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 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0300 On the cold morning of Saturday, July 24, 2010, busses teeming with people headed towards Millennium Hall on Bole Road from all directions, the majority of them from Arat Kilo and Sidist Kilo areas. They were graduates of the Addis Abeba University (AAU) heading to a graduation ceremony held for 13,000 students, all at once. http://www.addisfortune.com/Agenda.htmMon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0300Parliament, as the legislative arm, is the highest branch of government. Among the many responsibilities it has, it ratifies the laws of the land and oversees the work of the executive. As such, it is a venue where ideas and issues of paramount significance are debated. http://www.addisfortune.com/fortune_editors_note.htmMon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0300For the very first time in history, there were open political debates between the governing party and its opposition counterparts, there were peaceful public rallies with millions of participants staged in Addis Abeba and major regional cities (both for and against the governing party), and the public media gave considerable coverage to opposition political parties. http://www.addisfortune.com/opinion.htmMon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0300Ethiopia has underperformed in international trade. In order to change its game, policymakers need to adopt a trade-friendly policy framework, reduce the costs of doing business across borders, and make it easier to form businesses, argues Dan Ciuriak, a consulting economist at Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. http://www.addisfortune.com/ecconomic_commentary.htmMon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0300The end of the Cold War was quite a phenomenon; it seemed as if the once formidable Eastern Bloc was in total disarray while the situation unfolded in favour of the West in many parts of the globe. Regime change was the order of the day in many countries. http://www.addisfortune.com/Viewpoint.htmMon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0300People come from far to enjoy the healing powers of the Fil Medhanialem hot spring’s holy water. Some take baths while others merely take a drink of the water which is meant to cure ailments. Many people believe it to be as good, if not better, than modern medicine. http://www.addisfortune.com/View_From_Arada.htmMon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0300Here it goes again; regime change in Somali Regional State, one of the half dozen over the past decade. Claiming notoriety for such political turmoil, the regional state and a few of its peers among peripheral states in the country could give a lesson or two to the federal government and major power centres in the country about how to topple presidents without spilling blood. http://www.MyWebSite.com/item.htmlMon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0300Find out about all the Entertainment news From Addis Fortunehttp://www.addisfortune.com/Fortune_Entertainment_news.htmMon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0300