Posts Tagged ‘Britain’

Ethiopia is Top UK Aid Recipient

March 2 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Economy, Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi, News, Politics, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , ,

(VOA): Britain has chosen Ethiopia to be its biggest recipient of development aid during the next four years. Several donor governments are ramping up assistance as Ethiopia sets ambitious goals for eradicating poverty and hunger. Ethiopia will receive $2 billion in British development assistance in a four-year period. Howard Taylor, head of the British aid program in Ethiopia,... Read more

The threat of a water war over the Nile

July 2 | Posted by ocean | Blog, Ethiopia, Nile, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , ,

Egypt and Sudan draw battle lines with upstream nations over access to the Nile NATIONS FIGHT over water, especially when access is curtailed or threatened, and there are the ingredients for a battle over the 4,100-mile long Nile River. Egypt and Sudan have counted on the abundance of the Nile’s life-giving flow. Now upstream nations want to... Read more

Ethiopian Man found Guilty for Britain Biggest Robbery of Jewelery Store (VIDEO)

June 28 | Posted by ocean | News, Uncategorized, Video, World Tags: , , , , , ,

Aman Kassaye, 24, was found guilty at Woolwich Crown Court of the “high stakes” raid at Graff Diamonds in Mayfair last Summer. The gems taken in the robbery have never been recovered. Kassaye, of no fixed address, was convicted of kidnap, conspiracy to rob and possessing a firearm. He was acquitted of a further gun possession charge, the... Read more

Meles claims election win in Ethiopia despite poll fraud claims

May 24 | Posted by ocean | Election 2010, Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , ,

Leader seen by US as bulwark against extremism heads for third decade in power By Daniel Howden, Africa Correspondent Meles Zenawi could be heading for a quarter of a century in power in Ethiopia after he claimed his party was set to win elections held yesterday. The former guerrilla leader whose party has been accused of waging a war... Read more

Britain ‘keeping quiet about Ethiopia repression’

May 24 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , ,

Britain has been accused of allowing hundreds of millions of pounds of its aid to be used to extend state-led repression in Ethiopia, as the country voted in national polls widely seen as deeply flawed.
More than £385 million of British money has been channelled to projects in the country in the last two years, making it... Read more