This grab-you-by-the-throat speech by Ghanaian economist George Ayittey unleashes an almost breathtaking torrent of controlled anger toward corrupt leaders and the complacency that allows them to thrive. These “Hippos” (lazy, slow, ornery) have ruined postcolonial Africa, he says. Why, then, does he remain optimistic? Because of the young, agile “Cheetah Generation,” a “new breed of Africans” taking their futures into their own hands. Click below to play the video.
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8 thoughts on “Cheetahs vs. Hippos for Africa's future – a must see video”
Dear ER,
I know you love Ethioipa… and you want a good thing for her…. and I know what it stop you from doing somthing for her…
As you trying to tell us cud are Corrupt… then why are you wasting your time with them… who is more impotant Kinijit or mama Ethiopia?
How long do you live? 20 or ten year do you thing you have a lot of time?
My Adivce to you is go to Ethiopia for 2000 and done with this madnes and build Ethiopia…
I promise Meles will not put you in jail all you have to do is ask for pardon and that all you have to do. in away you have the right to ask pardon thanks for our constitution therefore I want to you to benfit from it.
By the way their are many investment that you can do in Ethiopia…. don’t worry anything about money you will get ten fold just for coming back to Ethiopia…
if those cud leaders are not called anti Ethiopian for steeling 700,000 dollars then no one have a moral higher grand to call you anything!
Dear ER,
I wating your reply….
Everyone who joining you in this site for all warmongering and hatemongering they will go to Ethiopia to invest because no one know them but in your case you can’t go back to Ethiopia because of your site ER…
My question is since you are out there everyone know you by your first name… but those who are hatmonger we don’t know them they write in your site 24/7 but they are not risking anything like you… if they want they go to Ethiopia and invest or see their family.
In your case you are paying the price while other enjoying bothside in your expense.
Then I have one question to those warmonger and hatemonger let them give us their first name and photo then we will real take them for real… but they will not give their name but they will cry if you Mr. Elisa Kifal go to Ethiopia and invest or see your family…
The thing is they are doing it….
Dear ER, trust me you pay to much enough is enough go to Ethiopia see your fmaily go and invest make money… help your mama Ethiopia… you can print your ER in Ethiopia using Amhric and make a lot of money you will be more effective then here. Those warmonger and hatemonger if you ask them they don’t pay or give you money or help if you real need it therfore why pay too much for them
Look on body care even if I ask you go come to Ethiopia because they are not here they already went to Ethiopia to join their family for 2000….
I hope you will come around and jail your family in Ethioia… your site will be unbanned if you ask pardon and go back to Ethiopia… it would be a great day for mama Ethiopia….
In Ethiopia the govt. of Ethiopia respect your right to make money and right to work you can sale 100,000 copy a day each for 3 birr… do you make this kind of moeny in America… the answer is no! 30,000 dollar par day is to much yes that is what those free press they are making every day… beside they are not like yours qualtywise… you have a very good name in Ethiopia if they find out you are printing your ER in Amhric you will sold out every day.
Even your beloved 5star hotel owner will advertised in your page.. that will pay for your all cost and you will make a lot of money.
I know you are not about money but this is the side benift of going back to Ethiopia and invest…
I am hopping you will reply soon! After you all hatemongering and warmongering will die out! think about it!
You will be a real hero! for doing a great favor to mama Ethiopia!
the cheetah speaker ted is an example of a person that tells every african to wake up and help each aother not to hurt each other because africa can survive do well without others help if each individual contributes his or her knowledge and comitment to africa and leave personal greed and selfihnes then africa with its resorces not only suport africa it is the worlds back bone on many ways please wake up africans and unite dont be the dump place of foreign users dump place of weapons to kill each other .until when like this? so sad to see a continent of full resorces look for help.there is a say”a bird siting on the water diying of thirst because it was waiting for the rain to come and to drink from it for its thirst”
You don’t get it.Meles and his minsters are the Vampires who are sucking the life out of their poor people.No investment and Tax to the Vampire.Let the Vampire go first.
About the pardon:Go and ask Professor Ephrem.He publicly said Meles Called him to save his face.Meles hand picked the Shimagles and Financed them.
About investment:Meles signed an agrement to give your home Bademe to Eritrea.Where are you going to invest???
Man (Chetah)are you serious when you advise people to come to the Millenium Celebration and stay to invest in Ethiopia. Millenium is only facelifting as we here in Ethiopia observe it.No more no less.
I really wonder what had come over us. Instead of fighting with each other, why don’t we try to find ways to build and glorify our country. Lets sit and think for a while, what have I done to my country? My countrymen?? Lets’ not point our finger on someone, knowing that the three fingers are pointing at us!!!
Dera Cheetah,Are you really serious.I mean I think you should be curious on your writing.Because your intention ‘money’ is highly emphasized,that will possibly recruite you for the coming generation vampire government if you are sure that people would think like you.New dimension of thinking would lead everybody to a better development than anything else
Dear Dunga, said
“on your writing.Because your intention ‘money’ is highly emphasized”
Dear Dunga,
I have to question for you!
If money is not important then what are you doing in America? If you love your mama Ethiopia so much then go and work since money is not important for you that much you will do okay.
Second
If money is not important and you are fighting for freedom then why are you not taking the risk too… You did not give us your name, you did not give us your photo then How in the hell we know you are not investing in Ethiopia as we speak off….
Yes the freedom fighter die day and night that is the cost of getting your freedom my question is what is the cost to YOU? NOTING thererefore you have no moral right to tell us anything… ER have the right to go to Ethiopia and invest just like you without told he is anti Ethiopia….