Month: May 2013
- Africa
Addis Ababa gets another five star hotel
Emnet Assefa Capital Hotel and Spa, the first of its kind conference resort, has just joined the booming hotel industry in Addis Ababa. Built on a total of 19,383 Square meters of land located in one of the growing business areas of the city on Haile Gebresellasie road, Capital Hotel and Spa is built at initial capital of 720…
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The oddities of ‘Revolutionary Democracy’
Why Ethiopia’s ruling party needs to redefine its leading ideology if it wants its dream of building a developmental state to succeed Nolawi Melakedingel, Special to Addis Standard An ideological buzzword dominating the diction of Ethiopia’s politics by both those defending and admonishing the ruling party, the Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), is none other than two mystifying words:…
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Munit and Jorg in ፪::2
Zela Gayle An Ethiopian, a mother of two, trained in economics and government, and an accomplished musician. That is Munit Mesfin. A German, a father of one, a guitarist, and a music teacher. That is Jorg. Two people with nothing in common except for music, and made an extraordinary alliance out of this only thing they have in common. Today…
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World Economic Forum on Africa: Discussing Africa’s hard-hitting problems
Some of the most pressing challenges the continent Africa is facing today can’t be addressed separately Alem C. If there is anything left in the open following the 2007 – 2008 global financial crises, it is the glaring reality of just how vulnerably dependent most countries in Africa are on too few export commodities of too few sectors. It is…
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Ethiopian court upholds lengthy jail terms for blogger, senior opposition member
Tsedale Lemma A court in Addis Ababa today dismissed the appeal by Eskindir Nega, blogger, and Andualem Arage, a senior opposition figure, and upheld its earlier decision of lengthy jail terms for both. The two were jailed in the summer of 2012 along with many others and charged with terrorism. “The sentencing is still correct so there is no…
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Lucy back home after six years
Emnet Assefa Lucy( Dinknesh), who is believed to be one of the oldest ancestors of the human being, is back home to Addis Ababa on may 1st after in displayed in three different states in the U.S. for the past six years. The 40 % complete hominid fossil was taken to the USA along with 148 artefacts in a…
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RESPECT THE FOURTH ESTATE!!
The press is known globally as the ‘fourth estate”, and countries which claim they are democratic and have respect for the rule of law consider a free press as guarantor of democracy and of the rule of law. It is that simple!!
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