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Vol. IXI No. 949 | November 15, 2014 | , www.thereporterethiopia.com Price 5.00 Birr New bill Black Lion hospital proposes probing Chinese consortium to to undergo major corruption in operate Addis LRT upgrade private sector, By Birhanu Fikade The state-owned Chinese corporation civil societies vows to cement deals with officials here to undertake a major expansion and renovation of the largest and long- By Yonas Abiye serving referral hospital in the country.

A new draft bill to amend the existing anti-corruption proclamation, proposing a widened scope of probing, investigating and prosecuting tasks related to corruption as wide as non- state institutions, was tabled before the House of Peoples’ Representatives (HPR) on Thursday. With the proposed amendment of the Proclamation to Provide for the Crimes of Corruption, another two related proclamations - the Revised Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Establishment Proclamation and The Revised Special Procedure and Rules of Evidence Proclamation - were also presented to the House. The House deliberated on three draft bills focusing on civil society organizations and the private sector along with the power of the commission that proposes to give it the power of issuing recognition Zhang Jianguo to other federal government offices that seek to carry on investigations against China Machineries and Engineering corruption in their respective sectors. Corporation (CMEC), which currently The draft bill will establish a seeks to undertake the expansion of legal framework whereby private Black Lion (Tikur Anbessa) Hospital is corporations, unions, share companies, negotiating to avail finances for other civil society organizations, education giant projects in the country. One of the and health institutions, banks, insurers, critical projects CMEC associated itself money transfer agents and other with is the urea fertilizer-producing Photo By: Reporter/ Nahom Tesfaye institutions will be held accountable in factory of the government. the fight against corruption. Zhang Jianguo, Vice President of CMEC It has become, according to the By Yohannes Anberbir the Addis Ababa Light Rail Transit told The Reporterr that CMEC has been government explanation attached to the (LRT) system, and Shenzen Metro in contact with higher officials here. draft bill, necessary to include similar A consortium of China Railway Group, operators of the railway system According to Jinaguo, the negotiations Engineering Corporation (CREC), a New bill proposes... page 38 Chinese contractor currently building Chinese consortium... page 38 Black Lion hospital... page 38 Advertisment 2| Vol. XIX No. 949 EDITORIAL The Reporter | Saturday | November 15, 2014

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Senior Reporters Henok Reta Addressing disruption in utilities  \ Ethiopia has devised and is implementing a strategy aimed at enabling it join the ranks of middle-income countries within Columnist Leyou Tameru the next two decades. Presently, it is one of the fastest growing economies in the world with the needs of its people growing [email protected] correspondingly. This said, nowadays the delivery of basic services like electricity, water, telecom and mass transit in its rapidly growing capital is Chief Graphic Designer being beset by frequent disruptions in services. Admittedly, such problems can be regarded as inevitable features of an economy Yibekal Getahun growing fast. Nonetheless, the fact that the problems are worsening from time to time is causing public disgruntlement.

Senior Graphic Designer The government has indicated on several occasions that it was determined to tackle these problems. In early October President Tewodros Kebkab Mulatu Teshome (PhD) apologized to the public when opening the joint session of the House of Peoples’ Representatives and the House of the Federation for the recurring power outage. Offering an apology is not enough, however; it requires urgent Graphic Designers corrective measures. It is only when his apology is supported by concrete steps which restore normal service delivery that it can Tsehay Tadesse have any meaning. Fasika Balcha Endale Solomon The frequent power interruption is putting factory machineries out of commission, forcing their owners to incur unnecessary Semenh Sisay expenses and, in some cases, even loss. Furthermore, it is also causing delays in the production and supply of factory-produced Netsanet Yacob Bezaye Tewodros goods and, as such, impacting negatively the manufacturing sector in particular. Power outage does not affect industries alone, though. It cuts short the life span of electrical appliances that are intended to last Head of Photography long and thereby not only occasions pecuniary loss for ordinary citizens but also subjects them to inconvenience. Nahom Tesfaye Therefore, all stakeholders responsible for ensuring a reliable supply of power need to do their jobs properly. Otherwise, it is Photographers bound to roll back the economic and social gains the country has made in the past decade. Tamrat Getachew Mesfen Solomon The widespread disruption in water supply across the capital and other parts of the country is another source of discontent for the public. That there seems to be no immediate end in sight for the problem is prompting many to wonder if it can ever be Website resolved once and for all. Bezawit Tesfaye Binyam Hailu The poor state of water supply is already having grave social consequences for the public. In particular, the absence or chronic shortage of water in hospitals and schools is rendering the care for the sick and children very difficult. This seemingly Cartoonist interminable shortage of water must be dealt with decisively before it exacts a heavier social and economic toll on the public and Elias Areda costs the government dear politically. Fasil W/giorgis The track record of Ethiopia’s telecom sector is a further area which is the subject of public dissatisfaction. The government has awarded a USD 1.6 billion project to two Chinese companies to undertake the expansion of telecom services across the nation. Marketing Manager Despite the huge sum allocated for the project, the quality of the various services provided by the telecom monopoly still leaves Endalkachew Yimam much to be desired. Aside from the general public, the revenue authority, banks and other businesses are finding it increasingly difficult to deliver the efficiency demanded by customers because of the unreliability of the mobile telephone and internet  \ services. All in all, Ethiopia is lagging behind in the use of information and communication technology. Biruk Mulugeta Biruk Chernet Much has already been said about the chronic transportation problem that has been a feature of Addis Ababa and the measures the government has taken to alleviate it. Nevertheless, the problem continues to persist and is a burning issue for the public. The ordeal faced by commuters as a result of the shortage of the means of mass transit during rush hours is a grievance that has been around for some time. And given that the unavailability of transportation compels workers to show up late for work, it Computer Secretaries reduces productivity and hence economic output. The government’s repeated promise that the problem would be solved shortly Birtukan Abate, Helen Yetayew, is yet to be realized. Print It is incumbent upon the government to seek definitive solutions for the disruption in basic services that is making life miserable Tesfaye Mengesha, Yeyesuswork for citizens. Though it is making strides in this regard, the results so far have not addressed satisfactorily the public’s demands. Mamo,Gezaghgn Mandefro Therefore, it must ramp up its efforts in order to demonstrate that it indeed is responsive to the needs of citizens.

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Alito (PhD) to lead party affairs, while take the lead Tilahun Endeshaw, Aregash Adanae and Gebru Gebremariam were elected to head the public relations, finance and serve as secretary of the party, in liberalizing respectively. Election apart, the front also discussed on various issues such as the suspension African skies of the Unity for Democracy and Justice Party (UDJ) from Medrek, issues related to the upcoming election and the political By Kaleyesus Bekele space and the acute financial problem that the party is currently facing. Ethiopia is to take the lead in fully As to the relationship between Medrek implementing the Yamoussoukro and UDJ, the newly elected president Declaration (YD) and liberalizing the told The Reporter that the suspension African skies. is still in place and nothing has changed In 1999 African Ministers responsible in that regard. However, the president for civil aviation gathered in the Ivorian underscored the fact that UDJ still has city of Yamoussoukro and adopted the some time to correct its mistakes and Yamoussoukro Declaration that calls rejoin the front before the deadline – the for the liberalization of African skies Beyene Petros (Prof.) 24th of November 2014. Mamushet Amare for African airlines. The declaration “On the 24th of November political aims at establishing a single African air By Neamin Ashenafi parties will start taking their election continuously to Medrek to review its transport market by avoiding market symbols from the National Electoral decision; however, they refused, Abebe restrictions imposed by bilateral air service agreements. The decision was The Ethiopian Federal Democratic Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) and after told The Reporter. “So, it is better to adopted by African heads of state in Unity Forum (Medrek) elected Beyene that the issue of legality comes into the break up with love,” he remarked. 2000 with a two year grace period. Petros (Prof.), as president, and other picture. Hence, any discussion between In a related development, the All However, after 20 years African states senior members of the party’s leadership Medrek and UDJ has to happen before Ethiopian Unity Party (AEUP) also voted have not been able to fully implement to serve for the next six months, last that for it to bear fruit,” the president Mamushet Amare, a controversial figure the declaration. African skies are not Saturday. explained. in the party structure after he allegedly open to African airlines. The African The 10th general assembly meeting that In this regard, speaker of the national commandeered the office of the party air transport market is still restricted was held in its office located around council of UDJ Abebe Akalu confirmed following disagreement the leadership. by protectionist bilateral air services Sidist Kilo deliberated on various urgent to The Reporter that the party has The internal strife that took place in agreements. issues apart from voting to elect its new received a letter from Medrek in relation the All Ethiopian Union Party (AEUP) At the African Airlines Association’s leadership. to the deadline, but said, “UDJ do not for the last four years, included two intend to respond because its repeated different groups of the party accusing (AFRAA) 46th annual general assembly Beyene replaced the outgoing president, request to have the suspension lifted and each other of not having the legitimacy held from November 9-11 in Algiers, Merera Gudina (PhD), who was work together was ignored by Medrek.” to claim to be the legal representative Algeria the secretary general of the appointed to become head the external During the tenure of president Gizachew association, Elijah Chingosho (PhD), affairs department. On the other hand, Shiferaw (Eng), UDJ has appealed said that African states are expected to the general assembly also named Ayele Medrek, AEUP... page 39 announce the full implementation of the Yamoussoukro Declaration at the Advertisment African Union Summit to be held in Addis Ababa in January 2015. Chingosho Court drops said that in the coming few weeks champion countries will take the lead in announcing the full implementation of Zone9 ‘crimes the YD. Speaking of the Ebola epidemic, Chingosho said that it is science not against fear that should guide African nations. “We should tackle the problem together scientifically. We should not isolate the constitution’ affected countries,” Chingosho said. Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO, Tewolde Gebremriam, who participated at the forum told The Reporterr that Ethiopian charge is willing and ready to take the lead in liberalizing African skies for African Orders several amendments to airlines. “The plan is to establish a single African air transport market by prosecutor’s terror charge 2015. By the end of 2015, bilateral air service agreements should be null and void,” Tewolde said. By Tamiru Tsige Ethiopia, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa, Togo, Nigeria are expected to be the The Federal High Court nineteenth champion countries to announce the criminal bench exonerated Zone9 full implementation of the YD before bloggers and journalists from one charge January. of ‘outrage against the constitutional order’. A recent study commissioned by the International Air Transport Association The ten bloggers and journalists were (IATA) lists the benefits African charged with ‘conspiracy to commit states could reap by liberating their acts of terror’ and ‘outrage against air transport market. The study was the constitutional order’ by federal conducted by an independent consulting prosecutors in July 2014, three months firm, InterVISTAS, on 12 countries. The study indicates that the 12 countries after the arrest of the nine defendants. could generate additional 1.3 billion One member of the group, Soliyana dollars to their GDP and create extra Shimeles, a blogger, is charged in 155,000 jobs by liberalizing their markets. absentia. The study indicates that Ethiopia could At a preliminary hearing on Wednesday, open additional 14,800 jobs and generate extra 59.8 million dollars GDP. the court dropped charges of ‘outrage against the constitutional order’ stating An aviation expert that The Reporter that the alleged acts are covered under spoke to at the AFRAA conference the terror charges contained in the same said that African states have been very charge sheet. slow in implementing the YD. “African states often speak of African economies

Court drops Zone9.. page 37 Ethiopia to take... page 39 www.thereporterethiopia.com 4| Vol. XIX No. 949 HEADLINES The Reporter | Saturday | November 15, 2014 PM appoints new Minister of Debub Global, Lucy State for Ministry of Mines Asfaw Dingamo to lead Ethiopian Petroleum join forces Development Enterprise By Dawit Taye insurance company. As to Debub Global, the bank has chosen The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE), to sign an agreement with the already the country’s regulatory body of the existing insurance company – Lucy financial sector, has turned down the Insurance – to work as a sister company. formal application lodged by Debub According to the same source, the deal Global and Addis International banks with Lucy would offer Debub Global to establish a sister insurance company the same benefit as it would if it has a while the former managed to strike sister insurer company. The agreement a deal with an existing insurer, Lucy is expected to raise the shares of Debub Insurance SC. Global bank in Lucy Insurance making The banks applied to form two new it one of the major shareholders after insurance companies, themselves as signing the deal three weeks ago. main promoters of the share company. It is customary to see banks and According to sources at NBE, the insurance companies in Ethiopia to application lapsed because it was not invest heavily in one another if not one processed within the allowed time frame taking the lead to establish the another. to process the applications. Sources According to an experienced insurer, further explained that what made the Eyesuswork Zafu, such practice is difference was the new directive that observed frequently because it makes a was issued by the central bank two years lot of business sense to do since the two Alemu Sime ago raising the initial paid-up capital are tied to each business wise. Since By Kaleyesus Bekele activities in the country. He will be to establish an insurance company in banks do a range of money transactions assisted by Ketsela Tadesse (PhD), Ethiopia. According to the new directive, which require extensive insurance Prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn petroleum licensing and administration the minimum capital requirement coverage it would be beneficial to keep recently appointed a second minister of director at the ministry. increased to 60 million birr from its the business in-house, he explained. For previous level which was 7 million birr. state for the Ministry of Mines, Alemu Previously, Alemu was Regional instance, the collateral that banks take Sime. State Investment Commissioner. Later, However, the application of the two when giving loan to customers would all need to be covered by an insurance Alemu was appointed to lead the he traveled to China to study Business banks was submitted prior to this and as such a sister insurance company petroleum and solid minerals operations Management for three years. He got revision and by the time the new would benefit from a lot of business from in the Ministry of Mines as of September his PhD from Chongqing University directive surfaced the banks had to bank that is tied to it. 11, 2014. Alemu will be responsible for and returned home in January, 2014. reconsider their application all over the licensing of petroleum companies in “Together with my colleagues we will again. It seemed that the scaled up So far Addis International did not Ethiopia. He is also responsible for the capital requirement resulted in freezing announce any alternative plans to have the plans of the two banks to establish an supervision of petroleum exploration PM appoints.. page 37 an insurer of its own. AdvertismentBAMBIS NEWS

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Kuma Demeksa Samiya Zekaria Grum Abay Dina Mufti

By Yonas Abiye later with the founding of the Federal Republic, at which time Kuma Demeska President Mulatu Teshome appointed became President of Oromia. However, veteran politician Kuma Demeksa and on July 24, 2001 he was replaced as long-familiar figure Samiya Zekaria President of Oromia by Junedin Sado, along with four other prominent figures as well as expelled from the Central to be envoys in various countries. Committee. Along with Bereket Simon and Abay According to sources from the Ministry Tsehaye, Kuma Demeksa was appointed of Foreign Affairs, Kuma is appointed as the premier’s senior advisor for policy as Ambassador to Berlin, Germany research under a ministerial portfolio. while Samiya, Director General of Central Statistical Agency, is designated Following the fall of the in 1991, to be Ambassador to Lagos, Nigeria. Kuma was appointed Minister of Samiya Zekaria was once the center Internal Affairs, the security agency of the Transitional Government of Ethiopia, which was dissolved four years Wahide Belay Negash Kebret Kuma Demeksa... page 40 Advertisment Sesame Poly-GCL signs exporters cooperation warned of price accord with speculations Djibouti By Birhanu Fikade

The price of sesame dropped to USD By Kaleyesus Bekele 500 from 1,200 per ton in one month. Following the turn of events, exporters have been hesitant to supply, preferring Poly-GCL Petroleum Group Holdings to wait for the price to improve. Limited, the Chinese company that acquired the Calub and Hilala gas fields However, for industry players like in the Ogaden basin, last month signed Philippos Philippas, president of the UK- cooperation framework agreement with based Huyton Inc. Group, exporters are the Djiboutian government. trending unhealthy. If they persist to do so, he told The Reporter that they will Barton Yu, president of Poly–GCL, told face loss in waiting and speculating for The Reporter that his company signed the price to rise up. cooperation framework agreement with the Djibouti Energy Ministry that Philippas, who attended the 4th enables the company to construct gas international conference organized pipeline from the gas fields to the port of by the Ethiopian Pulses, Oilseeds Djibouti. “We will work on the details. and Spices Producers and Exporters The governments of Ethiopia, Djibouti Association (EPOSPEA), said that and Poly-GCL will discuss the details,” Ethiopian exporters should be cautious Barton said. not to replicate the same mistakes of the Sudanese – the third largest producers Poly-GCL plans to construct a 830 km in the world. It is to be recalled that last gas pipeline all the way from the Calub year the Sudanese ended up exporting and Hilala gas fields in the Ogaden about 285,000 tons of sesame, which was basin to the Port of Djibouti and to build way lower than what they originally a gas treatment plant at the port. The planned. company plans to produce three million tons of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and “The global consumption is about 1.4 mainly export it to China through the million metric tons and the availability port of Djibouti. The total investment is going to be about 1.7 million tons. cost is estimated at four billion dollars. Hence, there will be a surplus and that

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The number of South Sudanese refugees migrating to neighboring countries has been exponentially increasing By Neamin Ashenafi instead called for his boss to address the financial and structural capability of to financial issues for which it depended alleged administrative malpractices. the regional block. upon the support of the international community: the troika (the US, UK and Exactly 20 years since the Horn of Africa In the build-up to the fallout, in June On the 23rd of January 2014, IGAD Norway). welcomed its newest member, the State of that year, reports of President Kiir managed to broker a peace deal and of Eritrea, the region opened up its dismissing and lifting of their immunity the signing of Cessation of Hostilities In this regard, Abel lost any hopes in heart again for another new nation in from prosecution of Finance Minister, (CoH) agreement in Addis Ababa, which the process that led by IGAD since the the first month of 2011. Yes, yet again, Kosti Manibe, and Cabinet Affairs was decided to come into effect in 24 warring parties have repeatedly violated another small nation filled with hopes Minister, Deng Alor, over a multi- hours. The pact called for both parties the agreements and failed to comply and dreams emergedg from the ruins of million dollar financial scandal widely to ‘redeploy and/or progressively with the decisions of the block and other a 30-year civil war in Sudan. The newest circulated in the media. Right after that, withdraw forces, armed groups and groups of the international community. state of South Sudan started the decade the president came out with a bold move allied forces invited by either side from He somehow thinks that IGAD had lost in the best shape it could ever be. It was of dismissing the entire cabinet and the theater of operations in South Sudan. the process of peace-making. However, all fireworks and cheers for the close to Vice-President Riek Machar in a power Furthermore, other peace accords were he recognizes at least two success three million South Sudanese. And, why struggle within the governing Sudan also signed by the warring parties stories of the negotiation process that should it not be? It was going to be one People’s Liberation Movement. brokered by the regional block itself; but is bringing the warring parties to the of the most naturally endowed nations in the implementation of those deals still Many writers and pundits stated that discussion table and the release of Africa walking away with 70 percent of remain elusive. the oilfields of the greater Sudan region. though the actual fighting started in former officials of the government who Prosperity could easily be imagined for December, the tensions could already The whole situation led pundits to ponder were detained by Kirr. But, still, Abel is the people of South Sudan not to mention be felt starting from the event of the about the machinery of the regional block inclined to believe that IGAD is failing to the potentiality of the spill-over for the dismissal of the finance minister. Soon itself these days. On the one hand, there achieve its expected goals. after, a supposedly minor incident are groups that argued that the warring other nations in the region. Little did Sanction as an option they (South Sudanese) know that soon between presidential guards belonging parties showing willingness to come and after they would witness their hopes to the one in power and the defunct vice- sit to discuss under the auspices of IGAD After the conclusion of the 28th and dreams dashed and their nation president took things to a whole new should be regarded as a success story Extraordinary Summit of IGAD Heads immersed in another seemingly endless level. for the regional block. However, this of State and Government, the regional group also admitted that the regional block issued a resolution which includes conflict. Right from the start of the conflict, the block was established by the consent of the enactment of asset freezes, travel African Union (AU) and the regional At first it was the remnants of the old the countries in the region and that it is bans within the region and blockage of block, the Intergovernmental Authority conflict with Sudan that started plaguing hard to coerce members to comply with supply of arms and ammunitions to on Development (IGAD), tried to mediate the newest nation. A conflict over the the agreements that the warring parties warring nations in South Sudan. And, between the warring parties. IGAD oil-ich Abiye region was the highlight of agreed to implement. even a direct intervention to stop the assigned former Ethiopian Foreign that skirmish which come to a halt after conflict in the country. The Parties in Minister and current ambassador Abel Abate, a senior researcher at the a pact was signed between the president response committed themselves to an to China, Seyuom Mesfin, as chief Ethiopian International Institute for of South Sudan, Slava Kiir, and of Sudan, unconditional, complete and immediate negotiator. But, the efforts were not all Peace and Development (EIIPD), is one Omar Hussein Al Bashir. To the South end to all hostilities, and to bring the war fruitless. Under the auspices of IGAD, such political analyst. He argues that Sudanese, although the conflict with to an end, as of the date of this Resolution. the two warring parties signed many since IGAD is established by the consent Sudan was getting a bit repetitive and The Parties are further committed to the peace agreements. However, it was the of the member countries and does tiring, at least it was a fight whose cause immediate cessation of the recruitment implementation of the signed peace deals not have both the carrot and the stick they can understand and can get behind it. and mobilization of civilians for war. that is still proving to be challenging. The instrument at its disposal, it is a major However, what came after that seemed to two sides succumbed to IGAD’s pressure challenge to through the implementation However, for the likes of Abel, sanction be an absolute mind-boggling incident. and agreed to unconditional ceasefire process. He further argues that upon will not bring peace in the country Close to the end of last year, former multiple times. But, none of ceasefire the outbreak of the conflict, the issue because, first of all, IGAD did not have comrades of the SPLM/A fighters who deals lasted more than a few hours. Both was able to grab the full attention of the financial and political capacity to fought side by side against Sudan for sides went back to right where they were the international community. However, implement any sanction. He argued the independence and liberation of their after reaching agreements by blaming other major incidents seemed to have that this is quite clear since all signed country turned arch-enemies and started each other for violating the peace deal. shifted the eyes of the international agreements are breached within a few lashing at each other. The real crisis community to other areas, mainly the hours so far. In this regard, there are many who erupted when President Kiir accused his crisis in Ukraine and the expansion of criticize IGAD’s role and capacity to Apart from that, Abel argues that, let ex-vice-president, Riek Machar (PhD), Islamic State (IS) in the Middle East, bring peace in the war-torn South Sudan of plotting to overthrow him. Of course, he elaborates. In turn, he says, the andnd even go as far as questioning both the latter rejected all accusations and position of IGAD weakened mainly due Crisis in South... page 40 www.thereporterethiopia.com The Reporter | Saturday | November 15, 2014 HEADLINES Vol. XIX No. 949 |7 Total Ethiopia, World’s long traveling car nalizes trip AAU launch Young Graduate Program

Driven by a German racer Rainer Zietlow, a Volkswagen (VW) Touareg has finished its 17,000 km trip in ten days crossing the borders of 19 countries, in which Ethiopia was included. Dubbed “Cape2Cape,” the rally car started its journey from the northern tip of Norway, passed through Ethiopia and reached its final destination, the southern tip of South Africa, Cape Agulhas. According to the information The Reporter obtained from local agents of Liqi Molly, the German-based lubricants and motor care company sponsored the trip and the driver and the car were having stopovers only after driving 3,000 km. The car is said to have modifications of rolling safety and fuel tanks. (Compiled by Birhanu Fikade) Advertisment DSGE says it received a wide variety of proposals By Henok Reta to deliver funds Total Ethiopia and Addis Ababa University (AAU) launched the first Young Graduate Program as part of This year diplomatic bazaar the Total Africa/Middle East Young lands on November 22nd Graduate Program Innovative on Monday at the President’s office at Addis Ababa University. While signing By Henok Reta a Memorandum of Understanding with Admasu Tsegaye (PhD), President of the Formerly called The Ambassador’s university, Marc de Lataillade, general Heads of Missions Spouses and manager of Total Ethiopia expressed his Diplomatic Spouses Group, The company’s will and interest to engage Diplomatic Spouses Group Ethiopia with the university in launching several (DSGE) said it has received a number programs in areas of lubricants and fuel. of project proposals to deliver funds. Announcing that the annual bazaar is The president, on his part, acknowledged to take place at the Millennium Hall on Total Ethiopia for the initiation that will November 22. Announcing the date at the benefit the University in sending out residence of the Brazilian Ambassador prospective graduates for internships on Wednesday, Leelie Selassie, president and trainings in the fuel sector. Recently, of DSGE said that last year the group Total Ethiopia recruited two students raised 200,500,000 birr for the project to be enrolled in its Young Graduate proposals submitted. Program. The 18-month program the company offers for high-profile students Despite the number of proposals in Africa and the Middle East costs the presented to the group, some are company around 30 million Euros every selected on the basis of having a direct year, the general manager states. “We relationship with the mission of the would like to create a permanent link group. “Our primary target groups are with the University focusing on research women, children and most vulnerable and development activities,” he said. citizens in Ethiopia,” Selassie, wife of the US Ambassador to the African Union With regard to used oil treatment, the two (AU), said. According to the group, parties reached an agreement to work the diplomatic bazaar has extended on environmentally friendly activities. its way of funding projects while the According to the president, Total number of proposals being presented to Ethiopia and Addis Ababa University’s the group grows year after year. Every agreement will benefit the university year, the DSGE holds a fundraising in getting hands-on experience in the event showcasing handicrafts, national energy sector for students. Moreover, the dishes and products from participating automotive engineering departments in diplomatic missions. “We keep our the universities and colleges will make efforts to the end as much as the the program valuable since the program number of requests from the charities is designed to produce highly skilled keeps growing,” Erica Usher, chair, professionals expected to impact the project matrix and wife of the Canadian industry. Ambassador, said. Best regarded as one of Total’s Releasing 100 percent of the funds to commitments and visibilities within the charity organizations registered Africa and the Middle East, the Young in the country, the group has financed Graduate Program will provide more than 25 charities found in parts opportunities for 500 fresh graduates of the country. Moreover, more than

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www.thereporterethiopia.com 10| Vol. XIX No. 949 The Reporter | Saturday | November 15, 2014 COMMENTARY here is little or no foreign sympathy toward the embattled Juba government which is blamed for mismanaging the Teconomy and for failing to unify the country and end a bloody 10-month old civil war triggered by political rivalry between President Kiir and his former Vice President Riek Machar. South Sudan: how to end economic domination by foreigners?

By Michael Abraha would appeal to a disenchanted youth Sudanese are ungrateful for all that strife has brought half of the nation’s 11 and frustrated diasporans. The decree, their neighbors have done to build up million people face to face with hunger The October 15 deadline to recall apparently, a third of its kind since the country.” Nairobi based Institute for and starvation. independence in 2011, was “prematurely Security Studies warns against South expats from foreign companies and The current conflict is preceded by the released”, according to the Ministry Sudanese “threats and discrimination NGOs and replace them with qualified squandering of 4 billion US dollars in a of Foreign Affairs. Surprisingly, it against foreign workers”. Aid agencies South Sudanese nationals passed corruption scandal over an unspecified provoked a very welcome outcry from opposed the idea of removing foreign inconsequentially. The plan was to period of time enriching greedy officials foreign businesses and aid agencies that workers fearing that it would hamper implement a foreign-worker ministerial instead of spending it on education, have reacted like frightened horses. humanitarian work. decree within one month beginning healthcare and job creation. Since September 16. It would, by and large, have Selective critique There is little or no foreign sympathy independence, no investment of any been enforceable in most instances if toward the embattled Juba government significance has been made for human Reflecting foreign business interests, enough local and diaspora professionals which is blamed for mismanaging the development preparing nationals Kenya’s Daily Nation describes the were prepared to take over under such a economy and for failing to unify the to work in infrastructure projects, labor decree as “myopic”, inspired by short notice. country and end a bloody 10-month old manufacturing and service industries “populist politics.” The BBC quotes civil war triggered by political rivalry As the country remained immersed an expert with NKC Independent in a bloody civil war, President Salva between President Kiir and his former Economists as saying that “the South South Sudan... page 31 Kiir’s government hoped the move Vice President Riek Machar. The civil VIEWPOINT

By Mohamed A. El-Erian The return of the dollar

The US dollar is on the move. In the last First, the United States is consistently “quantitative easing” (QE), last month, stronger growth and mitigates deflation four months alone, it has soared by more outperforming Europe and Japan in the Bank of Japan and the European risk in Europe and Japan. Specifically, than 7 percent compared with a basket terms of economic growth and dynamism Central Bank recently announced the an appreciating dollar improves the of more than a dozen global currencies, – and will likely continue to do so – expansion of their monetary-stimulus price competitiveness of European and and by even more against the euro and owing not only to its economic flexibility programs. In fact, ECB President Japanese companies in the US and other the Japanese yen. This dollar rally, the and entrepreneurial energy, but also to Mario Draghi signaled a willingness to markets, while moderating some of the result of genuine economic progress and its more decisive policy action since the expand his institution’s balance sheet structural deflationary pressure in the divergent policy developments, could start of the global financial crisis. by a massive EUR 1 trillion (USD 1.25 lagging economies by causing import contribute to the “rebalancing” that trillion). prices to rise. Second, after a period of alignment, the has long eluded the world economy. But monetary policies of these three large With higher US market interest rates Yet the benefits of the dollar’s rally are that outcome is far from guaranteed, and systemically important economies attracting additional capital inflows far from guaranteed, for both economic especially given the related risks of are diverging, taking the world economy and pushing the dollar even higher, the and financial reasons. While the US financial instability. from a multi-speed trajectory to a multi- currency’s revaluation would appear to economy is more resilient and agile Two major factors are currently working track one. Indeed, whereas the US be just what the doctor ordered when in the dollar’s favor, particularly Federal Reserve terminated its large- it comes to catalyzing a long-awaited compared to the euro and the yen. scale securities purchases, known as global rebalancing – one that promotes The return... page 31 www.thereporterethiopia.com