Nnnena.
I also recall that Ethiopian Govt grants "Diplomatic Status" for
Multi-regional organizations such as ACSIS, if registered in Ethiopia is
this correct?
E.K.Bensah II (TWN-Africa) wrote:
>
> …and Ghana?
>
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>
> *From:* africa-admin@wsis-cs.org [mailto:africa-admin@wsis-cs.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Nnenna
> *Sent:* vendredi 25 novembre 2005 12:53
> *To:* africa@wsis-cs.org
> *Subject:* [Africa-CS-WSIS]Moving ahead 01 - Ethiopia
>
> Dear all
>
> If I clearly remember, the choice of Ethiopia was made because of the
> comparative advantages of :
>
> * The Africa Union
> * Most continental embassies
> * The secretariat of the Africa Information Society Initiative
> * The ECA
> * The frequent meetings of African decision makers.
>
> Ibrahima, I confirm what the diplomat said. Ethiopia is still running
> a monopolistic state-controlled ICT service. It is the one country
> where you cannot step in a get a personal phone number. The waiting in
> line takes about 3 months.
>
> The question here is what other comparative advantages will ACSIS get
> in South Africa, Senegal, Kenya, Nigeria etc ... in terms of lobbying.
> On another note, if I remember, the secretariat is only an admin unit.
> Work will be done in countries.
>
> One thing about Ethiopia though, you can get off the plane and get a
> visa. This is not the case for Kenya and South Africa.
>
> Very best
>
> Nnenna
>
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