http://www.addisfortune.com/index.htm Get the Latest Business News from Ethiopia- The Largest English Weekly in the Nation! http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit RSS Feed Creator Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300 A small rural town past Jimma is set to become a source of domestic fuel for factories such as those producing cement for Ethiopia’s booming construction sector. It should replace some of the oil imported at the expense of precious foreign exchange, WUDINEH ZENEBE reports in a SPECIAL TO FORTUNE. However, striking oil is not the name of the game here as coal is the resource in question. It also has the potential to reduce the costs of factories that currently use oil by as much as half. http://www.addisfortune.com/Agenda.htmMon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300Having no historical perspective carries the risk of underestimating the significance, in contemporary politics, of last week's deal cemented by the leaders of four major political parties. These leaders include Meles Zenawi of the Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), Hailu Shawel (Eng.) of the All Ethiopia Unity Party (AEUP), Lidetu Ayalew of the Ethiopian Democratic Party (EDP), and Ayele Chamiso of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD). With the possible exception of the latter, all the others are indeed veterans of that decade. http://www.addisfortune.com/fortune_editors_note.htmMon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300"We realize that public interest has flattened out and yet here we are approaching the most historic negotiation in human history," he told The Times [of London] on October 23, 2009. He was referring to the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, scheduled for December 2009. Lately, though, and to the dismay of Miliband, the media around the globe is sensationalizing climate change. http://www.addisfortune.com/opinion.htmMon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300With the world getting closer to the highly anticipated global talks on climate change, leaders in the European Union are backing off from making an historical concession in emissions reductions and financing commitments to the developing world, argues Negusu AklILu, interim coordinator of the African Climate Appeal. http://www.addisfortune.com/ecconomic_commentary.htmMon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300The question of the WTO's effect on Ethiopia's sovereignty or any other country's for that matter hangs in the air. As Ethiopia makes a bid for membership to the WTO, some wonder whether such agreements hold sway over a nation's ability to act unilaterally. In order to shed light on this and other pressing topics WENDWESSON SHEWAREGA, senior attorney at the WTO Accession Plus Project, provides Fortune with his perspectives. The issue of sovereignty, not being a novel one, for the organization whose rules-based system proves that it neither encroaches upon a nation's development objectives nor its sovereign and independent needs. http://www.addisfortune.com/Viewpoint.htmMon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300A while back, I wrote a piece that spoke on the beauty of the friendships that Abesha males cultivate. I have been completely seduced by the bonds of male friendships that Ethiopian men enjoy. There is a connection among them that is strong, palpable, and truly worthy of envy. They have honesty and genuine concern in the manner with which they deal with each other. They are well versed in each other's ways and often take the time to worry about one another and their lives, their families and everything else that is included in their existence. http://www.addisfortune.com/lifematters.htmMon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300After having been away for so long, coming back to Arada is like coming back home with all the familiarities, laments and appreciation thta a homecoming entails.http://www.addisfortune.com/View_From_Arada.htmMon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300The opposition camp may suffer from terminal disarray, but this time around the ruling party's camp is also in a chaotic state, for there is much uncertainty on the issue of succession, claims gossip. http://www.MyWebSite.com/item.htmlMon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300Find out about all the Entertainment news From Addis Fortunehttp://www.addisfortune.com/Fortune_Entertainment_news.htmMon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300