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Mojjo Port Heaves Under Limited Storage |
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The Mojjo Dry Port terminal is complaining of large
amounts of materials imported by the Ethiopian
Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo) for rural
electrification which have been in store for the
past two months. |
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Authority Eager to Reclaim Land Doled out to Investors |
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Would-be investors, forty in number, are to lose
land they had been given by the Addis Abeba
Administration, a source disclosed to Fortune. |
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Train of Textbook Tenders |
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The World Bank is expected to respond over the next
two weeks to the tender evaluation of the Ministry
of Education (MoE) for the publication of Civics and
Ethics textbooks and teachers’ guides for grades
nine through 12. |
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While the Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ)
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Editor's Note |
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In October, a controversial directive was
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Economic
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In 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
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Elections - 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." |
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Finally! 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 .... |
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"In
the future, I will not set out for the wilderness nor will I take up arms. But
should there be something I do not like, I will not hesitate to refuse and walk
out." |
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Siye Abreha, former Defense Minister of Ethiopia who recently
joined an opposition consortium, Forum for Justice and
Democratic Dialogue (FJDD), stated this during a press
conference Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) held on
November 30, 2009. This was the first press conference Siye
addressed after becoming a member of the UDJ on November 27,
2009. He said he would walk out "even from UDJ" should there be
something that he does not like. |
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It
was indeed an historic moment seeing Meles Zenawi,
chairman of the EPRDF, exchanging smiles and shaking
hands with opposition political leaders. Following
an agreement on electoral code of conduct negotiated
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Browse along
the coffee shelves in a British supermarket and one finds that
buying their favourite beans is no longer a simple matter of the
taste and price. These days, the importers and roasters are
likely to tell more about the ethics of their business than the
flavour of their products, ELIZABETH BLUNT, SPECIAL TO FORTUNE,
reports from London.
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View Point |
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Over the
past few years, one can observe in the market that new
business firms are increasingly floating larger and larger
volumes of shares to start businesses. |
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Life Matters |
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The events of the past week have been tumultuous and
filled with mixed emotions. |
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View From Arada |
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Ethiopia’s rivers have long been used as objects of poems or
other literary works. But, until recently, these powerful
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