“Support for Democracy and Human Rights in Ethiopia”

Last week, US Senators Feingold and Leahy introduced a draft bill into the US Senate. It was entitled ‘Support for Democracy and Human Rights in Ethiopia, Act of 2010.’ Any bill that is introduced into the US Senate is, of course, a matter of US internal affairs. And we wouldn’t criticize Senators for anything they might wish to place before the Senate of the US, even if it does deal with the internal affairs of other countries....
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News and success stories following the conclusion of the Tigray Development Association in North America Annual Conference - 2010
AUGUST 30, 2010;WASHINGTON DC.- Following the successful conclusion of the Annual Conference of TDANA in Las Vegas, NV, a series of public meetings and other business engagements were conducted in other major cities of the USA. The meetings discussed on various social and economic developments of Ethiopia in general, major accomplishments of TDA International and the question on quality of education in Tigray in particular

Ardent Energy Group is featured in the upcoming issue of MDG Review. This magazine is published in the U.K and has wide distribution to organizations, government and private institutions, diplomatic leaders and policy makers globally. We are particularly excited to be picked as a model for sustainable biofuel production in developing countries. Our “Triple Payoff” strategy is attracting investors that are interested in poverty alleviation, environmental issues and decent return on their investment...
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The Monthly Publication from the Ethiopian Embassy in London
Ethiopian News

August 2010 Issue

Somalia Clashes Kill 10 People, Including Four African Union Peacekeepers
Sheikh Sharif today appealed for “urgent” international help to defend the country against terrorism. “It is quite impractical to expect that Somalia alone can contain the evil al-Qaeda-Al-Shabaab alliance, as Somalia is emerging from 20 years of destruction and a chaotic political environment,” Sheikh Sharif said in a statement today.
Comment- It would be unimaginable and callous for IGAD and the African Union to watch Somalia slowly fall to al-Qaeda. The West will not come to Somalia aid any time soon, it is not their priority!It is for African countries to realize the danger of allowing al-Qaeda establish a permanent camp in Somalia! The Horn countries need to think twice now!

• A cautionary note on Eritrea’s conduct
  (MoFA)
  
• Besso Comes to Town
  (zefene.com)
  
  
• Energy and Security Issues in the Red Sea Transforming as the 'Age of Gas' Begins in Earnest
  
  
• Environment & Social Issues Related to Gibe III
  Hydroelectric Project Environment
  (aigaforum)
  
  
• Eritrea spurs insecurity in the Horn of Africa
  
  
• IMF hails Ethiopia's fast economic growth
  (waltainfo.com)
  
  
• Core Principles of Ethiopia’s Foreign Policy: Ethio-Egypt Relations
  (MoFA)
  
  
• The Federal Budget Grant Distribution Formula and the Solidarity Principle of the Ethiopian Federal Democratic Republic
  
• Pressing elements to abandon the old path
  Dejene Sojato