Ethiopia: the hunger has never gone away March 19, 2010 – 7:00am Lifestyle by Ronan Scully GalwayCityTribune By Ronan Scully ‘I seek not aid, nor seek I gifts. I ask not for bounty nor ask for riches. I call for compassion. I call for care. I call for insight. I call for awareness. I call for thoughtfulness. I call for ... Read More »
Monthly Archives: March 2010
what is development? review of Ayittey’s works in Ethiopia’s context
“Development was almost everywhere in Africa misconstrued to mean “change” and the “adoption of modern and scientific methods.” In this rote behavior the real meaning was not clear. The approach was akin to what educators call the “refrigerator fallacy.” All teachers have refrigerators and therefore if one tried hard enough to acquire a refrigerator, one would become a teacher! The ... Read More »
Ethiopia’s donors asked to condemn ‘attack’
Last Updated: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 | 1:28 PM ET CBC News The Ethiopian government is waging “a co-ordinated and sustained attack” against its opponents ahead of May elections and countries like Canada that send aid to Ethiopia should condemn it, a new report says. Georgette Gagnon, the executive director of Human Rights Watch’s Africa division, released her group’s report ... Read More »
Ethiopia: an aid success story or a tyranny?
Our money is eradicating poverty. But it may also be used to prop up a repressive regime Camilla Cavendis Talking to an Ethiopian journalist who has fled his country rather than face charges under his Government’s new anti-terror law. Intimidating journalists is a pastime in Addis Ababa; few are left. “The country is very poor, it needs aid,” he says, ... Read More »
Ethiopia: an aid success story or a tyranny?
Our money is eradicating poverty. But it may also be used to prop up a repressive regime Camilla Cavendish 17 COMMENTS RECOMMEND? (12) I’m talking to an Ethiopian journalist who has fled his country rather than face charges under his Government’s new anti-terror law. Intimidating journalists is a pastime in Addis Ababa; few are left. “The country is very poor, ... Read More »
Aid workers shouldn’t think that they are above criticism
Published on 18 Mar 2010 Shampoo and bibles. I remember looking at the cargo in the aircraft’s hold and thinking to myself this must be some kind of sick joke. What possible use could countless thousands of starving Sudanese people in the heart of the country’s remote Nuba mountains have for shampoo and bibles? Evidently, the supplier, a US Christian ... Read More »
Sorry Bob, Band Aid millions DID pay for guns: Charity’s man in Ethiopia tells his disturbing story Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl
By ZOE BRENNANLast updated at 12:01 AM on 19th March 2010 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Bob Geldof is furious with the BBC for reporting that his charity unwittingly funded weapons for warlords. So what’s the truth? Here Band Aid’s man in Ethiopia tells his disturbing story. The images of starving children flickered across the screen – youngsters hardly ... Read More »
Who did not welcome Museveni and Zenawi? Who says all coups are evil?
Editors Note:Dear all, this commentary appeared on http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke ,in Uganda.This piece has so much to say about the potential dictatorial similarities between Musevini and Meles.Read it. By JENERALI ULIMWENGU (email the author) Posted Monday, March 15 2010 at 00:00 I’ve been hearing some political leaders in Africa condemning the recent military coup in Niger that ousted President Mamadou Tandja and ... Read More »