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William Davison

William Davison

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Jul 28, 2018

Shock death intensifies dam debate: was Abiy pessimistic or realistic about GERD?

The violent death on July 26 in Meskel Square of Semegnew Bekele, the revered Project Manager of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, has…

Shock death intensifies dam debate: was Abiy pessimistic or realistic about GERD?

William Davison

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May 8, 2018

Quick response to Tony Connelly’s article on the customs partnership debate

Some problems I see with the latest Tony Connelly brexit piece seem to be the product of two things: a tendency to tell the story largely…

Quick response to Tony Connelly’s article on the customs partnership debate

William Davison

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Mar 14, 2018

Navigating the Poles

It must have been confusing for those unfamiliar with Ethiopian politics to read through the post about my deportation and then skim the…

Navigating the Poles

William Davison

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Feb 2, 2018

Will the Government Breach the Media’s Imaginary Brexit “Red Lines”?

An unusual thing happened at a parliamentary hearing last week: Brexit minister David Davis described his own government’s negotiating…

William Davison

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Jan 19, 2018

Flying Pigs Might Trot Out More Accurate Brexit Think Pieces than Sir Simon

The Guardian readers’ comment section on Sir Simon Jenkins’ latest Brexit column should ideally have been focused on the factual errors it…

Flying Pigs Might Trot Out More Accurate Brexit Think Pieces than Sir Simon

William Davison

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Jun 10, 2017

Comey’s Criticism of NYT Article Shows Trump’s Not Always Faking It

Amid former FBI director Comey providing some more evidence about why Donald Trump is unsuitable to be president, he was also fairly…

Comey’s Criticism of NYT Article Shows Trump’s Not Always Faking It

William Davison

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Apr 11, 2017

Public Debate Suffers in Guardian’s Liberal Take on NYT Alleged Warmongering

The zinging April 9 lead from Guardian columnist Owen Jones: ‘So now we know what it takes for an unhinged, bigoted demagogue to win…

Public Debate Suffers in Guardian’s Liberal Take on NYT Alleged Warmongering

William Davison

William Davison

Journalist based in Ethiopia. I’ve written for outlets including Bloomberg, The Guardian and Foreign Policy. This blog will probably be mostly media commentary.

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