Current Issue - Businesman and Investor Ato Dawit Geberegziabher on the Challenges he faced as an investor in Tigrai and his take on the over all 'grim reality' of Tigrai and its people!

(Aigaforum.com) July 29, 2015 - Ato Dawit is a very successful businessman. He was one of the handful Ethiopian investors who returned home from Abu Dhabi after the fall of the Derge regime. He has invested in many sectors of the economy since his return.
He sat with Getachew Aregawi to discuss about his current business in Ethiopia and the challenges he is facing to start his philanthropic establishments in Tigrai. The interview was made exclusively for Aigaforum.

Dawit Interview

As you know Aigaforum mission is to contribute constructively towards the betterment of our people lives. Our people have sacrificed enough to be prosperous and nothing is more important for us than sharing with you the shortcomings of the system in place and the issues of bad governance as well as issues with growing pains that is part of a growing economy that is hindering forward progress. The country is moving ahead but there are bottle necks and we think government officials will benefit if they hear and read of these bottle necks out in the public.

Listen to Ato Dawit Geberegziabher cry and listen to Ato Markos grim assessment and ask what exactly is going on with the officials to give deaf ear to such projects? Effort to get answer(s) from government officials has not succeed yet but will try to get the government side of the story as soon as possible.

Certainly Ato Dawit has raised many key issues that requires further investigation and discussion. Besides the troubles with his business deals in Tigrai, he has mentioned many political issues as well as allegations in regard to the state of Tigrai economy and investment standing. We welcome any rebuttal from those of you with differing viewpoints.




Markos Teklu is a Veteran member of Union of Tigreans in North America(UTNA). He currently resides in Ethiopia.
Markos Interview