Interview with Human Rights Watch senior researcher

Saturday, 24 July 2010 01:44 |

Leslie_Lefkow Leslie Lefkow is senior researcher and Horn of Africa team leader for Human Rights Watch's Africa Division. She has specialized expertise in investigating abuses in armed conflict, humanitarian crises, Sudan, and the Horn of Africa. She has conducted investigations for Human Rights Watch in Sudan, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya. Before joining Human Rights Watch, she worked for humanitarian organizations in Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Sierra Leone. Lefkow is a graduate of Columbia Law School and Bryn Mawr College.

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’Ethiopia will be independent of food aid in the coming 5 years’’

Monday, 23 August 2010 12:58 |

… while it ranks 6^th in Food Security Risk Index

By Zelalem F. Tekabe

food_security It is stated by the current government that Ethiopia will be food self sufficient in the coming five years time which still is part of empty propaganda illustrating a strategic shift of attention. This is not new for Ethiopians who have been told excessive lies in the lifespan of the TPLF led government. These ruthless leaders are living at the cost of the hungry Ethiopians and do not feel ashamed of their repeated lies. A report by maplecroft

(http://www.maplecroft.com/about/news/food-security.html) analyzed that Ethiopia will be the 6^th Extremely Risky country in food security, that indicates it is still one of the countries which suffers

Sweden is the best friend of the Ethiopian people at all times.

Friday, 20 August 2010 01:14 |

By: Imru Zelleke

I have served twice in the Ethiopian diplomatic mission in Sweden, first as Charge d'Affaires a.p. in 1947-48 and as Ambassador 1970-73. The Ethiopian Diplomatic mission was established in 1946 Ato Zewde Gebre Hyiwot (Bitwoded) was Charge d'Affaires and Blatten Geta Efrem Tewlde-Medhin was Ambassador in London accredited to Sweden. After my tenure Ato Markos followed by Dej Girmatchew T.Hawariat and others.

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