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Djibouti Backs off from Proposed Operation
Monopoly at Doraleh |
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The government of Djibouti backed off, last week,
from its plans to grant exclusive rights to a
private consortium, which would have undertaken the
operation of container stuffing and unstuffing
inside its own premises, ... |
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Agency Suspends Ethiopian Bar Association |
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The Charities and Societies Agency (CSA) suspended
the activities of the Ethiopian Bar Association (EBA)
on April 13, 2010, following a dispute over the
Association’s English nomenclature. |
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Nat’l
Eng Enterprise Loses Second Case within a week |
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National Engineers and Contractors Enterprise (NECE)
lost a civil suit to the Ministry of Agriculture and
Rural Development (MoARD) over a claim of nearly two
million Birr; only a week ago it had lost another
case to the.. |
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Gov’t Contracts Dubai Co. to Import Vehicles,
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The government gave a 50 million Br vehicle supply
contract to a Dubai company, dropping offers made by
established local suppliers. |
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New Forum Seeks to Prune GMO Law |
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Consultative Forum established on Wednesday, April
14, 2010, at the Desalegn Hotel, Cape Verde Street,
has a plan to sway the federal government into
reconsidering the overlooked bio safety law. |
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Frustrated by the recent history of political
stalemates and in despair of ... |
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Editor's Note |
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There are very few political parties taking
an interest in deploying technology |
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Economic
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To 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,... |
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It 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. |
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The business of raising funds from the public for
humanitarian causes, charities, or regional
development through a telethon is as old as the
state power of the Revolutionary Democrats in this
nation. |
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"There
is no scream of hate in our movement." |
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Bulcha Demeksa, chairman of the Oromia Federalist Democratic
Movement (OFDM) and vice-president for External Relations of
Forum for Justice and Democratic Dialogue (FJDD), said when
asked what the Forum learnt from the experience of the Coalition
for Unity and Democracy (CUD) during the 2005 National
Elections in an interview with Addis Zemen, on April 18,
2010. |
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The central square of Arada (currently General de Gaulle
Square) with the street leading to the gebbi.
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Source:
The City & Its Architectural Heritage, Addis Ababa 1886-1946 |
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It is a journalist’s headache in Ethiopia that nearly
everyone interviewed prefers to remain anonymous. That is
not even humility. It is rather the fear of what the
consequences of accountability for what people say might be.
That goes for when many people believe in the truth...
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Passed up by the tour operators, Africa’s oldest park lies
within Addis Abeba’s own backyard, on the backside of one of
the mountains that rings the capital city, writes
Hans Larson, Special
to Fortune. This park has an enticing natural forest,
a ....
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One of the interesting catchwords echoed during the
ongoing electoral debate is "neoliberalism." Senior
leaders of the incumbent, including Meles Zenawi,
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Life Matters |
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Addis Abeba plays host to shades and graces of
beauty that one does not have the pleasure ... |
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View From Arada |
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A trip down memory lane might include going through piles of
junk in our homes. |
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