COMMENTARIES:
The Assab Issue! by T.D. - July 28, 2000
The bad politics that keep Ethiopia and Ethiopians apart - by L.G. Sadik, July 27, 2000
Whip of mud (YECHICA GIRAF); A response to Getahun Gebre-Amlak "Dagmawi - Sha'ebia's Trojan Horse?" - By Getachew Assefa; July 28, 2000
NEW WEBSITES:
Ethioindex - Ethiopian news index service
Agazian Online - Newsletter and live chat
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Defeated Eritrea Licks its Wounds. BBC Focus on Africa Magazine -- September, 2000
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COMMENTARY: A Precedence Based Analysis is Hardly Irrational: (A response to a critique) - by Samuel Fasika, July 26, 2000
COMMENTARY: Dagmawi's Nail-Biting Analysis - by Aynalem Sebhatu; July 26, 2000
COMMENTARY: Tigrai: Ethiopian since inception, Ethiopian forever! - By Million Rahman, July 25, 2000
COMMENTARY: Motion For Endless War, Why? The Issue Of Assab And Nationalism. - By Kibralem G. Germany, July 25, 2000
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COUNTDOWN to SYDNEY: Coach of Regina Jacobs - American 5,000 meter champion - says Gete Wami "not looking great" (July 23). As a result Regina might compete in both 1,500 meters and 5,000 meters in the Olympics.
Ethiopia's Gete Wami, 1996 Olympic bronze medalist and current world champion in the 10K has not competed much so far this year. In any case, Regina has got her hands full with the 1,500 meters, where in addition to Svetlana Masterkova (Russia) and Gabriela Szabo (Romania), Ethiopia's Kutre Dulecha is also a serious medal prospect.
Meanwhile top Kenyan 5K runner Daniel Komen failed to finish the 5K race at the Kenyan Olympic trials (July 22) so the much anticipated showdown with Haile will not happen. On the other hand, marathon world record holder Tegla Loroupe has declared she will win the marathon and then the 10K. She was defeated by Gete Wami in the 1999 10K world championships, where she finished third despite setting a Kenyan national record.
Sports News: Ethiosports.com
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Ethiopia and Eritrea -- Air Forces Monthly, August, 2000
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COMMENTARY: Society must learn from its mistakes - By Dr. Lulseged Ayalew, Germany; July 23, 2000 (on dam siltation and environmental degradation)
COMMENTARY: The Misleading Metaphor of Assab - By Afera Gebru; July 22, 2000
COMMENTARY: Meles´ Assab Policy Threatens Ethiopia's National Security - By Belai Abbai and Zeru Kehishen, July 15, 2000. e-mail: zeru_kehishen@yahoo.com
COMMENTARY: Support our war victims - By Taye Addisu, July 18, 2000
PRESS RELEASE: Foreign armies or peace keeping forces are not acceptable on the Afar land - Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front (ARDUF), June 23, 2000. MS Word format -- Previous release from June 16
COMMENTARY: Renewal of the EPLF-TPLF alliance: what prospects? - By Dagmawi, July 15, 2000
New Websites:
La France en Ethiopie - French embassy in Addis Abeba
CHEWATA: humor website - "A Webpage Where You WIll Find Witty, Funny, and Interesting Articles With Ethiopian Flavor"
Akababi: Ethio Enviro Page - "The site is meant for exchange of environmental views particularly on Ethiopian situation."
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WORDS OF WISDOM FROM KENYA: Democracy: Why Kenyans have given up the struggle - By MUKHISA KITUYI, Kenya Daily Nation. July 16, 2000. " Ethnic communities voting as blocs, and tribe-based political parties cannot provide the foundations of a democratic political system. They erode the possibility of consensus among the mutli-ethnic citizens...
When a society is emerging from a history of ethnic competition and seeking to hold together other than through the domination of a dictatorial authority, there is a premium on de-tribalised and visionary leadership. One of the problems Kenya suffers at the onset of the 21st century is the dearth of such leaders in its political organisations. Indeed the very survival of the liberal experiment in Kenya will hinge upon the capacity of the society to provide new leaders whose driving obsession has more to do with inclusiveness than the erection of bridges to the past .
It has always been an amazing feature of Kenya that civil society and professional associations operate at a level of leadership way ahead of the politics of the land. Part of the frustration and despair so blatantly evident in the country today is the consequence of this anomaly. Mediocre politicians have been allowed free reign while more enlightened leaders pretend that they can get along by minding their professions."
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Defeat and Discontent: ERITREA: The morning-after effect The Indian Ocean Newsletter, July 13, 2000.
-- Despite propaganda from Asmara that its army's withdrawal in the face of the Ethiopian advance was just a 'tactical manoeuvre', that army was in fact disorganized by the battles of May and June. Students who volunteered to go to the battlefront are bitterly disappointed and in silent revolt. Transported back to their university campuses, they protested against the regime and some were hurriedly evacuated to military camps in the countryside to be taken in hand to avoid them spreading disaffection to civilians.
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Brazil frost watch for weekend July 13-17: Coffee prices fell to six year lows last week, but the arrival of a cold air mass in Brazil has rescued the market. Light frost occurred July 13, 17, and 18. More frost risk predicted for Thursday July 20.
Coffee Links: Daily Coffee Newsletter; International Coffee Organization; Coffee News;
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Orgy of Hatred in Eritrea: After losing the war, Eritreans console themselves with violent abuse against innocent civilians.
Ethiopian refugees' atrocity tales - BBC, July 8. Thousands of Ethiopians, released from detention camps in Eritrea, have been crossing into Ethiopia, where they have been speaking of atrocities they say they have suffered.
July 13: Thousands of Ethiopians still missing in Eritrea - GSP
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The Washington Talks:
The Eritrea-Ethiopia talks have moved to Washington DC. UPDATE: (July 7) Peace talks end with little substantive progress.
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Update on the Current Humanitarian Situation in Ethiopia. UNDP-EUE, June 30
Drought Fundraising Links
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Assistant Secretary of State for Africa Susan Rice: Target of an irrational Eritrean hate campaign.
COMMENTARY: Towards a new Beginning. By Hailu Zewge, July 6 2000
COMMENTARY: Old Realities and New Myths. By Afera Gebru, July 6 2000
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ANALYSIS:The Press in Independent Eritrea By Yoseph Berhe, June 30, 2000. - (Yoseph Berhe is an Eritrean journalist who recently gave himself to the Ethiopian army following the battle at the Zalambessa-Egela front)
ANALYSIS: Ethiopia and Eritrea at Doubtful Peace The Economist, June 24, 2000.
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REFERENCE: The African Growth and Opportunity Act
Analysis of the Trade Legislation: Clinton Signs Africa-Caribbean Bill. IPS May 18, 2000
Ethiopia's Cotton Sector: King Cotton Feeds Royal Textile Hopes. US Emb Commercial Report, Dec. 1999
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President Clinton signed the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) into law on May 18, 2000 as Title 1 of The Trade and Development Act of 2000.
Based on the growth trend of U.S. apparel imports in recent years, the cap on apparel imports from Sub-Saharan Africa under AGOA could conceivably expand to $4.2 billion in eight years, from the current level of $584 million.
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Newswires:
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- Ethiopian Relief Fund: Gedame Tekle-Haymanot Emergency Hunger Relief Committee - Washington Post, July 15
- FEATURE-Legionnaires enjoy Djibouti's red light life - Reuters, July 14
- Eritrean Refugees To Go Home - Reuters, July 14
- SOMALIA: Aideed arrives at Djibouti talks - IRIN, July 14
- Chief Ethiopian prosecutor lands himself in jail - Reuters, July 13
- UN-OAU Liaison Offices For Peacekeeping In Ethiopia, Eritrea - PANA, July 13
- Ancient Axum profits from peace - BBC, July 13
- Displaced Eritreans need urgent aid - BBC, July 13
- IRIN WebSpecial: Somali National Peace Conference - IRIN, July 13
- Ethiopia ready for "direct" talks - IRIN Horn of Africa Update, July 12
SOMALIA: UN prepares "post Djibouti" situation; Somaliland Bank signs agreement
- Half of Eritrea needs aid - BBC, July 12
- Fighting Ethiopian famine in the hope of a long-term solution - AFP, July 12
- UN deploying military officers to Ethiopia/Eritrea - Reuters, July 11
- UNHCR to discuss repatriation of Eritreans from Sudan - AFP, July 11
- UN 'success' in Eritrea mission - BBC, July 11
- Announcement: Fund Raising Programme for the Drought Victims of Ethiopia - Ethiopian community in Belgium, July 10; Flyer (MS Word)
- De-mining Ethiopia - BBC, July 10
- UN team visits key sites in Eritrea to assess tasks for peacekeeping mission - UN, July 10
- Foreign Companies Try to Get Involved in Ethiopian Power Industry - Xinhua, July 9
- Prospect For Peace in Eritrea Grows - AP, July 8
- Ethiopian refugees' atrocity tales - BBC, July 8
- Ethiopian-Eritrean technical talks end in U.S. - Reuters, July 7
- Ethiopia-Eritrea Talks - VOA, July 7
- War and famine help Djibouti expand its port - Reuters, July 7
- Sudanese rebels return from Ethiopia, surrender weapons - AFP, July 7
- Ethiopians leave detention camps - BBC, July 7
- UN fact-finders visit Eritrea - BBC, July 7
- Metema - Galabat Road Opens to Traffic - WIC, July 7
Saba Marble Company Begins Production At Full Capacity - WIC, July 7
Tekezie Dam Project Study Completed - WIC, July 7
The previous Tekezie project, which was designed largely to benefit Eritrea, has been canceled
- Food Problems Persist In Eritrea - PANA July 6
- UN Team In Ethiopia To Discuss Deployment Of Peacekeepers - PANA July 5
- Ogaden opposition radio on air - BBC July 5
- Forced expulsions tell of Ethiopia-Eritrea enmity - Reuters, July 5
- U.N. Refugee Agency Needs $23 Mil. For Eritrea - AP July 4
- UN prepares for Horn peace force - BBC, July 4
- Ethiopia, Eritrea Talking in U.S. - AP, July 3
- Ethiopian-Eritrean Technical Talks Begin in U.S. - Reuters, July 3
- UN Sends Fact-Finding Mission to Ethiopia, Eritrea - Reuters, July 3
- Mood Shifts to Cooperation on Africa's Nile River - Reuters, June 29
- Ethiopia-Eritrea Talks Move to D.C. - AP June 29
- OAU Wants Peacekeepers Deployed On Ethio-Eritrea Border Soon - PANA, June 27
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