Saturday, June 23, 2007

“The process is still a long way to go from the judicial process and it is a separate process. It is far from over; we have to have patience we need to encourage both sides. We, as outside observers, need to have a tremendous amount of patience and to look at what direction the process is going. All we can do is to encourage both sides for peaceful and harmonious reconciliation”, Ambassador Donald Yamamoto, US ambassador to Ethiopia.
In the days following the conviction of opposition leaders by court Hallelujah Lulie sat with the US ambassador to Ethiopia, Donald Yamamoto and discussed the court proceeding, reconciliation, Ethio-American relations and other issues. Excerpts: Read More>>>

The EU and member states are committed to support sustainable peace in somalia

Ahead of the next G8 meeting in Germany this June, SSI’s Arefaynie Fantahun caught up with Dr.Claas Dieter Knoop, German ambassador to Ethiopia and talked on a wide range of issues stretching from Ethio-German relations to prospects of African-EU G8 relations. Excerpts.
SSI Mr. Ambassador, since your appointment as ambassador of Ethiopia, how did you find Ethiopia? Read More>>>

“The issue of democracy and good governance should not be dictated from outside” Kinichi Komono, Ambassador of Japan

The Ethio-Japan relations date as far back as 1933. In 1960, the then Crown Prince and Princess of Japan (now the Emperor and Empress) visited Ethiopia. In 1956 and 1970, Emperor Haile Selassie I visited Japan. Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has visited Japan three times. Ethiopia and Japan celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the Restoration of Diplomatic Relations in 2005. Against this background SSI’s Hallelujah Lulie caught up with Japanese ambassador to Ethiopia and discussed on issues regarding aid, the UN, Africa and regional topics. Excerpts: Read More>>>

“Not missing the chances depends on the Ethiopians”, Professor Donal Levine

Prof. Donald Levine, an esteemed sociologist and Ethiopianist made a public lecture at Addis Ababa University on Tuesday, March 21, 2007, where he spoke on the Ethiopian Dilemma, missed chances of the past and the future prospects.

Dr. Levine who is currently Peter B.Ritzma Professor of Sociology has to his name lots of resreach and publications in the areas of sociology and social theory,Ethiopian studies, conflict theory, and philosophies of liberal education.
He has published seminal works and is currently board member of several journals, including American Journal of Sociology, Journal of Classical Sociology, Journal of the History of the Behaviorial Sicences, Culture and Society,Read More>>>



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