Daily Ethiopia

When the late prime minister came up with the idea of building the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (then known as Project X), many considered it as an ambitious project that emanated from naivety. Many wondered why the government would want to build such a grand project of high cost and high stakes while it could have started with small projects that are both affordable and less sensitive.

Federal Police conducted another round of arrests later this week, it was learnt.

Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegne dismissed his Justice Minister on Friday. The reason for the dismissal of Justice Minister Berhan Hailu is said to be poor performance, according to unofficial sources.

Ethiopian police detained twelve individuals today, according to the press statement from the Federal Anti-Corruption Commission. Melaku Fanta, Director General of the Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority with the rank of a Minister is among the detainee.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Eritrea has continued to support anti-peace forces engaged in destabilizing peace and security in the surrounding countries due to lack of strength in the implementation of sanctions imposed on it by the UN Security Council.

The 'Diasporas for Development Initiative' is a public private partnership generously supported by USAID and Accenture LLP, implemented by Cuso International. The 'Diasporas for Development Initiative' (DfD) is a two year pilot project designed to address the challenge of human resource gaps in developing countries, often due to 'brain drain,' by engaging US-based diaspora volunteers to share their skills with Cuso International's local program partners.

A former prime minister of Ethiopia told a crowd of 1,250 today at the Pierce County Prayer Breakfast how he turned from atheism to belief in Christ while imprisoned for 12 years.

Minister Dr Mohamed Bahaa El Din, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, dismissed that news report that Egypt is preparing to attack Ethiopia to preserve.

Ethiopia's western region, Gambella, changed its long-serving President Umod Ubong, it was learnt. Umod Ubong, ethnic-Anuak, held the top post for the last 13 years. He doubled as chairman of the region's ruling party – Gambella Peoples' Democratic Movement (GPDM) – since September 2005.

Italian officials ordered the suspension of the construction of monument for Rodolfo Graziani. The order was issued by Nicola Zingaretti, a politician from a left leaning party and who was elected as president of the Lazio Region last February.