Ethiopian News and Politics Journal
Punjab farmers explore Ethiopia for agri opportunities
Jun 4th
Vijay C Roy: On being about the selection of Ethiopia, they mentioned, “The lease amount is nominal. As compared to India, where one has to shell out Rs 25,000-35,000 per hectare we have to shell out only Rs 500 per hectare. Also, the land is very fertile and virgin. We are planning to export the high value cash crop grown there like pulses, oilseeds, maize, etc to India as we are not self sufficient.” Read More…
When the Nile Runs Dry
Jun 2nd
Brad Holland: A NEW scramble for Africa is under way. … for the sake of peace and future development cooperation, the nations of the Nile River Basin should come together to ban land grabs by foreign governments and agribusiness firms. Read More…
Open letter to the UNHCR protect Ethiopian refugees in Yemen
May 31st
SOCEPP: A few days ago four Ethiopian refugees were killed in the ASABA area of Sana’a,Yemen, as result of the fighting between government forces and armed rebels. Very many Ethiopian refugees are facing death in many part of Yemen and their attempt to go to the Sana‘a office of the UNHCR has not borne fruit. Read More…
Ghana: We Demand Unqualified Apology From Ethiopia
May 31st
allAfrica.com: It is thus rather inexplicable that before the dust of the fun fare and revelry that characterized the celebrations could fall into oblivion, Ethiopian officials could inflict an act of diplomatic blunder on Ghanaian media personnel in no other place than in Ethiopia, the headquarters of the Africa Union. What a paradox! Read More…
SOCEPP denounces Sudan’s deportation of Chadian opposition leaders
May 27th
The Sudanese government handed two leading members of the Chadian armed opposition to Ndjamena two days before a tripartite summit in Khartoum gathering President Idriss Deby and Central African President François Bozizé with President Omer Al-Bashir. Read More…
Sidama People’s blood still cries for justice
May 26th
SOCEPP: May 24/2002, EPRDF special forces were unleashed on peaceful demonstrators at Loque (Hawassa). Dozens of people lay dead. The violent repression was commanded by top EPRDF officials including Abay Tsehaye, Bereket Semon, Haile Mariam Desalegn (now deputy prime minister), Mulugeta Alemseged (now ambassador in Rome). Meles Miremo and Shifferaw Shigute. Many who were imprisoned at the time are still languishing in the dungeons of the brutal regime. Read More…
The OLF Controversy
May 22nd
Recently, the two factions of the OLF met in Boston (USA) to work out their differences under the chairmanship of Ibsa Gutema. They failed. Ibsa walked out in anger and wrote the article below in anger and backing the hardliner Daoud faction. We post his article here to show that … Read More…
