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, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 +0300 The incumbent won more seats in Parliament than it expected. Now the opposition has fewer seats that ever before, even less than the first Parliament, which was formed after the elections in 1995. Some supporters of the Revolutionary Democrats fear that Parliament will become monotonous and prosaic. However, the incumbent insists that nothing will change, writes EDEN SAHLE, FORTUNE STAFF WRITER. http://www.addisfortune.com/Agenda.htmMon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 +0300There currently appears to be a start to an era where Melesism is creeping into the Ethiopian polity. It is a worldview mainly consisting of and articulated in the person of Meles Zenawi. It is an ideology that Meles persuaded his comrades in the ruling Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) to espouse. http://www.addisfortune.com/fortune_editors_note.htmMon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 +0300Every country, rich and poor, should ensure universal coverage of primary healthcare, including safe childbirth, nutrition, vaccines, malaria control, and clinical services. Each year, nearly nine million children die of conditions that could be prevented or treated, and nearly 400,000 women die because of complications during pregnancy. http://www.addisfortune.com/opinion.htmMon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 +0300The events of last week were mesmerising. An incumbent win with 99pc votes in its favour appears to be too good to be true. Beyond the rhetorical debate on whether or not this election was free and fair, pundits are scrambling to figure out what they should attribute to how voters acted. It is both the hard work of the incumbent over the past five years and the failure of the opposition to present itself as a viable alternative, Getachew T. Alemu, a regular contributor to this publication, says. http://www.addisfortune.com/ecconomic_commentary.htmMon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 +0300There are times, few and far between, that Ethiopian Television (ETV) is the station of choice for people with access to other media outlets. The station is not reputed to broadcast clear and unbiased news reports, and often the investigative and feature style pieces that are televised are not what one would expect from a public broadcasting station, no matter what whirlpool of geopolitics it may find itself in. http://www.addisfortune.com/lifematters.htmMon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 +0300A major factor in the absence of a workable peace and security order in Northeast Africa is the unresolved issue of the Nile Waters and regional power order, which are not totally unrelated to each other. This structural logjam is both civilisational and geographic and is deeply embedded in history and geopolitics. http://www.addisfortune.com/Viewpoint.htmMon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 +0300Now that the taxi fare has gone up to 95 cents for the first leg of a trip in a minibus, taxi-assistants are seen neglecting to offer change to their customers. While the amount may be miserly at a mere five cents, the principal of taking care of customers may become a lost habit if passengers keep quiet. http://www.addisfortune.com/View_From_Arada.htmMon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 +0300A particular aspect of the elections today that is different from those of 2005 is the degree of involvement by the international community represented in Addis Abeba. Never mind that the Carter Centre declined to observe this election, for the reason that they were not given sufficient time to monitor pre election developments. They are not to be missed by those at the gossip corridors; they were not popular in their verdict last time, recall those at the gossip corridors. http://www.MyWebSite.com/item.htmlMon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 +0300Find out about all the Entertainment news From Addis Fortunehttp://www.addisfortune.com/Fortune_Entertainment_news.htmMon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 +0300