2009-07-02
New Draft Law Proposed to Prevent, Suppress Money Laundering
Ahead of the completion of this year's parliament's regular session for recess, a new draft law enabling to prevent and suppress illegal act of money laundering presented for discussion among Members of Parliaments on Tuesday.2009-07-02
AfDB Set to Start Funding Country's Gibe Dam
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is making preparations to start funding the Gibe III dam, a mega project on River Omo whose completion is expected to alleviate Kenya's perennial electricity crisis. 2009-07-02
Performance in Textiles, Garment Sector Unsatisfactory - MoTI
The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI) said despite the government's continued efforts, the performance of the industrial sector remains low compared to the other sectors. 2009-07-02
New Ethiopian UN Special Envoy Arrives
A new UN special envoy and head of the UN Support Bureau for Peace in the Central African Republic (BONUCA), Sahle-Work Zewde from Ethiopia, has arrived in Bangui, AFP reported from Bangui citing a UN source on Wednesday. 2009-07-02
ETC Says Working to Boost Mobile Phone Service Quality
The Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation (ETC) disclosed that it was working on mobile phone upgrading project as of March 2009 in a bid to centralize the mobile network service that was formerly rendered separately by different companies and improve the overall quality of the service in the capital. 2009-07-02
Ethiopian Troops Reach Near Beledweyn Town
More Ethiopian troops with armed vehicles have reached near Beledweyn town in central Somalia as Ethiopia said that it does not plan to send troops into Somalia, witnesses told Shabelle radio on Thursday. 2009-07-02
Islamic Administration in Gedo Region Calls Government Officials in Ethiopia to Return Home
The Islamic organization of Hisbul Islam in Gedo region has called for the government officials in Dolow town in Ethiopia to return back to the region, officials told Shabelle radio on Thursday. 2009-06-30
Militia to Target Kenya And Ethiopia
The deputy leader of the Islamist coalition ruling Kismayu, Sheikh Abdulgani Mohamed Yusuf, has declared war on Somalia's neighbours. 2009-06-30
Proposed Counterterrorism Legislation Violates Human Rights
Ethiopia's draft counterterrorism law could punish political speech and peaceful protest as terrorist acts and encourage unfair trials if enacted, Human Rights Watch said today. The government and members of parliament should amend the draft law, which may otherwise be imminently passed as-is by parliament, to meet international human rights standards, Human Rights Watch said. 2009-06-30
An Analysis of the Draft Anti-Terrorism Law
This paper analyses Ethiopia's draft Anti-Terrorism Proclamation (the draft Proclamation) and assesses to what extent the proposed law on its face conforms to international human rights standards. The draft law has been submitted to Parliament by the Council of Ministers and may be passed into law before the end of the current legislative session in July 2009. 2009-06-29
Five Countries to see Modest Growth
Amid continued uncertainty about the prospect of a global economic meltdown a report authored by two of Africa's key economic institutions offered mixed projections on the continent's growth in the near future. 2009-06-29
The Two Sides of Meles
Prime Minister Meles Zenawi appeared to be in an upbeat mood on late Wednesday afternoon, June 24, 2009, when speaking to the international media and journalists from the English press. He was witty in his remarks and directly answered some of the personal questions. 2009-06-29
Africa's 'Reluctant' Rulers
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi is a tough hammer-and-tongs kind of leader, so it must have come as a surprise to many when he hinted that he wanted to step down. 2009-06-30
Islamic Administration in Kismayu Town Says They Will Attack Ethiopia And Kenya
The Islamic administration in the port town of Kismayu 500 kilometers south of the Somali capital Mogadishu has said that they will attack Ethiopia and Kenya, official said on Tuesday. 2009-06-28
Meles Zenawi Causes Political Earthquake
According to reliable news reports, Ethiopia's political strongman of some three decades, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, has indicated that he is to relinquish power and step down voluntarily. If that comes to pass it will be a truly epoch-making event. 2009-06-29
Humanitarian Bulletin - 29 June 2009
Preliminary Belg Assessment Findings 2009-06-29
ECX to Update Communication Technology
The Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) has awarded the project for the development of software to introduce the Short Message System (SMS) and an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) to Apposite LLC, a local branch of a US based IT company, EXC officials disclosed. 2009-06-29
Indian Company to Start Tendaho Sugar Factory Construction
The Tendaho Sugar Factory Project Office made an advance payment of 16.6 million dollars to Overseas Infrastructure Alliance Private Limited (OIA) to commence the construction of the factory as disclosed by officials at the project office. 2009-06-26
Erratic Rainfall Threatens Crop Yields
The late start of Ethiopia's wet season and the unreliability of the rains could affect crop production this year and increase the number of those in need of aid, officials said. 2009-06-26
An Analysis of The Draft Anti-Terrorism Law - Updated June 19, 2009
This paper analyses Ethiopia's draft Anti-Terrorism Proclamation (the draft Proclamation) and assesses to what extent the proposed law on its face conforms to international human rights standards. The draft law has been submitted to Parliament by the Council of Ministers and may be passed into law before the end of the current legislative session in July 2009. |
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