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ጥር ወር ዑደቱን ጠብቆ ከበራፍ ደርሷል፡፡ ወሩ ጥምቀት እና አገሩን ለሚሞሉት ሰርግን መሰል ማኀበራዊ ትውፊቶች ብቻ አልነበረም የተናፈቀው፡፡ ለመንግሥት ሠራተኛው በዚህ ወር እንደሚጨመር የሚጠበቀውን ደመወዝ ተከትሎ  የሚከተለውን  የኢኮኖሚ ጣጣ ሦስት አካላት ወሩን እንዲጠብቁት አድርጓቸዋል፡፡  የመንግስት ተቀጣሪው ፣ ነጋዴው እና የአቶ መለስ መንግሥት ከአንድ መነሾ የተለያየ ግብ  ይጠብቃሉ፤ በዚህ ጥር ወር። የኑሮ ውድነቱ የተጫነውን ሠራተኛ ደመወዝ [...]

1st Decmber 2010 Ethiopia joined the rest of the world in marking Global AIDS Day, with its 1.1 million people living with the virus and an epidemic prevalence rate of 7.7 percent for urban dwellers. The historical town of Axum was selected to host the commemoration events, including speeches vowing to continue the battle to [...]

But the problem with DFID in Ethiopia is not just being non-judgmental about the political situation. DFID is often non-judgmental only when that position serves the regime in power. As HRW’s report shows, it does not shy away from displaying its enthusiasm for EPRDF in other situations. In that sense, it is making British foreign policy by stealth.

In a country where 80 percent of jobs for youth are within the informal sector, as the formal sector has not been a dynamic engine for growth, creating more jobs should be the first among the many government priority lists. Unfortunately, the opposite has been happening in Ethiopia, and many believe that the MEPO plan will be another factor negatively affecting the labour market–creating further job insecurity in an already weak economy. Recent studies by the World Bank estimate urban unemployment rates at around 21 percent, based on the population age 10+. The rates vary in different urban setups. In Addis Ababa, for instance, the unemployment rate is 24 percent. This rate is even higher for woman, at 34 percent.

The latest currency devaluation reveals one of the many strategies by which traders inflate the market to set a new false price. As sources from Addis Ababa disclosed to Addis Neger Online, major wholesalers were able to convince retailers to adjust new prices almost immediately upon verifying that the devaluation of the Birr was true.