tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878997252979053195.post705215216634677682..comments2023-12-10T10:57:13.002+01:00Comments on Abyss: Most Troubling Facts about EthiopiaTekluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782994504488605205noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878997252979053195.post-76152811373026550092012-12-20T15:55:50.944+01:002012-12-20T15:55:50.944+01:00Pretty section of content. I just stumbled upon yo...Pretty section of content. I just stumbled upon your web site and in accession <br />capital to assert that I get actually enjoyed account your blog posts.<br />Any way I will be subscribing to your augment and even I achievement you access consistently quickly.<br /><i>Also visit my website</i> :: <b><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/105836410442756603627/105836410442756603627/posts" rel="nofollow">ricambi nautica</a></b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878997252979053195.post-84914600164248263492012-12-19T10:55:46.689+01:002012-12-19T10:55:46.689+01:00Lovely message!
Abate(PD), I beg you pardon to giv...Lovely message!<br />Abate(PD), I beg you pardon to give me attention, I appreciate your devotion and fully involvement at the poltical situation of our country. I hope this pace will contitune, especially now. But one important thing need to mention is that the political and economic situation of our country, by what you might call it the signals of an economic healthy, is changing. As you know our country is a peasnt country that comprises over 80% of the population. By any economic measurement, the real life of these people is changing. The barren land scape of the country has become green. This is one important asset we deserve it. The second is people have now realized the importance of organization, work and get rich. The third is awareness towards managing their own resources efficiently, handling their own institutional affairs and their work habit have drastically changed. Imagine how the small scale enterprises are organized and deeply involved in production and servies provosion. And imagine how the economy is linked -agriculture with industry and industry with service provision. Of these most important is the humane resource development scheme. it is highly deeply rooted and diversified. Mind you, all these are targeted to lower strata of the society with strong and commited developmental state. Then comes, if these are the accepted norms of the development, then through time what fundamental leaps could be dreamed from these emerging but linked entities in the near future?<br />As an intellectual of the people, I urge you to cultivate your mind more at the fruits of these developments. Another important point is unless and otherwise you distance yourself from the evils of these Diaspora, you will not be able to see the real fruits of the people. It is 100% clear that with this political understanding and hatred of these `Gangs´ nothing will come out except confusing entities of this area. Therefore, I don´t want you to be a subset of these confused circles. <br />I thank youBerhanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878997252979053195.post-6857018338108190392012-12-19T10:55:24.821+01:002012-12-19T10:55:24.821+01:00Hi Abate(PD)!
Would you please allow me to forward...Hi Abate(PD)!<br />Would you please allow me to forward a few comments on your paper "Most troubling facts about Ethiopia"<br />First of all, I appreciate your analysis and want involved to read it. Your paper try to approach the assumed fundamental issues of our country. Still I don`t feel comfort that they are given proper weight as an indicator of unhealthy economic situation of a country. In a nut shell, what you have mentioned what yout might call it the outflow of people, especially youngesters from the country could be true, but to be balanced, many things have to be considered. One importnat point is the mangnitude and the second and very important is the trend. How much are you cleared enough with these points in Ethiopia. For sure, the rate is decreasing at increasing rate. Then the question comes, why then it is decreasing? Doesn`t this imply the opportunities to work and earn income have increased domestically as compared in foreign lands. You know this will not happen unless and otherwise the performance of the economy has drastically chanaged. Similarily, this will not happen unless people get betteroff from the fruits of the economy and get the right to exercise their political entities at all political institutions of the country. This is one important point I want to remind you. <br /><br />The second important point to consider is by what standard could this be considered as fundamental indicators of the performance of the economy or else the political situation of a country. We know that, regardless of the magnitude, the flow of people from one region to another, especially from Africa to European countries and America, from Asia to European countries and America and nowadays from East Europe is tremendous. The reson for these could be many not one. One could be the political and economic reason and the other, which weighs more is the virtual understanding of the people on Western Countries. Most of the people have misinformed mentality of the West. Let me make it more clear by citing the following example. Ethiopia has population almost double of Ghan. As you may agree, the political and economic situation of the countries is quite different. The two favours Ghan. On other side, when we consider the flow of youngesters to Eurpoean countries, proportionally as compared to Ethiopia is much higher in Ghan. <br />The third important point is our country`s economy is an emerging economy with an emerging political situation. What does these mean to employment, migration, institutional development and others. I think these will also have an emerging pattern with certain fundamental limiations that inherits certain chacrteristics of the previous Regim. But here in your analysis, I don´t know why you are trying to bold the whole at the expense of the spaces in between? Thus why I said this could blurred the essence to visualize in its real form. <br /><br />Berhanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878997252979053195.post-1033820757731072382012-12-19T09:54:55.186+01:002012-12-19T09:54:55.186+01:00Ethiopia is the ONLY country in the world begging ...Ethiopia is the ONLY country in the world begging for stomach on this period of time. Sad!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878997252979053195.post-66741085737203093972012-12-19T09:54:05.402+01:002012-12-19T09:54:05.402+01:00Very balanced and well written article.
I also a...Very balanced and well written article. <br /><br />I also agree with the fact that what the Diaspora is conserved of all EPRDF/Woyane “ government-affiliated people are egoistic, corrupt, ignorant, and abusers for the same reason stated in terms of the followings:<br /><br />Poor and separate in quality Educational system, (High quality in Tigray and poor for the rest of Ethiopians)<br /><br />Land grabbing or stealing from locals by Foreigners and EPRDF regime members<br /><br />EPRDF Forcing people out of their land, homes and neighborhoods<br /><br />Not being concerned with the land stolen ecological consequences.<br /><br /><br />Minority Tigre dominance and lawlessness over the majority<br /><br />Minority Tigre exploiting the whole county's wealth<br /><br />No land ownership while unjustly the regime claims to own the whole country<br /><br />Repressing the majority in freedom, education and opportunityTulunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878997252979053195.post-66392137498855980652012-12-19T09:53:01.961+01:002012-12-19T09:53:01.961+01:00Sad and Shame to witness the suffering of our peop...Sad and Shame to witness the suffering of our people on today's Ethiopia "so-called 11% growth""<br /><br />http://www.maravipost.com/national/society/2520-malawi-arrests-42-ethiopian-refugees.html<br /><br />With GROSS Human Rights abusive elements on power.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878997252979053195.post-55960762819390410372012-12-19T09:51:30.008+01:002012-12-19T09:51:30.008+01:00Most troubling problems in Ethiopia
1. Governance ...Most troubling problems in Ethiopia<br />1. Governance based on Ethnicity<br />2. Inequality<br />3. Undermining of national unity <br />4. Corruption<br />5. Lack of freedom<br />6. Lack of democracyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878997252979053195.post-48607401958824172022012-12-19T09:47:15.694+01:002012-12-19T09:47:15.694+01:00Having read this I believed it was very informativ...Having read this I believed it was very informative. I <br />appreciate you taking the time and energy to put this short article <br />together. I once again find myself spending a lot of time both reading and leaving comments.<br />But so what, it was still worthwhile!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878997252979053195.post-41323857197908972682012-12-18T11:01:26.243+01:002012-12-18T11:01:26.243+01:00Hi! Many thanks for your complement.
I chose &quo...Hi! Many thanks for your complement.<br /><br />I chose "Abyss" as name of my blog for two reasons: <br />1) "Abyssinia" has its root in the first batch of Israelitis who came to Ethiopia. One of them was called Abyss and later the country we know today, Ethiopia, started to be called Abyssinia. You could challenge this but with evidence, to which I may attend to.<br /><br />2) "Abyss" as you may know means an immeasurably deep space. This blog is an incredible space, whose 'depth' is immeasurable, where I and anybody else could post and read any worthwhile topic. It's a great space for virtual communication and understanding. Hope you like this rationale, at least. <br /><br />As I indicated above and to my best knowledge, "Abyss" was not created by the Italians. Show me if you have the historical sources that support your conclusion.<br /><br />Thanks again!<br /> Tekluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782994504488605205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878997252979053195.post-20544386059295014042012-12-18T09:38:28.319+01:002012-12-18T09:38:28.319+01:00I totally agree with the problems you mentions.
1....I totally agree with the problems you mentions.<br />1. where are the solutions?<br />You analysed the problems but did not suggest practical solutions or theories to adopt.<br />2. You also did not address causes of these problems.<br />What I mean is ‘BENEKAW IGIWO YICHERISUT’.<br />Our differences or disagreement starts when you suggest the causes and solutions.<br />Thank you for sharing your thoughts.Meftihew Yinurnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878997252979053195.post-62163509340280416482012-12-18T09:28:35.998+01:002012-12-18T09:28:35.998+01:00I think you were very wrong when you characterized...I think you were very wrong when you characterized the EPRDF members as groups of frustrated, egoistic, uncompromising, and cold-blooded personalities. Also you are dead wrong when you generalized that all government-affiliated people are egoistic, corrupt, ignorant, and abusers. I can see that you need political literacy more than anyone else. You are prescribing for others, but I see that you lack that knowledge and civility in political discourse. Remove a big plank from your eyes so that you can see where the problem lies. Actually, the problem you mentioned is mainly true with some members and sympathizers of the opposition party. The main reason is that the opposition party does not have a specific and measurable vision and program for Ethiopia and its people. It is fragmented and disintegrates very easily as we saw time after time. There is no political maturity and understanding with opposition leaders let alone its members. They are guided whims and instincts and make coalitions for the sake winning election and grabbing power. But, Ethiopians are smart enough to sort between ravenous wolves and the sheep. As a result, they have never succeeded in winning in twenty years and they could not form a viable and formidable party at all. The wine and complain against the ruling regime for their failures and falsely accuse the government of narrowing the political space. They are financed and supported by their constituents and rich Diaspora and yet they have no competitive ideas to sell to the people of Ethiopia. They are untested and inexperienced with incoherent ideas. How can they expect us to vote for them? Besides, they advocate chaos, violence and bloodshed and we are fed up of this method because of our history of wars, backwardness and poverty. So the opposition needs political literacy and must teach its constituency in order to get committed and die hard members. Our people have a great knowledge about politics through our school system which teaches civics, mass media, actual results on the ground and twenty years of campaigning during elections.<br />National media can be used by any party, not only the government. The problem with our journalists is that they tread into wrong territory trying to be advocates of a terrorist group which is hell-bent in destroying the fabric of our country. That is the only time they are arrested and tried for their crimes. Besides, there is always freedom of expression and use of media is equally available for all groups or parties to present their views. Government encourages using available media instead of working behind the scenes with ulterior motive of inciting violence. That is against journalistic code of conducts. As I know, journalists are very independent and will take sides, but they can write all views quotes the sources with disclaimer if necessary. So we should not exaggerate as if government has banned opposition from using the media freely.<br />You care about quality education. So do every one of us. We are using our available resource at our disposal, be it human or material to make sure our students get quality education. However, if you can volunteer to come and teach or solicit and get better material from other countries for your country, then it would be welcome. Other it would be unfair to criticize the government which is doing all its best. We should appreciate the government for all expansion of schools, colleges and universities in all regions. The next step is to improve its quality from time to time according Kaizen principle. Our government is global leader in education and health efforts and it cannot be criticized by those who are not willing to help or contribute anything at all. We need to hear your actual proposal instead of criticizing in nut shell.Alemu Madebonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878997252979053195.post-72290802003563415552012-12-18T09:27:49.460+01:002012-12-18T09:27:49.460+01:002. Your second point is on accountability and...2. Your second point is on accountability and transparency. As you stated there are some problems on this score in our government as it can also be seen in any other governments in the world according to the annual report of Transparency International, the global coalition against corruption. Our government trying its level best to show accountability and transparency by fighting against corruption through its counter corruption laws. But it is not always perfect and some mistakes could be done unintentionally. You have to understand the fact that we accepted the concept of democracy in principle and crafted the constitution accordingly, but its implementation is a work-in-progress due to many barriers such as terrorism, some secessionist ethnic groups, and destabilizing neighbour such as Eritrea and our age-old enemy such as Egypt and opposition parties who are aided and abetted by our enemies. As a result, the government is duty bound to amend and enunciate some legislation to curb and punish these elements and their illegal activities which reverse our democratic gains and derail our development efforts. Anti-terrorism law may not be necessary if terrorism was not rampant in Ethiopia in the pretext of NGO, Charities, Religious institutions and political parties, all of which were protected by virtue of our constitution. Anti-terrorism law was put in place to safeguard and protect the interest of country and its people. The same is true in USA when it put in place Home Land Security Act after September 11, 2001. America uses wire tapping, eavesdropping and many sophisticated technologies to catch terrorists and many citizens complained of erosion of their privacy and civil liberties. But, they understood the fact that the trade-off is for the sake of winning against terrorism. We should also accept this opportunity cost of anti-terrorism law until we completely get rid of terrorists. So we should not exaggerate the problem of accountability and transparency in that respect. If you see accountability and transparency index of the whole world, you will find Ethiopia is in a much better position than many countries such as Kenya who claim themselves democratic nations.<br /><br />Looking at the Corruption Perceptions Index 2012 of the world, it's clear that corruption is a major threat facing humanity. Corruption destroys lives and communities, and undermines countries and institutions. It generates popular anger that threatens to further destabilise societies and exacerbate violent conflicts.<br /><br />Corruption translates into human suffering, with poor families being extorted for bribes to see doctors or to get access to clean drinking water. It leads to failure in the delivery of basic services like education or healthcare. It derails the building of essential infrastructure, as corrupt leaders skim funds.<br /><br />Corruption amounts to a dirty tax, and the poor and most vulnerable are its primary victims. So, how do we counter the effects of public sector corruption?<br /><br />Governments need to integrate anti-corruption actions into all aspects of decision-making. They must prioritise better rules on lobbying and political financing, make public spending and contracting more transparent, and make public bodies more accountable. The Corruption Perceptions Index results demonstrate that there are still many societies and governments that need to give a much higher priority to this issue. So this issue is certainly a global problem which is also continuously addressed by our government.Alemu Madebonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878997252979053195.post-4166013492216411942012-12-18T09:26:57.160+01:002012-12-18T09:26:57.160+01:00Hello Teklu ASbate,
Here is my comments on your ar...Hello Teklu ASbate,<br />Here is my comments on your article and I hope we will have a constructive dialogue for the sake of our country.<br /><br />The exodus of Ethiopians is mainly due to poverty, which is our number one enemy. Legislation and border closing does not stop migration of people if they don’t have a means of survival. They will be forced to migrate to places where they could find job or business opportunities. Professionals also choose to stay in other countries where they are paid a large sum of money because of higher standard of those countries. Ethiopia cannot stop sending students or professionals to wealthy countries because they may not return upon completion of their studies. The only remedy is to elevate the standard of living of our people by getting rid of poverty, creating wealth and jobs through investment efforts. These steps are being taken by our government in a greater measure and our country has demonstrated a double digit growth for the last nine years and a successive reduction in poverty compared to previous base figures. However, the problem is still monumental and the governmental has given priority to tackle this challenge in every front. As a result, it is envisioned that our country will become a middle income country in 2025. All of us who live inside and outside Ethiopia are responsible to participate in the renaissance of Ethiopia. We cannot expect Ethiopia to be at the level of Scandinavian country while we are criticizing our government as bystanders. Government has crafted investor friendly policy and beckoning upon all Ethiopian Diaspora, people of Ethiopian origin and foreigners to come and invest in Ethiopia in various sectors of economy. Then our country will become a destination of immigrants from other countries. We see Chinese, Indians and Turkey taking opportunity in the investment ventures. However, as citizens we have responsibility to take a lead and serve as ambassadors to attract investors to our country. Instead of tackling our age-old poverty problem which resulted in human flight, we are advocating chaos and war upon our poor country to derail its development efforts and working our butt-out to blackmail our country to spoil its good image and diplomatic relations internationally.<br /><br />Alemu Madebonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878997252979053195.post-73442392228149802562012-12-17T17:51:36.615+01:002012-12-17T17:51:36.615+01:00If there is any student who can afford tuition and...If there is any student who can afford tuition and instructional fees besides accommodation fees, nowadays, please let me know so that student can easily access to learn wherever s/he likes, specifically at University of Alberta, Canada. I believe that this is a reality answer for your locational preferences and for your claim of systematic selection.I am not referring to Harvard University and like that of other higher institutions.UCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878997252979053195.post-55730619055784950312012-12-17T13:26:36.544+01:002012-12-17T13:26:36.544+01:00Dear Dr. Teklu,
I read your commentary and I like...Dear Dr. Teklu,<br /><br />I read your commentary and I liked it very much. I am writing simply to forward my complements to you!<br /><br />I am currently in Ethiopia. You may be aware that ESATcurrently broadcasts TV programs in Ethiopia. Many people tuned their dish to follow their TV programs in the last 1-2 months. But the people are now considering them as the other side of the government. ESAT killed its golden opportunity to be an alternative media outlet due to what you considered "illiteracy in politics"<br /><br />regards<br /><br />Melkamu<br />AwassaMelkamunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878997252979053195.post-89078890963070111662012-12-17T10:49:35.818+01:002012-12-17T10:49:35.818+01:00Dear Teklu,
Good job!. Keep it up! For those inte...Dear Teklu, <br />Good job!. Keep it up! For those interested to do their part I recommend contact Solidarity movment for New Ethiopia. <br />http://solidaritymovement.org/ <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878997252979053195.post-71767400178166102532012-12-17T10:05:19.242+01:002012-12-17T10:05:19.242+01:00I always enjoy your well written articles .Keep it...I always enjoy your well written articles .Keep it up.What I want to point out to you is on your blog if the word "Abyss" stands for Abyssinia you should remove/change that name.Because according to historical facts this name was given to Ethiopia by the Italian colonizers for the word "Habesh" of the Arabic which doesn't basically describe Ethiopia and Ethiopians and in fact is derogatory.In fact in 1954? the then Ethiopian government has officially asked the league of nations not to be referred like that and has passed circulars to its embassies and consular offices all over the world.I wish all our people in the diaspora and at home quit using the words "habesha" and its derivative "abyssinia".Thank you vey much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878997252979053195.post-43631698712686611382012-12-17T09:49:11.513+01:002012-12-17T09:49:11.513+01:00Well organized real facts. I have great respect fo...Well organized real facts. I have great respect for the reporter(the person).Joharnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878997252979053195.post-17604847639436271882012-12-17T09:48:38.541+01:002012-12-17T09:48:38.541+01:00Way to go Teklu. There is so much raw interpretati...Way to go Teklu. There is so much raw interpretation for what is going on in Ethiopia now. The core of the extreme views of the Ethiopian situation from the opposing sides is shaped by the polarization created after the fall of the Derg. It starts from politicizing the otherwise constructive endeavor that could have been contributed by both sides to move the country ahead without the unnecessary squabbles. You could have mentioned about the pros and cons of the kililization process to have a more complete picture of the situation in Ethiopia. We need more contributers like you. Thanks.Tadenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878997252979053195.post-46922025077905801552012-12-17T09:47:40.846+01:002012-12-17T09:47:40.846+01:00I do not know of any government on the planet that...I do not know of any government on the planet that is willingly accountable. A democratic system with its party independent institutions is what enforces accountability and empowers the people. Elections must be free and fair irrespective of what we think of eprdf or the opposition. Free press is not a luxury but a must! It appears in ethiopia that only eprdf understood the significance of free press; eprdf it does everything it can to stop free press and enjoy its impunity.Deregenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878997252979053195.post-23100920833216525032012-12-17T09:46:53.088+01:002012-12-17T09:46:53.088+01:00Mr. Teklu Abate,
Like you wrote EPRDF/TPLF troubli...Mr. Teklu Abate,<br />Like you wrote EPRDF/TPLF troubling facts, we want you to write about Interesting & Developing facts of Opposition Groups, Parties, the True Ethiopian Diasporas who are fighting the non Ethiopian EPRDF/TPLF group.<br />We heard that the true Ethiopian Diasporas together with US Congress, Senate, UN, other Democratic Countries,……. are working for freedom of the people of Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda dictatorial regimes like Paul Kagame & Moseveny.<br />We are proud of true Ethiopia Americans like Professor Alemayehu G/Mariam, Prof. Messay Kebede, Dr. Jawar Mohammed media frenzy.Olkebanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878997252979053195.post-1081857966871344792012-12-17T09:45:25.595+01:002012-12-17T09:45:25.595+01:00Teklu Abate pics and chose the types of good news ...Teklu Abate pics and chose the types of good news and bad news -symptoms and see some good in this regime behavior and bad in some..to appear or to be more intellectual by employing the method of “FAIR AND BALNCE” argument..the result of which ends up like that of the REPORTER ..SEE THE PROBLEM IN THE HUMAN BEHAVIOR OR GUILIT APPROPRATION BY “FAIR AND BALNCE” DISTRIBUTION TO BOTH THE VICTM AND VICTMIZER THEIR FAIR SHARE OF BLAME IN BALANCED WAY AS THE APPROPRITATE PRICE OF “PEACE”.<br />Teklu abate penned good argument for the apologetic class of the Ethiopian elites..he will get his share of admirers for sure but wrong headed diagnosis end up giving wrong prescription to ease or treat the ills of the body politics.Germamenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878997252979053195.post-16218607920008935992012-12-17T09:44:31.242+01:002012-12-17T09:44:31.242+01:00Really unbiased post.Really unbiased post.Ethiopiawinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878997252979053195.post-3967885793933925462012-12-17T09:38:33.958+01:002012-12-17T09:38:33.958+01:00You gave these Hoddams weyannes some thing to chew...You gave these Hoddams weyannes some thing to chew during Christmas . They used to sing we are the childeren every christmas and beg the world for food. What happen to all parasites charities who used to show naked body of Ethiopian childeren so that they can collect their annual income from their respectiv govt.? You are going to have a few comments from these chiggaram weyannes who grow up with left over oxfam, USAIDS and red cross foods. Some of them like the starving AGAZI BIMBI,ASH,EXTRABEGGER and of course Addis Zerfafa.Senaitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878997252979053195.post-55948781020736774692012-12-17T09:34:34.280+01:002012-12-17T09:34:34.280+01:00Sir,I read your article today and wanted to thank ...Sir,I read your article today and wanted to thank you for the information you presented.My name is Teferi Tiku-Adane and I am an Ethiopian American that reside in The US. The facts that you listed in your article are most troubling. So my question to you is what is the best way to start working to solve these problems? The first step as you have said is to start talking about these troubling problems and admitting that we have these problems.Now,that you and I accept that we have these problems what kind of solutions can we find?Is there any organized effort that I can join that you recommend? I am just one individual that cares about my birth country I left 33 years ago. I am not a member of any political or non political Ethiopian organization .I tend to vote for The Republican Party here in The US,but that is another topic. Hope to hear from you soon.May this holiday season bring joy to you and your loved ones.Teferinoreply@blogger.com