Ethiopia , Destination For The Bold
An old saying that the greatest achievements were at first only dreams could well apply to Ethiopia . Some Ethiopians are dreaming big. Our correspondent visited the Ethiopian town of Harar and tells the story of dreamers who see adventure, excitement, and a possible tourist bonanza where others see only rocks and bones.
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Copenhagen Talks Tough on Climate Protest Plans
By TOM ZELLER Jr.COPENHAGEN — At an abandoned beer warehouse in this city’s Valby district, law enforcement officials have constructed an elaborate holding facility with three dozen steel cages to accommodate more than 350 potential troublemakers during a United Nations climate conference that gets under way here on Monday.
Ethiopian Parliament - fierce debate over the Election Code of Conduct
Merera Gudina: "...We do not feel free and fair election can be held in Ethiopia under these circumstances."
Lidetu Ayalew: "...Claiming no free and fair Election can be held in Ethiopia is not only wrong, but also dangerous."
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Prof Beyene Petros: Medrek does not have political stand
Two parties within medrek create their own coalition. Prof Beyene Petros said Medrek does not have political stand or platform explaining the reason for creating the coalition between his party SEPDM and ESDFP. The drama is just begining.
Forum for Environment sends 2 mln petitions to US President
Addis Ababa, December 4, 2009 (Addis Ababa) -
Forum for Environment, an NGO, said over two million petitions collected from the public send to US president Barak Obama in connection with the Copenhagen climate change conference due to be kicked off in the coming Monda
ESL to buy nine vessels
Addis Ababa, December 2, 2009 (Addis Ababa) - Ethiopian Shipping Lines S.C (ESL) said it signed an agreement with Chinese companies that enabled it to buy nine vessels
Misreading Ethiopia’s foreign and security policy
Mulugeta Alemu
25 November 2009:-
Alemayehu Fantaw’s piece titled Ethiopia’s Foreign Affairs and National Security Policy: The Case for a Paradigm Shift has ambitious and lofty reach. The paper claims that protecting the sanctity of territorial integrity is the fundamental premise of the current Ethiopia’s foreign and security policy. This, according to the writer, relegates non-military aspect of security into a secondary place. The author also charges that the Ethiopian government is spending too much on boosting its defense capabilities taking the nation’s meager resources away
Ethiopians attack BBC’s doom-laden coverage
Ethiopian tour operators, in London for this month's World Travel Market, have addressed a furious open letter to the BBC's Director General, concerning the Corporation's recent coverage of the drought in Ethiopia. The letter, signed by some 25 companies, accuses the BBC of casually dramatising its broadcasts with footage from the infamous 1984 famine.
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