08.05.2013

Notable Quotes

China has never and will not aim to seek one-sided benefits from trade with Africa. – The Chinese Ambassador to Namibia Xin Shunkang said in response to questions regarding trade between Namibia and China.

The President cannot handle corruption alone. I am warning you now, do not use government properties such as vehicles, furniture or funds for your private interests, it does not belong to you, but rather to those we are working for. – Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Doreen Sioka said during a ministerial address in Rundu.

I’ve been kidnapped and I’ve been missing for 10 years and I’m here, I’m free now. – Amanda Berry, who was 16 when she disappeared in 2003 said in an urgent voice to the 911 emergency operator, according to a recording released by police.

From the History Books
I have no problem talking to anybody so long as it helps the purpose of peace. – Born on 8 May 1955, Meles Zenawi was the Prime Minister of Ethiopia from 1995 until his death in 2012. From 1985, he was the chairman of the Tigrayan Peoples’ Liberation Front (TPLF), and the head of the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF). He was President of Ethiopia from 1991 to 1995 and became the Prime Minister of Ethiopia in 1995 following the general elections that year.