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, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0300 Half way through lent, or hudade, also known as abiy tsom (major fast), observed by the faithful in the Ethiopian Orthodox and Catholic churches, the vegetable and fish markets are is experiencing price increases. Some butcheries are also trying to make up for the slump in their business by selling fasting food to those customers who care to eat at their places, rather than stay closed for the whole two months, reports HILINA ALEMU and MIKIAS SEBSIBE, FORTUNE STAFF WRITERS. http://www.addisfortune.com/Agenda.htmMon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0300Hardly anyone seems to have as much clout in commanding the congregations of senior leaders across the political divide as the United States Embassy in Addis Abeba. So was the case on Wednesday, late afternoon, March 3, 2010. The bigwigs of all the parties, including the incumbent, were at the embassy to listen and respond as well as discuss with an Ethiopianist, Donald Levine, a professor emeritus from Chicago University, through a live video conference, albeit an imperfect one. http://www.addisfortune.com/fortune_editors_note.htmMon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0300A wave of fiscal austerity is rushing over Europe and the United States. The magnitude of budget deficits – like the magnitude of the downturn – has taken many by surprise. But despite protests by yesterday’s proponents of deregulation, who would like the government to remain passive, most economists believe that government spending has made a difference, helping to avert another Great Depression. http://www.addisfortune.com/opinion.htmMon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0300Subscribers to broadband services of the Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation (ETC) may feel that they could have 20 times more speed than the dialup connection. However, a random check by Tesfaye Kidan, tesfayekidan@gmail.com, revealed that the speed could go as low as 60kB per second, which is only a little faster than the cheapest dial-up connection. This deprivation of efficient and reliable service by a state monopoly touches upon a crucial issue where the country is left out of the information technology revolution, and robbed off its global competitiveness, argues Tesfaye. http://www.addisfortune.com/ecconomic_commentary.htmMon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0300I was sitting at the crack of dawn writing this piece; the skies were still dark, the rain poured down, and there was a sense of peace and tranquillity. I felt this was the calm before the storm. http://www.addisfortune.com/lifematters.htmMon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0300Ethiopia's workplace faces many challenges, some of which arise from issues ranging from the serious to the mundane. Aida Asseged, a teacher and copyeditor, maintains that it takes employers and employees working together to ascend out of the chasm that has the business world tethered in apathy. http://www.addisfortune.com/Viewpoint.htmMon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0300In its effort to recognise writers before they pass away, members of the Ethiopian Women Writers’ Association took it upon themselves to celebrate the 64th birthday of Mesfin Habte Mariam. In doing so they not only went beyond gender barriers but also set a precedent for other artistic associations to follow. http://www.addisfortune.com/View_From_Arada.htmMon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0300If there is any political leader who is party to the signatories of the recent code of conduct and who suffered bruises from dissent within his own rank and file, it could only be Hailu Shawel (Eng), leader of the All Ethiopian Unity Organisation (AEUO). It would be no surprise, thus, if he was to feel betrayed when the incumbent somehow backslid on its earlier promises to allow the electoral debate among the contesting parties to be broadcast live on national TV. http://www.MyWebSite.com/item.htmlMon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0300Find out about all the Entertainment news From Addis Fortunehttp://www.addisfortune.com/Fortune_Entertainment_news.htmMon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0300