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Guardian: How food and water are driving a 21st-century African land grab

By John Vidal We turned off the main road to Awassa, talked our way past security guards and drove a mile across empty land before we found what will soon be Ethiopia's largest greenhouse. Nestling below an

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Ethiopia: The Slaying of Medrek MP Candidate Stirs Calls for an Inquiry

By Howard LesserThe stabbing death of an opposition candidate in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region is raising new calls for an inquiry and an easing of 2009 repressive legislation that critics say is restrain

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Bob, Band Aid and how TPLF bought their arms

By Andrew Whitehead A quarter of a century ago, the BBC's Michael Buerk achieved something very rare - he not only reported the world, but changed it a little bit. His vivid on-the-spot coverage of a famine "

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The new breadbasket of the world?

As swathes of their country’s land is leased, cleared and prepared for food production by foreign companies, Ethiopians are divided over whether this constitutes ‘agro-colonialism’ or much-needed developm

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Despite Pretense of Democracy, Ethiopia Remains a Police State

By Africa Action and FPIF StaffEthiopia Meles Zenawi has been in power as prime minister of Ethiopia since August 23, 1995. He has forged very strong military ties to the United States, and his loyalty has res

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Ethiopian Airliner Crashes Near Beirut - Updated

Habte Banti Nagassa, an Oromo, is said to be the pilot of the Ethiopian Airliner that went down immediately after take off from Beirut International Airport. Habte is also identified as a brother of the late Yi

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Ethiopia continues to clamp down on dissent and political activity - HRW

Ethiopia is on a deteriorating human rights trajectory as parliamentary elections approach in 2010. These will be the first national elections since 2005, when post-election protests resulted in the deaths of a

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Ethiopia: Meles Zenawi will probably win the election - The Economist

FromThe Economist print edition. Meles Zenawi will probably win the election. But that may not bring calm.WORRIES about Ethiopia’s election, due in May, are growing. Aid-giving Western governments hope it wi

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Ethiopia's Virgin Land up for grab by Farming Giants

By Xan Rice in BakoEthiopia – country of the silver sickle – offers land dirt cheap to farming giants. Addis Ababa sells vast fertile swaths to international companies in effort to introduce large-scale

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Jason MCclure of Bloomberg Ordered Out of Ethiopia

EthioMedia reports that Jason McClure, a correspondent for Bloomberg News, was detained and eventually ordered to leave "the country within 48 hours".The unconfirmed report cites a prominent opposition figure w

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Preferential Access and Patronage Networks among Barriers to Trade in Ethiopia

TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. goods trade surplus with Ethiopia was $149 million in 2008, an increase of $70 million from $79 million in 2007. U.S. goods exports in 2008 were $302 million, up 80.1 percent from the pre

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Aid groups to probe charges by Ethiopia opposition

By Barry Malone ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Aid workers in Ethiopia will investigate how foreign humanitarian relief supplies are delivered after opposition political parties alleged that their members were being

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Ethiopia betrayed Africa at Copenhagen

By Lucas Liganga, This Day THE misunderstanding among Africans when it comes to making crucial decisions came to light last week during the UN Climate Change conference held in the Danish capital Copenhagen

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What Did Ethiopia's Meles get in exchange?

Better to have no deal at Copenhagen than one that spells catastrophe. The only offer on the table in Copenhagen would condemn the developing world to poverty and suffering in perpetuity.By Naomi Klein

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Ethiopia is party in the divide and conquer campaign at Copenhagen

Oromsis notes : Is history repeating itself? As the UN climate talk nears conclusion, Ethiopia, led by a tribal leader, finds itself siding with western/industrialized nations at the expense of alienating the r

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Ethiopian Dicatator Stands Alone in Copenhagen

COPENHAGEN, Dec 17 (IPS) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi says Africa must compromise and be flexible towards other countries, if the U.N. Climate Conference ending on Dec. 18, is to reach an agreement.S

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Updated : Meles Zenawi's Climate Proposal Condemned

Amidst a growing protest of Meles Zenawi's selection to lead the African Negotiating team at the UN Climate Conference from Ethiopians across the globe, the Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance, a continental

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U.S. URGES FURTHER ETHIOPIAN ACTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Addis Ababa, December 10, 2009 – The United States congratulates the Government of Ethiopia for its participation yesterday in the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process in Geneva

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Ethiopia silences an independent voice

By Geoffrey York Addis Ababa — From Monday's Globe and Mail Tamerat Negera was the editor-in-chief of Addis Neger, a weekly newspaper in Addis Ababa that has ceased publication after intimidation and harass

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Ethiopian dictator shouldn't represent Africa at COP15

Doug McGill, a former New York Times reporter, makes a strong case against Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi's selection to represent all of Africa at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, D

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Guardian: How food and water are driving a 21st-century African land grab

Guardian: How food and water are driving a 21... By John Vidal We turned off th

Ethiopia: The Slaying of Medrek MP Candidate Stirs Calls for an Inquiry

Ethiopia: The Slaying of Medrek MP Candidate ... By Howard LesserThe stabbing d

Bob, Band Aid and how TPLF bought their arms

Bob, Band Aid and how TPLF bought their arms... By Andrew Whitehead A quarter

The new breadbasket of the world?

The new breadbasket of the world?... As swathes of their country’

Despite Pretense of Democracy, Ethiopia Remains a Police State

Despite Pretense of Democracy, Ethiopia Remai... By Africa Action and FPIF Staf

Ethiopian Airliner Crashes Near Beirut - Updated

Ethiopian Airliner Crashes Near Beirut - Upda... Habte Banti Nagassa, an Oromo,

Ethiopia continues to clamp down on dissent and political activity - HRW

Ethiopia continues to clamp down on dissent a... Ethiopia is on a deteriorating

Ethiopia: Meles Zenawi will probably win the election - The Economist

Ethiopia: Meles Zenawi will probably win the ... FromThe Economist print editio

Ethiopia's Virgin Land up for grab by Farming Giants

Ethiopia's Virgin Land up for grab by Farming... By Xan Rice in BakoEthiopia

Jason MCclure of Bloomberg Ordered Out of Ethiopia

Jason MCclure of Bloomberg Ordered Out of Eth... EthioMedia reports that Jason

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1 Guardian: How food and water are driving a 21st-century African land grab 56
2 Ethiopia: The Slaying of Medrek MP Candidate Stirs Calls for an Inquiry 29
3 Bob, Band Aid and how TPLF bought their arms 62
4 The new breadbasket of the world? 181
5 Despite Pretense of Democracy, Ethiopia Remains a Police State 232
6 Ethiopian Airliner Crashes Near Beirut - Updated 251
7 Ethiopia: Meles Zenawi will probably win the election - The Economist 250
8 Ethiopia continues to clamp down on dissent and political activity - HRW 134
9 Ethiopia's Virgin Land up for grab by Farming Giants 304
10 Jason MCclure of Bloomberg Ordered Out of Ethiopia 529
11 Preferential Access and Patronage Networks among Barriers to Trade in Ethiopia 250
12 Aid groups to probe charges by Ethiopia opposition 176
13 Ethiopia betrayed Africa at Copenhagen 206
14 What Did Ethiopia's Meles get in exchange? 184
15 Ethiopia is party in the divide and conquer campaign at Copenhagen 232
16 Ethiopian Dicatator Stands Alone in Copenhagen 200
17 Updated : Meles Zenawi's Climate Proposal Condemned 415
18 U.S. URGES FURTHER ETHIOPIAN ACTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS 205
19 Ethiopia silences an independent voice 182
20 Ethiopian dictator shouldn't represent Africa at COP15 284
 
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