Associated Press•September 20, 2019 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s foreign ministry in a sharply worded statement Friday dismissed Egypt’s latest proposal on a massive Nile River dam project as “against the sovereignty of Ethiopia.” The statement came shortly after Egypt said a new round of talks over the filling and operation of the soon-to-be-finished Read more
River of the Dammed: Ethiopian builders work on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam near the Sudanese-Ethiopian border on March 31, 2015. ZACHARIAS ABUBEKER/AFP/GETTY IMAGES Ethiopia’s continued efforts to dam the Nile could end in war with Egypt. Here’s how to stop that from happening. In October, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won the Nobel Peace Read more
YODAHE ZEMICHAEL SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 An eerie parallel can be drawn between the American Civil War of the 19th century and the present-day predicament Ethiopia is facing. At its core, both are a fight between two dominant powers, one of union and another of secession. On the one side, there is Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed who came Read more
