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Kassu Tells Addis to Stop Negotiated Land
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City Officials Displeased Viewing the Instruction as
Intrusion on
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A quiet disappointment is brewing in the Addis Abeba
City Caretaker Administration, following an
instruction two weeks ago from Kassu Yilala (PhD),
minister of Works and Urban Development (MoWUD). He
wants the city officials to stop providing plots for
developers through negotiations.
In a letter he signed on September 26, 2007, the
Minister urged the City Administration to adhere
only to the auctioning system and suspend all plot
requests whose negotiations are pending, while he
also orders city officials not to take new requests
based on negotiations.
The letter from Minister Kassu argued that provision
of plots through negotiations is less transparent,
and thus hinders the federal government’s
overarching policy of promoting good governance. Nor
does he believe it is efficient for it takes a
longer time to conclude a deal with prospective
developers and does not generate as much revenue to
the city compared to auctioning the plots.
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Houses Agency to Layoff 2,350 |
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A restructuring study underway by the Ministry of
Works and Urban Development (MoWUD) and leading
officials at the Rented Houses Agency (RHA) is to
layoff over 2,350 of the latter’s 2,800 employees.
The shake-up, which is in the final stages, will
squeeze the 33-year-old Agency into a single office
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Public Notary Puts Break On
Licensing Access Bank |
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A visible absence from chiefs of banks operating in
the country at a seminar held at the Sheraton Addis
last Thursday was Leikun Brehanu, general manager of
Awash International Bank. It was represented by one
of his deputies, Eshetu Fanta, for Leikun was
opening the 44th branch of the Bank in Assosa town,
Benshangul-Gumuz Regional State.
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FEATURE- Opposition Efforts Overshadow President
Girma's Re-election |
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For many that observed the Presidential election in
Parliament early last week, the unity among the
opposition to back a single candidate was a
surprise. Their move stole the limelight from the
ruling party's decision to re-elect Girma
Woldegirogis with 430 votes for the second six-year
term.
The outcome of the re-election visibly
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| Agenda |
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The Millennium has brought greater expectations than a mere party
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| Editor's Note |
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You may find it hard to believe; Indeed it
is true that there was a time in this ... |
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The clock is ticking. Europe and its associates in Africa, as well as
the Pacific and Caribbean (ACP) regions have a deadline to
meet; in December 2007, their trade ministers will have to
sign a reciprocal Economic
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Moment of Truth Approaches |
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A
statement made by Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin
last week that Ethiopia is pushed to consider
terminating the Algiers Agreement signed in December
2000 or suspending its implementation has put fevers
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Beyoncé,
Ludacris to Dazzle Addis
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On Friday, September 28, 2007, Derege Yessuwork, aka
Jambi, was in Dubai finalising the deal with
Beyoncé’s agent, a Dutch national, on her coming to
Addis in order to perform a grand concert organised
by Addis Park Development ... Read More |
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The
Tale of Two Personalities Rated High |
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Meles Zenawi's bruised image is slowly recovering in
Addis Abeba, a stronghold of his opposition, while
Teddy Afro begins to personify someone that is more
than a singer, reports Tamrat G. Giorgis,
Fortune Staff Writer. Read More |
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VERBATIM |
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"We
knew that we would be overwhelmed by majority vote and
understood that it would not work in our favour; it was our
strong vision for the nation to get a president with
professional ability elected through meritocracy rather than
sheer loyalty that has motivated us to rally behind Beyene
Petros's presidential bid." |
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Mesfin Nemerra, parliamentarian from the Oromo Federalist Party,
told the Reporter, an Amharic bi-weekly, of his preferred
candidate for the Presidency from the standpoint of his party's
objectives on the occasion of the third tenure joint session of
the House of Peoples' Representatives and the House of
Federation that saw the re-election of Girma Woldgiorgis for a
second term. |
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Leather products abound the shops in modern fashions and
find their way into the airplanes destined for international
market. However, great volumes of hides and skins are still
utilised in the traditional sector and ...... |
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Life Matters |
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As the week began, I was eager with anticipation,
hoping to find out who was going to be the next
leader of this nation. Partly ......
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View From Arada |
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Who else he could be? The singer of singers,
honorary doctor Tilahun Gessesse has just turned 67
according to the author of Addis .... |
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