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Global Firms Vie over Ethiopia’s Link to the
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Ethiopia has become a market for owners of high
bandwidth fibre optic cable systems; at least four
foreign companies are aiming to get all or a slice
of this vast potential market, reliable sources
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Gov’t Signs $1.5b New Railway Study MoU
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A
memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed by
four foreign companies and the Ethiopian Railway
Corporation for the launching of a study on the
planned construction of a new railway line up to the
border of Djibouti, at a projected cost of 1.5
billion dollars. |
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DBE
Hopes for Additional 1.4b Br Capital Boost |
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The Development Bank of Ethiopia (DBE), which shed
all but one of its board members, requested an
additional 1.4 billion Br capital injection from the
federal government, Fortune learned.
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Construction Standstill at Piassa to be
Lifted in 15 Days |
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After a delay of 12 years, Huda Real Estate Plc is
finally to begin construction of the highrise
building in central Piassa before the end of this
month (within two weeks). |
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A letter from the Chinese embassy carried happy
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Editor's Note |
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Last Wednesday, January 13, 2010, was the
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Economic
Commentary |
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Empires come and go, from the
Romans to the Americans. Who the next empire could be and what values and
outlooks it would impose on the rest of the world are issues of academic
discourse. China's rise to global eminence is largely viewed as having a
potential for global dominance. Should that be the case, the values of democracy
and human rights would be gone, replaced by respect for national sovereignty,
argues Dani Rodrik, professor of Political Economics
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would like to raise a very simple issue that is
neither expensive nor difficult to do but which will
fill in a serious gap in Ethiopia’s development and
improve the operation of its infrastructure. |
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Gossip |
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More critically, architects of the incumbent's
electoral bid have been down in Adama sorting out a
long list of candidates their party will field in
the forthcoming national elections. |
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"The
imprisonment of Birtukan [Mideksa] demonstrates the annihilation of justice in
the country." |
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former Defense Minister of Ethiopia who recently joined an
opposition consortium, the Forum for Justice and Democratic
Dialogue (FJDD), and is currently the vice president for public
relations for Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ), said in an
interview with the Amharic weekly Mesenazeriya on Tuesday,
January 12, 2010. The demand for the release of Birtukan, leader
of UDJ, should not only be the agenda of UDJ and a few other
politicians but also that of all Ethiopians, he said. |
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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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Living in
the Ethiopian countryside in the late 1950s, I heard festive
youths chant the following words proudly, "Min ale teqel
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Life Matters |
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A
couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the benefits and
even some of.... |
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View From Arada |
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Merkato’s
unique flavour and experience is changing from one of
chaos... |
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