Year: 2012
- Africa
Her hard and unenviable job
The first female boss of the AU is taking a job that may taste the limits of her ability as a seasoned technocrat Tsedale Lemma The 19th AU head of states and governments summit held in July in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia was under the theme “Boosting Intra-Africa trade,” but hardly anyone, from the media to international observers, seemed to have…
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Chicken Milanese
By Jone Bruno(Courtesy-Chef Marcus Samuelson) This classic Italian dish is simple to do and is the perfect and most versatile partner to any number of sides–spaghetti, ravioli, summer salads or angel hair pasta. Pick your favorite and dine al fresco like you were in Europe. Chicken Milanese Servings: 2 Calories: 398 per serving Prep Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10…
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What his absence gave away
That Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has been taken ill as of recent is unfortunate, but the manner by which it has been officially communicated to the deserving public has many wrong messages written all over it July 22, 2012 marked one month since this magazine first asked Shimelis Kemal, Ethiopia’s State Minister for the Government Communication Affairs Office, (GCAO),…
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All eyes are on the ‘city of 2012’
London had a shocking summer like no other a year ago, but it’s having a festive summer like no other now On July 27th, an estimated 4 billion people from all over the world have set their eyes on London, truly, and deservedly the “City of 2012.” Close to 105 head of states and governments descended upon the city…
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Morning sickness
It may seem a natural phenomenon, but it can be controlled, or may be not Feben Getachew Medically known as “Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy” (NVP), it is one of the worst parts of pregnancy and it is often experienced during the first trimester. It mostly occurs in the morning after waking up but for many pregnant women it may…
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Addis Standard’s exclusive with Alassane Ouattara
Military intervention in Mali looming Tsedale Lemma The AU needs “international support” to deal with the crisis in northern Mali, said Alassane Ouattara, President of Ivory Coast, in an exclusive interview with this magazine during the 19th AU head of states and governments summit held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. But when asked for his reaction on reports that some…
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Be careful what you wish for
Tomas Mega “It is not our job to protect the people from the consequences of their political choices, “so wrote Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts in his stunning opinion on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. ObamaCare, or more precisely RomneyCare, acknowledging what Romney did as governor of Massachusetts, is the blueprint for ObamaCare, and is, for…
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Educated, unemployed and unemployable (may be)
50, 000 Ethiopian graduates have just joined the search for the job market. Majority of them will not be employed soon and a good number of them are may be unemployable at all Hone Mandefro Tekeste Amaha is one of the 50, 000-odd undergraduates this year only from the 31 public universities spread nationwide. Tekeste was graduating from the…
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More than 30 die in Ethnic clashes in southern Ethiopia
A fierce ethnic clash over resources between the Borana and Garri tribes in southern Ethiopia left more than 30 people dead, including 2 police officers, and 20, 000 displaced. The Kenyan Red Cross told the BBC that the 20, 000 people have crossed into Kenya to escape the clashes and that it was providing them with” food, water and tarpaulins.”…
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Israel – The gradual nightmare for African asylum seekers
Israel is embroiled in tragic tales of black African asylum seekers. In this special report this magazine’s Middle East analyst Ran HaCohen (PhD), from Tel Aviv, Israel, looks deep into the tricky human, political and economical factors at play The prelude took place at the end of April: four Molotov cocktails, thrown at homes and a kindergarten of African asylum…
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