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Urban Ethiopians, their names and languages:Falling out of love
Ethiopians are largely known as conservatives, but recent trends in urban areas reveal they are every thing but that By Rose Mestika Ethiopia, like many other countries in the world, is a land of diverse tradition, multiple languages and ethnic composition. It also prides itself of being the only country …

The Gaza bombing: Operation Barak’s Seat
It was Defense Minister Ehud Barak who needed this war badly, but he may be the one who will be the bad loser Ran HaCohen (PhD), Middle East Contributor, Tel Aviv The narrow Gaza Strip – just 365 sq. km (70% of Addis Ababa’s municipal area) off sea-shore surrounded …
Copyright protection in Ethiopia: Shining law, zero effect
The Federal Constitution of Ethiopia recognizes the protection of intellectual property rights, but no one believe it works Kiya Tsegaye The idea of enacting a copyright law was first developed to encourage creativity and further grew on that sole purpose and protecting companies’ and individuals’ right to ownership. Such protections …