HR 2003 ON TO THE NEXT STAGE
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- ON THE KINIJIT CRISES: ETP and Others
- Today's Top HEADLINES
- SPECIAL COVERAGE – JUNTA IN SERIOUS TROUBLE
- INTERNATIONAL news
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HR 2003 ON TO THE NEXT STAGE
[AUDIO] - Congressman Chris Smith, Members of the Kinijit delegation and others react to the news. [Click here to Listen to VOA's Report]Also see:
-Report: Ethiopia Legislation Moves Forward
-EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT H.R. 2003, BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK!
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ON THE KINIJIT CRISES: ETP and Others
Here are some opinions (articles, video and audio) that deal with the current crisis within KInijit. We have also tossed in our two cents into this conversation by posting our first AMHARIC editorial
-IN POLITICS, CRISIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY (Abebe Gelaw)
-Almezuria Teshome appeals to Kinijit’s leaders
-VP Birtukan Mideksa appeals to chairman Hailu - VIDEO
-Obang Metho Appeals to Kinijit’s leaders
-Winners do not falter at faulty moments (ENC)
-Management of crisis
-Enkifat - Poem (Tewodros Abebe)
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Today's Top HEADLINES
-Kinijit leaders meet with authorities in Finland (EMF)-Ethiopian Human Rights Council Report
-Upstate New York welcomes Kinijit Delegation
-Press Statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
-Ethiopia Threatens to Terminate Peace Deal With Eritrea
-Ethiopia gets $208 mln China loan
-Ethiopia to sell hydro power to Egypt (Capital)
-Somali president, PM meet to solve latest rift
-Pictures - Kinijit Delegation in Sweden
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Who will win the $5m prize? 
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation is next month due to award over $5m to the former African head of state adjudged to have demonstrated exemplary leadership. The presidential prize is aimed at encouraging best practice. The lucky recipient of what the organisers call "the world's biggest prize" will be named on 22 October.(More...)
Also see:
Rwanda 'most improved' in Africa-
Ibrahim Index of African Governance-
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-BURMA MONKS CHANT "DEMOCRACY, DEMOCRACY"
-BUSH TO ANNOUNCE SANCTIONS AGAINST BURMA
-BRITISH PM CALLS FOR ACTION ON BURMA
-AUNG SAN SUU KYI INTERVIEW - VIDEO
-BURMESE CONTINUE DEFIANCE - AUDIO
INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES
-Fukuda elected Japan's prime minister-Ahmadinejad Remarks Meet With Scorn, Laughter
-Putin purges cabinet of last reformers
-Lebanon parliament puts off presidential vote
-Germs taken to space come back deadlier (Science)
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