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The Paradox of Charity in Ethiopia (Blog)

UKhabesha — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:13:00 GMT

No, I am not referring to the charity that we Ethiopians have notoriously been receiving from foreigners for decades. I am talking about charity by Ethiopians to fellow Ethiopians. Yes, we do have few rich people that have become household names not so much for their accomplishment in making the money (which I think is a big deal) but for the way they give it away by way of charity and to whom they do so. You guessed it right; the one that comes to mind first is Sheikh Al Amoudi. He is considered to be the 77th richest person and the richest black person in the world and/or one of the richest Arabs. That is a paradox in itself – a country synonymous with poverty has a son in the global league table of the wealthy. But that isn’t the sort of irony that would strike me – Ethiopia happens to have plenty of that (example: they say Ethiopia is one of the places where food crops were originally domesticated, but now in Ethiopia food seems to be as scarce as weapons of mass destruction).

Ethiopia: Lessons on organisation from Woyane (Blog)

UKhabesha — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:22:00 GMT

When it comes to organisational strength and efficiency, Woyane may not be on a par with world-class examples such as Microsoft, the CIA, the Mafia and the Vatican. But it must arguably have enough lessons on matters of organisation for fledgling Ethiopian opposition parties to draw from. After all, isn’t the proof of the pudding in the eating? Woyane seems to have survived crisis after crisis and recently, when everyone thought it was end game for Woyane, it appears that Woyane doesn’t even need to be in the game anymore: the opposition crowd is fighting it out among themselves leaving Woyane to be a cheerful spectator. People might say, well that is just for the moment. But, as Keynes remarked, in the long-run we are all dead.

Ethiopia: again on HR2003 & its wrongheaded opponents (Blog)

UKhabesha — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 12:23:00 GMT

Ethiopia: HR 2003 and its opponents (Blog)

UKhabesha — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 20:46:00 GMT

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Ethiopia: Woyane label is being misused and abused (blog)

UKhabesha — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 08:42:00 GMT

Ethiopia: Is KINJIT becoming a mere 'Holy Ghost'? (Blog)

UKhabesha — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 08:59:00 GMT