News - 2005

January

Tuesday 4th Jan 2005 cleared for take off: ethiopian obelisk to go home at last - the guardian
Wednesday 5th Jan 2005 Great ethiopian run on uk channel five
Thursday 6th Jan 2005 world bank and ethiopia agree $40 million loan for universities
Friday 14th Jan 2005 ethiopians running in great edinburgh race tomorrow
Tuesday 18th Jan 2005 ethiopian athletic success continues
Friday 21st Jan 2005 fossil find throws light on first humans

February

Thursday 3rd Feb 2005 Bumper harvest in ethiopia
Friday 4th Feb 2005 in search of myths and heroes tonight on bbc2
Monday 7th Feb 2005 addis the centre of marley celebrations
Thursday 17th Feb 2005 meles welcomes baroness amos in addis
Thursday 17th Feb 2005 oldest human fossils found in ethiopia - confirmed
Wednesday 23rd Feb 2005 prime minister meles in london
Friday 25th Feb 2005 hE Prime minister meles attends third meeting of the commission for africa

March

Thursday 3rd March 2005 national electoral board issues election observer guide
Wed 9th March 2005 sTatement by he ambassador fisseha adugna at the fifth annual ethiopian cultural evening
Friday 11th March 2005 cOmmission for africa report released
Monday 14th March 2005 pm meles keynote speech at addis launch of commission for africa report
Monday 14th March 2005 statement by the world bank on the commission for africa report
Thursday 17th March 2005 ethiopian team gears up for championships challenge
Monday 21st March 2005 ethiopian team triumphs at world cross country championships
Weds 23rd March 2005 KLM to fly to addis from the end of march
Tuesday 29th March 2005 National electoral board launches website
Thursday 31st March 2005 russia writes off $1.1 billion debt

April

Friday 1st April 2005 BBC Two's Around the world in 80 treasures heads to ethiopia
Monday 4th April 2005 code of ethics receives unanimous support
Monday 4th April 2005 ethiopian president sends condolences on death of pope
Monday 4th April 2005 ethiopian athlete equals world's fastest ever time for 5km
Tuesday 5th April 2005 obelisk to return next week
Thursday 7th April 2005 crystal eagle international award goes to pm meles
Monday 11th April 2005 ethiopia to launch web coffee auction
Tuesday 19th April 2005 it has begun! obelisk returns to ethiopia
Thursday 21st April 2005 ethiopia celebrates the return of the obelisk
Friday 22nd April 2005 society of Antiquaries recognises professor phillipson's "outstanding contribution"
Friday 22nd April 2005 second part of Axum obelisk now back
Monday 25th April 2005 final piece of obelisk now home
Monday 25th April 2005 joyous scenes greet the return of the axum obelisk
Tuesday 26th April 2005 more relics found at axum

May

Friday 6th May 2005 WHo Regional Director Commends Ethiopia
Tuesday 10th May 2005 eu observers praise election preparations
Monday 16th May 2005 Abyssinia infinite tour uk
Monday 16th May 2005 huge voter turnout for third national elections
Tuesday 17th May 2005 ePRDF returned for third term
Monday 23rd May 2005 haile victorious in manchester
Wednesday 25th May 2005 hiv/aids prevention at forefront of health agenda

June

Wednesday 1st June 2005 ethiopian airlines orders yet more 787s
Friday 3rd June 2005 dashen bank and aci introduce visa cards to ethiopia
Friday 10th June 2005 joint declaration by the uedf, cud and eprdf
Wed 15th June 2005 open letter from minister of information to the uk media
Thursday 23rd June 2005 etc and thuraya agreement expands mobile network coverage
Monday 27th June 2005 NEBE ANNOUNCES provisional results for 519 constituencies

July

Monday 4th July 2005 ethiopian musicians launch cd to raise hiv/aids awareness
Friday 8th July 2005 ethiopian Prime Minister expresses condolences to the uk
Monday 11th July 2005 nebe releases official results for 307 federal seats
Wednesday 13th July 2005 white nile ltd to explore ethiopia
Friday 15th July 2005 demo ban lifted
Tuesday 19th July 2005 can organic farming feed the world?
Thursday 21st July 2005 Prime Minister meles to receive yara award
Monday 25th July 2005 donor countries should double assistance - sachs
Wednesday 27th July 2005 nebe announces official results for 435 federal seats
Thursday 28th July 2005 talks in paris on obelisk reconstruction

August

Monday 1st August 2005 EU Delegation head praises work of the nebe
Tuesday 2nd August 2005 Ethiopian president and prime minister send messages of condolence
Wed 3rd August 2005 Geoffrey lipman: repeated bbc programme fails to reflect current realities in ethiopia
Thursday 4th August 2005 aRt exhibition in camden
Thursday 4th August 2005 Ethiopia's digital dream - The Guardian
Friday 5th August 2005 foreign investment in ethiopia increases - eic
Monday 8th August 2005 Ethiopia takes 10k medals in helsinki
Tuesday 9th August 2005 KEnenisa in 10,000m triumph
Wed 10th August 2005 NEBE announces official results for 492 constituencies
Thursday 11th August 2005 Au commends conduct of Ethiopian polls
Monday 15th August 2005 Ethiopian dibaba storms to historic double
Monday 15th August 2005 Emotional reunion for film maker - bbc
Wed 17th August 2005 Ethiopia third in world championship medal take home
Thursday 18th August 2005 Ethiopian airlines buidling $26 million cargo terminal
Friday 19th August 2005 triumphant athletes rewarded by ethiopian president
Monday 22nd August 2005 soMali region goes to the polls
Tuesday 23rd August 2005 tirunesh continues winning form
Friday 26th August 2005 outgoing us ambassador talks of positive changes in ethiopia
Tuesday 30th August 2005 kenenisa smashes own world record as meseret leads women to victory
Wed 31st August 2005 Tirunesh aiming to break world record on sunday

September

Thurs 1st September 2005 meles responds to eu preliminary statement
Mon 5th September 2005 haile does it again, as weekend sees ethiopian athletes triumph
Wed 7th September 2005 PM meles dedicates yara award to ethiopian farmers
Mon 19th September 2005 ethiopian prime minister addresses the united nations
Mon 19th September 2005 deratu wins great north run
Tues 20th September 2005 ethiopian election successfully concluded
Thur 22nd September 2005 PM Communications ethiopia report now on-line
Mon 26th September 2005 ethiopian Foreign minister addresses the united nations
Wed 28th September 2005 ethiopia plans largest multipurpose dam
Frid 30th September 2005 Athletes to run half marathon in canada

October

Tuesday 4th October 2005 FDI in ethiopia increases
Friday 7th October 2005 ethiopians to compete in great south run on sunday
Mon 10th October 2005 derartu shatters ethiopian Female 10 mile best
Mon 10th October 2005 meles re-elected prime minister
Tues 11th October 2005 ethiopia' s new cabinet announced
Wed 12th October 2005 new state ministers announced
Thurs 13th October 2005 embassy press release: ethiopia's new cabinet announced
Fri 14th October 2005 president's speech at the opening of ethiopian parliament
Fri 14th October 2005 haile to run marathon this weekend
Fri 14th October 2005 prime minister appoints new government officials
Mon 17th October 2005 haile runs fastest marathon of the year
Mon 24th October 2005 prime minister meles congratulated on re-election
Weds 26th October 2005 ethiopia and ec sign new loan agreement
Thurs 27th October 2005 ministry announced preventative bird-flu measures

November

Tues 1st November 2005 ancient helmet returned to ethiopia
Weds 9th November 2005 Meles attends launch of partnership with africa initiative
Thurs 10th November 2005 ethiopia's 8% economic growth prediction
Tues 15th November 2005 Resolution adopted by the house of peoples representatives of the federal democratic republic of ethiopia
Tues 15th November 2005 ethiopian house to establish independent commission to investigate riots
Thurs17th November 2005 haile 'star athlete' for seven hills race
Fri 18th November 2005 arab bank signs new loan for transport project
Mon 21st November 2005 haile wins the 15 km
Wed 23rd November 2005 factsheet on the parliamentary elections in ethiopia
Tues 29th November 2005 commission details released

December

Thurs 1st December 2005 new library offers interactive learning to 50,000 children
Thurs 8th December 2005 house of peoples representatives approves commission members
Tues 13th December 2005 meles pledges full support for unmee
Fri 16th December 2005 HE Meles reports to ethiopian parliament
Tues 20th December 2005 Prime Minister meles meets uk africa minister
Wed 21st December 2005 international commission finds eritrea liable
Thur 22nd December 2005 eritrea ethiopia claims commission - press release by the ministry of foreign affairs of ethiopia
Wed 28th December 2005 IMF TO EXTEND 100 PERCENT DEBT RELIEF TO ETHIOPIA