Ashenafi Zedebub
“Tej be-brlle , neger be-missale”, is an ancient Ethiopian saying, which literally means ” “tej “- a traditional drink mainly made from honey- may be drunk out of “brille” – a bulgy glass with a narrow, long neck and “neger” – an example or a proverb – belongs to oration or talk.
“Bad governance is an equal sharing of misery.” –Shiv Khera
Taye Negussie(PHD)
Too often, oppressors in unjust, repressive, unaccountable and undemocratic governance systems seem to be trapped in a mental delusion that they would gain at the expense of the oppressed. This is a gross misconception since the very act of dehumanizing a fellow human being necessarily entails the robbing of humanity both from the oppressors as well as the oppressed. Generally speaking, an oppressive social system is an all-loosing game where no one would stand to gain. A telling example for the final fate of an oppressive system would be the current on-going civil war ravaging almost all the Syrian people indiscriminately.
Regrettably, natural resource gifted continent in the world is also home to a staggering level of poverty and corruption
Alem C.
It is a widely held belief both by economists and policy makers that extractive resources worldwide have dictated to a wider extent economic policies and outcomes of countries endowed by them. According to a 2002 World Bank report on mining in developing countries, extractive resources are the decisive economic factors to almost half of the world’s population.
