The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam should be an opportunity for cooperation

In a recent article by Foreign Policy, Egypt’s Ambassador to Washington, Motaz Zahran, claims filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) without an agreement would result in a major crisis that will... Read more »

Collective effort for hitting two invaluable targets

Ethiopia and Ethiopians have now been endeavoring day in and day out to push the country steps forward via accomplishing the two grand assignments as successfully and timely as possible. These grand... Read more »

Winter is coming

The second filling phase of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is set to start from around July. This, a much anticipated and hence inevitable filling of the dam’s reservoir, is also... Read more »

The Blue Nile Dam: History, geopolitics, and pan-Africanism

 PART II Ethiopia and ethnic-based politics: Dancing atop a powder keg tinderbox Even if Ethiopia succeeds in filling the dam and the dam becomes operational as intended, Ethiopia will not be out... Read more »

America’s New Geopolitical Perspectives in the Horn of Africa takes camouflaged caption ‘Humanitarian Crisis’: From Visa restriction to Economic Embargo

US has imposed visa restrictions on Ethiopian officials whom it accuses of causing humanitarian crisis during the conflict in Tigray. Some news outlets further uncover the sanction would escalate into an economic... Read more »

Water, irrigation and Energy Sector, a showcase of success in meeting public needs

The past three years in the water, irrigation and energy sector is aimed at enabling a dignified life to our citizens by meeting basic needs,” Prime Minister Abiy wrote on his Face-Book... Read more »

The Blue Nile Dam: History, geopolitics, and pan-Africanism

River Nile, one of the longest rivers in the world, has been loaded with controversies despite its potential for regional integration and development. Historically, it enabled and empowered great civilizations, romanticized by... Read more »

Get your hands off the Motherland!

When the former Somali regime of Said Baree invaded Ethiopia from two directions mainly from the east and south east in 1977, the Ethiopian government requested the USA for a delivery of... Read more »

Advice to the upper echelon of the western bloc

Last week, the US Senate passed a unanimous resolution against Ethiopia and this week the US imposed a wide range of economic sanctions and restricted visas to government and military officials from... Read more »

The third round national greening campaign kicks off

Round three of Ethiopia’s national greening initiative kicked off a couple of days back at a launching ceremony that was presided by Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed and prominent federal and regional... Read more »