Year: 2013
- Art Review
Man of Steel – American Feel
Andrew DeCort In a fairly straightforward sense, ‘Man of Steel’ is a cinematic depiction and defense of popular American liberalism’s best wishes for itself. Toward the end of the film, the victorious Superman tells the archetypal U.S. general, “I’m about as American as it gets. I’m here to help.” Before this we find out that Superman – or really Hopeman…
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The cost of hunger in Ethiopia
Implications for the Growth and transformation of Ethiopia Last month a study called “The Social and Economic Impact of Child Undernutrition in Egypt, Ethiopia, Swaziland and Uganda”, and led by the African Union Commission (AUC) and NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency and supported by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the UN World Food Program (WFP) was launched in…
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Ethiopia’s dysfunctional developmental statism: It is not the model, fix the politics
Nolawi Melakedingel, Special to Addis Standard The spectacular economic growth and overall development of South Asian countries was a source of envy since the 1980’s. Why it stayed an un-replicable and fragile industrialization model that was yet to prove its neo-liberal critiques has its roots in an aggressive state involvement despised by an assertive and well organized civil society and…
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PM Haiemariam comes one step closer
Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn spent a busy week dedicated to public engagement in the last week of June when he met with the business community on June 27th at the UNECA conference center and discussed issues affecting the country’s emergence as industrial success among others. The next day he sat down for the first time both with private and state…
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Egypt ‘deeply worried’ by Nile water row with Ethiopia
Crispian Balmer (Reuters Africa) Egypt said on Saturday it was highly concerned that Ethiopia had not responded to an invitation to discuss a dispute over a giant dam that Ethiopia plans to build on the river Nile. “Egypt is deeply worried that Ethiopia has not yet reacted to the invitation Egypt’s minister of water and irrigation made to conduct a…
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AU says conditions favourable to hold Zimbabwe election
Emnet Assefa The African Union (AU) says there are enabling conditions in Zimbabwe to hold free and fair elections. After discussing on Zimbabwe’s upcoming election issues and other peace and security matters in the continent, the Peace and Security Council of the AU said that Zimbabwe was ready to conduct the national election which is scheduled to take…
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Ethiopian Airline Plane makes Rough Landing after Fire Threat
(Sudan Tribune – 18th July) – An Ethiopian Airline plane from the capital Addis Ababa to the northern tourist town of Axum was forced to make a rough landing on Wednesday after its smoke sensors went off minutes before landing, an airline official said. The plane, a Bombardier Q400 with 78 passengers and crew on board, made the landing after…
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Dell launches ‘Dell Branded Services’ in Ethiopia
Emnet Assefa Dell, a global IT company, announces the launch of Dell Branded Services in Ethiopia through its local partners on Wednesday July 17th. Making the announcement officials from Dell regional office say that the branded services include pro support, support services offer that enables access for customers to Dell’s technical support capabilities and Dell spare parts network and…
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Ethiopia spending two million USD per day for transit costs
Emnet Assefa Ethiopia consumes 16% of its foreign trade value which is about two million USD per day for transit costs, according to Ethiopian State Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Ahmed Shide. Over 90 % Ethiopia’s total import export trade is carried out via the port of Djibouti. Speaking at the African Review Meeting on the implementation of Almaty…
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