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, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0300 Frustrated by the recent history of political stalemates and in despair of the electorate’s perceived apathy toward electoral battle in the aftermath of the CUD debacle, the Forum for Justice and Democratic Dialogue (FJDD), a.k.a. Medrek, was born. Ahead of the fourth Ethiopian national elections, it considers itself as the main electoral challenger to the incumbent, a story that seems to buy currency among the international media and the diplomatic corps in Addis Abeba, reports BRUH YIHUNBELAY, FORTUNE STAFF WRITER. http://www.addisfortune.com/Agenda.htmMon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0300There are very few political parties taking an interest in deploying technology to get to as many voters as possible during their electoral campaigns. With over three million subscribers found in Ethiopia projected to reach 20 million at around the time of national elections in 2015, certainly, mobile telephone networks ought to present an amazing opportunity for political parties contending in elections to rally their supporters. http://www.addisfortune.com/fortune_editors_note.htmMon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0300It is not everyday that one gets to join two global powerhouses to promote a planetary breakthrough, but that is the reality with Connect to Learn (www.connecttolearn.org), a new worldwide initiative to ensure that all children on the planet can attain at least a secondary education. http://www.addisfortune.com/opinion.htmMon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0300To the disappointment of many, the negotiations held two weeks ago in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, to form a commission on the Nile Basin, has failed, with member countries divided seven to one. However, in the process, there was seen a shift in the power balance, whereby Egypt would no longer command veto power. Wondwosen Michago Seide, a post graduate student at Oxford in Water Science, Policy, and Management and former researcher in the Ethiopian Nile Basin Dialogue Forum, observes that Ethiopia's use of soft power has begun to pay off in making Egypt less reasonable in the eyes of the international community . http://www.addisfortune.com/ecconomic_commentary.htmMon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0300Addis Abeba plays host to shades and graces of beauty that one does not have the pleasure to witness in very many places in the world. This land is one filled with beautiful people. Everywhere one turns, eyes rest on neatly designed and softly shaped gorgeousness. Eye candy is everywhere. http://www.addisfortune.com/lifematters.htmMon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0300One of the interesting catchwords echoed during the ongoing electoral debate is "neoliberalism." Senior leaders of the incumbent, including Meles Zenawi, demonise the opposition parties as being proponents of this ideology. http://www.addisfortune.com/Viewpoint.htmMon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0300A trip down memory lane might include going through piles of junk in our homes. In Addis Abeba there is a special profession for dealing with all of people’s unwanted items. From used containers to old TV sets, the kor alew dealer roams every neighbourhood of the city collecting almost anything. The useful items are then reused or completely recycled. http://www.addisfortune.com/View_From_Arada.htmMon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0300Back in the early 1990s, the late Eyasu Berehe successfully staged a live televised telethon, for the first time, in support of the Tigray Development Association (TDA). They raised over 150 million Br, to the surprise of many. Nonetheless, gone are the days, it seems, that people are surprised by amounts of a couple hundred million. http://www.MyWebSite.com/item.htmlMon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0300Find out about all the Entertainment news From Addis Fortunehttp://www.addisfortune.com/Fortune_Entertainment_news.htmMon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0300