Day: May 12, 2015
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Elections in Ethiopia: Beyond winning (and losing)
Tsegaye R Ararssa* Part I 1 . Introduction Election fever is gaining momentum in Ethiopia. It is ‘Election 2015’, the 5th general election since Ethiopia’s formal adoption of the more (or less) liberal constitution of 1995 that ended the hesitant ‘transition’ from the Derg’s military rule to a western-style representative democracy[1]. The projected aim of the transition was to…
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The East African Community to receive $US 1m grant from ACBF
The regional intergovernmental organization, the East African Community (EAC) receives a grant support of 1m USD from the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACFB) in an agreement signed on Monday May 11th at the African Union Headquarters here in Addis Abeba. The EAC was established aiming at widening and deepening co-operation among the Partner Statesin political, economic and social fields for…
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Countries discuss climate change policy priorities for Sub Saharan Africa
Climate Vulnerability Forum (CVF) meeting for Sub Saharan Africa was held on May 7 and 8 at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) here in Addis Abeba. Policy makers from 12 countries in the continent have met to promote headline climate change policy priorities they are facing. The meeting was organized by the FDRE Ministry of Environment…
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