Istanbul: Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed rejected claims that the US funded the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. He said the project received “not a single penny” from any foreign government. The dam was financed entirely through domestic resources and public contributions. Abiy told the House of Peoples’ Representatives that the dam is Africa’s largest hydropower […]
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Key dates in the life of Ethiopian premier Abiy Ahmed
With Ethiopia voting in parliamentary elections on Monday, here are the key dates in the life of its prime minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Abiy Ahmed. – August 15, 1976: Born into a poor mixed Christian-Muslim family in the rural town of Beshasha in the central Oromia region. – Early 1990s: Starts a near […]