SIGN PETITION: US Aid to Ethiopia Supports Forced Relocations for Land Grabs
The ACAS Task Force on Land Grabs urges you to sign a petition to President Obama and USAID administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah to stop your tax money financing land grabs, forced removals of pastoralist peoples, and “cultural transformation” in Ethiopia. Go to the petition (click on “Petition” tab to see text). This initiative is from […]
Keywords: Ethiopia | land grab
Bush administration Security Assistance Programs for Africa
For Fiscal Year 2009 (which begins on 1 October 2008), the Bush administration is asking Congress to approve the delivery of some $500 million worth of military equipment and training to Africa (including both sub-Saharan Africa and north Africa) in the budget request for the State Department for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009. The administration is also asking for up to $400 million for deliveries of equipment and training for Africa funded through the Defense Department budget and another $400 million to establish the headquarters for the Pentagon’s new Africa Command (Africom).
Keywords: Botswana | Burundi | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Ethiopia | Ghana | Guinea Bissau | Kenya | Liberia | Libya | Nigeria | Rwanda | Senegal | South Africa | Tanzania | Uganda
Ethiopia Rides the Tiger
The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi, must have been studying the magnificent successes of the U.S. preemptive invasion of Iraq and Israel’s recent foray into Lebanon. He has clearly decided to emulate them. His argument is exactly that which was given by George W. Bush and Ehud Olmert. We must attack our neighbor because we have to keep Islamic terrorists from pursuing their jihad and attacking us.
Keywords: Ethiopia | Somalia | war on terror
Open letter to Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia
In response to the accelerating repression against students and scholars in Ethiopia, ACAS on May 11th wrote to Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, urging him to release all detainees and restore conditions ensuring freedom of speech and academic freedom. While some detainees have been released, others have not.
Keywords: Ethiopia