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		<title>ARTICAL: Flooding displaces thousands in Ethiopia</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:12:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ADDIS ABABA, 25 August 2010 (IRIN) &#8211; Heavy flooding in the Amhara region of northern Ethiopia has displaced more than 8,000 people, say officials. The floods hit the Dawa Chefa, Hartuma Fursi and Bishee Edida districts after three days of torrential rain, according to the zonal disaster and food security coordination office, which also reported [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Artical: Does Egypt Own The Nile? A Battle Over Precious Water</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A dispute between Egypt and upstream African nations has brought to the fore a long-standing controversy over who has rights to the waters of the Nile. The outcome could have profound consequences for the ecological health of the river and for one of the world’s largest tropical wetlands. by fred pearce A simmering dispute over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VIDEO: 3 x Ethiopia = Africa&#8217;s Great Hope + Kicking the Aid Habit + Endless Famine</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 05:38:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>abesha united</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHl7tgN1gH0[/youtube] Africa&#8217;s Great Hope September 2005 Only a few months ago, Ethiopia was being touted as Africa&#8217;s great hope. So why was its first , marred by political assassinations, widespread fraud and intimidation? &#8220;This could potentially explode at any moment. It is a very, very dangerous situation,&#8221; warns EU Ambassador Tim Clark. Following elections dominated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VIDEO: Coffee Crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW7rShq4rqk[/youtube] June 2003 Coffee farmers of Ethiopia are facing destitution. The collapse in world coffee prices means that prices no longer even cover growing costs. Farmers in Ethiopia are now lucky to make $10 a year. Prices have fallen 70% in the past four years and since the collapse of the International Coffee Organisation, farmers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ethiopia Investor Newsletter JULY (Precise Consult International)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:21:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[E.I Business News E.I Business Opportunities &#62;&#62; Swiss Vendor Bags CBE’s 70m Br IT ContractThe long overdue IT procurement by the largest and oldest bank in the country, the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE), was signed and sealed two weeks ago by an international technology vendor based in Switzerland, Temenos Group AG. Read more&#8230; &#62;&#62; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ARTICALs: EU monitors slam Ethiopia polls + Ethiopia&#8217;s &#8216;one-party democracy&#8217; is spreading</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 13:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>abesha united</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Union&#8217;s chief election observer in Ethiopia has said that last weekend&#8217;s poll was conducted on an &#8220;uneven playing field&#8221; that favoured the party of the prime minister. Ethiopia&#8217;s ruling party, the Ethiopian People&#8217;s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) won the elections, according to preliminary results. But the EU observers said on Tuesday that while voting was calm and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VIDEO: Ethiopian polls open</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 19:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>abesha united</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFnLYdpfAL8&#38;feature=player_embedded#![/youtube] Voting is underway in Ethiopia, in legislative elections that are set to be a stiff test of the country&#8217;s democracy.Menes Zelawi, the current prime minister, is expected to be returned as leader, after 19 years in power.But the opposition is already crying foul, with memories of the 2005 election that led to widespread bloodshed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ARTICAL: Ethiopia rejects Egypt Nile claims + Nile War?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 16:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>abesha united</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C08bR0bVnBQ[/youtube] Ethiopia&#8217;s prime minister has rejected a threat by Egypt to prevent the building of dams and other water projects upstream on the Nile river. Meles Zenawi told Al Jazeera on Wednesday that Egypt will not be able to stop his country from building dams on the river. His comments came nearly a week after Ethiopia joined Uganda, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VIDEO: Interview: Meles Zenawi</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 16:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09pwNTQP6gU[/youtube] Meles Zenawi, the Ethiopian prime minister, presides over the country with the second-largest population in Africa. Zenawi has been the prime minister of Ethiopia since 1991 but he has most recently been in the headlines for his role in the country&#8217;s upcoming elections. Crtitics claim it is impossible for the opposition to win Sunday&#8217;s vote because [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ARTICAL: Disputed Nile agreement signed</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 19:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Four African countries have signed a new treaty on the equitable sharing of the Nile waters despite strong opposition from Egypt and Sudan who have the major share of the river waters. Rwanda, Ethiopia, Uganda and Tanzania &#8211; four of nine Nile Basin countries &#8211; signed the new framework on Friday while Kenya issued a [...]]]></description>
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