Addis Ababa, May 20 (WIC) - The National Council that was established to mobilize and coordinate public participation for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project will take over its job Friday, according to Hailemariam Desalegn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Hailemariam told journalists here Thursday that the Council was set up in such a way that ensures extensive involvement of the public.(waltainfo.com)
Lucky Abay
Born in Ethiopia;
Grown up near Libya.
Never has mother tongue;
That shows him belong.
He is powerful, but coward;
For what he did for others;
Received no award;
Has no respect to fathers.
He was without nationality;
For he had no clear identity.
Though he is a son of mothers;
None of them were care takers.
He spent times for nothing;
His task was just collecting.
Any thing on his way;
As expert on pushing away.
His mother was hopeless,
For he impair her no less.
He deserted her worth,
He was like nature wrath.
But lucky he got thought;
His identity is being brought.
He begins to help his mama;
Promised to lounge in a dam.
Mother now aired big sigh;
For she begins to use Abai.
Haileselassie Beyene Tesfai
May 18, 2011
Mekele, Tigrai
PM Meles Zenawi on the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam - Interview
An exclusive interview with Ato Redwan Hussien, Public Mobilization and Participation Adviser to the Prime Minister and EPRDF Secretariat on the achievements of the past two decades under the leadership of EPRDF (Part I)
...(waltainfo.com)
Growth and Transformation Campaign:Regional Perspective, Tigrai State Government Officials heart to heart talk with Investors and Business people.
Ethiopian Cement Plants to Double Capacity Amid Construction-Industry Boom(bloomberg news)
Ethiopia will more than double its cement-output capacity after a new factory and two enlarged plants begin production later this year amid a building boom in the country,..The increase is expected to help end the need for imports by as early as next year, according to Shimeles Wolde,head of the Chemical and Allied Industries Directorate in the Industry Ministry
One in three Africans is now middle class, report finds
One in three Africans is middle class, a rising group of consumers to rival those of China and India, researchers have found.Record numbers of people in Africa own houses and cars, use mobile phones and the internet and send their children to private schools and foreign universities, according to the African Development Bank.
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Ethiopia's gift to Mandela is the most sought after treasure in South Africa
(CNN) -- As a young freedom fighter, Nelson Mandela stepped out of a farmhouse hideout in South Africa, took 20 strides and dug a hole on the sprawling land.
He leaned over, put in a semiautomatic pistol and 200 rounds of ammunition, and carefully put a khaki uniform over them (Tezera Girma May 17, 2011
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security in the Horn of Africa conducted by the Institute for Security Studies.1
While it follows in the footsteps of a 2008 situation report that was concerned
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Siye Abraha, Unity for Democracy and Justice Party (UDJ) public relations officer has acquired a scholarship to study at Harvard University in Boston, U.S.A, the party disclosed.
So much for Medrek and UDJ's prediction of North African style revolution in Ethiopia! You do not think key political figures will take leave of absence if Ethiopia was heading that way? do you?
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Large-scale Technology is at Heart of Economic Structural Transformation in Ethiopia Tsegaye Tegenu May 14, 2011-
In the European history, large scale technologies have played central role in the structural transformation the economy and society. The introduction of threshing machine, iron plows, seed drills and other important tools in the 18th century could increase the scale in agriculture The Responsibility to Protect (R2P) of States: Lessons from Ethiopia’s immigrant Security Policy Packages for Eritrean Refugees Meressa Tsehayei, May 13, 2011-
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To all Members, Supporters and Friends of Queen Sheba Alumni –International in the Bay Area!
The Local Chapter is holding its annual meeting on:
Place: 2500 Masonic Dr, San Jose, CA
Date: 6/05/2011
Time: 2PM - 5PM
Contact: queenshebabayarea@yahoo.com
Please come on time and make every effort to attend.
Addis Ababa, May 20 (WIC) - The National Council that was established to mobilize and coordinate public participation for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project will take over its job Friday, according to Hailemariam Desalegn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
