We now also have the transcripts of the conference addresses from H.E. Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir President of Sudan and the Keynote Speech of H.E. Kassa Tekleberhan, Speaker of the House of Federation. We added the Adresses of H.E. Eristus...>>

Your Excellency Prime Minister Meles Zenawi Your Excellency Mr. Kassa Tekle Berhane, Speaker of the House of Federation of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Your Excellencies, Ministers of the Federal Democratic Republic of...>>

Today’s 5th International Conference which is being held here in Addis Ababa- the home of International Conferences is yet another forum that takes us to an in-depth analysis of the Ethiopian Federal Government which has rich historical and cultural...>>

Ethiopias success of the last decade and more makes it beacon of what federalism can achieve. It demonstrated federalism can bring peace, harmony, settings of diversity, but also promising prosperity. This was stressed by Prof. Dr. Vijay Kelkar,...>>

The conference was organized to start and end each day with a plenary session in the Conference Room 1 of the UNCC. In the morning there was a plenary session for each topic and then the participants chose their case studies which were discussed in...>>

It is a pleasure to be here today at this 5th International Conference on Federalism, and would like to thank the Government and people of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia for their warm welcome and hospitality. Above all, I would like...>>

It is my singular honour and great pleasure to warmly greet you all on behalf of Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, and to deliver his remarks at this opening ceremony of the...>>

Allow me to extend our warmest welcome to the Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, and all other distinguished delegates and participants in this global assembly of experts and practitioners of Federalism. It is our pleasure to host you in...>>

Democratic federalism has played a major and vital role in the economic success of Ethiopia. H.E. Meles Zenawi said at the opening ceremony of the 5th International Conference on Federalism. He also stressed that this conference is a very valuable...>>

Federalism in practice is a work always in progress. This is a central remark made by H.E. Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in his Keynote address at the 5th International Conference on Federalism. He also...>>

Recognition of cultural pluralism and identity, collective rights and self-determination are the prevailing disposition in Africa to look askance at federative idea, was stated by Prof. Andreas Eshete, president of Addis Ababa University, in his...>>

On Tuesday, December 14 the 5th International Conference on Federalism started  with an opening plenary session at the UN Conference Center. In the basement the participants have the opportunity to visit an exhibition where the regional...>>

The audience was watching the cultural performance in the Millennium Hall on the opening ceremony. The Keynote speech was by H.E. Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. The guests saw a very colorful performance before the speeches of the government of...>>

The different Nations, Nationalities and Peoples of Ethiopia  with colorful cultural dresses gathered for rehearsal. The Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Cultural Performance is today at 4:30 p.m. at the Millennium Hall.>>

Visit our mobile website with information about the program, essential telephone numbers and suggestions for spending your time in Addis Ababa. http://mobile.ethiopianfederalism.org/ >>

Picture Gallery: The Millennium Hall and Sheraton Addis preparing for the Guests of the 5th International Conference on Federalism.>>

It is common to hear the argument that some federalist forms of government are the political strategy of a political party and not the will of the people. However, in Ethiopia, federalism emerged and was adopted as a mechanism to ensure and respect...>>

Ethiopia is a country, which contains a large ethnic diversity with more than 80 ethnic groups. History has shown us how Ethiopians lived in harmony for many centuries. The policies of the military regime to annihilate ethnic diversity led to...>>

The 5th International Conference on Federalism, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Ethiopia hosts the Fifth International Conference on Federalism which will take place from December 13th – 16th, 2010 based on the invitation made by His Excellency Meles Zenawi,...>>

The 5th International Conference on Federalism provides a forum for academicians and practitioners to discuss current issues of federalism and decentralization along five major topics.>>

የፌዴራል ስርዓት የሚከተሉ አገራትን በፎረም ኦፍ ፌዴሬሽን አማካኝነት በየጊዜው እየተገናኙ በፌዴራሊዝም ጉዳዮች ላይ ልምድ ለመለዋወጥ የሚያስችላቸውን አለም አቀፍ ኮንፍረንሶችን ያዘጋጃሉ፡፡ የዘንድሮው 5ኛው አለም አቀፍ የፌዴራሊዝም ኮንፍረን "እኩልነት እና አንድነት በብዝሃነት ለልማት" በሚል መልዕክት ማዕከላዊነት በኢትዮጵያ...>>

Federalism which may be identified as territorial based or based on self -determination has come to be seen as the best alternative to promote the peaceful existence of multi-ethnic societies like Ethiopia. Even those who extend sharp criticism...>>

The 5th International Conference on Federalism Secretariat and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, in collaboration with the Forum of Federations is organizing the 5th International Conference on Federalism in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from...>>

Autonomy is often described as principle of self-rule. There are quite a number of different concepts and understandings about possible autonomy. In most cases, autonomy is granted to local authorities based on territorial border lines, federal...>>