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Addis Ababa University (http://www.abyssiniacybergateway.net/ethiopia/aau%5Fhome.html)
This university's home page offers links to pages for the following units of the university: Institute of Ethiopian Studies, School of Information Studies for Africa, Department of Demographics, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Technology, Faculty of Business and Economics.

Birds of Tigray, Ethiopia - Lieuwe J. Dijksen (http://members.lycos.nl/Tigrai/)
Geography and Environment "During our stay in Tigray I made extensive notes of the birds I saw during my 3 to 4 excursions a week. Most observations were done in the surroundings of Abi Adi and Makele ... [also ]the Jijike and the Takeze river (South West of Abi Adi), the surroundings of Agbe and Yetchila (to the South), Hagere Selam (to the East), Ambera (to the North West) and Werk Amba and Adaha (to the north) ... Special birding trips were made to Adua and Aksum, Adigrat, lake Ashenge (mid winter waterbird counts) and surroundings and Desa'a forest north east of Makele."

Ethiopian Science and Technology Commission (ESTC) (http://www.estc.gov.et/)
"The Ethiopian Science and Technology Commission (ESTC) was first established in December 1975 ... to initiate, organize, direct and promote scientific and technologiclal [sic] Research & Development (R&D) activities in the country. The Commission was re-established in March, 1994 ... and in August 1995 by Proclamation No. 7/1995 following the establishment of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. ... [Its objectives are:] Enhance the scientific and technological awareness of the peoples of Ethiopia in order to develop their culture and know-how with a view to promoting the development of traditional, new and emerging technologies. ... Make science and technology systems more productive, efficient and development oriented."

Federation of American Scientists (http://www.fas.org)
The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) "is the oldest organization dedicated to ending the worldwide arms race, achieving complete nuclear disarmament, and avoiding the use of nuclear weapons for any purpose." Whatever one's views are on its goals, a search of the site yields valuable information on a country's armament found only with difficulty elsewhere.

Institute of Biodiversity Conservation and Research (IBCR)
(Ethiopia) (http://www.telecom.net.et/~ibcr/)
"IBCR has one center (Plant Genetic Resources Center), five departments (Animal Genetic Resources, Microbial Genetic Resources, Ecosystem Conservation, Biotechnology & Biosafety, and Ethnobiology) and four services (Policy, Plan and Program, Audit & Inspection, Information, and Administration & Finance services)..."

Integrated Forest Management Project Adaba-Dodola (IFMP) (Ethiopia) (http://www.telecom.net.et/%7Ebaletrek/about%5Fusl.htm)
"IFMP is a technical cooperation project of the Governments of Ethiopia and Germany started in 1995. Its mission is to develop a feasible approach for the conservation of natural forests in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. A model for participatory, community-based forest management is being implemented by the project in the Forest Priority Area of Adaba-Dodola located on the northern slopes of the Bale Mountains adjacent to the Bale Mountains National Park."


NSRC Ethiopia Page (http://www.nsrc.org/db/lookup/ISO=ET)
Providing links to articles about the Internet in Ethiopia, this site is sponsored by the "Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC), a non-profit organization, has been involved for the past decade with the deployment and integration of appropriate networking technology in various projects throughout Asia/Pacific, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, and the New Independent States."

Quality and Standards Authority of Ethiopia (http://www.qsae.org/)
Government "The Quality and Standards Authority of Ethiopia (QSAE) is the National Standards Body of Ethiopia established in 1970 and became fully operational in 1972. It has undergone several restructuring, of which the latest was in February 1998,... organizing the Authority to effectively promote quality management practices as one of its central objectives in addition to Standards Development, Certification, Metrology and Testing. The Authority is a nonprofit government organ reporting to the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Its policy-making and governing body is the Board of Management whose members are appointed by the Government selected from various industry and science and technology organizations."

Wolisso Multipurpose Community Telecentre (WMCT) (http://www.telecom.net.et/%7Ewolisso/)
"Welcome to the first Multipurpose Community Telecentre in Ethiopia an initiative of the British Council Ethiopia in collaboration with the Ethiopian Science and Technology Commission and Wolisso City Council with funding from the British Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. ...The Wolisso City Council maintains a modern public library which provides basic library services for the community in Wolisso. This Library was chosen as the Telecentre site because of its background in information use and exchange."

World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/countries/eth/en/)
The official site of the WHO offers text in English, French or Spanish on its mission and health initiatives, programs and warnings world wide.

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