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Ethiopian Airlines seals finance deal for new aircraft

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Information was received last week from Addis Ababa, that Ethiopian Airlines had signed a deal worth more than US$1.5 billion earlier that week with the American Export–Import Bank. The funds will be used to pay for five B777 and ten B787 aircraft presently on order from Boeing Corporation and due for delivery over the coming [...] (more)

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“Merkato”, The Home of Two Religions

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During the Jumaa prayers, Islamic parching (hutba) will be presented by the Imam. Sometimes it coincides with the sound of the Mass prayers from the church. The faithful will be disturbed by a mingled and distorted voice from the two loud speakers. St. Raguel’s Church has a big building on one side of the fence. The shops in the building exhibit the same confusion. (more)

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Awramba Times’ Office Attacked

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Awramba Times (Addis Ababa):- Yesterday, August 17, 2010, around 8 o’clock in the evening, an “unknown men” tried to enter into Awramba Times’s (AT) office. And in a separate incident which occurred six hours before the evening’s outrageous act, and which some witnesses that happened to be at the place have substantially speculated it as [...] (more)

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Ethiopia: Great run for Birtukan Mideksa in Tubingen

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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Birtukan Mideksa, an opposition party leader, is serving a life sentence in Kaliti Prison in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Amnesty International considers her a prisoner of conscience, imprisoned for peacefully exercising her right to freedom of expression and association. Birtukan Mideksa was previously arrested in November 2005 after the Coalition for Unity and Democracy [...] (more)

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Ethiopia: Addis, Adama Problem Prone Tax Zones - Tax Authority

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Melaku Fenta, director general of the ERCA, at the high-level tax payers' meeting answers the questions from the people gathered. Sitting on his right are Tewodros Tefera (centre), deputy director of operations of the ERCA, and Shewarega Tsegaye, office manager for the high-level taxpayers' branch. The city's business... (more)

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Getu Gelete Faces Criminal Charges

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Getu Gelete, owner of Getu Commercial Center and former general manager and shareholder of GetAs International Plc, was charged with fraud by federal prosecutors on July 23, 2010, upon a complaint from Helen Anbesso. Helen lodged her complaint to the Addis Abeba Police Commission a few months ago, stating that ... (more)

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Why Democracy Isn’t Working

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Despite an economic renaissance, much of Africa is drifting toward a new age of authoritarianism. To a casual observer, the tens of thousands of people who poured into the central square of Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on May 25 to peacefully celebrate the country’s elections might have been mistaken for a massive symbol of [...] (more)

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ከዝንብ ማር አንጠብቅም

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አይሆንም እንጂ ቢሆንና ዝንብ ማር መስጠት ብትጀምር ከአዲስ አበባ አካባቢዎች እንደ ተክለኃይማኖትና መርካቶ ማርን በብዛት የሚያመርት ይኖራል ብዬ አልገምትም። ለምን? ቢሉ አዲስ አበባ ምን ትላለች እኔም አፍንጫ የለኝም ነው ያለው ጋሽ ስብሃት። እውነታው ግን ዝንብም ማር ሰጥታ አታውቅም፤ ወያኔም ዴሞክራሲያዊ ምርጫን። (more)

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Non-Violent Stuggle: We Need a Credible Plan

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For many years, political scientist Steven Levitsky has studied regimes he called “competitive authoritarianisms”. He distinguished these regimes from democracy on the one hand and full-scale authoritarianism on the other. Some of what he has said about them: Competitive authoritarian regimes are civilian regimes in which formal democratic institutions are widely viewed as the primary means of gaining power, but in which fraud, civil liberties violations, and abuse of state and media resources so s... (more)

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EPRDF’s Cooption

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I must admit that my observation is based on a very small unscientific sample. It could turn out to be an observation with a lot of heat, but no light! A friend of mine in Addis Ababa forwarded me e-mail exchanges among several members of EPRDF. From the way they composed their prose and the quality of their arguments, it seemed to me that most of them were well-educated. The focal point of their discussion was the success of the party’s efforts in appealing to a few energetic and educated young men and ... (more)

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The muggery that was named election in Ethiopia

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If you define election to mean what it means – freely choosing between choices, and tell me that there was an election in Ethiopia on May 23, 2010, you must either be crazy or think I am crazy to believe you. The whole charade, people going to the [...] (more)

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The muggery that was named election in Ethiopia

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Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: ethioforum.org tags: Addis Ababa, election 2002, ethiopia, Fekade Shewakena, Meles Zenawi

Government denies food aid "manipulated" for political gain

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After harvesting just 50kg of grain last year from his tiny plot in an arid corner of Ethiopia's Amhara region, Asmenaw Keflegn knew he would have to ask for help. But when the 44-year-old member of the opposition All Ethiopia Unity Party asked his village chairman to put him on a list of those eligible for emergency food aid from foreign donors, he was refused. The chairman told him, "Let the party that you belong to give you aid." Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary D... (more)

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Ancient prayer book returned to Ethiopia -

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A century-old Ethiopian prayer book stolen decades ago was returned to the African nation late Wednesday after the American collector who held it agreed to the restitution. The precious relic is a psalter written in the liturgical Geez language and illuminated with bright and colourful pictures of saints that belonged to Emperor Menelik, who ruled the country from 1889 to 1913. Experts say it disappeared three decades ago and was only located recently by Steve Delamarter, a visiting American scholar who ... (more)

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Chinese company approaches Ethiopian market with latest technology

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A Chinese electronics manufacturer, namely Hisense, is promoting latest technology in Ethiopian market. Hisense has supplied modern electronics products of high technology to local customers in the country. While covering the 3rd National Information Communication Technology (ICT) Exhibition at the Addis Ababa Exhibition Center on Thursday, Xinhua has learnt that local customers are highly attracted with the products displayed by Hisense. (more)

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Ethiopia officials to disclose assets

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The Ethiopian Parliament has passed a bill that will force government officials to disclose and register their assets.The first draft bill for Disclosure and Registration of Assets was presented to parliament in mid-January. It requires that all government officials, employees and constituency must register all their wealth in... (more)

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Sudan hands 48 rebels to Ethiopia

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Sudan has handed over 48 Ethiopian rebels to the authorities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s national TV reported. The rebel members who were trained in Eritrea were arrested on May 17 as they were trying to enter to Ethiopia via Sudanese border. (more)

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EU chief observer says Ethiopian poll was not fair

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A crowd is dancing away from a pro-government rally, where they carried signs saying, "We have spoken!" and "Don't second guess us!" Tens of thousands of people wave flags, sing and dance. They said they came out against a report released by Human Rights Watch on Monday, which condemned the Ethiopian national elections, calling them an "orderly facade." (more)

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EU observers slam lack of political freedom in Ethiopia vote

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(ADDIS ABABA) - Ethiopia's weekend elections were marked by "narrowing political space", with the ruling party using state resources to boost its campaign, European Union observers said Tuesday. The east African nation's electoral board annnounced late Monday that Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's ruling coalition was in the lead across the country following Sunday's legislative polls. "The title of our preliminary rep... (more)

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የምርጫ ዋዜማ እንዲህ አለፈ… (እይታ- ከአዲስ አበባ)

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ከአዲስ አበባ ወደ የክ/ሀገሩ ሸቀጣ ሸቀጦችን የሚያስጭኑ ነጋዴዎች ሥራቸውን አቁመዋል። በባንክ የነበራቸውን ገንዘብ በማውጣት በየቤታቸው አስቀምጠዋል። ምክንያቱ ከምርጫው ጋር በተያያዘ ችግር ቢፈጠር ቅድሚያ ጥንቃቄ ለማድረግ ነው። አዲስ አበባ ዩንቨርስቲ ከምርጫው ጋር በተያየዘ የአንዳንድ ተማሪዎችን የፈተና ጊዜ አራዝሟል። በዚህና ይሄን በመሰለው ምክንያት የ6ኪሎ ዩንቨርስቲ ምድረ-ግቢ ከሐሙስ ጀምሮ ፀጥ-ረጭ ብሏል። (more)

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Ethiopian Airlines seals finance deal for new aircraft

“Merkato”, The Home of Two Religions

Awramba Times’ Office Attacked

Ethiopia: Great run for Birtukan Mideksa in Tubingen

Ethiopia: Addis, Adama Problem Prone Tax Zones - Tax Authority

Getu Gelete Faces Criminal Charges

Why Democracy Isn’t Working

ከዝንብ ማር አንጠብቅም

Non-Violent Stuggle: We Need a Credible Plan

EPRDF’s Cooption

The muggery that was named election in Ethiopia

The muggery that was named election in Ethiopia

Government denies food aid "manipulated" for political gain

Ancient prayer book returned to Ethiopia -

Chinese company approaches Ethiopian market with latest technology

Ethiopia officials to disclose assets

Sudan hands 48 rebels to Ethiopia

EU chief observer says Ethiopian poll was not fair

EU observers slam lack of political freedom in Ethiopia vote

የምርጫ ዋዜማ እንዲህ አለፈ… (እይታ- ከአዲስ አበባ)

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