Yearly Archives: 2003

Current Constitution of Ethiopia

Constitution of The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Adopted: 8 Dec 1994

Preamble

We, the Nations, Nationalities and Peoples of Ethiopia:
Strongly committed, in full and free exercise of our right to self-determination, to building a political community founded on

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Habtemicael v. Ashcroft

United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Habtemicael v. Ashcroft

Andre Timothy Hanson, argued, Minneapolis, MN (Michelle S. Grant, Minneapolis, MN, on the brief), for appellant.

James E. Grives, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, argued, …

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Interview with Meaza Ashenafi, women lawyers association of Ethiopia


Photo: IRIN/Anthony Mitchell
Meaza Ashenafi

ADDIS ABABA (IRIN) – Meaza Ashenafi founded the Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association (EWLA) in 1995, of which she is still the executive director. After returning to Ethiopia from the US, where she received the Hunger …

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The Untimely Death of Surafel Assaminew

Office of the Mayor of Atlanta
To the Honorable Shirley Franklin

We the members and friends of the Ethiopian-American community express our deepest concern over the fatal shooting of Surafel Assaminew, a final year Electrical Engineering student of Stone Mountain, …

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EC to help ensure free and fair elections

ADDIS ABABA (IRIN) – The European Commission (EC) has pledged over € 500,000 to help ensure democratic and fair elections in Ethiopia in 2005.

The funding is part of a worldwide initiative for developing countries worth around € 31 million …

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In memory of Harold Marcus

Harold G. Marcus Harold G. Marcus, founding editor of H-Africa, died Wednesday, January 15, 2003, of cardiac arrest following complications from an ongoing heart condition. He is survived by his wife, Dr. Cressida Marcus, and a daughter, Emma Rose Marcus (from a previous …

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