Year: 2012
- Africa
Ethiopia says PM is doing well, needs a long ‘sick leave’
A month long rumor ends with no definite answer Bereket Simon, Ethiopia’s Minister for the Government Communication Affairs Office, (GCAO), says that Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has had a minor health problem but dismissed reports that he was in “critical” condition. Bereket also said PM Meles was prescribed a long ‘sick leave’ and that he will be…
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The ICC and Ethiopia – Still missing from the Statute
Kiya Tsegaye Human rights are to be respected and protected by States through all appropriate measures, so goes the rhetoric. States must also make solutions available at domestic level to any citizen who claims his/her rights were violated. Individual victims of human rights violation also have the right to seek justice from regional or international institutions. In some countries…
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Dealing with the dangers of pesticides
Feven Getachew Pesticides are chemicals used for the elimination and control of pests that damage crops and produce. These chemicals are sprayed on plants in the field and their use has made it possible to have a good selection of food crops all year round. Although pesticides are used to harm only the target pest they can also harm…
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Interaction of music, literature/art
Ashenafi Zedebub It was only a few weeks before his death that Heinrich von Kleist informed Marie von Kleist, by letter, of “all sorts of ill-feelings.” The German poet went on to say: “in this case I may perhaps let the art rest for a year or more and shall occupy myself with nothing, but music.” It is as well…
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Two tales of a mountain
Dr. Henok Wendirad (DVM) When life becomes routine my friends and I often try to do something different. That was what happened last month. Our plan was to walk all the way from Addis Ababa to Debre Zeit, the beginning of the Great Rift Valley 45 kms South of Addis, trekking through the Mt. Yerer. None of us…
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‘Colors of the Nile’
Preparations are underway for the first edition of ”Colors of the Nile International Film Festival” (CNIFF), aimed at celebrating African filmmaking for the first time and to give African cinema a vibrant platform and worldwide visibility. Submissions for screening and competition opened in May 2012 for all categories with a deadline for entry set on 15 of August…
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ARTerial in Ethiopia: A new and prolific Pan African forum comes to Addis Ababa
Zela Gayle The Arterial Network started as a dynamic, continent-wide network of non-government organizations, creative industry companies, festivals and individual artists engaged in the African creative sector at a conference dubbed ‘Revitalizing Africa’s Cultural Assets’ held in Goree Island, Senegal in March 2007. At its second biennial meeting in Johannesburg in September 2009 attended by 132 delegates from…
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Red Rice Salad with Lemon Miso Dressing Recipe
By Joane Bruno (Courtesy – Chef Marcus Samuelson) There are three words that strike fear into the heart of every woman worldwide. They make thighs quiver, palms sweat, and goose bumps…bump. Yup, you guessed it – bathing suit season. It’s imminent and we need to take panic-attack preventative measures. Salads are a girl’s best friend this time of year,…
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Black Africans in Israel
Dear Editor I read your cover story on the terrible fate of black African asylum seekers in Israel (Israel not safe for African asylum seekers, July 2012) with a mixed feeling of anger and frustration. What is happening to black African asylum seekers in Israel is no different than what has continued to happen to millions of Palestinians who are…
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Ghana’s democracy: Trying time for ‘probity and accountability’
Yordanos Goushe The Alliance for Accountable Government of Ghana (AFAG), a civil society group, is calling on the government in Ghana to take actions in an ongoing trial of a multi- million dollar corruption case dubbed as the Woyome scandal. In the second week of June 2012 AFAG has issued a five day ultimatum for the…
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