July 21, 2024
On July 14, I participated in an hour long podcast called, The Winers (click on the video above). It was a friendly and informative discussion that centered around Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam-GERD, and its policy for development. After the podcast began with a three minute video of the GERD, we had a lively discussion that included the following topics.
- What was wrong with USAID, and will President Trump’s African policy be better for Africa
- President trump’s “lunch summit” with five African nations
- United States’ historic role surveying the GERD from 1957 to 1964
- Egypt’s geopolitical opposition to the GERD
- President John Kennedy, the last US leader who understood Africa
- Ethiopia’s commitment to expanding its manufacturing sector
- Erroneous claim of China’s debt-trap policy
- Progress by Ethiopia in agriculture especially production of wheat
- The Global South’s opposition to Israel’s genocide in Gaza
Lawrence Freeman, May 2025, standing in front of several of the GERD’s water ways that deliver water to turn the turbines.
Read below my earlier posts on the GERD:
Trump Exposes His Ignorance of Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam
Completed Ethiopia Dam-GERD Can Power East African Nations
͏Lawrence Freeman is a Political-Economic Analyst for Africa, who has been involved in economic development policies for Africa for 35 years. He is a teacher, writer, public speaker, consultant on Africa, and an analyst of global strategic relations. Mr. Freeman strongly believes that economic development is an essential human right. He is the creator of the blog: lawrencefreemanafricaandtheworld.com, also publishes on: lawrencefreeman.substack.com, “Freeman’s Africa and the World, and on X @lkfreemansafrica