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Updated June 25, 2007

Woldegabriel Naizgi Former FIRA head, deputy in custody By Groum Abate Woldegabriel Naizgi, former head of the Federal Inland Revenue Authority (FIRA), Nebiyou Samuel, former deputy of FIRA under Woldegabriel, and four other department heads were arrested for alleged corruption this week. The suspects were brought before court on Friday, June 22, and the court accepted the prosecutors appeal for a seven day investigation period. Commission Ethics, Education and Public Relations Director, Berhanu Aseffa told Capital that the former head was arrested this week but said that the case is in the court hands and refrained to comment further. MORE

	Electric bus manufacturing on track By Andualem Sisay RusAfro Trolley, the first electric bus in Africa which is soon planned to be manufactured in Ethiopia, will arrive in Addis Ababa on August 18, 2007. “Besides solving the public transportation problems of Addis Ababa, it also contributes a lot in protecting the environment from pollution,” says Engineer Getachew Eshetu, Manager and owner of Afro-Asia Technical Trading Enterprise and 70 per cent share holder of Ethio-Russia electric bus. One Russian company works on the body of the trolley bus, while another other deals with the electrics. MORE Minister involve in a fatal car accident in Saudi Arabia By our staff reporter Siraj Fegesa, Minister of Federal Affairs who led a delegation to the USA and then to Saudi Arabia has been involved in a fatal car accident. Siraj was admitted to a hospital in Jeddah with fractured ribs another official and member of the delegation from the Southern Nations and Nationalities and People’s Regional State has also been involved in the car accident. The officials were in Saudi Arabia for a working visit. MORE

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Interview

Lemar goes to Ethiopia to strut his stuff.

Lemar Obika must have thought his singing and dancing tutorials were over after he exited the BBC1 talent show Fame Academy and went on to sell 1.2 million copies of his first two albums.
In his new role as a Christian Aid ambassador, the singer saw a choreography class with a difference on a trip to Ethiopia last month.
Lemar witnessed the work of the Adugna community dance troupe, which gives young people dance instruction, which they then use to educate others on HIV/AIDS awareness. The Adugna dancers also give disabled children a chance to experience dance.
‘I saw some really high class professional stuff,’ recalls Lemar. ‘Some were good at acting, some were using traditional African dance to express their message and in the last piece they even surprised me and choreographed a piece to one of my songs, ‘Soulman.’...

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		Saving Addis Ababa’s Historic Buildings - and Westminster Abbey's Holding of Ethiopian Loot
		Was there a more tragic exile for an Ethiopian –prince or not? Prince Alemayehu Tewodros –taken to Britain as a live part of Maqdalla’s ransacking, died young and heartbroken. As Ethiopia probes the ways in which his remains can be returned, it is timely that Professor Pankhurst brings us details of the Shalespearen tragedy of the young prince. [Capital apologizes for a printing error that omited this page from last week’s issue]
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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.

Woldegabriel Naizgi

Former FIRA head, deputy in custody

Electric bus manufacturing on track

Minister involve in a fatal car accident in Saudi Arabia

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Lemar goes to Ethiopia to strut his stuff.

Saving Addis Ababa’s Historic Buildings - and Westminster Abbey's Holding of Ethiopian Loot

Social mobilization against sanctioned violence against girls and women