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Ethiopia’s Biggest Cement Factory Inaugurated

February 7 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Business, Economy, Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , ,

Derba MIDROC Cement Plc, Ethiopia’s biggest cement factory, was inaugurated here on Sunday in the presence of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and other invited guests at a ground-breaking ceremony held with in the premises of the factory. The 351 million dollar plant was built by the MIDROC Ethiopia group owned by Mohammed al-Amoudi, an Ethiopian-born Saudi Arabian... Read more

Is Ethiopian strongman Meles Zenawi shooting in the dark?

November 1 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Politics, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , ,

By ARGAW ASHINE: Is Meles Zenawi becoming paranoid? Or is he laying the ground for a new round of crackdowns on his government’s favourite targets–the media and the opposition? Ethiopia observers were left groping for answers after the country’s prime minister recently launched into a tirade against perceived enemies, leaving no doubt that something... Read more

African dictators warned: ‘Your time is up’

October 20 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, Africa Protest, Ethiopian Protest, Meles Zenawi, Middle East, News, Politics, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , ,

(CNN) — Sudanese billionaire and communications mogul Mo Ibrahim has issued a warning to African leaders clinging to power, saying people are no longer prepared to put up with bad governance on the continent. Ibrahim says the face of Africa has changed and the Arab Spring has shown the world that the younger... Read more

Zenawi calls jailed Swedish journalists terror accomplices

October 12 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Politics, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , ,

New York,–Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s public accusations on Monday against two imprisoned Swedish journalists compromise the presumption of their innocence and predetermine the outcome of their case, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The journalists were arrested in Ethiopia in July and charged with terrorism for associating with armed separatists. In July, Johan Persson and... Read more

Meles Zenawi met by protests in Norway

October 12 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Meles Zenawi, News, Politics, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , , ,

A chorus of critics demonstrated outside the Oslo hotel where Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi was attending an international energy conference this week. He brushed off the criticism, while Norwegian leaders say they took up some of it with him. Norway has donated around NOK 1.4 billion in aid to Ethiopia over the ... Read more

Meles Zenawi Says Global Concerns Over Hydro Plan Won’t Hurt Funding

October 10 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi, News, Nile, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , ,

(Bloomberg) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said he doesn’t expect international concerns over the country’s hydroelectric program to hurt financing plans. “Because we are funding most of our projects from our own resources, it should not affect it,” Zenawi said today in an interview in Oslo.
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ANALYSIS-Ethiopian detentions target weak opposition

September 28 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Politics, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA, (Reuters) – When Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s ruling party was re-elected in 2010, analysts said he could take two paths: give the opposition scope to grow and secure a legacy of progress, or sideline them once and for all and tarnish his record. With a crushing parliamentary majority and Washington’s staunch backing... Read more

Ethiopia government crackdown following aid investigation:BBC Video

September 24 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi, News, Politics, Uncategorized, Video, Wikileaks Tags: , , , , , , ,

A joint undercover investigation by BBC Newsnight and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism last month uncovered evidence that the Ethiopian government is using billions of dollars of development aid as a tool for political oppression. The team travelled to the southern region of Ethiopia where they found villages in which whole communities... Read more

Ethiopia to Assess Impact of Nile Dam with New Egypt

September 19 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Egypt, Ethiopia, News, Nile, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , ,

On Saturday, Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf agreed with his Ethiopian counterpart to set up a team of technical experts to assess the impact of the $4.8-billion Dam being built in Ethiopia. The dam will be one of two built along Ethiopia’s side of the Nile River as part of a plan to produce... Read more

Ethiopia: Gov’t Denies Meles Zenawi Advising U.S. to Overthrow Sudan’s Government

September 16 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Politics, Sudan, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , ,

Khartoum — The Ethiopian government has disputed allegations that its Prime Minister Meles Zenawi advised the U.S. Administration that toppling the Sudanese government of president Al-Bashir is the “preferred option” for Washington. Allegations of Zenawi’s advice were revealed by the whistle-blowing website Wikileaks in a diplomatic cable detailing discussions that took place... Read more

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