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UCSD Fundraiser To Benefit East Africans Orphaned By HIV/AIDS

The Horn of Africa at UCSD cordially invites you to an afternoon of fundraiser to fight AIDS IN EAST AFRICA on May 30th, 2004 at the Price Center Ballrooms A & B from 2-5pm. Event includes cultural and fashion show, as well as presentation by Dr. Eliezer Masliah and Dr. Dianne Langford from the Departments of Pathology and Neuroscience at UCSD School of Medicine. Entrance fee is 5$ and open to all students. Tickets are available at the UCSD Box office.
For more information call 619-282-3802 or email at hafrica@ucsd.edu

Fund raising event for the construction of Shire high school (May 29, 2004)

Awlaelo Schools Alumni Association will hold its 2nd annual fund-rasing night on August 14 and 15 weekends.
Check Awlaelo Schools Alumni Association web site for more info.

TIGRAINET SELECTED NEWS

University students tour Addis Ababa newspaper

An End to Pain and Humiliation

For more than a decade, World Vision has supported the Fistula Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The hospital, founded in 1974 by Drs. Reginald and Catherine Hamlin, provides surgery for some 1,200 female victims of obstetric fistula every year, completely curing this very painful and humiliating condition.

Directive launched on operation of foreign currency account for non-resident Ethiopians

The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) issued a directive last week on the establishment and operation of foreign currency account for non-resident Ethiopians in domestic commercial banks.

Forging Synergy within the Ethiopian Diaspora
By Sioum Gebeyehou
I emigrated to the US in the 1960s, and for the first time, after thirty plus years of absence, I visited Ethiopia in 1997. Since then, I have been traveling to Ethiopia at least twice a year, and more frequently the last couple of years.

Haile Gebreslassie Rallies in Support of Ethiopia’s Affected Coffee Farmers
Long-distance running legend Haile Gebreslassie has added his name to the “Big Noise Campaign” and called on coffee companies to help Ethiopia’s coffee farmers.
“The Big Noise” is a petition coordinated by Panos, Oxfam international and the Ethiopian coffee unions calling on international coffee companies to address the coffee crisis and for the rules of trade to be changed so that they benefit the poor and not just the rich.

Deal struck on Nile water use
(2004-05-02) By Correspondent Zephania Ubwani in New York
The ten countries within the river basin have agreed to share the Nile water resources equitably within the framework of cooperation. Meraji Msuya, the Executive Secretary of the Uganda-based Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) said here on Thursday that the first project within the basin development framework will be launched in Khartoum, Sudan at the end of this month.

ETHIOPIA: Military attaches call for help for destitute war veterans
ADDIS ABABA, 22 Apr 2004 (IRIN) - Ethiopia has been urged to increase aid to its elderly war veteranswho fought to end the Italian occupation in the 1930s. Military officials from 13 embassies in the capital, Addis Ababa, said many of the surviving 110,000 veterans of the war against the forces of late Italian president Benito Mussolini were "destitute, ill and homeless".

World Bank, IMF Approve Ethiopia's $2bln Debt Reduction

ETC to make country among first users of information technology
Addis Ababa, April 16,2004 (WIC)- Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation (ETC) said that the three infrastructural projects it has been undertaking would make the country one of the first users of information technology in Africa.

Chewing the khat in Ethiopia

BBC (April, 10, 2004)Even by the placid standards of its species, it was a relaxed sheep. It made no attempt to move when I tried to squeeze by in the narrow, stony lane.
And then I saw the reason. It was munching discarded khat leaves - and why not?

Scottish Priest begins new crusade to return Ethiopia's treasures
Addis Ababa, April 12,2004 (WIC)

Awash Winery Begins Exporting Local Tej
Addis Ababa, April 08,2004 (WIC)-The Awash Winery said its sample exports of 150 cartons of local alcoholic drink called 'tej' has been well received in foreign markets.

No one has monopoly over the Nile- President Musevini

Lucy to make Houston debut

ADF grants fund for irrigation, drainage study of eastern Nile

The Permanent Representative of Ethiopia to the United Nations passes away (29 March 2004)
The Permanent Representative of Ethiopia to the United Nations (UN), Ambassador Dr.

Abdul Majid Hussein passed away in Dire Dawa town on 29 March 2004 from an illness that was beyond the efforts of doctors in New York City, United States of America.

TIGRAINET HIGHLIGHTS

Economy Al-Amoudi prospects exploration of oil and gas in Ethiopia
As long as the money and the interest are at hands, every investment opportunity seems to be possible for some corporate businessmen, the likes of the Saudi born business tycoon, Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Al-Amoudi.

Editorial: The Reporter The Tree of Life
The long-drawn-out rainy season is just round the corner. It is, therefore, natural for both rural and urban members of our society to be thinking in terms of sowing seeds or of planting trees. This is to say that most of our people would be engaged in agricultural activities before too long. There is no doubt at all that Ethiopian peasants would be making the right decisions on what exactly to cultivate in the course of next month.

Analysis A Concerned Ferenji
By Paul Leonard Jr
Today I and my wife have been in your beautiful country for nine months. Altogether now we have been in Africa (both northern Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa) for two years. Personally I have lived and worked in developing countries for over a decade.

Economy The Path Forward: An Economic Viewpoint
By Sahle Mariam
No doubt that Ethiopians are political animals. In living rooms, weddings, bars, etc., all conversations (assuming it is between trusted friends) will touch on politics. The basis of one’s political position is almost always driven by principle. That, in itself, is very admirable but in a country as materially poor as Ethiopia (with recurring droughts and famines), some positions should be based on economics. Likewise, most Ethiopian politicians invoke economics solely to score political points.

Technology Technology Park in Ethiopia - Part two
Business of Out-Sourcing and Reversing the Brain Drain
Technology Park in Ethiopia - Part one

Technology Linux Advocacy In Ethiopia
In April 2004, Jan Muehlig and Jutta Horstmann of relevantive AG set out to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The aim was to set up a project that might support Ethiopian people in connecting to the new possibilities offered by Open Source Software and to make use of them in a sustainable way.

Entertainment Ethiopian Actor Nominated for Oscar

Leelai was born in England to Ethiopian parents. He was the head of a company which promoted Reggae and African Music. His company produced many live shows from world-class music acts including Ziggy Marley, Toots and the Maytals, Fela Kuti, King Sunny Ade, and Burning Spear.

Analysis ON CURBING THE RISING POPULATION
by G. E. Gorfu (4/9/2004)
The present rate of population rise in Ethiopia is alarming.

I first addressed this issue on: Suggestions in Solving the Hunger Problem (1)over a year ago and Family Planning was one of several ways suggested as a solution to the problem. Since that article was written, the situation has not abated, but if anything, it has only worsened with the population topping over seventy million. Population control is hardly ever an easy problem, and it is not going to be easy to solve here.

Analysis ASCENT OF UNILATRERALISM
IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BLUE NILE SUB-BASIN
Yosef Yacob, JD, LLM, PhD (4/9/2004)
Optimal and sustainable use and development of international rivers as well as protection and preservation are dependent on cooperation, and cooperation is an essential basis for the attainment and maintenance of an equitable allocation of the uses and benefits of international watercourses. The advantages of cooperation between states sharing an international river have been amply demonstrated by scholars and inescapably illustrated in game theory.

Law WATER IS LIFE FIGHTING FOR THE NILE WATERS
By G. E. GORFU
This world has always been one of strife and struggle, where no justice, reason, or rhyme ever seems to prevail. If one has oil and the powerful want it, they will come down with their army and weapons, and try to get it. If one has gold and diamonds, they will come and get that too. Now it is water they want. The tables have turned and Egypt is trying to dictate its terms on the rightful owners of the Nile that they should not build dams or make any development projects ‘without consent’, and is even making threats of war.[Source: Aiga}

Law Where do we reach by having a number of laws issued daily?
Who questions the legality of the laws?
Law is . . . not simply a set of spoken, written or formalized rules that people blindly follow. Rather, law represents the formalization of behavioral rules, about which a high percentage of people agree, that reflect behavioral propensities and that offer potential benefits to those who follow them. [Source: The Reporter]

Economy Is Bright day coming for the Textile Industry?
Dr. Worku Zewdie, a physician by profession, returned home from the United States, where he had lived for 21 years, five years ago with a vision. He had a plan to establish a private hospital in Addis Ababa. But what he heard from the United States made him change his mind. [Source: The Reporter]

ATHLETICS Gebre-Egziabiher, Workinesh Win the Great Ethiopian Run

Mekelle, March 28,2004 (WIC)-Athlete Gebre-Egziabiher Gebremariam won the Great Ethiopian Run organized for the first time in Mekelle town of the Tigray State, while Worknesh Kidane took gold in the women's competition.

ATHLETICS When Kenya Was Humbled By Ethiopian Rivals
After the world cross country championships here in Brussels, the message for Kenya was loud and clear: Go back to the drawing board.

After 18 years of dominance, Kenya lost the overall title to neighbouring Ethiopia. Kenya won one gold medal and a bronze, thanks to Edith Masai and Ernest Meli. Masai ensured she won her third consecutive title in the championship to become the first woman to attain such a feat.

Technology Microsoft software to speak more languages
SEATTLE -- Microsoft Corp. is known for aggressive efforts to extend its global reach. Now, it's taking that further, with a project to double the roster of languages its software can speak.

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TIGRAINET SELECTED AD AND ANNOUNCEMENT

Announcement:
Dear Alumni and Friends of Awlaelo Schools Alumni Association:
Awlaelo Schools Alumni Association would like to connect you with its first web site and bring together the old and the new as we move forward. The Awlaelo Schools Alumni needs your support and commitment in order to make our young alumni community even stronger and more comprehensive.
Please visit our site frequently and keep your calendar open for future events. We also encourage you to make suggestions and send feedback. Our current URL is: Awlaelo Schools Alumni Association
Awlaelo Schools Alumni Association will hold its 2nd annual fund-rasing night on August 14 and 15 weekends.
Check Awlaelo Schools Alumni Association for more info.
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Picture of the Week (3/25/04 -...) : Ethiopia the Cradle of Civilization
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Proclamation N0. 270/2002: A Proclamation to Provide Foreign Nationals of Ethiopian Origin with Certain Rights to be Excercised in their Country of Origin Proclamation.
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