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…
Addis Ababa – Oromia region integrated master plan የአዲስ አበባና ኦሮሚያ ልዩ ዞን ማስተር ፕላን አባይ ፀሐዬ – ‘ልክ እናስገባችዋለን’
By Baye, Yimama The phrase structures of Ethiopian Oromo.
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…
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 Brad Plumer, VOX Over the past year, scientists have been keeping a close eye on an important swath of the Pacific Ocean, just along the equator. When conditions here get just right, an El Niño can form — wreaking havoc on weather patterns across the globe. Now it looks like we’re in for a monster.…
Herald Scotland THE UK Government has been urged to provide assurances of “strict scrutiny” over the export of material which can be used to manufacture nuclear weapons to a country with defense links to North Korea. Data shows that in January this year, the UK approved the export of £1,193 of deuterium compounds to Ethiopia…
by FRANK JACOBS Maps have many fathers. One of them is the genie of omission. So beware of the map that is too straightforward and simple. It may very well be obscuring something. For also in cartography, this general rule applies: If it looks too good to be true, it probably is. An interesting point…
IMF Press Release No. 15/445 September 30, 2015On September 21, 2015, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation1 with Ethiopia.Ethiopia’s recent macroeconomic performance has continued to be strong overall, though with some rising domestic and external vulnerabilities. Economic growth in 2014/15 was buoyant (at an estimated 8.7 percent), supported by booming…
BBC Signs of an economic slowdown in China have led to fears of a global recession, including Africa, given the close ties it has built up with China in recent years. BBC Africa Business Report’s Lerato Mbele looks at five ways the continent could be affected: The rand South Africa’s currency has taken the hardest…