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Retired Commander of Egyptian Forces General Mohamed Ali Bilal, Said that it is Impossible to Strike the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

Retired Commander of Egyptian Forces General Mohamed Ali Bilal, Said that it is Impossible to Strike the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

May 31, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi, Videos

Photo: General Mohamed Ali Bilal, retired General Mohamed Ali Bilal, commander of Egyptian forces during the Gulf war, said that it is “impossible” to strike the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam because such a decision would be issuing a challenge to the…

Shared Destiny Tied by the Gift of the Nile

Shared Destiny Tied by the Gift of the Nile

May 31, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi

Government Perspective May 30, 2013 The Nile basin countries are sleeping giants. They are endowed with substantial human and physical assets which, combined with proper financial and technological resources, have the potential to spur high levels of economic growth and…

Diplomatic Implications of Diverting the Flow of Nile River by Ethiopia

Diplomatic Implications of Diverting the Flow of Nile River by Ethiopia

May 31, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi

By Habtamu Alebachew Bye, Bye Perceptions and Zero-Sum Games, Welcome Reasons and Dialogues!! Ethiopia announced its successful diversion in the flow of Abay River (not in the course of the river as some media people wrongly use the term without…

Mother Ethiopia Diverts the Blue Nile River and Opens a New Chapter

Mother Ethiopia Diverts the Blue Nile River and Opens a New Chapter

May 31, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi

By Blen Tilahun It was only 2 decades ago that the world was worried that Ethiopia could end-up in a chaotic disintegration and lawlessness of seen in Yugoslavia and Somalia. Just 10 years ago, many were skeptic of Ethiopia’s development…

Inside Story – Death on the Nile – Al Jazeera Video

Inside Story – Death on the Nile – Al Jazeera Video

May 30, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi, Videos

May 30, 2013 The River Nile has been a source of life for millions over the centuries. Now Ethiopia is diverting water to build a giant dam pushing those downstream who depend on the river, to wonder when and whether…

Ethiopia’s Leader, Hailemariam Desalegn, Aims to Maintain Tight Rein on Key Businesses

Ethiopia’s Leader, Hailemariam Desalegn, Aims to Maintain Tight Rein on Key Businesses

May 29, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi

Photo: An Ethiopian Orthodox Priest talking on a mobile phone By Katrina Manson Addis Ababa, May 27, 2013 — Ethiopia’s new prime minister has ruled out loosening state control of key businesses, dealing a blow to foreign investors circling one…

Ethiopia: Dispelling the Curse of the Nile

Ethiopia: Dispelling the Curse of the Nile

May 29, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi

By Terefe Masresha Since Ethiopia started building a large dam on the Nile River, it has been at the receiving end of a barrage of disinformation and mixed messages aimed at discouraging, frustrating and halting the construction. This means putting…

Ethiopia Diverts Nile for Huge $4.7 Billion Hydro Dam (Video)

Ethiopia Diverts Nile for Huge $4.7 Billion Hydro Dam (Video)

May 28, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi, Videos

By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA, May 28, 2013 – (Reuters) – Ethiopia began diverting a stretch of the Nile on Tuesday to make way for a $4.7 billion hydroelectric dam that is worrying downstream countries dependent on the world’s longest…

Egyptian Ambassador: Ethiopia Dam “a Reality” to Cope with

Egyptian Ambassador: Ethiopia Dam “a Reality” to Cope with

May 28, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi

Egypt’s Ambassador to Ethiopia Mohamed Idrees described Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam as a “reality” that Egypt must cope with and added that his country’s goal in its ongoing dialogue with Ethiopia is not to shut down the project, but to find…

Brazilian Bank May Provide $1 Billion to Ethiopian Rail

Brazilian Bank May Provide $1 Billion to Ethiopian Rail

May 27, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi

By William Davison May 27, 2013 Ethiopia is in talks to receive $1 billion in funding from the Brazilian Development Bank to build a section of a railway that will be extended to connect to neighboring South Sudan, a Foreign…

Egyptian TV Interviews Meles Zenawi on Nile River and the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Videos)

Egyptian TV Interviews Meles Zenawi on Nile River and the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Videos)

May 26, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi, Videos

The late PM Meles Zenawi gave this interview to the Egyptian TV in 2011. Who really owns the Nile river? Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia or other East African countries? Take your time and watch these four videos. PM Meles Zenawi was…

Tedros Adhanom and John Kerry Joint Press Release Remarks in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tedros Adhanom and John Kerry Joint Press Release Remarks in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

May 25, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi

US Secretary of state John Kerry with his Ethiopian counterpart, Tedros Adhanom Remarks With Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom After Their Meeting John Kerry Secretary of State African Union Headquarters Addis Ababa, Ethiopia May 25, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very…

$2 Billion USD Loan Agreement Signed for 756 Km Addis Ababa to Djibouti Railway Project (Video)

$2 Billion USD Loan Agreement Signed for 756 Km Addis Ababa to Djibouti Railway Project (Video)

May 24, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi, Videos

Addis Ababa, May 23, 2013 — (WIC) — Ethiopia, Djibouti and China here on Wednesday signed a loan agreement amounting to over two billion USD for construction of 756 km Addis Ababa/Sebeta – Djibouti railway project. The loan secured from…

Yadesa Zewege Bojia Reflects on African Union Flag on 50th Anniversary

Yadesa Zewege Bojia Reflects on African Union Flag on 50th Anniversary

May 23, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi

Photo: Yadesa Bojia Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff “I was told by an official from the Ethiopian ministry of Foreign Affairs that when Meles Zenawi found out the winner was an Ethiopian, he told them to go find the guy,”…

The 23rd Ordinary Session of the AU Executive Council opens in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Videos)

The 23rd Ordinary Session of the AU Executive Council opens in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Videos)

May 22, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi, Videos

Photo: African Union Headquarters Building in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia May 22, 2013 [ Meles Zenawi would have been very proud to attend and host this great AU session. ] The 23rd ordinary session of the Executive Council of the African…

Africans Comment on the Legacy of the Late PM of Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi (Video)

Africans Comment on the Legacy of the Late PM of Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi (Video)

May 21, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi, Videos

Fellow Africans remember the late Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi. Video shows a child reading about the effect of global warming – “we the children are afraid of what we are hearing about the environment”, sincerely talking about her…

Meles Zenawi Makes Africa More Secure

Meles Zenawi Makes Africa More Secure

May 20, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi

By Abudul Mohammed As the 50th anniversary of the African Union (formerly the Organisation for African Unity) is being celebrated, the issue of peace and security, and the role played by the organisation and its member states, continues to be…

Renaissance Dam’s Unnoticed Impact on Ethiopian Psyche

Renaissance Dam’s Unnoticed Impact on Ethiopian Psyche

May 19, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi

By Merkeb Negash “The humiliation of a thing is sufficient to stimulate it; the humiliation of a country is sufficient to rejuvenate it” – Book of Rites (Chinese literature) When the late prime minister came up with the idea of building…

Hopeful Youth and Renowned Personalities Praise the Late PM Meles Zenawi by Celebrating his Birth Day in DC (Videos)

Hopeful Youth and Renowned Personalities Praise the Late PM Meles Zenawi by Celebrating his Birth Day in DC (Videos)

May 18, 2013 · by Meles · in Family, Meles Zenawi, Videos

Hopeful Youth and Renowned Personalities Praise the Late PM Meles Zenawi by Celebrating his Birth Day in DC (Videos) Born: Father: UnspecifiedMother: UnspecifiedChildren: noneSiblings: none Tsehaye Debalkew, May 18, 2013, Washington D.C. Accolades were made and tributes were paid to…

Ethiopia’s Booming Hotel Industry

Ethiopia’s Booming Hotel Industry

May 17, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi

Photo: Addis Sheraton Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia May 17, 2013 VENTURES AFRICA – The Sheraton Hotel is doing another good day of business on a Monday morning. The hotel, run by Sheik Mohammed Ali Al-Amoud, is Ethiopia’s most recognized hotel….

“No Matter How Poor We Are, Ethiopians Will Pay Any Sacrifice,” – Meles Zenawi

“No Matter How Poor We Are, Ethiopians Will Pay Any Sacrifice,” – Meles Zenawi

May 16, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi

Photo: The construction of the grand renaissance dam is well underway By Hasset Assefa Two solid years have already elapsed since Ethiopia launched the construction of the Grand Renaissance Dam (GRD). When the news was first declared to the public…

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Says “Africa is the New Eldorado” at a Chatam House Discussion

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Says “Africa is the New Eldorado” at a Chatam House Discussion

May 14, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi

Photo: Dr. Tedros Adhanom, Ethiopia’s Foreign Affairs Minister LONDON, UK – 13th May 2013 Ethiopian Foreign Minister and Chairman of the African Union Executive Council, H.E. Dr. Tedros Adhanom, told a Chatham House platform that Africa, which was once the…

Ethiopian Community Association in Beijing China Vows to Fight Poverty

Ethiopian Community Association in Beijing China Vows to Fight Poverty

May 13, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi

The main mission of the Ethiopian Community Association in Beijing is to support one another and to help fight poverty at home. Ethiopian Embassy, Beijing, 13 May 2013 — Ambassador Seyoum Mesfin made the remarks at the meeting of the…

Author and Professor Abraham Verghese Comments on the Death of Meles Zenawi (Audio)

Author and Professor Abraham Verghese Comments on the Death of Meles Zenawi (Audio)

May 12, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi

Photo: Dr. Abraham Verghese, Professor of Medicine August 21, 2012 The death of Ethiopian leader Meles Zenawi has left a dangerous power vacuum in the Horn of Africa nation, Abraham Verghese tells host Marco Werman. Verghese, author of the novel…

Ethiopians in NY Raised $100,000 for the Renaissance Dam Project

Ethiopians in NY Raised $100,000 for the Renaissance Dam Project

May 11, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi

Photo: Downtown New York City ETHIOPIANS  IN NEW YORK MOBILIZE MORE THAN $100,000 FOR THE ETHIOPIAN RENAISSANCE DAM A truly inspirational evening of the Ethiopian Renaissance Day was organized in New York on 11 May 2013 by the Ethiopian Renaissance…

The Nile Basin States: The Need for Genuine Cooperation

The Nile Basin States: The Need for Genuine Cooperation

May 10, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi

Image: Nile Riparian States By Selamu Misgan Around the world there are over 260 trans boundary rivers that flow through two or more countries. To resolve the difficulties and disputes that inevitably arise, states have set up different forms of…

Ethiopia’s Journey from Poverty to Prosperity

Ethiopia’s Journey from Poverty to Prosperity

May 9, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi

Photo: Haddis Tadesse By Haddis Tadesse The walia is a species of ibex found only in northern Ethiopia. Some 40 years ago, with fewer than 200 left, the walia was in danger of extinction. It remains an endangered species, but…

Ethiopia – Kenya High Voltage Power Transmission Lines to Start in September 2013

Ethiopia – Kenya High Voltage Power Transmission Lines to Start in September 2013

May 8, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi

By Macharia Kamau Kenya-Ethiopia Electricity Line Gets $338 Million USD Boost The construction of a high voltage electricity line running between Ethiopia and Kenya can now begin after the African Development Bank (AfDB) agreed to fund the project to the…

South African Banks Urged to Adopt Renminbi, the Chinese Currency

South African Banks Urged to Adopt Renminbi, the Chinese Currency

May 7, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi

VENTURES AFRICA — May 7, 2013 — South Africa banks have been urged to adapt the Chinese currency (the renminbi) as the currency will become a prominent factor in doing business. According to a survey by an international bank HSBC,…

Nigeria Approves $3.7 Billion To Boost Power Transmission; Sets up $1B Naira Bond for Diaspora

Nigeria Approves $3.7 Billion To Boost Power Transmission; Sets up $1B Naira Bond for Diaspora

May 6, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi

Nigeria has set up a 1 Billion Naira Diaspora Bond – Africans are taking Ethiopia’s blue print for development! VENTURES AFRICA – May 6, 2013 —  The Nigerian Government has approved $3.7 billion to increase power transmission to 20,000 megawatts…

Ethiopian Embassy in DC Invites you for Meles Zenawi Birthday Celebrations

Ethiopian Embassy in DC Invites you for Meles Zenawi Birthday Celebrations

May 5, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi, Videos

The Ethiopian Embassy in DC invites you all for a birthday celebration … Come and celebrate the birthday of the late PM Meles Zenawi on May 11, 2013 … Late Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s birthday celebration and a night…

Azeb Mesfin Stresses Public Participation in Meles Zenawi Foundation (Video)

Azeb Mesfin Stresses Public Participation in Meles Zenawi Foundation (Video)

May 4, 2013 · by Meles · in Azeb Mesfin, Meles Zenawi, Videos

Photo: Azeb Mesfin, Meles Zenawi’s widow, and President of The Meles Zenawi Foundation The Meles Zenawi Foundation Board President, Azeb Mesfin, called on the public to take part in the activities undertaken to transfer the legacy of the Visionary Leader…

Invest in Ethiopia: Focus – Mekelle

Invest in Ethiopia: Focus – Mekelle

May 3, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi

Millennium Cities Initiatives Earth Institute, Columbia University New York Disclaimer Always referred to as a hub to almost 85% of the World’s Natural resources. Africa indeed is a blessed continent among all continents and even by the time the West…

Commercial Bank FC Wins The “Meles Zenawi Cup” Women’s Soccer Championship Title

Commercial Bank FC Wins The “Meles Zenawi Cup” Women’s Soccer Championship Title

May 3, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi

Commercial Bank Football Club won the Ethiopian women “Meles Cup” Knockout Championships. Dedebit’s Birtukan Gebre Kristos was acclaimed as the ‘Best Player’ of the tournament, while Shitaye Sisay claimed the top scorer spot. When the Knockout Championships Cup finals, played…

Lessons From the Life of Meles Zenawi

Lessons From the Life of Meles Zenawi

May 2, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi

Photo: The late PM of Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi By Paul Kagame President of the Republic of Rwanda For me, even more so for Ethiopians and many other Africans, talking about Meles’ contribution goes beyond the boundaries of Ethiopia and encompasses…

Boomtown – Can Ethiopia Become a Model for African Growth?

Boomtown – Can Ethiopia Become a Model for African Growth?

May 2, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi

By Florence Beaugé LE MONDE/Worldcrunch Once it was USA for Africa, now Ethiopia’s expats are returning to be part of a striving new middle class ADDIS ABABA – It is a strange-looking capital. A gigantic open-air construction site, located at an…

Ethiopia Courts BRICS for Rail Projects to Spur Economic Growth

Ethiopia Courts BRICS for Rail Projects to Spur Economic Growth

May 1, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi

By William Davison May 1, 2013 Ethiopia is negotiating with Brazil, Russia and India to finance and build rail links after agreeing terms last year with Chinese and Turkish companies for other routes, the head of the state rail company…

Ethiopia’s Five-Year Plan Dispels Nation’s Negative Image

Ethiopia’s Five-Year Plan Dispels Nation’s Negative Image

May 1, 2013 · by Meles · in Meles Zenawi

Once driven by famine, Ethiopia is making giant strides, reports Elissa Jobson Ethiopia is on the up. Annual GDP growth rates of more than 10 per cent  between 2004 and 2011, a 30 per cent decrease in those living below the  poverty line since…

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Born: May 8, 1955, Adwa, Tigrai, Ethiopia
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