Meles Zenawi News

United states and British officials expressed concern over complaints by country's opposition members that the Ethiopian government is politicizing foreign-funded humanitarian assistance, using it as a weapon to retain power in next election.

November 24, 2009 - In the Western democracies, such as in the United States separation of powers involves the division of the legislative, executive, and judicial functions of the policy-making process among separate institutions.

I In recent months, the Ethiopian government began marketing abroad one of the hottest commodities in an increasingly crowded and hungry world: farmland.

The government of Djibouti is harvesting 60,000ql of wheat from its farm in Western Arsi around Serofta, in the Oromia Regional State.

Okwa Omot is now sleeping safely in a warm bed at his home in Washington, D.C. That is something of a miracle considering that only two week ago - " and for 107 days before that - " he was sleeping on freezing cold concrete floors in Ethiopian prisons, accused of treason and threatened with execution.

Addis Ababa, November 21 Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on Saturday called on the youth to have clear understanding of the election code of conduct and its implementation guideline signed recently among the four political parties.

As Ethiopians prepare for elections next year some in the opposition say a credible election is impossible without urgent political reforms.

According to the World Bank, as much as three-quarters of Ethiopia's arable land is not under cultivation, and agronomists say that with substantial capital expenditure, much of it could become bountiful.

Pretoria, Nov 18 South Africa''s President Jacob Zuma has stressed the need for developed countries to come up with a strong financing package during the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen for mitigation and adaptation.

" The Saudi East African forum, a new initiative that offers unique opportunity for trade, investment and to promote and exhibit products and services between Saudi Arabia and the East African countries winded up today in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.

Ethiopian election a campaign of intimidation Negaso Gidada is a former president of Ethiopia and now an independent member of parliament.

It wasn't famine that killed Jamal Ali's mother. She died in a cholera outbreak that swept through their Ethiopian village when at last the rains came.

African leaders meeting in Ethiopia say they have agreed on an amount of money to demand as compensation for the impact of climate change.

Kenya and Ethiopia have agreed to work together and implement infrastructure projects critical to the development of both countries.

The project has begun generating 75 MW electric power same day. Prime Minister Meles Zenawi inaugurated the project in the presence of senior government officials, diplomats and invited guests.

The premier called on Finnish investors to engage in geothermal, wind power, hydro power and bio-energy sectors.

Meles said "Even if we were to begin to decisively redress this imbalance, it will take time to do so and in the meantime it is likely that the global economy will stay in the doldrums." Meles made the remark while addressing the 4th African Economic Conference that opened here on Thursday at the United Nations Conference Hall.

An Ethiopian human rights activist who was jailed for 2 1/2 years said Friday that his country is less free today than it was during its disputed 2005 election.

Ethiopian rights activist silent, but not submissive Daniel Bekele, an Ethiopian human rights activist who was jailed for two and a half years in the wake of the country's last election, poses in Toronto in advance of receiving a Human Rights watch award, on November 11, 2009.

Africaa s point man at the Copenhagen climate-change summit next month is prime minister of drought- stricken Ethiopia, a former Marxist rebel who favors tailored suits and has coaxed billions of dollars in aid from the West.