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Viewing cable 06ADDISABABA2391, ETHIOPIA: BI-WEEKLY REPORT AUGUST 30 2006

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06ADDISABABA2391 2006-08-31 13:53 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Addis Ababa
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 ADDIS ABABA 002391 
 
SIPDIS 
 
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TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD ECON ET
SUBJECT: ETHIOPIA:  BI-WEEKLY REPORT AUGUST 30 2006 
 
 
ADDIS ABAB 00002391  001.2 OF 002 
 
 
// C O R R E C T E D C O P Y // MARKING ADDED 
 
1. The following reports compiled over the last two weeks 
illustrate the variety of economic, political, and social 
developments occurring in Ethiopia. 
 
POLITICAL 
--------- 
 
Strategic Plan for National Electoral Board Complete 
 
2.  (U) On August 24, UNDP-funded consultant Hannah Roberts 
told representatives of the international donor community 
that she received complete cooperation and buy-in from 
National Electoral Board (NEB) officials in developing a new 
five-year development plan which will restructure of 
organization.  She informed donors that the revised structure 
and development plan have been accepted by NEB management and 
will soon be submitted to parliament for approval, as well as 
to the inter-party dialogues that are ongoing.  The five-year 
plan calls for a significant increase in NEB staffing, from 
the current 200 employees to nearly 1,000 by year five.  It 
includes permanent staff in zonal and regional offices.  The 
plan also outlines broad guidelines for development of 
electoral practices, as well as the creation of a modern IT 
backbone, which is currently lacking.  Upon completion of the 
plan, Roberts believes the reformed NEB will reflect 
international best practices.  It is unclear, however, how 
many changes will be in place in time for the first wave of 
local elections planned for mid-2007.  The international 
donor community is coordinating assistance to support the 
5-year plan, particularly in the initial stages of training 
new staff and building an IT infrastructure. 
 
Three Die In Shootout Between Federal and Local Police 
 
3.  (SBU) The Oromia Police Commission confirmed that an 
altercation between Federal and local police on August 15 
left three (two Federal and one local police) dead and three 
local police wounded in the Oromo town of Gedo.  The cause of 
the incident is still under investigation but post law 
enforcement sources reported that this was the result of 
long-standing animosity between the groups.  Police sources 
added that the Federal police considers itself an elite force 
and looks down on the more provincial local police.  There 
were also likely ethnic tensions involved, since Federal 
police may not have been Oromos.  A high-level team from the 
Oromia Police Commission has been dispatched to Gedo to 
investigate. 
 
Student Clashes At Haromaya and Jimma Universities 
 
4.  (U) Over the weekend violence erupted on two university 
campuses (Haromaya and Jimma) when student clashed over 
ethnic differences.  Oromo students in Haromaya were angered 
and fought with groups of Tigrean and Amhara students when a 
word that Oromos find offensive was seen printed on a shirt 
worn by a non-Oromo student.  Federal police and defense 
forces entered the campus to restore order and remove 
instigators.  They all posted a list of students expelled for 
"inciting violence, disrupting campus peace, and obstructing 
the teaching-learning process."  A related incident occurred 
at Jimma University when students allegedly heard a Deutsche 
Welle report on violence at Haromaya and began fighting. 
Eighteen students (rumored to be Oromo) and the Dean of 
Students were arrested.  The Vice Minister for Education met 
with the Jimma University Senate and announced there would be 
a crackdown on staff as well as students, as "investigations 
have shown" there were active instigators of inter-ethnic 
violence among these groups.  These incidents are the latest 
in  a string of violent, ethically charged episodes that have 
occurred on university campuses over the past year. 
 
ECONOMIC 
-------- 
 
Second Fuel Hike In Three Months 
 
5.  (U) The Ethiopian Council of Ministers approved a 
double-digit price hike for oil and oil products citing 
rising international market prices.  Effective August 27, the 
cost of a liter of gas rose 24.2 percent to 94 cents, a liter 
of diesel rose 13.8 percent to 63 cents, and a liter of 
kerosene rose 19.4 percent to 47 cents.  This is the second 
price hike in four months as the GOE seeks to reduce the 
fiscal burden of high fuel subsidies.  A report submitted to 
the Council of Ministers recommended that price adjustments 
continue over the next two years until gas reaches a price of 
$1.38/liter. 
 
Internet Coffee Auction Yields Record Prices 
 
6.  (U) On August 24, ECAFE, a non-profit, U.S.-based 
organization sponsored an internet coffee auction in Ethiopia 
 
ADDIS ABAB 00002391  002.2 OF 002 
 
 
// C O R R E C T E D C O P Y // MARKING ADDED 
 
which yielded record prices for high quality Ethiopian 
coffee.  The auction sold three containers of coffee 
averaging $2.67/lb for a total of $254,000.  The highest 
price in the auction, a record, was $10.65/lb.  USAID-funded 
contractors will continue to improve the auction and expand 
its scope.  The average price for Ethiopian coffee is $1/lb. 
 
DEVELOPMENT 
----------- 
 
USAID Commits $150K to Acute Watery Diarrhea 
 
7.  (U) USAID's Mission Director visited Awasa and met with 
the President of the SNNPR and other officials the week of 
August 21.  During his visit, the Director announced a 
donation of $50,000 to help the regional health bureau in its 
fight against acute water diarrhea.  The funds will be used 
to support training, logistical costs, and supplies, 
including water treatment equipment and safe water products. 
USAID previously committed another $100,000 worth of 
emergency and humanitarian assistance to SNNPR to help people 
affected by acute water diarrhea. 
 
Flooding in South Omo 
 
8.  (U) USAID also mobilized $50,000 to help people displaced 
from their homes by the recent flooding in South Omo. 
Working with its partner, the International Rescue Committee 
(IRC) and the regional water bureau, USAID funds were used to 
purchase emergency water kits, 150ml bottles of water guard, 
emergency water kits, water tanks, and five sets of surface 
watering pumps to help decrease the amount of standing water. 
 USAID is working with another partner, Mercy Corps, to see 
if funds can be used to provide boats to bring supplies to 
families stranded by high water.  In addition to South Omo, 
USAID continues to monitor flooding in other regions and work 
closely with national, regional and local governments to 
identify areas for assistance and response. 
 
 
REFUGEES 
-------- 
 
Regional Refugee Coordinator for Resettlement Visits Ethiopia 
 
9.  (U) Nairobi-based Refugee Coordinator for Admissions Bill 
Lehmberg and Ann Marie Winter from the Overseas Processing 
Entity (OPE) Kenya were in Ethiopia August 21-24.  Lehmberg, 
Winter and post's refugee assistant traveled to Shimelba 
refugee camp August 22 where the Kunama verification 
operation was wrapping up its four-week exercise.  While 
talking with UNHCR staff, a number of issues were raised 
including a shortage of UNHCR staff both in the camp and in 
the field office in Sheraro, and the lack of non-food items 
(namely blankets and plastic sheeting) that are available for 
newly arriving refugees.  UNHCR also reported that the 
Democratic Movement for the Liberation of Eritrean Kunama 
(DMLEK) was operating and actively recruiting in the camp. 
 
ENVIRONMENT 
----------- 
 
State Minister of Natural Resources On Board For Wildlife 
Stakeholders Meeting 
 
10.  (U) At a meeting on August 25, the Ethiopian State 
Minister of Natural Resources expressed his interest in 
convening a wildlife stakeholders meeting and assigned a 
representative from his office to serve on the organizing 
committee.  The goal of the U.S. sponsored wildlife 
stakeholders meeting is to convene representatives from the 
Ethiopian Federal and regional governments, civil society, 
international and local NGOs, and donor governments to 
clarify guidelines and mechanisms for halting the illegal 
capture and trade of wildlife. 
 
 
GOE Sends Representatives to Geothermal Resources Council 
Conference 
 
11. (U)  After receiving funding for travel costs from the U.S. 
Department of Energy, four Ethiopians (two representatives 
from the Ethiopian Geological Survey and two from the 
Ethiopian Electric Power Company) will attend the Geothermal 
Resources Council conference in the United States in 
September. 
WILGUS