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Ethiopia : 'Ethiopia's economic progress good' -WB

11/10/06

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Ethiopia : 'Ethiopia's economic progress good' -WB

'Ethiopia's economic progress good' -WB

Published: 10-NOV-06
BusinessInAfrica
Addis Ababa - Ethiopia was making good progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and has achieved remarkable results in key areas, according to the World Bank.

The World Bank’s Africa Development Indicators 2006 report (ADI 2006) provides a detailed collection of data on 53 African countries using material from 1965 to 2004. It singles Ethiopia out for praise in key areas and gave the country a high overall rating. Improvements in education indicators were noted. In 1991 only 27 percent of Ethiopian children attended school, while the gross enrollement rate was up to 77 percent in 2004, before reaching 85 percent this month said the report.

The ADI 2006 confirmed that 16 African countries have has sustained annual GDP growth rates in excess of 4.5 percent since the mid-1990s. Ethiopia’s recent progress in this domain was underrepresented as the country has shown a rate of growth of about 9 percent for the past three years and was on course to increase this into double figures in the coming few years.

Ethiopia was in the top category for “policies of social inclusion and equity” and also in the domain of “economic management”.

The report also stated that Ethiopia did exceptionally well in the domain of “structural policies” and “public sector management and institutions”.

In the section on “improving public sector management” the report stated that “the public sector is critical for good governance and development. To address existing dysfunctions in the civil service, countries are reforming the civil service with differing emphases”. The report added that this included decentralisation and capacity development programmes.

Regarding setting up a business in Ethiopia, the report stated that it took about 30 days to set up shop, but that there have been vast improvements in the past two years since the report’s research was concluded. Land for a business, for example, now took hours to acquire rather than days or weeks as was previously the case.

"While economic outcomes are increasingly diverse, Africa has made near uniform progress in social outcomes, notably education and health," explained John Page, the World Bank's Chief Economist for Africa, adding that the per capita income of African countries were now increasing in tandem with other developing countries.

"Gross primary enrollment rates as a share of the relevant age group - a standard indicator of investment in the poor - shot up to 93 percent in 2004 from 72 percent in 1990, contributing to a rise in literacy rates from 50 percent in 1997 to 65 percent in 2002," said Page. He regretted that success increasing primary enrollments from 70 percent in 1991 to above 90 percent in 2004 has not been mirrored in secondary and tertiary education in Africa.
-Business in Africa Online

Ethiopia Data

Population 70 Million
GNI Per Capita $110
GDP $9.7 Billion
GDP Growth 12.3%
Gross secondary enrollment, total (% of relevant age group) 28%
Gross tertiary enrollment, total (% of relevant age group) 2%

Life expectancy at birth (years) 42
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) 110
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) 6%
HIV prevalence (% ages 15–49) 4.4

Improved water source (% of urban population with access) 81
Improved water source (% of rural population with access) 11
Improved sanitation (% of urban population with access) 4
Improved sanitation (% of rural population with access) 19

Telephone subscribers (per 1,000 people) 8
Households with own telephone (% of urban households) 8
Internet users (per 1,000 people) 2
Rural residents within 2 km of all-season road (%) 17

Source: The Little Data Book (World Bank)

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Comment from: Yirgacheffeeይርጋጨፍ [Member]

EPRDF inherited the world's poorest nation in 1991. And now it has turned it into Africa's fastest developing economy.

This is something anyone who loves Ethiopia should be happy about.

Permalink 11/10/06 @ 16:24

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Comment from: Selememaster [Visitor]

YIRGACHEFE

Do you remember what i said? the country has been burried deep down in the past 100 years, but it is coming out of the ground during EPRDF. Keep on bringing the good news. I know it is a headache to oppositions but the truth will never stay hidden.

Go EPRDF!

Permalink 11/10/06 @ 16:43

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Comment from: wasa [Visitor]

YIRGACHEFFEE please can you tell us how much you earn per month for this job from your Boss the MAFIA BANDAS LEADER ZENAWI.

Permalink 11/10/06 @ 16:47

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Comment from: yigermal [Visitor]

How can they say there are economic progress when the price of teff, the staple diet of all Ethiopians, has skyrocketed to 500 to 600 bir? How can they say Ethiopia has made progress when approximately 90% of the population is complaining that the economic situation is worse than ever before? How can they say the economic situation has progressed when millions of people, except the Tigreans, are complaining they are out of jobs. Some thing screwed up.

We all know that the World Bank's statement is garbage because, for the most part, they are relying on the economic data given to them by the country.

This economic progress stuff is a lie given to the World Bank by Meles Zenawi and the TPLF cadres. We all know that this is just another lie of the TPLF regime. We do not accept it.

Permalink 11/10/06 @ 16:54

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Comment from: bulch [Visitor]

we are moving forward slowly, but surely.

Permalink 11/10/06 @ 17:14

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Comment from: coolman [Visitor]

The World Bank and IMF are political organization known to serve the interests of the West, especially that of the US. They are famous for fabricating and, whenever necessary, inflating statistics. I tend to believe the HDI data.
I recommend reading the book "Confessions of an economic Hit Man" written by a former economic hitman John Perkins
As a test, an interview of John with the title “Confessions of an Economic Hit Man: How the U.S. Uses Globalization to Cheat Poor Countries Out of Trillions” is available (click here)

However, I do think that there was an economic progress comparing to the so called communist era, which is actually no miracle. A little opening is enough to score higher than Derg. I am not saying that there was no significant improvement; a lot more could have been done.

Peace

Permalink 11/10/06 @ 17:36

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Comment from: Ra'Oeil ራዕይ [Member]

coolman, I second your opinion and have been advised to read that book. Now I really want to! Thanks.

Ra

Permalink 11/10/06 @ 17:39

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Comment from: danii [Visitor]

IF THERE IS A ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE COUNTRY
PLEASE GIVE ONE DIET TO OUR POOR PEOPLE
EQUITY AND DEMOCRACY FIRT

Permalink 11/10/06 @ 17:52

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Comment from: peter [Visitor]

EPRDf please don't use ormo or south people name when you send your comment,all ethiopian wants to see the development of the country, but you eprdf use any change "which is too little" in economy uses for politces. unless their is no peace and stablity in the country don't expect development.

Permalink 11/10/06 @ 18:44

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Comment from: wasa [Visitor]

for those SELEMEMASTER and YIRGACHEFFEE, we know that world bank is headed by PAUL WOLFOWITZ(the right-hand man of bush)so the weyane banda zenawi is a servant of them.

Permalink 11/10/06 @ 18:54

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Comment from: Wako [Visitor]

HA!HA!

The Ethiopian economy will never grow under the current parasites or the old neftgna advocates. What we need is a transitional government that represents the people of Ethiopia and not murderers and child killer bandits!!

Permalink 11/10/06 @ 18:57

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Comment from: yigermal [Visitor]

TPLF and Meles Zenawi,

We, the Ethiopian people, did not ask you for economic progress, if you ever had one in the first place. We Ethiopians want our independence first and foremast before economic progress.

All this economic progress stuff you are talking about, give it to the World Bank or stick it in your drawers.

All these meaningless economic statistics mean nothing to the suffering and oppressed people of Ethiopia.

The call continues, " LET MY PEOPLE GO!" Read your Bible to find out the consequences of not heeding to this call -- You will be devoured by the Red Sea!

Permalink 11/10/06 @ 20:05

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Comment from: Wesi [Visitor]

Yes there is development. For instance 1000's of woyane/eprdf central committee members changed their life and their friends. Azieb had nothing when she come to Addis and now she is billionaire. Thanks to the money borrowed from world bank/IMF.

[Wesi, please do not post in all upper case letters next time]

Permalink 11/10/06 @ 20:17

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Comment from: seble [Visitor]

woooo wooo, my buddy meles is getting early CHRISTMAS presents!!! lol

i like all of this, in addition to the freedom and democracy, the multiparty election and now with many opposition parties involved in parliament things are looking up for emeya ethiopia.

but i am not going to boast too much, or i am not going to shove this into kinijit's throat. we still need CUD. maybe not all of CUD's policies but berhanu nega's brains are very much needed if we are going to improve even more. but nobody wants the bagage CUD comes with. bagage means its racist,unity freak,eritrea-must-be-ethiopia stubborness, and the fanatic aspects and all. we hope CUD doesn't bring that bagage, otherwise we need CUD!

until something better comes i am still sticking with the CUD is our future statement.

anyway good job EPRDF, you certainly inherited a very low economy from mengistu so this economic progress might not look much, but for our poor people, anything is better that nothing.

CONGRADULATIONS MELES!!!!

keep your head up!
you are setting a legacy, only two more things are left for you to do, one is you should give majority of power to CUD, medhin or prefeble an oromo democratic party. second is you hand in your control over the army and federal police. after you do this and have a perfect transition on 2010, you will be a legend.

good job meles and co.

Permalink 11/10/06 @ 21:07

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Comment from: Maji [Visitor]

This report is the replication of the inquiry commission that forced to change its initial findings in a way it pleases the authority.
what we see and witness in today's Ethiopia is absolutely pole apart from this report. we are the one who are bleeding but there is somebody else who is telling us we are just fine. The world is getting unfair day by day specialy when it comes to Ethiopia.

Permalink 11/10/06 @ 21:19

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Comment from: yoni [Visitor]

Yigermal

"How can they say Ethiopia has made progress when approximately 90% of the population is complaining that the economic situation is worse than ever before?"

WHERE DID YOU GET THIS FIGURE? CUD'S HOURLY REPORT?

Permalink 11/10/06 @ 21:22

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Comment from: Seleme [Visitor]

Ra`Oeil & Coolman,

I really believed and i agreed whats your opinion.

"Ethiopia`s economic progress good" by WB.

I can say, those Vultures are happy enough for the "LOAN INTERESTS" taken from every poor Ethiopians.

And the Greedy Parasites are really glad to see these kind of news and saw their countrymen are suffering from these huge debt given by the Vultures.

These Greedy Parasites doesnt know that even their grandchildren are not yet born are entitled to pay those cut throat taxes in the future.

"Economic progress good, if you pay the LOAN INTEREST good" . . . sorry to "BLIND" greedy parasites.

Permalink 11/10/06 @ 22:03

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Comment from: Helina [Visitor]

Which economic progress...!?! The killing and jailing ,if it is economic progress ,i agree .

These tinagee killers try to calm down any movement in Ethiopia .The only way they should do is talk about our economy ,like canser hospital on the way to be constrated ,we start eating four times in a day ,Badme and some other places turned back for Ethiopia ,....

You crazy bandas fulling your self .Just a little time we waiting .When ever happen ,freedom will come by it self .

''SELAM'' for honest Ethiopian !

Permalink 11/10/06 @ 23:00

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Comment from: wozeiro condjo [Visitor]

to my dear Neftegnas friends and those skeptic cabbies from DC/LA, please raise your champagne flute filled with Dom Perignon and Cristal and for those who love wine, fill your glass with Chateau Lafitte de Rothschild and repeat after me, "Good Job, Ethiopia for your economic progress; you are about to set example for the rest of all African nations that after so many years of disastrous government you have emerged triumphant on your way to economic recovery."

See Neftegnas, it is not so hard to praise Meles government for the economic recovery of our beloved Ethiopia.

Permalink 11/10/06 @ 23:16

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Comment from: Garo [Visitor]

Are these people (the W

serious or they are kidding us?
They might be telling us progresses in personal wealth acumulation by Meles Zenawi which is in fact increasing fast!!!

Permalink 11/11/06 @ 00:21

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Comment from: Alex [Visitor]

I think the world Bank has considered the huge amount of personal wealth of Meles Zenawi and his gangs in this statistics? That amount would really make significant change in the financial view of the country and may be it is this that gave distorted figure of the contry's economoy which is far from what it really is.

I believe institutions like WB and IMF know the personal wealths of Meles and his clicks because part of the money is from those institutions themselves. Further there is no doubt that some officials in those institutions also have got their share of the bread.

Permalink 11/11/06 @ 00:40

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Comment from: Free [Visitor]

Whatever they say.........all we know and believe is what we see on the ground, the reality of life for millions of Ethiopians who lives the day with less than a dollar. The fact is that every year more than ten million Ethiopians are food aid dependants, millions of Ethiopians have no means to meet ends, millions of children are homeless and orphans, the price of everything is on its highest hike.......I understand those of you who are living at the expense of others dont feel the pain, true for your parasitic nature, thus resuming the lap dancing while enjoying world class wine is quite understandable untill we throw you back where you belong and deserve, Dungeons. Dont give me your usual and stupid 'it is a century old problem' rehetoric. Leba woyanes have been busy on dostroying and looting the scrace resource and dontated money for the poor. What economic progress are they talking about then? I am wondering, is there other Ethiopia that i dont know?

Permalink 11/11/06 @ 00:53

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Comment from: Kidus [Visitor]

here we go What a news the day befor we read half of Ethiopian peopel straving today another story we are stiking the point Meles and his AGAZI they have to go even Teffe it sold 50 birr

Permalink 11/11/06 @ 01:00

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Comment from: Chistaw [Visitor]

when anybody says sth positive it is a lie but if it is negative that is true!!!!!!!! this shows how the diasporas are dumb,negative,hater and most of all non productive dirts of Ethiopia
Oh, another bad news for you, addis is gonna have the biggest croos-over bridge on the confusion square

Permalink 11/11/06 @ 03:44

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Comment from: abera demeksa [Visitor]

Yet another wonderful news for Ethiopia, and a severe blow to Diaspora mad dogs.

Permalink 11/11/06 @ 04:52

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Comment from: tafesse [Visitor]

wozeiro condjo

Please accept my highest regards for your well formulated input and the gorgeous sense of humour that deserves a better public. I would have loved to share a Chateau Lafitte de Rothcild no matter the price. Cheers.
Neftegnas take heed and join us in our rejoicing or wear a mask at least.

Permalink 11/11/06 @ 05:16

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Comment from: tafesse [Visitor]

Seble,
Well said. Your ideas of an all inclusive power sharing is good but somewhere down the road hard choices have to be made. There reconcilable differences and then there are thos that are nor reconcilable or very difficult to reconcile. Let the CUD out in the cold. Only life expectancy can improve on these guys. They are too backward-looking and stuck in the past and therefore unable to cope with the present, let alone the future. OLF shall have to undergo some metamorphosis to renounce violence and the works of the devil, but nevertheless a candidate for inclusion. Anyone trying to dismantle our holy covenant, THE CONSTITUTION, will be disqualified not only by FIFA, but by anyone with any sense for fair play. Imaging playing football with rules. That is the chaotic, anachic, undisciplined, boisterous, irresponsible proposal of CUD. So much has been achieved in Ethiopia, so much so, it would crazy to be left to nitwits like CUD.

Permalink 11/11/06 @ 06:10

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Comment from: sisay [Visitor]

Yrgachefeeee

How slave minded you are
you mideocer idiot who tend to believe your emotion than the real facts on the ground.
you moron ,who want to enslave your mind under there the ruthless tyrant,killer,murderer,your days are numbered.just wait.
WB report,"ethiopia is growing" what a hard joke!!!!!!!
you dedeb,mindless woyane,embecile dedeb,do you know what you are speaking?while death and destruction is the order of the day in Ethiopia,you are spreading the lies of some who want to benefit for themselvesat the expense of poor Ethiopians.we are witnessing the the complete "out of touch of the american administration in the eyes of american people".those who are fostering the atrocities in ethiopia including the WB are clear supporter of murderers.now it is more and more clear.
if you want to learn take this serously
"it is not telling lies to others that dameges most a person but when he tells lies to himself or herslef"
sooner or latter woyane and cos will pay the hard price for what they inflicted unforgivable misery to the people of ethiopi.

Permalink 11/11/06 @ 06:48

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Comment from: Sodo [Visitor]

What do you expect from the World Bank whose servants,TPLF, is diroctly ordered to invade Somalia by its President Wolfwotz? Of course the World Bank is going to lie.Ofcourse the economic situation for Tigres is very very good.Look at who owns the Jewlry Stores,The Mesfin Engineering and so on.On the other hand look at the misery of the authentic Ethiopians.They are being uprooted,forcely removed from their homes to make ways for "INVESTORS" who are nothing but Tigres and Hodams.Hell no,the economic situation in Ethiopia should not continue like this,with armed gangs are holding the real citizens hostage and working as mercenaries for the World Bank.

Permalink 11/11/06 @ 08:29

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Comment from: Sodo [Visitor]

Wozeiro Condjo : You have not changed.Since you have been back from your exautic Tahitian vacation with the company of none other than Sebhat Nega the billionare,you would calm down and be sane.Apparently the getata billionaire did not help.Still from now on I will call you with your real name.I will never call you with that altrered last name.Please respect my people.Do not call them Neftegnas.Is it a deal?

Permalink 11/11/06 @ 08:59

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Comment from: Sodo [Visitor]

Wozeiro Conjo :Your friends at TPLF do not know the difference from one champane to another.Hell,they take their bottles of Tella,Tej and Arekai when they have a party at the Sheraton Addis.I have seen it with my own eyes.

Permalink 11/11/06 @ 09:28

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Comment from: GurereB [Visitor]

wozeiro condjo I am sitting here lol. Don't do this to me. Welcome back anyway. You thought nobody noticed. You are a better Woyane to discuss issues with than the idiots Yirgacheffeeይርጋጨፍ and Selememaster who repeat the same old song like a broken record. Nazret is served well with your comments. I knew Melese will not allow you to stay away from this site. About the issue at hand, I am sick and tired of this good news one week and bad news another week. I guess the truth is somewhere in the middle. It is hard for good Ethiopians, like me, to say good job to woyanes because of unsubstantiated good economic news while reading a well documented atrocities that are being committed on our people. Let Melese treat our leaders in prison appropriately (i.e. set them free) and give freedom to the masses and then I will be the first in line to say thank you to Woyanes. Otherwise, I will be the first to call them what they are, killers/mercineries/hodamoch/Leba Leba Leba. You got to say that three times for those damn adwa hadgis to get it. Democracy coming to Ethiopians is an inevitable destiny.

Permalink 11/11/06 @ 11:47

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Comment from: Yeha [Visitor]

Dear Seleme what ever you name.

I think you be well qualified to be working as a housekeeper of Ra`Oeil & Coolman. Your comment is so wierd. What you know is only greedy, Parasites etc etc so on so forth.

Permalink 11/11/06 @ 13:41

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Comment from: Sodo [Visitor]

Wasa :Yirga Sheffe is making way too much money even if he makes fifty cents a year.You see he is not used to a good life. He is used to miserable life.He used to live in Tigray.

Permalink 11/11/06 @ 14:03

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Comment from: Ra'Oeil ራዕይ [Member]

Seleme, Thanks.

Ra

Permalink 11/11/06 @ 15:38

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Comment from: wozeiro condjo [Visitor]

Sodo
"... Tahitian vacation with the company of none other than Sebhat Nega the billionare"

I thought the only Ethiopian Billionaire is Sheikh Alamudi; Are you telling me there is another one by the name of Sebhat Nega?

Woow, very impressive. Why don't you make yourself useful by providing me with his e-mail address. I will be delighted to contact him. Don't forget the saying, "...wiyenem Kalew te tega" Hey you kidding me, I will in cloud nine to have him in my social circle.

Permalink 11/11/06 @ 18:10

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Comment from: cHallenger [Visitor]

tafesse, stick to your Ambasha and chai. Besides, how can you drink wine if you don't know the right name to order it - "Chateau Lafitte de Rothcild?" Anten belo classy!

Permalink 11/11/06 @ 19:32

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Comment from: solomon [Visitor]

these is garbage lie tplf regime
we now what is happening our belove country since the tplf tooke power Ethiopia is one of the poorest country in the world meles and the mafia groups keep lie to the world
we Ethiopian we now the reality is our country is poor because bad leadership make Ethiopian worst country in the world. meles is undemocratic regime and Anti- free press anti- human rights all lot. meles and the mafia groups they don't care about Ethiopian any way.
god bless our nation.

Permalink 11/11/06 @ 20:26

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Comment from: Seleme [Visitor]

Yeha,

. . . poor become poorer and rich become richer . . .

there is no exception for Greedy Parasites, even the poorest people of Ethiopia they suck and eaten till bones exposed.

the Greedy Parasites are those cronies, supporters, gangsters, hoodlums, friends and co. of EVILKING including YOU!!

Permalink 11/12/06 @ 01:20

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Comment from: Seleme [Visitor]

Yeha,

I already give you example previously what is my understanding in "Democracy" and you didnt reply what is your side and true meaning of "Democracy".

please kindly pump-up more air in your empty skull before you tell me that i dont know nothing.

Permalink 11/12/06 @ 01:28

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Comment from: dagu bahe [Visitor]

hi guy first if u bielve in the meaning of democracy u should respect each other comment.and it is not helping our poor country.second there is growth but it is not that big.for exmple there are many schools are opend the buget is given to the lower level is not that change?

Permalink 11/12/06 @ 04:06

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Comment from: abera demeksa [Visitor]

Diaspora-speak: "good" is "bad", and "bad" is "good

Permalink 11/12/06 @ 06:16

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Comment from: visitor [Visitor]

ethiopia: gdp per capita :132$
rwanda : gdp per capita 250$
after all they have gone througth
eritrea: gdp per capita 175$
with their near desert country and an insane leader.

Weyanes, if i were you, i won't brag too much.The next famine is just around the corner.

Permalink 11/12/06 @ 06:36

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Comment from: Sodo [Visitor]

Woziero Condjo :Now you think that my great self is pimping service between,you and woyane billionaires? Those sorts of things are really acomplished by Woyane insiders like Yirga Sheffe and Yeha.Any way welcome back.I missed your humor.I am recruiting people like you, opposition or not,as a colomunist for my up coming magazine.I have not named it yet.I am soliciting what should I call it.I can take suggestion from a friend or foe.

Permalink 11/12/06 @ 09:45

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Comment from: Sodo [Visitor]

Yeha :: You Mismar looking Woyane can not hold a Kuraz for Seleme.You are counted as a half of Seleme ,simply because you are a Woyane.

Permalink 11/12/06 @ 10:21

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Comment from: TEDDY [Visitor]

I wonder on which planet all these
World Bank 's specialists live and
who are their so called advisors .If
everything is on a good way as they said ;why so much misery in actual
Ethiopia .Where are then the so called social and economical achievements during the 15 years of
this regime .M.Diwan and M.Wolfovitch listen to the real will of the Ethiopians peoples not
the minority group which usurpate the power .There's no economical
grow without liberty .

Permalink 11/12/06 @ 13:00

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Comment from: Abamagal [Visitor]

What parts of the regions of Ethiopia are included in this positive assessment of economic development? The assessment is telling the truth if it is about the Tigray's regional economic development. It is obvious that the tigrians are proud of their accomplishments, which is a recless abuse and exploitation of the resources from other parts of Ethiopian regions, and the redirection of those resources to their own. They have done what they have promised to do in their slogan when they were maneuvering to become the sole political power in the country. They benefited from ripping of every valuable possessions from other parts of the regions and smuggled them to Tigray region. I am still reminded by the slogan I have red just right before Mengistu was overthrouwn. I attended the tigrians meeting that undertook immediately before the London transitional meeting. I attended that meeting although I was not invited to it. The handout was distributed to everyone that attended the meeting and the handout was prepared in Amharic. The writing contained a puzzle when you read vertically from far left. The puzzle was a slogan that red as follows in Amharic:- "TIGRY ISKITLEMA, LELAW HAGER YIDIMA". I realized after reading that slogan a nightmare for the citizens of Ethiopia has just began. My friends who were part of the discovery of the puzzle did not think the slogan has a merit and would materialize to anything. However, as I started witnessing what was happening in Ethiopia, I began to believe that Tigrians were out to accomplish what they promised to do to the citizens of Ethiopia (outside of the Tigrey reion).

Permalink 11/12/06 @ 13:02

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Comment from: wozeiro condjo [Visitor]

Sodo

There is a saying in French, it goes like this: taste and color should not be argued over. And if you come from upper crust of a society, money and politics should not be argued over either.

Taste is not something that is delivered to you on a silver platter; on the contrary it is something that you acquire as the days pass by.

If these sycophants of TPLF have preference of Tej and Tella over exquisite champagne or wine, it is their prerogative.

You have the gall to disdain their choice of beverages. May I ask you what is your preference?

What I wrote on my posting is that since Ethiopia is improving, as Esprit de Corps let’s us celebrate even the smallest improvement.

Permalink 11/12/06 @ 13:18

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Comment from: yes! [Visitor]

Improvements in education indicators were noted. In 1991 only 27 percent of Ethiopian children attended school, while the gross enrollement rate was up to 77 percent in 2004, before 85 percent this month said the report. prpgress begans with education great news!!!!!

Permalink 11/12/06 @ 15:33

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Comment from: Mak [Visitor]

Dear SELEME,

With all due respect Sir/Ma'm'

I know you tried to make some points here, especially, how burdonsome the payment of interest on loans spent on non-productive ways could be for future generations. So your view is not bad. But, I tell U, you wordings are so terrible. Please use amharic next time.

Permalink 11/13/06 @ 00:38

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Comment from: wozeiro condjo [Visitor]

Sodo,

What about -"Uprising" in English or - "Tatekee Ethiopia" this is the name I come up for your magazine. And good luck

Permalink 11/13/06 @ 03:19

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Comment from: habesh [Visitor]

hey chistaw,

I think you are right. I don't know why we want to look cleverer than we are. Why don't we say nothing? That way no one will know how stupid we are. TEMESGEN if my country is a little richer. Well done to the people of Ethiopia.But by God we need to do a lot more than we are, both at home and abroad if we are to really prosper. And take our own responsibilities in our hands.

Permalink 11/13/06 @ 03:32

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Comment from: abera demeksa [Visitor]

Abamagal,

When was the last time you were in Tigray(Tigrai)? Why don't you talk about something you have some clue about?

I toured most of Ethiopia a year and half ago; by comparison, Tigrai is one of the least developed provinces in the country today!

Permalink 11/13/06 @ 03:59

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Comment from: Sodo [Visitor]

Mak :: are you trying to be cynical? I have no problem understanding Seleme.Or you don't like the message? Ye Ethiopia ligochen akber.

Permalink 11/13/06 @ 09:56

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Comment from: Inkitu [Visitor]

dear DAGU BAHE

All what u said about is really appreciable and noticable. we all have to make/use democracy as our culture and accept it as a road map to our change .
Thank u again DAGU BAHE !!!
As far as still the majority of our population is living under poverty line, we have to give a special attention for increasing primary enrollment rates as well as higher level with other development sectors .
To make this all effort successful,there should be mutuall understanding ,consensus and tollerance . we dont have to blame each other. we have passed all the century blaming each other.This is the time to woke up and achived what we have dreamed.
thanks..

Permalink 11/13/06 @ 13:30

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Comment from: WEGESHAW [Visitor]

We know that IMF & WB could easily be runned by corrupt people, and hence could have been lobbied by the tyrannical govt, in order to help change its worst image as brutal, child and pregnant women killer and robber of the nation!
There is no sugar coating;
You have massacred tens of thousands of people through-out your 15 years of merciless ruling of the country and beyond that!
What about the blood you spilled in Gonder? What about the massacre and raping helpless women in Gambela and else-where?
What about the people you have murdered mercilessly in all other regions (Awasa,Jima,Harar,Addis)etc. You want to cover this gross Human right violation and Genocide with just false statistical Data?
Is that “YELIJ CHAWETA?”
This reminds me our games of child-hood:When some elder children lose their games,they used to say to the younger once "chahewataw fursh new Beyen amta!",so the helpless one
gives back what he rightfully (according to the Game's rule) acquired.

My advice is:
Stop murdering Ethiopians
Release the all unlawfully detained prisoners,
Respect the people’s democratic rights,
Bring the perpetrators of genocide to justice!

Ethiopia shall prevail!!!

Permalink 11/13/06 @ 14:15

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Comment from: Sodo [Visitor]

Wozeiro Condjo ::Thanks ,I will sort out all other names before I make it final.

Permalink 11/13/06 @ 15:37

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Comment from: Samuel Gebru [Visitor]

Well duh.....EPRDF has brung Ethiopia to be the star she truly is (and even put it on the flag! LOL)

So much for kinijit....

Well said Yirgacheffe* and Selememaster.

*I hope you get copyrighted

Permalink 11/13/06 @ 15:47

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Comment from: Abamagal [Visitor]

Thanks for cheap shot Mr. Demeksa. My remarks were based on factual information and substantiations that I presently obtained. Okay, you toured most of Ethiopia a year and a half ago and discovered that Tigray region is one of the least developed regions of Ethiopia based on your account. To the contrary, I obtained my information from an outside visitor (non-Ethiopian) who just returned from the tour of Ethiopia as well. He made far different assessments of the places he visited than yours. The two desired places based on his account are Mekele and Wondo Genet. We know that Wondo Genet is a known special tourism attraction site from the beggining and may not be development targeted site by the current government. So, what is happening to the resources that are being illegally disloged away, of course, unless you are trying to sugar coat things in an attempt to cover it up for your favorite gang leaders.

Permalink 11/13/06 @ 18:54

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Comment from: abera demeksa [Visitor]

Abamagal,

That's what is wrong with you people. You let others do the thinking for you.

Find out for yourself instead of latching on to "he said,she said" !

Permalink 11/14/06 @ 05:47

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Comment from: Seleme [Visitor]

Mak,

Inessu tiyyet allachew, negergin enyaa kall allen.

Inessu bomb allachew, negergin enyaa dimts allen.

Hibretesubun megdel enna higgwatt dirgit kekale belaye asfarri new.

Ye Wayyane dirgit kehisbu dimsi belaye allaw.

God Bless You my friend. . . .

Permalink 11/14/06 @ 10:07

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Comment from: Line of Atse Dawit Ist [Member]

Given the chance, You diaspora critics will give anything to leave for the U.S.

DON'T BE SO QUICK TO JUDGE those that live abroad. There are some bad ones and good ones too you know.

It is the Ethiopian feeling in the heart that counts where as an Ethiopian-born person's foreign citizenship status is just a technicality stated on PAPER!!

What gets me the most is the hypocrisy. Meles banned dual citizenship when he himself holds three of them!! You do this to keep your options open when you actually have the least "Ethiopiawinet" in you than anyone in the diaspora, MELES!!!

peace

HG

Permalink 11/14/06 @ 19:53

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