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Updated July 23, 2007

CUD leaders finaly freed “Their appeal is a sign of maturity and not a sign of weakness. The uncontested winner in this sorry saga is the rule of law,” Prime Minister Meles Zenawi By Andualem Sisay After eighteen months of continuous effort of ‘self-initiated’ Ethiopian elders, finally the leaders of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD), were pardoned by the government of Ethiopia on Friday, July 20, 2007. The leaders of the party received a conditional total pardon, which includes all rights to be involved in the political activities of the country. The conditionality part of the pardon includes observing the constitution of the country and other undisclosed agreements that the leaders agreed to obey. MORE

	Youth association awards Al-Amoudi By Tedla Desta Peace Ethiopia Messenger of Peace Youth Association (PEMPYA) in its millennium recognition program, held on Wednesday 19 July, 2007, awarded Sheik Mohammed Al-Alamoudi, making him the only business person to receive this award. “As the owner of several manufacturing corporations, he has created many job opportunities. Moreover, his unreserved charity indicates his passion for his country and compatriots” the statement read during the Sheik’s award explained. MORE Final countdown to Commercial Code By Andualem Sisay The Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations (AACCSA) and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), on Monday July 16, 2007 to finalize the revision of the Commercial Code of Ethiopia before June 2008. The current global and domestic economic realities are among the main reasons that led to the comprehensive revision of the 1960 Ethiopian Commercial Code. Globalization and the emergence of bilateral and multilateral trade between and among different countries, issues related to bankruptcy and information communication technology were also justifications to revise the nearly 50-year-old code. MORE

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Interview

Exemplary relations

The Kingdom of the Netherlands is one of the most successful geo-political entities on earth. Popularly known as Holland, this industrious little country has pulled more than its weight throughout much of the modern era. Among the secrets to Holland’s success must be how the Dutch have retained the best of the old while keeping abreast and sometimes ahead of the latest global developments. This is the retention to this day of a much cherished monarchy figureheading the most liberal of democracies.
Ethiopia itself having been an empire until relatively recently, had established ties with the House of Orange very early. There are many bilateral, corporate and private ties that exist today that were molded in the reign of Haile Selassie I. After the near total collapse of Ethiopia's relations with the west during the heights of the cold war, The Netherlands today is one of Ethiopia's closest development cooperation and trade partners with much more promising growth in relations on the near horizon.

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		Ethiopian schoolboy’s campaign for return of historical artefacts
		In a remarkable endeavor for a pre teen child, Gabriel Berhanu Kassayie shows that the torch of Ethiopia still shines bright in far off England. Professor Pankhurst brings to us the story of a boy who is deeply aware of his identity and has taken practical steps to repossess his heritage.
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Social mobilization against sanctioned violence against girls and women

“Democracy and the Social Question“: The sixth lecture in this academic year was given by Bogalech Gebre, Director of Kembata Women’s Self-Help Centre, an NGO working in the south of Ethiopia. The lecture took place on Tuesday, 27 March, in Goethe-Institute Gebrekristos Desta Centre.