Deutsche Welle \Germany August 31, 2011 Interviewer: Ludger Schadomsky Farmers cannot own land in Ethiopia, they must lease it Although one in 10 Ethiopians is going hungry, the government is leasing fertile land to foreign investors. Deutsche Welle spoke with Essayas Kebede from the Ethiopian government about so-called land grabbing. Countries in Asia and the [...]
Category Archives: Ethiopia
Amid government denials, Eritreans flee harsh drought
September 1, 2011 – 11:19 pm
Montreal Gazette/AFP August 30, 2011 SHIRE, Ethiopia – In Ethiopia’s Endabaguna refugee camp, rows of gaunt Eritreans clad in rubber sandals give vent to their exasperation after days of trekking and dodging soldiers in an attempt to escape failed crops, hunger and an autocratic government. Over 12 million people across the Horn of Africa are [...]
Amnesty Int’l Says Delegation Expelled From Ethiopia
September 1, 2011 – 11:17 pm
VOA August 31, 2011 Rights group Amnesty International says a group of its delegates was expelled from Ethiopia this week after meeting with two opposition leaders who have since been arrested. Amnesty said Wednesday that a delegation of foreign members was told by Ethiopian officials on August 27 to leave the country, after it held [...]
Indian investors eyeing Ethiopian agriculture
September 1, 2011 – 10:39 pm
India Times August 29, 2011 ADDIS ABABA: A group of Indian investors are visiting Ethiopia with interest in the east Afrian nation’s rapidly growing farm sector. The delegation of over 30 Indian investors, led by Ramakrishna Karuturi, founder and managing director of Karuturi Global limited company, visited Addis Ababa this past week to expand India’s [...]
Ethiopia Detains to Two Prominent Opposition Politicians
September 1, 2011 – 10:38 pm
VOA August 30, 2011 Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa – Two prominent Ethiopian opposition politicians have been detained, at least one of them on terrorism-related charges. But opposition leaders are questioning the charges, saying the detentions appear politically motivated. Bekele Gerba Government spokesman Shimeles Kemal says senior opposition figure Bekele Gerba was detained Saturday, charged with [...]
Athletics-Jeilan grabs gold as Bekele limps out
September 1, 2011 – 10:31 pm
Reuters August 28, 2011 Peter Rutherford * Bekele loses for first time over 10,000 * Farah overhauled in sprint finish DAEGU, South Korea – Ibrahim Jeilan of Ethiopia sprinted past Briton Mo Farah to win the men’s 10,000 metres world title on Sunday after four-times defending champion Kenenisa Bekele had limped off the track. Jeilan [...]
Ethiopian premier to visit Egypt for first time since the revolution
September 1, 2011 – 10:29 pm
Al Ahram, Egypt August 28, 2011 The main focus of the visit will be the Nile Basin and the situation in Sudan, Libya and Somalia The Egyptian Foreign Ministry has announced that the Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi is planning to visit Cairo in September. Zenawi’s visit was originally planned for July but was cancelled [...]
Ethiopia’s Deplorable Conduct at IGAD Meeting
September 1, 2011 – 10:27 pm
Shabait, Government of Ethiopia August 26, 2011 Press Statement In what is almost a familiar pattern now, Ethiopian security agents manhandling Eritrea’s delegate to IGAD’s 40th Extra-ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers which was convened in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Abeba, this Wednesday 24th August. Eritrea’s envoy was harassed, verbally abused, and threatened by [...]
Ethiopian officials meet ET409 accident investigation team
September 1, 2011 – 10:24 pm
Reporter, Ethiopia August 27, 2011 KALEYESUS BEKELE – Investigation team to start analysing facts Representatives of the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA) and the Ethiopian Airlines last week met the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800 aircraft accident investigation team in Beirut. Reliable sources told The Reporter that Girma Gebre, head of the Aircraft Accident Prevention and [...]
AU famine meet raises $351m, figure questioned
August 29, 2011 – 9:32 am
Reuters August 25, 2011 Barry Malone * Summit raises $351 mln * Four heads of state show up * Aid groups say need another $1bln to stop deaths (Recasts with final contributions tally) ADDIS ABABA – A much-delayed African Union summit held to raise money to tackle famine in Somalia and drought in the Horn [...]