http://www.addisfortune.com/index.htm Addisfortune is the Largest English Weekly in Ethiopia. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit RSS Feed Creator Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0300 An unassuming voter in Polling Station of One, of Ambo Town, Western Shewa Zone of the Oromia Regional State, marked his vote alongside the candidate by the name of Metiku Tesso (PhD), fielded by the Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF). A president of Ambo University, very much liked by residents of the town, Metiku ran against five other candidates fielded by parties such as Medrek, the All Ethiopian Unity Party (AEUP), Oromo National Congress (ONC), and Oromo Liberation Unity Front (OLUF). http://www.addisfortune.com/addisfortunenews.htmMon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0300Big political figures from the opposition camp will not be looking at the 2010 general election favourably. Not only did the incumbent take more than 99pc of the parliamentary seats but also, perhaps to the surprise of many, was the manner in which big political figures of the oppostions lost. Hailu Shawel (Eng), chairman of the All Ethiopian Unity Party (AEUP), who contested along with Aster Mamo (EPRDF), and Hailu Araya (PhD) of Medrek in Wereda 23, got four per cent of the total votes. On the other hand, Medrek and EPRDF secured 38pc and 51pc of the total votes respectively. http://www.addisfortune.com/addisfortunenews.htmMon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0300Hewlett Packard has selected six local companies to be the official and authorised partners in Ethiopia to sell HP’s products, including the new Laser Jet Printer 1100, it announced Thursday, June 3, 2010, at the Sheraton Hotel. http://www.addisfortune.com/HP Selects Six Distributors.htmMon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0300The Ethiopian economy has been growing for the last four years at an average of 11.8pc, Sufian Ahmed, minister of Finance and Economic Development (MoFED), told members of Parliament while presenting the last five year report on June 3, 2010. http://www.addisfortune.com/Final Report on Five-year Plan.htmMon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0300With the inauguration of Haile Resort yesterday, Saturday, June 5, 2010, ABENET ASSEFA, SPECIAL TO FORTUNE, conducted this interview ahead of time in preparation for this event. Haile Gebreselassie talked about the investment and effort that went into the hotel, including the more than helpful cooperation of government officials and encouraged others to make additional investments in the country.http://www.addisfortune.com/Run-in with Haile on Hawassa Hotel.htmMon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0300Via an ongoing process that started in January 2010, Ries Engineering SC has agreed to import light and heavy Ford vehicles including the Ford Ranger pickup, Ford Everest, and Ford Fiesta sedan, Fekadu Mengist, deputy managing director of Ries Engineering SC, said. http://www.addisfortune.com/Ries Eng. Picks up Ford Brand.htmMon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0300The Cassation Bench of the Federal Supreme Court, which accepted the prosecutors’ application to see the copyright case involving Zelalem Fisseha three weeks ago, instructed the litigants to conduct their debate in writing before the final ruling appointed for June 17, 2010. http://www.addisfortune.com/Cassation’s Final Ruling on Copyright Case in 11 Days.htmMon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0300The Ethiopian Democratic Party (EDP) has declared that asking for a fresh election is pointless, even though the election was full of intimidation and harassment, while being unfairly conducted. http://www.addisfortune.com/EDP Chides Parties Calling for Fresh Elections.htmMon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0300NAS Foods Plc is to pay HMM Trading Enterprise close to one million Birr for biscuits it failed to deliver, according to the agreement between the two sides. http://www.addisfortune.com/NAS Foods to Feed HMM Trading 1m Br.htmMon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0300The first draft proclamation on pesticide registration and control is hoped to enhance products and productivity by preventing the damage that can be caused by pests (insects), while avoiding pollution and harm to people, animals, and the environment, according to Ababi Demissie, Rural Development Affairs Standing Committee chairman. http://www.addisfortune.com/Parliament Passes Proclamations on Pesticides, Impaired Persons, Manpower.htmMon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0300CNET Software Technologies Plc, a local company catering to the need for business solutions in the private sector, holds one of the largest stands at the third ICT Exhibition in Addis Abeba, which ends today, June 6, 2010. http://www.addisfortune.com/ICT Exhibition Participants Double.htmMon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0300Find out about all the Entertainment news From Addis Fortunehttp://www.addisfortune.com/Fortune_Entertainment_news.htmMon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0300All the Brief News Articles from various papershttp://www.addisfortune.com/newsinbrief.htmMon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0300Get all the Previous Volums of the News paperhttp://www.addisfortune.com/Addis_ Fortune Archive.htmMon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0300