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About 70pc Opposition MPs Reject New Press
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The country’s legislative organ has, last Tuesday
July 1, 2008, approved the controversial Mass Media
and Freedom of Information Proclamation, despite the
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Al
Amoudi's Firm to Secure Large Plot for Bio-Fuel |
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Horizon Plantation Plc, a newly established company
by Sheikh Mohammad Hussein Al Amoudi, will secure
the 100, 000hct of land it requested for its planned
bio-fuel development. |
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Bankers' Plea "Tears of Crocodile": NBE Governor |
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The Banking Bill that many refer to as ‘stringent’ was
ratified last Tuesday, July 1, 2008. Teklewold
Atinafu, governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE),
the nation’s most important financial institute,
which was the architect of the bill, said at
Parliament that the bankers’ fears on the
consequences of the amendment of the banking bill
are, ‘tears of a crocodile.’ |
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When promised that finances would not be an issue,
various agencies came.... |
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| Editor's Note |
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It is very refreshing to see the
compassionate side of Ethiopia’s Parliament.
Last Friday, July 4.. |
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One sure way of pushing up
the price of any commodity is speculation – sometimes even to extreme levels.
This is true of the global oil price, as speculation has been the main cause for
the surge in price of the liquid gold during the first half of 2008. |
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Ethiopia has witnessed a series of bills authored by
the incumbent that could have a profound impact on
daily life. One of the most controversial bills that
has come as a great surprise for those with vested
interest is the one meant to regulate the
activities, charities and civil society
organizations or non-governmental organizations
(NGOs), as they are fond of being called.
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VERBATIM |
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"It's
very difficult to pay one's tribute to a Head of State in person. But, I would
like to take this opportunity to extend our party's condolences to the Prime
Minister for the loss of his father." |
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Lidetu Ayalew, president of EUDP-Medhin, said in
Parliament on Friday, July 4, 2008, before he showered the Prime
Minister with his party's views on the budget debate for the
fiscal year 2008/09. All opposition leaders in Parliament
followed suit in their homage. |
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As
global prices hit the roof, Ethiopia has not been
left unscathed. It has been adversely affected by
the economic shock waves that have slammed against
the national budget and the general economy of the
country.
Yohaness Anberbir and
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Drought seems to have,
once again, reared its ugly head. Many children are
reported to be affected by malnutrition as a result
of this drought; some have even died, despite
denials to the contrary. Tesfalem Waldyes, Special
to Fortune, visited parts of the ... Read More |
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View Point |
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The media
often tend to either simplify, or sensationalise news in
order to make it more “readable,” often at the risk of
misrepresentation, as Samuel Assefa, ... |
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Life Matters |
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I
sometimes worry that Ethiopianism is now dead. I do
not speak of the virtues and exceptionalities that
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View From Arada |
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When the going is rough, you have to be tough. Did I
hear this maxim somewhere or did I coin it myself
from the .. |
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