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Public participation vital in democratic elections!

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All theories expounding human and democratic rights come to the conclusion that the right of individuals to elect their representatives is an exercise of one of the fundamental rights set out in the 1948 Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR). In short, the right to vote is an inalienable element of human rights. Voting is one of the vital instruments by which citizens can influence the policies and strategies of governments. Just as they cause contesting political parties to bite their nails in anticipation on the eve of elections, the electorate forces them to display transparency, responsibility and accountability when they hold the reins of power. The vote of citizens therefore is essential in building such a civilized and democratic system of governance. Though Ethiopia’s democratization process has been mired in seemingly intractable problems, four general elections have been held over the past twenty years with only four months to go before the fifth edition com

ህጻናት ከወልድ ጋር በተያያዘ የሚሞቱባት የምድር ገነት፦ ሲዳማ

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Mujeres atendidas en un hospital de Etiopía. /  JUAN CARLOS TOMASI / MSF ለስፔኑ ኤል ፓይስ ጋዜጣ በሲዳማ ውስጥ ባለው የእናቶች እና ህጻናት ጤና ኣያያዝ ላይ የስፔኑ ድንበር የለሹ የህክምና ቡድን ኣባላት ያቀረቡት ጽሁፍ እንዳመለከተው፤ በዞኑ በኣሮሬሳ እና ጭሬ ወረዳዎች ነፍስጡር እናቶች በእርግዝና ወራት በቂ የጤና ክትትል ስለማያደርጉ  ከወልድ ጋር በተያያዘ ለጤና መታወክ ብሎም ለሞት እንደምዳረጉ ኣመልክቷል። ሙሉ ጽህፉን ከታች ያንቡ፦  “ ¡Astonishing!” , exclama el conductor del vehículo de  Médicos Sin Fronteras (MSF)  de camino a las montañas de  Sidama . ‘Astonishing’ es una palabra que no tiene una buena traducción en español, o por lo menos no tan buena como para expresar el verdadero significado de la palabra inglesa pronunciada con los ojos y la boca bien abiertos cuando uno contempla algo extraordinario. Al principio de la época de lluvias, cualquier desplazamiento a la región de los cafetales al sur de Etiopía dura más de lo normal por dos motivos: el barro y el paraíso. Los incómodos y sencillos Toyotas que utiliza MSF no están equipados con ningún confort, pero son las únicas "bestias"

The great Ethiopian media crackdown – and why this affects all Africans

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Photo: Prime Minister of Ethiopia Hailemariam Desalegn attends the Meeting of the Peace and Security Council at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 29 January 2014. EPA/DANIEL GETACHEW. Ahead of elections this year, the Ethiopian government is cracking down hard on any kind of free press – shutting down publications, jailing journalists and harassing their families. This is not just Ethiopia’s problem, however. As the home of the African Union, and as an oft-punted role model for African development, Ethiopia’s censorship problem is Africa’s too. By SIMON ALLISON. It’s not easy being a journalist in Ethiopia. In fact, it is nearly impossible, according to a new Human Rights Watch  report  that documents the scale of the state’s censorship apparatus. As journalists ourselves, it makes for highly disturbing reading (and once again highlights why the South African media fraternity’s fight against the proposed secrecy bill is so important – the distance

The nutritional status and meal pattern of pregnant women in Dale Woreda were not in line with normal range to support the pregnant women

A research on p revalence of food aversions, cravings and pica during pregnancy and their association with nutritional status of pregnant women in Dalle Woreda has indicated that the nutritional status and meal pattern of pregnant women in Dale Woreda were not in line with normal range to support the pregnant women. Readmore: Side Document on Women health care.pdf

በዚህ ሳምንት የፕሪሚየር ሊግ ውድድር ሲዳማ ቡና ወደ ኣዲስ ኣበባ ተጉዞ ንግድ ባንክን ይገጥማል

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ፎቶ ከ soccerethiopia.net በአስደናቂ ጉዞ ላይ ያለው ሲዳማ ቡና በዚህ ሳምንት የኢትዮጵያ ፕሪሚየር ሊግ ውድድር ወደ ኣዲስ ኣበባ ተጉዞ የኢትዮጵያ ንግድ ባንክን ይገጥማል። ሁለቱ ክለቦች በምመጣው እሁድ ከቀኑ ኣስር ሰዓት ላይ በኣበበ ቢቂላ ስታዲዬም ውድድራቸውን እንደሚያደርጉ ታውቋል። የሲዳማ ቡና ባለፈው ሳምንት ይርጋለም ከተማ ላይ ኢትዮጵያ ቡናን ኣስተናገደው 1-0 አሸንፎ ያሸነፈ ሲሆን፤ የሲዳማ ቡናን የድል ግብ ያስቆጠረው ኬንያዊው አጥቂ ኤሪክ ሙራንዳ መሆኑ ይታወሳል፡፡