Month: November 2012
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Africa
A long awaited cabinet reshuffle surprises all
Against the ruling party’s initial denial, the pressure of keeping ethnic balance saw Ethiopia’s PM appoint three deputy prime ministers …
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Africa
MTN launches football campaign in Ethiopia
Emnet Assefa MTN Ethiopia, a South African Telecom and ICT service provider launches its campaign “celebrate 31 on 831 with…
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Africa
Face to face with institutional injustice
PM Hailemariam offers lucrative incentives to animal husbandry and meat export businesses but he may wish to fix the country’s…
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Africa
Urban Ethiopians, their names and languages:Falling out of love
Ethiopians are largely known as conservatives, but recent trends in urban areas reveal they are every thing but that By…
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Middle East
The Gaza bombing: Operation Barak’s Seat
It was Defense Minister Ehud Barak who needed this war badly, but he may be the one who will be…
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Copyright protection in Ethiopia: Shining law, zero effect
The Federal Constitution of Ethiopia recognizes the protection of intellectual property rights, but no one believe it works Kiya Tsegaye…
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Of Ethiopian Proverbs (“Neger Be-Missale”)
Ashenafi Zedebub “Tej be-brlle , neger be-missale”, is an ancient Ethiopian saying, which literally means ” “tej “- a traditional…
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Africa
Extractive resources in Africa : When riches mean war, poverty and corruption
Regrettably, natural resource gifted continent in the world is also home to a staggering level of poverty and corruption Alem…
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Hopes will die last
Dear Editor, I found your lead article of the October edition of your magazine rather interesting. (Hopes ignited die last…
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