Month: December 2012
- Africa
Addis Ababa City: Under construction at 125
Emnet Assefa Addis Ababa has just completed celebrating its 125th year of founding anniversary, which was being marked for the last one year, as Ethiopia’s capital. Being the capital city of a country with a history that stretches over 3000 years, it’s safe to say that Addis Ababa is a very young city. But in just over a few decades…
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China’s non-Interference policy and rising African concerns
Prudent Africans understand China’s non-interference policy is no longer fine. China must listen. Alula A. Iyasu, special to Addis Standard In October 2012, the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) held a China-Africa Forum in Bishoftu, 45 kms south of Addis Ababa. The event was perhaps the first of its kind held in Ethiopia with academics, policy…
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