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HEADLINE NEWS
AU elects Malawi President as new chair
Malawi's President Bingu Wa Mutharika has been elected as the new chairman of the African Union.
The newly elected chairman of the 53-member African Union, President Bingu wa Mutharika of Malawi, called on his peers to stand against conflicts and toppling of governments.
"We must say 'never again' to conflict and war in Africa," said Mutharika, who took the bloc's leadership from Libyan leader Muammer Gaddhafi, whose controversial stance on the continent's issues was often at odds with pan-African body.
"We must declare war on unconstitutional change of government on the African soil and resolve to take strong and necessary punitive action against all authors of coup d'etat and those that provide them the means to unseat duly elected governments," Mutharika said.
The United States department of state released a congratulatory message to the newly elected chair by expressing its interest in share the chairrman's goals of ending child hunger and malnutrition and welcome his interest in promoting the critical goals of agricultural development and food security on the continent. (Brief)
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ILO Reports that Unemployment reached highest level on record in 2009
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The number of jobless worldwide reached nearly 212 million in 2009 following an unprecedented increase of 34 million compared to 2007, on the eve of the global crisis, the International Labour Office (ILO) said in its annual Global Employment Trends report.
Based on IMF economic forecasts, the ILO estimates that global unemployment is likely to remain high through 2010. In the Developed Economies and European Union unemployment is projected to increase by an additional 3 million people in 2010, while it will stabilize at present levels, or decline only slightly, in other regions.
The ILO also said the number of unemployed youth worldwide increased by 10.2 million in 2009 compared to 2007, the largest hike since 1991.
At the same time, the ILO report shows wide variations in the employment impact of the crisis between regions and countries as well as in labour market recovery prospects. Read More......
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AU plans to eliminate hunger from Africa in five years-AU staff threatened by job insecurity
By Simegnish Yekoye
Malawian president Bingu Wa Mutharika, the newly elected chairman of the African Union on Tuesday outlined the continental government’s goals that it would be embarking on. Read More......
Africa requested to face more challenges of Peace and Security
By Simegnish Yekoye
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -While Africa will celebrate 2010 as the year of peace and security, leaders requested to focus the outstanding challenges in Madagascar, Somalia, and Darfur, to ensure that peace returns to these troubled regions in the shortest time possible. Read More....
Ethiopia 2010 elections campaign officially launches next week
By Dereje Berhanu
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Ethiopia political parties will launch the national election campaign on 8 February 2010 ahead of national polls schedule for May. Opposition parties say the allocated time in the national media to them is not enough to convey the issues. Read More......
Ethiopia tells Lebanon to refrain from speculating on plane crash
-Black box to be retrieved soon
By Simegnish Yekoye and Dereje Berhanu
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia– Ethiopia has requested Lebanese official to refrain from giving press statements based on speculations of the nature of the crash of the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed into the sea minutes on Monday after taking off from Beirut. Read More.....
UN extends African Union Mission in Somalia mandate
By SSI staff writer
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia- the United Nation’s Security council on Wednesday authorized the African Union to maintain its mission in Somalia AMISOM- until 31 January 2011 and asked it to increase its force strength, with a view to achieving the originally mandated target of 8,000 troops thus enhancing its ability to fully carry out its mandate. Read More....
Ethiopia’s Electoral Board warns government, private organizations from interfering with election process
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The Ethiopian National Board of Election (NBE) has warned government and private owned organizations to refrain from interfering with the work of election monitors assigned at different polling stations in Addis Ababa. Read More......
Eritrean opposition group accuses Libya of colluding with Asmara on refugees
By Dereje Berhanu
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia- a member coalition Eritrean Democratic Alliance the Democratic Movement for the Liberation of the Eritrean Kunama (DMLEK) condemned this week Libya for its deportation and imprisonment of refugees fleeing from Eritrea. Read More....
Former Nigerian leaders call on Umaru Yar’Adua to hand over power
ABUJA, Nigeria - Former Nigerian leaders, comprising former Heads of State, President, Vice Presidents, retired Jurists and others have urged ailing President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua to transmit a letter to the National Assembly to enable Vice President Goodluck Jonathan to step in as acting President, according to local media reports. Read More....
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Somaliland foreign minister calls for a two-tracked intervention for Somaliland, Somalia
By Samson Haileyesus
ADDIS ABAB, Ethiopia- Abdillahi Duale, Somaliland’s minister of foreign affairs has called on the international community to look towards a two-tracked solution while dealing with Somaliland and Somalia. Read More....
Qaddafi leaves AU Summit disappointed - Says will focus on Arab summit
By Simegnish Yekoye
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Leaving his chairmanship of AU to the newly elected Malawi’s president Bingu Wa Mutharika, Libya’s president Muammar Qaddafi said, he leaves unhappy with performance of the African Union and several African leaders, who have done nothing remarkable. Read More.....
Ethiopia to take new specialty coffees to 7th African Fine Coffee Conference
By Dereje Berhanu
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia-Ethiopia will takes new types of sociality coffee from Jimma and Ilubabur areas. International coffee graders in this week selected five coffee specialties to the 7th African fine coffee conference and exhibition organized by Eastern Africa Fine Coffee Association (EAFCA). Read More...
Dubai based Wavetec expands footprint to Africa with Ethiopia deal
-To develop real-time information displays for ECX
Dubai, UAE- - Wavetec, a leading technology multinational and manufacturer of electronic queue management (eQ) systems, LED-based information displays and touch screen kiosks, announced its partnership with Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) to develop a country-wide real-time information displays. Read More....
Former chairman of Somaliland’s electoral commission speaks out
By Samson Haileyesus
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia- Jama Mohamoud Omar, former chairman of Somaliland’s National electoral commission (NEC) has spoken out against what he called the electoral process in Somaliland falling into the hands of foreign institutions and is calling for the international community as well as Somaliland’s neighbors to do all they can towards helping Somaliland continue in its path towards democratization. Read More....
Gambia Electoral Commission’s biometric registration to cost over D61m
By Ismaila M.S. Naban
BANJUL, Gambia- The Chairman of The Gambia’s Independent Electoral Commission, Alhaji Mustapha L. Carayol, has revealed that, after thorough reflection and consultations, the “commission decided to go for biometric-based solutions for the registration of voters”.The registration of voters using biometric-based solutions would cost the Gambia’s Electoral Commission more than D61,000,000.00 (Sixty One Million Dalasis). Read More...
BUSINESS NEWS
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The Palestinian Foreign Minister H.E. Riyad al-Malki - calls for Strengthening Afro-Arab relations in an excllusive interview with SSI |
At the heels of he African Union summit that took place this week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia SSI’s Samson Haileyesus met with Riyad al-Malki Palestinian foreign minister and discussed with him on a range of issues relating to Palestinian- African relations, relations with Ethiopia and the Palestinian people’s struggle. Read More....
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Art: Like father like son
By Alemayehu Seife-Selassie
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - As Ethiopia sees changes in negative perceptions towards craftsmen and now recognizing their valuable contributions much akin to this positive development the field of art is getting due attention it has been lacking for a very long time. The number of painting exhibitions that take place in Addis Ababa vividly depicts this seismic change. Yet, as many artists prefer to play with color, very few dare to use the difficult woodcut relief technique. Rea More......
A glimpse of Persian civilization: calligraphy, carpet making and painting
By Tibebeselassie Tigabu
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia- A calligraphy, carpet and painting exhibition opened on February 2nd at the Iranian Embassy and at the Institute of Ethiopian Studies to mark the 31st anniversary of the Iranian Islamic revolution. Read More.....
Diaspora’ Addis Ababa gets a visit from cherished actor
By Alemayehu Seife-Selasie
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - As Temesgen Afework decided to drop by his motherland after spending 12 of years abroad giving a unique opportunity for his fans in Addis Ababa to see the young artist in action once again. What better way could the young artist could have come up with as an entrance than to come out and have a play on the theatre stage? Currently preparing for his performance in the different cities of Ethiopia, Temesgen, has found the opportunity to act in Addis Ababa as a blessing; especially considering he does not do that on a full time basis any more. Read More......
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