Tag Archives: Lake Tana

ETHIOPIA Awaits…

April 23, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Cattle herding. Tribal nomadic lifestyles. The last rest stop for the Ark of the Covenant. The birthplace of Haile Selassie I and the Queen of Sheba. These images perhaps readily come to mind when one thinks of Ethiopia, but Ethiopian … read more »

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Best-Selling Travel Writer Patricia Schultz To Host ‘Imperial Ethiopia’ Adventure

February 6, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

The land of Ethiopia, rich in natural, cultural and religious treasures and centered on the crossroads between North Africa, the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa is consistently hailed as a must-see destination. Its 2,500 years of documented history (and 1500 … read more »

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Ethiopia: They shall inherit the wind

February 4, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Alemayehu G Mariam All dictators on the African continent have sought immortality by leaving a legacy that will outlive them and endure for the ages. But all have inherited the wind. Kwame Nkrumah led the first sub-Saharan African country … read more »

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Nile dam project a hydropower hope, but regional sore point

November 23, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Ethiopia – Ethiopia has begun construction of a 6,000 megawatt (MW) hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile river, a move that has been greeted enthusiastically by many Ethiopians but that is causing concern in the downstream nations of Sudan and … read more »

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Ethiopia: Nile waters diplomacy and the Renaissance dam

October 3, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Seifulaziz Milas Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam, built on the Blue Nile near the Ethiopian border with Sudan, is all about producing electricity. And electricity is a key to Ethiopia’s future. However, historically, proposed exploitation of these resources has brought it … read more »

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Ethiopia: The Mystery of the Black Nile

December 24, 2010 by benim

A lot has been said about Abay River and the Blue Nile: patriotic poems have been composed, beautiful songs sung in their honor; accords signed, major wars fought and boundaries demarcated. After the recent inauguration of the highly political Tekeze … read more »

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