Year: 2014
- Africa
Killing of a Somali MP Condemned
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, condemned the murder of and expressed his concern over the continued attacks on MPs. “The assassination of Sheikh Aden Mader is an appalling act,” Mr. Kay said. “The murder of MPs is an attempt to intimidate and undermine those working to build a better Somalia. Their killers will not…
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Ethiopia to finalize Sustainable Tourism Master Plan
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is in the process of formulating its Sustainable Tourism Master Plan (STMP). The STMP is an initiative currently being developed through the technical support provided by the Sub-Regional Office for Eastern Africa (SRO-EA) and the Division for Regional Integration and Trade (RITD), in partnership with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The process of…
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Cameroon must roar: at a 7% minimum
Opinion By Carlos Lopes Cameroon has the resources for its industrialization and agricultural transformation. The economy’s current annual growth of 4.9% does not reflect the full potential that lies in the transformation of the riches of the country. The economy is relatively diversified with the exploitation of vast agricultural resources, forestry, mining and energy. Exports have been dominated by oil,…
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Ethiopian runners: Police confirm athletes defected to escape civil unrest
The four Ethiopian runners who disappeared from the IAAF Junior World Championships in Eugene this past weekend defected from their home country to avoid returning to widespread civil unrest there, police confirmed in a report released late Friday. The report, provided by police in Federal Way, Washington, describes an interview with Zeyituna Mohammed, an 18-year-old woman runner on the Ethiopian national…
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Ethiopian Airlines takes precautions over Ebola fever
Ethiopian Airlines said that although Ebola had not been declared an epidemic and no travel ban had been issued, it was taking a leadin taking extraordinary precautions in connection with the outbreak of the disease in some parts of West Africa. The Airline said that even though the chances of being infected on-board were close to nil, it was implementing…
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“The Myth of Redemptive Violence on The Edge of Tomorrow”
Andrew DeCort The moral of The Edge of Tomorrow’s story could be reduced to the old maxim, “If ever you don’t succeed, try, try again.” For a good cause, this is certainly worthwhile wisdom. But when confronted with a thoughtless or destructive pattern, this advice can reflect madness or a drive for death. In the case of Tom Cruise’s latest…
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Ethiopia’s Developmental Statism: Cynic diagnosis, naive prescriptions
Merkeb Negash, Special to Addis Standard All previous articles on Ethiopian developmental statism on this magazine started with what the Ethiopian developmental state fails to be. It is argued that the Ethiopian state is nothing like the highly sophisticated state apparatus of the East Asian states and that it is – as a result- corrupt, soft and prone to capture.…
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Noisy Addis Abeba
No authority to speak louder than these The streets of Addis Abeba have long become permanent exhibitions for earsplitting noises; it is no longer shocking to find schools and hospitals built adjoining bars, workshops and restaurants; nor residential quarters housing a host of bars and nightclubs; and churches, congregations and mosques are getting noisier by the day. Yet no…
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African Media Leaders team up to launch a campaign against hate speech
The countdown to the 2014 African Media Leaders’ Forum (AMLF) has begun with the launch in Johannesburg today of a campaign against hate speech. The campaign will be carried out online and on a full range of media platforms, and will be the main theme of the 2014 AMLF, which is scheduled to take place from November 12 – 14…
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