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Torture kills Engineer in Ethiopian Prison 27 Aug 2013 | 09:28 pm
Posted by The Ethiopia Observatory The following is a statement from the Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) on the killing of an Oromo political prisoner, Eng. Tesfahun Chemeda, at the...
Rwandan refugee ‘tortured’ in Uganda; Rwandan security suspected 27 Aug 2013 | 07:18 pm
Posted by The Ethiopia Observatory A Rwandan refugee who went missing in Uganda last week has been found tortured and unconscious, a Ugandan official has said. Pascal Manirakiza’s abductors had “dumpe...
Again, Ethiopia is said to locally manufacture antiretroviral drugs: What happened to previous efforts? 27 Aug 2013 | 03:40 pm
by Keffyalew Gebremedhin – The Ethiopia Observatory –I– On August 23, 2013 a news story surfaced on ERTA, which announces preparations underway about ...
World Bank Sees Ethiopia GDP Grow at 7 Percent for Medium Term 27 Aug 2013 | 11:59 am
Posted by The Ethiopia Observatory ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia‘s economy is likely to grow seven percent a year over the next three to five years, below its average of the last decade, and to push that rat...
ሕግ በማውጣት ብቻ ለግንባታዎች ችግር መፍትሄውን አገኘሁ ይላል መንግሥት 26 Aug 2013 | 04:26 pm
Posted by The Ethiopia Observatory በመሰረት ገዛሃኝ* ከሃገር ኢኮኖሚ እድገት ጋር በተያያዘ በስፋት ከሚንቀሳቀሱ ዘርፎች አንዱ ነው የግንባታው ዘርፍ ፥ ይሁንና ዘርፉ በርካታ ሃብት የሚፈስበት ቢሆንም ከጥራት እና ከመዘግየት ጋር በተያያዘ ቅሬታዎች ተደጋግመው ይቀርቡበታል ። ህብረተሰቡ በተለይ በየ...
China to build 120MW Aysha wind power facility in Ethiopia 26 Aug 2013 | 04:05 pm
Posted by The Ethiopia Observatory It is thought likely that a Chinese company will also be awarded a further 60MW at Aysha, again with Exim Bank support, in partnership with Ethiopia’s state-owned M...
Finland’s envoy exposes “the dark side” of Ethiopia’s regime 25 Aug 2013 | 11:11 pm
by Keffyalew Gebremedhin – The Ethiopia Observatory At the end of his four-year duty tour in Ethiopia as Finland’s Ambassador, Mr. Leo Olasvirta made some observations in his August 14, 2013 article, ...
Latest ZTE- Ethio Telecom agre’mt: Interesting basis to enter into deal! 24 Aug 2013 | 10:35 pm
Posted by The Ethiopia Observatory ZTE representative Qiao Liang says, so far they have no specific assignment. “The agreement was only on the mere principles. We know nothing more at this stage.” Chi...
Over 30 Chinese in Ethiopia’s jail: Could this be Africa’s new trend? 24 Aug 2013 | 09:56 pm
Posted by The Ethiopia Observatory A few days ago the Addis Ababa city administration launched a swift attack on street vendors, (a questionable sense of urgency as the vendors have stayed for so long...
Telecoms in Ethiopia: Out of reach 24 Aug 2013 | 11:07 am
Posted by The Ethiopia Observatory The government expands the mobile-phone network but tightens its grip. ETHIOPIA has Africa’s last big telecoms monopoly. The absence of competition has seen a countr...
