Gov't set to modernize tax system : Authority

(2011-08-24, ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopian Press Agency)-- The major objective of the new tax collection system is realizing a modern taxation so as to sustainably build the nation and ultimately enhance national confidence as well as self-reliance, the Ethiopian Revenue and Customs Authority (ERCA) said.

Babies for sale in Ethiopia

(25.08.2011, Prepared for publication by: Lisa Karpova, pravda)--Has anyone ever asked movie star Angelina Jolie how much she paid for the Ethiopian baby she adopted? Or should I say how much she "donated," most of which ended up in the hands of the national crime syndicate known as the Government of Ethiopia.

Egyptian investors keen to engage in Ethiopia’s business climate: Egyptian FM

(August 25, 2011,Addis Ababa, ENA) - The Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamal Amre said Egyptian investors are interested to engage in various businesses in Ethiopia.

Call for release of two journalists, investigation into conditions of detention

(Thursday 25 August 2011, Reporters Without Borders)--Reporters Without Borders wrote today to Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi calling for the release of two journalists who were arrested in June, Reyot Alemu and Wubeshet Taye, and for an investigation into the conditions in which they have been held.

Indian investors see Ethiopia as land of opportunities

(Aug 25, 2011, ADDIS ABABA)--Ethiopia has been described as a land of investment opportunities and alternatives for foreign investors wishing to engage in the agriculture sector by a visiting Indian Agriculture and Commerce delegation.

Ethiopia prepares for private sector participation in power supply

(August 25, 2011, ifandp)--The Energy and Feed-in Tariff Proclamation, a draft bill that will allow the private sector to supply power to Ethiopia’s national grid system will be tabled to the Council of Ministers in October 2011.

How an Ethiopian slave became a South African teacher

25 August 2011, Sandra Rowoldt Shell, University of Cape Town, BBC)-- When Neville Alexander used to visit his maternal grandmother Bisho Jarsa as a boy, he never suspected the extraordinary story of how she had come from Ethiopia to the South African city of Port Elizabeth.