source […]

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UN Body Demands Urgent Answers to its Calls From Ethiopia over Gibe III Dam

By Survival International, The UN’s growing concern over Ethiopia’s construction of the controversial Gibe III dam has prompted it to demand urgent information from the African state. The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has given Ethiopia until the end of January 2012 to provide reliable evidence that independent assessments have been carried […]

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