China brings jobs to Ethiopia but at what cost?
While Europe is struggling with recession, it is a very different story in Africa where the continent overall is expected to enjoy growth of 6% in 2012.
But there is concern that the fruits of economic expansion and foreign investment are not being evenly shared around.One example of Chinese investment is a shoe factory just south of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa,
Long-time Africa campaigner Sir Bob Geldof says people should not worry about Chinese investment in Africa and rebuffs the idea of economic colonialism.
"China is not interested in that. Africans are not going to go through that kind of experience again, ever," he says.
"Shut up, get down here, get on with it and it is mutually beneficial. You can talk about what sort of government works best, about values, about rights.
"Those things are being talked about. When they are ignored, there is no growth, just instability, war and hunger."
We could not agree any more with Sir Bob!
Press Statement
Hillary Rodham Clinton
On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to send best wishes to the people of Ethiopia as you celebrate your national day this May 28th...
FYI: The “by all means" slogan of Girgir 7 that forced them to yell like a mad dog in the middle of a very important world forum may have ended costing them (ginbot 7) their best prize to-date! Though yet to be confirmed, the bad mouth pseudo journalist will lose his credential to appear in any US government meeting and briefing! This comes on the heels of the no-but-thanks response they got from the Gates foundation for the recent approach! [Aigaforum, May 25,2012]
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Mimi, Samuel, Mesert, Yosef and Ben
Round table discussion with Local Journalist and media personalities in Addis Ababa. Topic: Diaspora extremists and "Pseudo Journalist" and more...[Zami Radio]
Ethiopia: Land of Contrasts, Nation in Transformation
Ethiopia is among the 10 poorest countries in the world but also among its fastest growing economies. These two facts combine to make it a compelling focus for U.S. development assistance.Agriculture and rural development is the engine of Ethiopia’s growth and a healthy, educated population is the driver of the country’s transformation.
Food Democracy: An Alternative Development Strategy for Africa
Desta, Asayehgn (Ph.D) May 2012- The theoretical and practical links between democracy (freedom) and economic development (food prosperity) has preoccupied academics and policymakers alike for several decades. Lipset (1959) argues economic growth first, democracy later.
በግንቦት 20 የተበሰረ፣ በህገ መንግሥቱ የታሰረ ዴሞክራሲያዊ አንድነት
ሠይፈ ደርቤ May 26, 2012-
ያሳለፍናቸው 21 ዓመታት የልማትና የዴሞክራሲ ዓመታት ብቻ ነበሩን? ለመሆኑ ኢህአዴግ አገሪቱን ከተቆጣጠረ በኋላ ባለው አንድ ወር ጊዜ ውስጥ የፀደቀው ቻርተር ሀገራችንን እስከ 1987 ዓ/ም ድረስ እንዴት ይዟት ተጓዘ? ጣጠኛና ህዝብ አጫራሽ የተባለው ህገ መንግሥት ለኢትዮጵያ ብሔሮች ብሔረሰቦችና ህዝቦች የልማትና ዴሞክራሲ ጥማት ምን አበረከተ? በየዓመቱ የምናከብ ራቸው ግንቦቶች እነዚህን ጥያቄዎች... Eritrea at 21: still in President Isaias’ grip
Eritrea celebrated its 21st independence day yesterday with President Isaias making his address to the nation in a manner that befitted his penchant for conspiracy theories. There had been a number of recent rumours suggesting he was seriously ill after he failed to appear in public for a month...See AlsoA Week in the Horn
(5.25.2012)
The next national target: Eritrea!
By ISAAC HERZOG 24/05/2012 The public discourse that deals with the issue of infiltrators and migrants from Africa is missing one central fact: Nearly two-thirds of them come from one country adjacent to the Red Sea: Eritrea. አንፀባራቂው ህዳሴ ያስደነበራቸው
ሟርተኞቹና ቅዥታቸው
በሰለሞን አጎናፍር May 25,2012-ይወነጃጀላሉ፣ ይዘላለፋሉ፣ ይረጋገማሉ፣ ይወቃቀሳሉ፣ አንዳንዴም ሲበረታ በቦክስ ይቦቃቀሳሉ። የአገሬ ሰው “መልከ ጥፉን በስም ይደግፉ” እንደሚለው ሆኖባቸው ተግባርና አላማቸው የሰማይና የምድር ያህል ተራርቆና
... Ethiopia's Rebounding is Nothing Short of Dramatic.
Ezana Sehay May 25, 2012- Nowadays, a day never passes without one reading or hearing about the Ethiopian economic phenomenon. But haw deep and comprehensive is this economic growth?
የጠላሁትን ጥሉልኝ ከንቱ ምልጃዎች /ክፍል ሁለት/
ኢብሳ ነመራ - 5/24/12-
በዚሁ ርዕስ በቀረበው ክፍል አንድ ፅሁፍ በ22ኛው የስምንቱ የበለፀጉ አገራት ጉባኤ ላይ የኢትዮጵያው ጠቅላይ ምኒስትር መጋበዛቸውን አስታኮ ሲፒጄ ለባራክ አባማና ለጉባኤተኞቹ ያቀረበውን አጀንዳ ተመልክተናል፡፡ በዚህ ክፍል ሁለት ፅሁፍ ደግሞ አምነስቲ ኢንተርናሽናል ያቀረበውን አጀንዳ ለመዳሰስ እሞክራለሁ፡፡....
See Also: Part 1 Ethiopian Airlines leads African pack
Later this year Ethiopia Airlines will become the first African carrier to operate the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner.Undoubtedly this is a milestone for the continent as a whole, but touring the US manufacturing giant’s premises in Seattle, airline chief executive Tewolde Gebremariam was keen to emphasise just how far ahead of the chasing pack his carrier is.
Egypt: Current events and the implication to Regional Politics! Biruk Mekonnen May 2012
The best story in development
Africa is experiencing some of the biggest falls in child mortality ever seen, anywhere! According to Mr Demombynes and Karina Trommlerova, also of the World Bank, 16 of the 20 African countries which have had detailed surveys of living conditions since 2005 reported falls in their child-mortality rates (this rate is the number of deaths of children under five per 1,000 live births). Twelve had falls of over 4.4% a year...
05-12-12 Interview with DR Sheferaw, Minister of Federal Affairs 05-05-12 Interview with Kagenew Fiseha, Ethiopian Airlines Agent North America 04-28-12 04-21-12
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