Police Crack Down On Illegal Video Houses

The Monitor - Addis Ababa (May 4, 2000) Police in Zone 5 of the metropolis have reported nabbing 59 persons and seizing 200 video cassettes in a crack down on the growing illegal video show business. Addis Lisan, the bi-weekly Amharic organ of the Addis Administration, quoted Ato Mekonnen Ashagre, chief of the zonal police, as saying that the operation was conducted on the basis of an extensive investigation.

Proximity Talks In Jeopardy

The Monitor - Addis Ababa (May 4, 2000) Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of jeopardizing the on-going proximity talks in Algiers. A Foreign Ministry statement carried by government- owned newspapers yesterday, said the talks "are in trouble because of a series of preconditions put forth by Eritrea for starting talks on substantive matters."

Food Is A Strategic Product

The Monitor - Addis Ababa (May 2, 2000) The current drought and the issues raised regarding this drought should teach us a lesson that should not be forgotten. It is a drought which is unforgettable than all the more disastrous previous droughts that occurred in our country.

Where Do You Find Most Animal Life?

The Monitor - Addis Ababa (May 2, 2000) Otherwise known as soil, and commonly and erroneously considered the cheapest commodity around, it is without doubt, the powerhouse of animal life.

On The Downplaying?

The Monitor - Addis Ababa (April 30, 2000) The article "Why the downplaying?" (The Monitor, April 18, 2000) has rightly pointed to an irony in the performance of our media. It is mind-boggling as to why we are made to watch gory footage of developments in the outside world while our own tragedies which could have jolted us are presented in a perfunctory manner or even at times ignored.

Of Some Scenes Of Addis

The Monitor - Addis Ababa (April 30, 2000) What is your view of Addis? Your reply surely depends on who you are, especially your social standing, education and experience.

Chill Over The Holiday

The Monitor - Addis Ababa (April 30, 2000) Without holidays, the life of mortal humans in the infiniteness of time would have been boring. Holidays epitomize continuity in the history of humans and show one distinctive attribute of homo sapiens-great memory power.