YemisrachBA | Shared With: Everyone - Dec 14 2007 | Ethiopia, humanitarian, conflict, resolution, Governance Conflict
quoted: The pastoralists, including Bela and Lobko, gathered in Kangaten for four days before reaching a consensus and passed a resolution: any person who steals cattle will double the number given back in reparation and anybody who commits murder will be handed over to the government, with 30 heads of cattle given to the bereaved family. However, despite the agreement, Bela and others felt a real reconciliation between ethnic groups should be made the traditional way.
"The Nyangatoms should come to our village and slaughter a goat," said Bela. "Then we should wash our hands with fat together."
- YemisrachBA | Shared With: Everyone - Oct 18 2007 | Envirnomnet, agriculture, ethiopia, humanitarian, news
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Quoted: Opinions differ on possible solutions to the country's food problems. An agronomist, who requested anonymity, suggested that a market-driven agricultural system could help improve the ...
ShareViewed: 3 Times - YemisrachBA | Shared With: Everyone - Oct 05 2007 | people, politics, governance, humanitarian, ethiopia, human rights, Health & Nutrition
If the bill were to become law, the US could stop military assistance to Ethiopia and impose travel restrictions on some government officials unless Addis Ababa released “political prisoners” and people detained without trial, prosecuted officials “involved in the unlawful killings of demonstrators” after elections in May 2005, and ensured the independence of the judiciary and the press.
ShareViewed: 2 Times - YemisrachBA | Shared With: Everyone - Sep 06 2007 | health, ethiopia, humanitarian
Quoted: "We have secured the finance for the construction of 1,000 health centres which will be built next year," said Tewodros. "The regions will build an ...
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