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Elsewedy to Get 20,000ht for Egyptian Industrial Zone

Elsewedy Cables Ethiopia Plc, a cable manufacturing plant in Dukem, is to be granted the 20,000ht of land it asked for to establish an industrial zone in the Afar Regional State for Egyptian companies.

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Oppositions Secures Re-election of Observers

This followed a decision on Thursday, December 31, 2009, by the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) following complaints filed by almost all of the opposition parties, according to Mohamed Abdurahman, public relations head of the board, told Fortune. He said the parties had asked for the re-election of observers in 88 kebeles in Addis Abeba alone.

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CBE Selects Design for Headquarters

The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) selected the architectural design for its future headquarters, last Tuesday, December 29, 2009, at an award ceremony held at the Sheraton Addis Hotel.

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2009 YEAR REVIEW

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Agenda    

While the cool weather over the past few weeks may help foreigners....

 
   

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Editor's Note  

Members of the civil service in this administration ....

 
   

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Economic Commentary  

A recent decision by the federal government to grant MIDROC Gold another site for exploration and exploitation in Sakaro provoked a series of protests by members of the community at Lega Dembi, another site where the company has been exploiting gold for the past 12 years. The sources of their grievances arose from the company's alleged failure to keep its word to the local community ....

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Opinion  

Winston Churchill, a Nobel Prize winner and former prime minister of Great Britain, once said, "True genius resides in the capacity for evaluation of uncertain, hazardous, and conflicting information [regarding policy actions]."

   

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  Gossip  
 

The nation's veteran higher education institution, Addis Abeba University, enjoys an annual budget of 478 million Br, an amount larger than what has been allocated to many ministries combined. Yet, reforming this institution, in a bid to accomplish what was outlined in its recently approved strategic planning, which promotes the ideals of "inquiry - mastery - service,"

   

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"This does not mean that our beliefs are in concert with the basis of the Constitution as a whole!"

Lidetu Ayalew, chairperson of the Ethiopian Democratic Party, told the Amharic weekly, Sendeq on December 30, 2009, in an exclusive interview. He was, however, expressing his party's respect for the law of the land

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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The balance sheet from the climate talks held in Copenhagen, Denmark, has not been made clear. Several advocates for a multilateral deal, including Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s close friend Jeffrey Sachs (PhD) were disappointed with the .....PLEASE SEE THE STORY

 

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Wearing a T-shirt labeled "Free Birtukan" with a black piece of cloth tied around their mouth and  their hands chained, unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) members empathise with their imprisoned leader.More

 
 
 
 
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The incidence of corruption in the construction sector in Ethiopia is very small, if not nil, declared a senior official from the ....

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Life Matters
 

By the time we all sit down for our morning coffee and read this paper, the ....

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Still back in Brussels during Christmas, Girma compares everything from the ....

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