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William Davison

William Davison

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…

Jul 28, 2018

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

Jul 28, 2018

William Davison

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…

May 8, 2018

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

May 8, 2018

William Davison

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…

Mar 14, 2018

Navigating the Poles

Mar 14, 2018

William Davison

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…

Feb 2, 2018

Feb 2, 2018

William Davison

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…

Jan 19, 2018

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

Jan 19, 2018

William Davison

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…

Jun 10, 2017

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

Jun 10, 2017

William Davison

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…

Apr 11, 2017

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

Apr 11, 2017

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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