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, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0300 A gathering that began with hopes and objectives ends up not quite how in the manner set off. As the party of Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) welcomed Siye Abraha and Negasso Gidada (PhD) with a gala in honour of their enlisting, the party members’ patience is put to the test. Mesfin Woldemariam (Prof.), dissatisfy with the turn of events, was adamant in impeding the assembly to take place. WUDINEH ZENEBE, SPECIAL TO FORTUNE, describes the scene that police were called in – to screen – as the members were relocated to another site to get on with their business at hand. http://www.addisfortune.com/Agenda.htmMon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0300In October, a controversial directive was issued by the Addis Abeba City Land Administration suspending the transfer of incompletely constructed homes. Then, in November, the city followed up with another directive to handover a list of all the incomplete homes that were in the process of being transferred. http://www.addisfortune.com/fortune_editors_note.htmMon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0300Elections - open, free and fair - are the essence of democracy, and a sine qua non, says Fareed Zakaria, editor for Newsweek, in his best-selling book, "The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad." http://www.addisfortune.com/opinion.htmMon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0300In the assemblage of the world leaders expected at Copenhagen, Denmark to negotiate how to reduce the carbon emissions that cause global warming, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, head of the African delegation for the negotiations on climate change, urges the rich countries whom he holds responsible as the major source of the problem, to set their priorities right. In this commentary provided to Fortune by Project Syndicate, Meles argues that although the rich nations are not resource-constrained to bail out banks, they are hesitant to pay Africa for losses or mitigation. http://www.addisfortune.com/ecconomic_commentary.htmMon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0300I write this piece filled with frustration and angered by the situation that we, as citizens of this nation, find ourselves in. We are stuck between a rock and a hard place, a place that we seem to have become quite accustomed to. Eske Meche? http://www.addisfortune.com/lifematters.htmMon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0300Recently, more and more business entities in cement, food, beverages, transportation, oil, banking, and other economic activities have been seen in the media floating shares for the public market. http://www.addisfortune.com/Viewpoint.htmMon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0300Ethiopia’s rivers have long been used as objects of poems or other literary works. But, until recently, these powerful gifts of nature were seen as curses more than blessings – especially during times of floods when they swept away everything in their path. The challenge at hand is to safeguard the environment and combat global warming through the competent and sustainable development of these rivers. http://www.addisfortune.com/View_From_Arada.htmMon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0300Finally! A bill that has been languishing in the legislative machinery for almost a decade has passed a landmark phase. The Council of Ministers passed a bill, last week, which would force any federal and regional official worthy of a title to disclose and register assets in their name and the names of their immediate family, including wives and children under the age of 18. http://www.MyWebSite.com/item.htmlMon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0300Find out about all the Entertainment news From Addis Fortunehttp://www.addisfortune.com/Fortune_Entertainment_news.htmMon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0300