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Last week we welcomed the fact that the International Crisis Group had at least begun to take a close look at the increasingly worrying situation in Eritrea which, the report suggested, was lurching towards the status of a failed state. We would obviously, like all of Eritrea’s neighbors, prefer this not to happen
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A Week in the Horn
(01.10.2010)

World Bank approves 150 mln USD funding to Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, October 1 (WIC) - The World Bank Board of Executive Directors on Thursday approved funding of 150 million USD (108.4 million USD as credit and the remaining 41.6 million USD as grant) to the government of Ethiopia.
EPRDF to hold discussion on GTP with opposition parties
According to the statement, the Ethiopian Democratic Party (EDP), the Oromo National Congress (ONC) and Kinijit have accepted Front’s invitation to discus on the plan.Invitation letters were sent also to the All Ethiopia Unity Organization (AEUO) and the Ethiopian Justice and Democratic...

Ethiopia’s Tedros: No ownership, no scale
Ethiopian Health Minister Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has worked in his country’s Health Ministry since 1986 and has led it since 2005.
Q: What has frustrated you about the lack of country ownership in the past?
A: The frustration comes from this: If there is no ownership, some partners will come up with activities that are not a priority for a country. And to be engaged in something that is not your priority is not something you like to do. A second problem is duplication of efforts. A third problem is that transaction costs could be high. When you deal with many partners,
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Iran, Eritrea Stress Continued Cooperation
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian and Eritrean officials in a meeting in New York reviewed the latest developments in the bilateral relations between the two countries, and underlined continuation of their mutual cooperation in all fields.
Saleh Mohammad, for his part, briefed the Iranian top diplomat on the latest developments in his country which is located in the horn of Africa.
Whatcould these two countries have in common today? One is old with a rich history and the other brand new. Hard to find on the map but the brand new one is Eritrea which has the one man regime. Did you hear? It was disinvited, just last week, from participating in the round table discussion on Somalia by the secretary general of the UN! Eritrea as you all know has been trying to use Somalia as a bargaining chip to be noticed by others, though to no avail so far!... well, may be Iran noticed!

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The House of Federation of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia will start its first session on October 4, 2010.
QSSA-FI Chicago Chapter Event!!
The Qheen Sheba Schools Alumni and Friends International Chicago Chapter cordially invites all to a fund rasing party Night !

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QSSA-FI DC Chapter Event!!
The Qheen Sheba Schools Alumni and Friends International DC chapter is launching a fund raising event to build a library and multipurpose Auditorium in Queen Sheba High school, Adwa,
Date: October 16,2010
Place: Church of the Nativity
6000 Georgia Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20011
Time: 9.00 PM - 3.00 AM
A festive night with Artist Temesgen Zegeye and other artists.
Solomon Haile in Stockholm Party!!!!
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