There are two ways to be rich or super rich in Ethiopia: 1) Be a member of the Tigrean People Liberation Front (Woyanne); or 2) Be a Woyanne butt-kisser. There is no other way. The photos below show how one of these super rich individuals, the owner of Sunshine Construction, lives in Addis Ababa. It is to preserve and expand this ill-gotten wealth that Woyanne will fight tooth and nail to stay in power as long as it can no matter the cost to the people of Ethiopia. It is a good thing to be rich, but not through cruel exploitation and subjugation of other people.
The home of Sunshine Construction owner Samuel Tafesse, a business partner and personal friend of Azeb Mesfin, Meles Zenawi’s wife.
Addis Ababa
Woyanne billionaire Al Amoudi visits Samuel’s house
114 thoughts on “PHOTOS: Lifestyle of the super rich in Ethiopia”
More power to hard working Ethiopians like Samuel…
when there is corruption and injustice there is social injustice, economic unfairness,neglecting social works, and many other important things the public should be served.
The crimefamily itself and as well as its associates have positioned themselves above everybody else and it is they who benifited from what is available above and beneath the land in Ethiopia.
Gaining knowledge and wealth through hard work and legal means is totally acceptable and it is ok; but, as it has been seen from the day the crimefamily came in Ethiopia, nearly everything owned and run by members of the crimefamily and their subordinates and as well as their associates.
Nearly all manufactring and sectors are owned and run by those members of the crimefamily and their associates; however, if there is little left, that goes to black rats who serve the crimefamily in their capacity. Then the question is, what is going to be going to public?
Ethiopians and the crimefamily don’t have anything in common; hence, the fight must against the illegal brutal regime must be continued until everybody gets the chance to build Ethiopia and share the fruit of their labor.
Today, the crimefamily is one of the richest and the most brutal mafiafamily in Africa as well as in the world. This crimefamily has its family rules and regulations. By the law of the family, any member of the crimefamily is above anything and everybody. The member can kill, improson, or harras, insult or even shoot the victim at any circumstance. No question will be asked. The principle is taht member or members protect the family.
Now, the question is, will members of the crimefamily be captured alive or deadk? As million know it, the answer is yes and yes. Again, then what? The answer is, every single members of the crimefamily shall definitely be received the absolute punishment equal to what he/she or they committed crime and injustice against the millions.
I know there ara plenty of poor kids on the street of ethiopia who have never been remembered by the fealthy rich ethiopians who live in the united states or other parts of the western world before TPLF came to power. Do you know there are very rich ethiopians in America who live in a $10-12 million dollar houses? Did they ever think about those poor kids who krushed on the streets empty stomach? Please let’s be fair and stop pointing at eachother and start working together to make a difference. GOD BLESS.
Why don’t you mind your own business and try to work hard to live better instead of accusing hard working people. That is why we ethiopians go behind because of jelousy and
“mekegnet”. Sammy deserves everything he has. He works day and night. Stop criticizing him and start how to work atleast to pay your bills.Good job Sammy I wish you all my best and more success in your life. Ignore lazy and lifeless people.
First of all, let me introduce myself my name is SELAMAWIT SAMUEL TAFESE and yes I’m ato Samuel’s daughter my dad is a smart hardworking individual who helps people in need by building orphanages, schools, churches and so much more and who employees more than 6,000 people. My dad is not WAYANE he is a business man who is out to improve our country I have never meet anyone who is so passionate about doing good for his country and for his people so please stop judging someone without knowing what they do or who they are…just because he built a house for himself and his family that he can afford doesn’t make him selfish or related to the government…it’s very rood and arrogant to think that a person can’t succeed from scratch. Whoever you are Mr. Elias who is misleading people to think my dad is this selfish person who you put out to be I have nothing to say to you except get your facts right pleaseeee and for the record we are 100% GURAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOLLA AT ME IF YOU NEED SOME MORE PICTURES OF THE HOUSE…
I only like the pool.I don’t think the dude has any idia picking the right granite and marble LOL.Anyway it is all good.I also heared he wants to constract road Addis to be used only by foreigners. if this true the guy has problem.Actually from wht i heared he was also car wash boy around staduiom back in days.
Get a life looser Elias every time you see someone far berrer than you and your friends your jalous brain swing back and forth, by the way your poor mom was clapping her hands with joy when she sow the fireworks for free. Happy now send her some money instead of blaming the richs to donate for your family.
Arefe:
Get your facts wright.
Anonymous:
You think you know everything. Did they ask you a place to live in the US or what?
By the way hair stylist they go to school to become one. It is all about people interest.
You complain about there father being wealthy which he work hard for it. What is wrong, if his kids work so hard there ass off to make it like him.
Assta B gettu
You look like a person of God who knows the bible.
If so gossiping is sin.
You may be drinking coffee in the back of your mama kitchen listening she say he say.
Please do not gossip, that why our country is not growing. People like Mr. Al Moudi and Mr. Taffes are working so hard in there country helping the poor and also them self. You may be in the other hand living outside of the country, if so keep your mouse shut.
Adera Wake up and smell the coffee. Let me ask you some questions. What have you done for the poor? How much money have you given to the poor?
Do you know how many poor in the world? Even the most power full country U.S. has so money poor. There are a lot of hard working people that they become wealthy. Why this bothering you much. May be you don’t have any more hop to become wealthy. Even here in the west some of our people make some investment during the house market in rising about three years ago. What about some of the wealthy example Bill Gate, Opera, Michael Jackson this just the three, there are more and more of them. One Ethiopian work so hard to get here, we should be very proud of him. He should be our mentor.
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FYI who is living the country?
Hi Guys
In this world poor and rich living side by side infects for us Ethiopia is a new exercise. However binge poor or rich it is not a crime, rather using those poor street children for propaganda in my view series moral crime. We have to ask our self what we are doing to help these poor street children. That is my question to you? If you don’t?
We can work together to make a deference. I have a cherty called AN Humanitarian Organisation to help 25 disadvantage Street children in Addis Ababa .I seta up this charity when I see the bbc news (Blink and you will miss the underground children in Ethiopia’s capital city) with those kids picture.
Recently I approached Mr Samuel to support the charity. He was the person giving gunner sly for those kids with out hesitation. I thanked Mr Samuel for his contribution. I believe we have to help each other instead of focusing some one lifestyel.
This is nothing less than a communist effort to generate hatred for the wealthy Ethiopians who believe in pure free market capitalist system.This post is full of the most blatant Communist propagandist nonsense.This actually shows that free market has actually benefited Ethiopia and … rest of the advanced world to generate jobs, income and business. I bet you, this realty man has created 100’s jobs for the country. Thus many families have benefited from him. Many people like you measure a nation’s value through the equal distribution of wealth,and hence choose to completely ignore the issue of creation of jobs, businesses,… the back e bone of western nation economic strength, self-reliance … My friend, pleas come-out-of communist ideology! get on the wagon! invest! create jobs! that way you help alleviate poverty! rather than waiting for a hand out!
If one focuses on what he wants not on what he doesn’t want, he will get what he wants. Wealth accumulation is all about this. If indeed you are the daughter of Mr. Samel Tafesse and knowledgeable and skilled at making profit, and of course, if you are really caring about money, you should have advised your father, Mr. Samuel Tafesse on how to spend his money wisely. This is just an advice.
If one has ill feeling about others’ wealth and knowledge, it is not healthy and it would not make that bad-thinking person better. We don’t think and believe people are jealous of what you and your family acquired. Having said that, in the regime where corruption and injustice are widely practiced, it is only those who created the situation favorable for themselves are the only people who are benefiting
Madam Selamawit Samuel Tafesse, where were you in 2005 when the crimefamily murdered more than 200 innocent Ethiopians mainly because of losing the election to the majority of millions of poor Ethiopians?
Because your were overwhelmed by the extravaganza that Mr. Samuel Tafesse, your father presented to you as a result you were unable to see the big picture clearly. When there is no democracy there is no justice, when there is no justice, there is no equal opportunity to build Ethiopia and share the result of the fruit.
If one puts the interest of the crime family above everything and anything, well, one can accumulate enormous amount wealth at the cost of millions of lives and labor. This would definitely make the greatest majority of Ethiopians to intensify the battle and the struggle to attain democracy and justice for all.
When there is justice and democracy, every single Ethiopians will have unlimited opportunity to make Ethiopia a better country for all. If you don’t know this fact, it means, you don’t know how individual are playing a dirty game to accumulate dirty wealth. By the rule of the crime family, first-step to acquiring wealth is to be loyal to the crime family and abide by the rule and the regulation of the crime family. If you father had done things on his way by defying and rejecting the rule of the crime family, it would be a miracle and against the law of the universe.
I wonder the nerve of some people, I am not trying to sound naïve however, how in the world can people compare a political disposition and a success of a hard working, God fearing, family oriented individual who has been blessed with the grace of God and in return did what most of us dream in regards to taking care of his family to the best of his ability. Yes, it is understood that there is so much to be done in regards to helping the nation however; we should not confuse the success of an individual and the role of the government. As a nation, we should actually thank Mr. Samuel for his amazing ability in conducting his field of work with such high standard of professionalism. Furthermore, by Mr. Samuel’s ability to complete projects by deadlines or even before the projected expected time, he has the ability to secure major construction projects around the capital and also around the nation. This in return makes sure the foreign currency coming through various projects to actually stay in the nation rather than be outsourced to a foreign company that will not only back fire in regards to a growing economy but also delay the long waited dignity our people deserve in accomplishing or should I say upgrading our old ways to the expectations of the modern world. I am sure the writer of his article has failed to consider the major points of Mr. Samuel’s success and only decided to highlight the bearing of his fruits. Failure to examine the reality of situations that have not been well thought out only open doors for confusion and unintended consequence, more or less a chain effect that only does not do any good. With that said, never judge a book by its cover, look into the details and unfold the truth. It is wise to shy away from some things that are not fit for our understanding so let’s not be quick to point out fingers at others and their success. Moreover, we should actually idolize major figures of such and work harder and smarter so we can also do our part rather than settle for the sorrows of envy.
Let a thousand billionares flourish!
If the intial capital of Ato Tafsse is B10,000, and he was able to compound it at the rate of 60%, three times higher than the rate of Warren Buffet (22%), his capital would be now after 20 years B1,000,000,000. That is the power of compunding. Enstien called the power of compunding one of the wonders of the world. If those of us in the diaspora can save and invest (buying Buffet stocks)at a company where the rate of profit was 22% we could have been millionares instead of consuming or putting our money in saving deposit or current account, it is possible to be bellionaire starting with US$10,000. Construction has about 30% profit. With the demand from the diaspora and the advatage o exchange rate, it is possible to double the rate of return, assuming you know what you are doing! Ato Tafesse, as real estate develpoer has apparently made his money from the dispora who created the demand for his firm in real estate and construction. You needed him. He delivered on contract, unless you are complaining he cheated you. Do you have complaints with his delivery? You agree to pay very high price which provided him apprently the high profit!
He has demonstrated how by focussing on wealth, to raise his conscousness instead of political conciousness that wealth can be created in Ethiopia at a much faster rate than elsewhere.
This reminded me of a Colardo man (USA) who left his house and property to mine gold to Africa in the 1800s to get rich. He failed to achieve his dream. When he returned back, he had lost his land for not paying tax on his property. However, gold was found on his land and the people who possess the land were very rich! Do not be envious, lest you get poorer.
Read “Think and grow rich”. Wealth come from our mind. create wealth consciousness, look for opprtunities to make money, Save and invest!
Politics does not create wealth, it makes wealth creation possible. If you want even to be politician in a democratic society you will either have money or knowledge. The days where “fanos” can come to power through the power of the gun is gone! Ethiopia has joined the path of capitalism and not socialism. Think it through! it is psycholigically impossible to envy and become rich!
When evryone aspires to gain riches and knowlege and does some thing every day to achieve both, there will be enough wealth to solve all distribution problems. For now focus on wealth conciousnes and actions!
Ato Tafesse has shown how to get rich. Learn from him and model him in a creative way! The inequality can be only overcome by each of us producing more than we can! Let millions of ethiopian at home and in diaspora aspire to be billionaires! Let the context start! We hope this will be the era of creating billionaires!
The billionaires will create jobs who are not endowed with the attitude and knowledge to create wealth!
There are many among those who made comment with talent. Like the three people in the bible that were given defferent amount of money, there are those who use it and those without imagination who put it in the mattress. So use your talent or money to create wealth, it do not help it blaming the system for all our inadequacy. Let his compitors complain if his is ilgotten!
For more than 40 years, the EPRP has been a political party! it stills asks for contribution! why did they not created wealth to finance their cause! They are still beggars, only they speak political terms.
The era of socialism has gone! capitalism has become a social order! those who want to contribute in one field or other create some wealth that can sustain the program. For heaven sake do not ask operating expenses! It is only acceptable if you ask for investment so that it is self sustainable. In the process you will learn how to run a business. Those who have practical know how and vision what the country needs!
It was a wakeup call! The lesson to all who have talent is do not envy, but try to learn from the secretand dublicate and learn to be billinaires! The era of “Araya” is passed, the Era “Ala Moudi” is in…An imegrant who left home and come back with a billion dollar”
So, dispora, his was in part a result of business consciousness.His creativity also has played a part. Sure he has also milked his connections with the ruling party. The critical factor is his hard work and money conciousness. Of the many ambious woyanes supporters, he was able to benefit because, he had developed wealth conciousness! Without such conciousness, it is difficult to gain wealth, just as without foucssing.
Having said that, however, the wealth even owned by Ato Tafesse, he has a sacred duty to use it appropriately, as the vatican has pointed out recently.
Bill Cosby will like him if he had made his million here!
Dear Sasa,
When you order me to shut up my mouth, I sense you are living under the regime of Meles Seitanawi; it seems you are abhorred to the freedom of thought and freedom of expression. I never claim I’m a man of God, and I never say I know the Holy Scripture; I wish I were a man of God, and I wish I knew the Holy Bible.
It is true gossiping is sin as you indicated. The wise man, Solomon, says: “A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret” (Proverbs 11:13). Also, the Apostle Paul writes to the Romans: “….They are gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful….” (1:20-30) Indeed very concerned about the young widows, St. Paul admonishes us: “And not only they become idles, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things they ought not to” (1Timothy 5:13).
One thing I know though that any person who talks, writes, and teaches about the injustices that have been taking place in Ethiopia for almost 20 years will never become a milliner and never build a luxurious house like the one Mr. Taffese owns in Ethiopia. These two super rich persons never said a single word opposing the unjustified killings of many Ethiopians in Oromo, Gondar, Ogaden, and especially in the Tegadie and Walkait areas. They never said a single word when Meles Seitanawi sold a piece of land from Gondar to Sudan. With their money, they never tried to higher an attorney to defend the defenseless Ethiopians who are still incarcerated at quality and at many other places. With their money they could have helped the political organizations that oppose the undemocratic regime of Meles Seitanawi; when all these crimes against the innocent Ethiopian people have been committed, they are quiet, knowing they do not want to antagonize the Meles’ political gangs; if they do, they know they would be un able to build such an expensive house, and they never buy a private jet. The money they have amassed so far is a kind of money obtained through their strong ties with the corrupt regime of Meles Seitanawi with the blessing of Abune Paulos – another corrupt Patriarch who ignores what is going on in Ethiopia. As a Christian and a leader of millions of Ethiopian Christians, he was supposed to denounce the massacre of those innocent Ethiopians in 2005 and the unjustified killings of the Anuak people in Gambella. But he was quiet and is.
I am not against the honest rich, the hard working people – people who stand up for justice and denounce the injustices committed by their government – who use their worldly wealth for the cause of the freedom of their fellow men and women. People of this kind I call not only super rich but super heroes, friends of the poor, defenders of democracy, enemies of corrupt regime, servants of God , and lovers of his people. Therefore, these two super rich Ethiopians must choose between serving the corrupt regime of Dictator Meles Seitanawi or opposing and denouncing it before it becomes too late for them. These two supper rich Ethiopians have the power to help the 80 million Ethiopians by freeing them from the bondage of the tyrannical rule of Meles Seitanawi through their support to the freedom fighters, the hopes and futures of the Ethiopian people.
Dear Assta B Gettu
For your information I am not living under meles regime. You on the other hand might be the one prayed for Mengistu regime to be changed. Well God listen and gave you Meles. After the fact that you find out you don’t like how meles is running the country. Let me ask you a question, what have you done opposing the unjustified killing of many Ethiopians? What makes you think that rich people are responsible to say any thing about it? You might be living safe life here in the west, saying things here but, our Fathers, Mothers, Brothers, Sisters and children’s are gating killed. You and Your fellow brothers live the safe and comfortable life here, knowing that nothing will happen to you. This is what I call unjustified Ok. Why are you expecting the rich to help in the politics? Most of this wealth rich people are business person not politician. You know what our problem is, we have about 70 million population and about 50 millions are politician. That is big problem.
In the conclusion, I do believe that you are against all rich people. Also you all ways expect the rich to hand you bread every day. My friend you got it all wrong. You have to work so hard to get your share of your bread. There is no free hand out. Before I go, one more question if meles regime go down tomorrow who will be the next political party. Is any body ready to take over with out suffering the people
I think it’s not for hard working folks who earned the money through sweat and blood. I think this article is one sided,any element of objectivity is lost in this article. This is not to deny the harsh division of class between the few rich, the non-existing middle class, and the majority of working class and poor.
If Ababa didn’t win the Marthon in 1964 would you think Ethiopians would have started the run and WIN big?
The point is this man show US we can be rich even in ETHIOPIA without going to AMERICA.
His MONEY might be ill gotten BUT THE point is other good people from America will go and invest after they see him therefor it would be Ethiopian interest to thanks this GUY.
Even in Ameirca you need conncation without conncation you can’t get your business… if conncation doesn’t work they why did we hire Ameican to push our BILL? WE COULD HAVE DONE IT OURSELF IF conncation doesn’t matter?
All THE Big BUSINESS in America lobying and paying billion of dollars to get them a favor to their company… therefor asking the poor Ethiopian not to have any conncation with the gov. that run the place is like saying Haile not to talk to OLOMPIC commitee and still run and win the long distance Haile must have good realtionship with the olopmic and must follow all the rule he like it or not otherwise their is no game.
for the poor super rich guy you can go to war with Meles by himself… as you know you need an army to fight a war… this guy is by himslef then whay are you asking him to fight the war with Meles to me it doesn’t make sense…
Long Live to Owner of Sunshine…. Down with bashers of Responsible Capitalism….People stop hating and Start duplicating…. Look at INDIA, CHINA…..they work more and they talk less….
My dear SaSa,
I’m very glad you are safe and well somewhere and are not living under Meles Seitanawi’s regime. I always pray dictators such as Mengistu Haile Mariam and Meles Seitanawi to be overthrown because of their tyrannical rules. I have never lived either under Mengistu’s or under Meles’ rule; I left my country when Thehaiu Nigus was in power; after Emperor Haile Selassie passed away, everything in Ethiopia changed for the worst. When I heard the massacre of many innocent Ethiopians on the streets of Addis Ababa in 2005, I wept and wrote several letters and comments against the killings by Meles’ brutal police force and joined a political party that opposes such bloody killings.
When such unjustified killings take place, ordinary people, rich people, politicians, merchants, custodians, taxi drivers, students, teachers, priests, and even prostitutes can raise their voices against such merciless killers.
You are right that our fathers, mothers, sisters, aunts, cousins, and friends are being persecuted, jailed, and killed right now in our country, so that what can we do? Yes, there are many things we can do: contribute money if we can; write articles, letters, and comments against the regime and join a political party that opposes Meles’ political gangs. Therefore, I’m not expecting only the rich people to be involved in politics; when something goes wrong in our country, all of us, rich and poor, are responsible to correct the wrongs peacefully if it is possible.
My dear SaSa, your conclusion, may I say, is wrong; I am not against honest rich people, but it is true I am against greedy, dishonest, and abusive rich people who say nothing when they see murder has been committed next to their doors.
It seems though you are the one who got it wrong because no one expects to be clothed, fed, and protected by the rich; however, what one expects from the rich is not their money but their supports against an oppressive government.
Your last two sentences are very important that all of us who are involved in politics must think very carefully when we elect our political leaders. The people must have to choose which person is fit to govern them. As you know, Meles Seitanawi has divided the country into several ethnic groups for his political reasons, but we will overcome, and by the will of God, one day, Ethiopia and Eritrea will be one nation again, and all Ethiopians – Amhara, Tigray, Oromo, and the rest will live together in harmony as they had done for hundreds of years.
May God bless the honest rich and lift up the spirits of the poor, and may God bless you too, SaSa!
more power to him.
Liberty:
My friend you said “am not stupid to convince my self this wealth was created through hard work and honesty.” Do you know how much money the actors and the models make making movie, what about the musicians, what about the athletes; they don’t even work all year around. This might be a good example of how to make money.
You might be living here in the west. If you are, you might choose and pick what kind of house, furniture, car, clothes you want to use with the money you can afford. So, if some one choose and pick what he or she want do get surprise. My friend there is no fair chance in the world; if there was one, the world have been the same which ever country you go.
Dear Assta B. Gettu
You said that you have not been in Ethiopia under Mengiest or meles regime. I suggested that you should go back home and visited and see it for your self. Then make a decision about every thing. See what this wealthy people do for there country. When they build this large building it might be for profit but this large building can’t go anywhere, means that belong to Ethiopia. What about all the employees that work for them, don’t you think they are Ethiopians? I do believe that you should go home see it for your self.
There are two ways to be rich or super rich in Ethiopia: 1) Be a member of the Tigrean People Liberation Front (Woyanne); or 2) Be a Woyanne butt-kisser. There is no other way. The photos below show how one of these super rich individuals, the owner of Sunshine Construction, lives in Addis Ababa..
I AGREE WITH YOU AND IT IS EVEN MORE COMPLICATED THAN YOU EXPLAIN IT BECAUSE I KNOW THIS PEOPLE ARE HELPING EACH OTHER AND USING ETHIOPIAN PEOPLE BLOOD AND HARD WORK TO HELP EACH OTHER AND WORK USING MUSENA AND FRAUD.
HARD WORK? PEOPLE SAY ITS WITH HARD WORK? HOW MANY PEOPLE IN ETHIOPIA WHO ARE NOT BUTT KISSING AND DRINKING THE BLOOD OF THE POOR PEOPLE GET THIS? IT IS WONDERFUL WORK HE DID, BUT NO UNLESS YOU ARE BLOOD SUCKERS, YOU WILL NOT GET THIS MONEY IN ETHIOPIA.
UNLESS YOU ARE A VAMPIRE AND DRINK THE BLOOD OF THE POOR PEOPLE OF ETHIOPIA, YOU WILL NOT GET THIS RICH. I WONDER IF HE SLEEPS AT NIGHT, HOLDING THIS GUILT IN THIS BODY.
THEY ARE CORRUPTED PEOPLE . THIS PEOPLE ARE DRINKING THE BLOOD OF THE POOR ETHIOPIAN PEOPLE, THE POOR, THE LABOR OF THE GOVERNMENT WORKERS IN ETHIOPIA, THE BUSINESS,….
I KNOW ABOUT THIS IS BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN WORKING IN THEIR GOVERNMENT FOR MANY YEARS BEFORE I MOVED TO USA, LEAVING ALL BEHIND.
ETHIOPIA WAKE UP!!!
I would like to congratulate Samuel Taffese on accomplishing so much in about 20 years.
For all the green eyes, please mind your own business!! It is Samuel’s provocative to do whatever he wants with his money. Construction business combined with an effective management and hard work is a very profitable like no other too many businesses.
So, my poor fellow guys with green eyes, stop envying, unfounded gossiping, and wishing bad for the rich and famous.
If at all Samuel did amass his wealth the ‘unjust’ way as some of you claim, he is at least redeeming himself in many charitable activities. But, you the big-mouths what are you doing instead other than envying and gossiping?
Samuel is, I think the first construction businessman who is investing a lot in his country. Again, if he bought houses for his children in the US, it is none of anybody’s business. DEG ARGUAL NEW YEMILEW.
Building such a beautiful superb mansion has many advantages in various ways. One worth mentioning is that, it is said, I am not sure if it is true but, the President of Djibouti has liked it so much that he asked Ato Samuel to build the same kind in his country. See guys? And then some other country and goes on like that. This in turn brings the much needed foreign currency and job opportunity for our people.
Fellas, Plz let’s mind our own business and stop poking our noses into anybody’s business.
Peace!!!
lets work for our blessed country ….. appreciate people whos trying to make a change, they are ethiopian too, they are tryinng to help thier country, they are working for their country they didnt build their house somewhere else they are living and breathing in their country, lets give them respect and love instead of talking shit about them. pls lets make a change and appreciate the good workin of others
Be realstic He has been doing good Jop let us incourege him.If you wont see things changed Be the change. do somthing to chage the lif of ur familly in stade of spent ur money in western bar.Think good for our mother land wherever we are Ehtiopia is our home,ther is option if you wont help these cheldren send your money through one of local or international NGO, think about love and unity…God bless ethiopia and ppl of ehiopia
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hell on woyaneee..but unless you have evidence that Samuel is linked to woyanee, you can’t make such accusations and assumtions….if you do you are as bad as the worst.
Do we really think every Ethiopian who live in the country is corrupted, took money from poor children, manipulated the system…. just because they are rich? I think this notion is one indication why we are behind as a nation. We don’t believe there are people who are capable of working hard and spending their hard earned money as they wish. I guess my fundamental question goes back to, what claim does any one has, if any, the owner of this beautiful house is corrupted or even a Woyane associate. Why am I defending this person you might ask? Well my simple explanation is that this person could have lived some where else; entirely with no tie of the current government and repatriate with the wealth he accumulated. My point is, let us not be quick to judge. Let’s evaluate our facts before pointing figures. The only thing this man could be guilty of is not helping his fellow county man while he has the money. (And I don’t know if he help or not for fact).
We should be grateful what Al Amoudi has done in Ethiopia. The Woyane goverment was established based on corruption from the begining. The state assets were undervalued and were made unproductive delibrately before it was sold. No question, most contracts are awarded illegally in public sector. I am sure Ato Tefesse won some contracts illegally. prove it f…off. One day an equiry into some of these deals will be made public when we have the right man. Don’t be fullish the nation do not benefit from this corruption. Corruption do not help the coutry to grow and these people are shifting the nation money to Europe and America. some of us know it how they do it. Wake Up!!!!!
This is everyones dream house good for him. But I hope he helps the poor pips too, somehow.
I’m proud of Ato Samuel. Why do we get upset when someone is rich. He earned and worked hard for it. I’m happy for him to live the dream. Ja (comment #23 who attched the Report’s interview with Ato Samuel is very interesting.) Ethiopia is a poor country and if someone gets rich and has billions we all should applaud him. I do.
Hey, PPL calm down… know the guy first before you judge him. I know that this dude worked very hard with his family to reach where he is at now. Why don’t we always have positive attitude? Or you prefer the image of Ethiopia always as seen in the western and European television? I just don’t understand. Anyway Go Samy … I really admire you … I know how you treated your construction workers … this dude even don’t work ye gabriel ken … he slaughter many cows for his workers every month for st. gabriel …. many of his construction workers now are in the US.. where are you guys…. anyway … he is the only person I saw in Ethiopia started up and hit his goal. For more information about him try to ask, his in-laws used to own finfine something restaurant at 6 kilo … they started working from sunshine chicken house and hair saloon through his wife and his hard work in construction … God Bless Ethiopia and I am aiming to do something like that one day .. and you better not connect my money with woyane .. you fu**ing judgmental people.
It is now obvious why we are the poorest country in the world and continue to stay that way unless we change our attitude. There is nothing wrong to be rich. It is obvious that many carry a pain body that thrives on seeing pain on other people. I see people sending emails and write comments when they see something horrible happening in Ethiopia or Ethiopian people in general. If that is all you are looking for that is what you will find. What you think in your mind is what you will attract. No one is happy to see those kids living on the street. What we should be focusing is on the solution not point on someone who is rich to blame. These rich people are the ones who create jobs for the rest of the people in Ethiopia. We should seek a way to help in resolving the issue of poverty by creating jobs for the poor. We need to stop this non-sense.
Dear Selamawit Samuel Tafesse,
I read your comment on Mr. Ellias’s deed. I like it baby. It showed me your positive attitue towards people of any nature.
Look, it is always good to use opportunities like this for knowing each other.I liked your approch. Would you please e-mail me.
Here is My adress thanks,
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God Bless you and the family.
Let make fun guys,
This is an apportunity for all us who have this acess to forward our oppinion on issues mentioned above.
Now that we looked things in different ways.
Shall we change the focus of discussion as I did it on Aklilegiorgis comment. Let us work hard for this country.
Only the ONE gives and only HE takes .So instead of wasting time worrying about how other people are living why dont we all try to work hard and get a piece of the pie. Really it looks like you are all jealous of other peoples success.I am sure HE saw fit to give it to them and i am really sure that He knows what he is doing.
What does this have to do with politics? Haven’t you heard of the word capitalism? You should try to flip and read the dictionary sometimes. Seems like everyone who responded to your post thinks it’s ridiculously and irrelevant to compare the riches life style with the poor. You should worry on how you will live in a house like this someday rather than push your own political agenda.
It is part of our culture that any body that is going to become a pioneer or successful in every sector would have never beeen welcomed by the sociity.I am part of the comunity in the construction industry. My deep feer is not the rising of ethiopian millioner like Ato Samuel (an ethiopian) his ultimate shre for a lexureous living is very minute as compared with the share snashed by our newo so called comunist friends “Asian Friends” who are in full control of the rising Ethiopian construction industry, who are telling day and night to our government officialls that as if no working cultur in Ethiopians for an excuse of their deployment of man power starting from the daily labourer to The Higer Engineer. Despite High rate of an Employment in Ethiopia our Asian friends are very much encouraged to bring the daily labourer whose capacity is to use to use pic and axe that ironically the Ethiopian un emplooyeed poor can not perform. Please do understand that Whatso ever the case may be the reason for Ato Samuels being a millioner, for me the Ethiopian ATO SAMUEL should be a good nwees for those being Exploited by our Asian Friends.
I appreciate hardworking investors who are working hard to creat jobs. Ethiopia needs domestic and foreign investors to develop. Insulting the rich is not the wayforward. We have seen what happened to Ethiopia after mengistus began targeting the rich, he followe ill guided communist style adminstration that ended up destroying everyone. Please folks work hard and enjoy the live style of the rich and superrich. talking nonsense and defaming hardworking individuals wont help you.
hey guys the bible says in the book mathew 16 :-26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Ecclesiastes 2:-21 For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.
2 Corinthians:-1For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
so lets think about eternal life what u see from that pic is its just good to live in this earth but there is eternal life in heaven so lets work for that . jesus loves u all
may GOD BLESS U ALL & THE OWENER OF THAT HOUSE
common on, give the man a chance. Now, if you got any evidence to show this man is corrupt then post them here. As for favours, my friend, thats just the way it is from washington to london to paris to milan to Addis, politicians are usually financed by rich business donors, and usually return the favour by offering the biggest contracts to these donors. Now as long as the job is done, and we work to make politics not just in ethiopia, but all over the world a much more fairer process, by exposing publicly politicians and business that waste public money when given contracts that are not done properly or not done on time. Remember, we are a country lacking in economists and information isn’t availaible as freely as it is in western countries, but this isn’t samuels or sunshine con fault. we should afterall be proud of being ethiopians, and not hate when people get rich and prosper. go to http://www.sunshinecon.com/, and check it out for yourself.
you know what the problem is the government !!!!! it is a shame! i was in a Addis a few month ago from Los Angeles and i was sad to see how the poor people are struggling to survive but we can’t just sit and blame the rich , what we should do is get organized and find out a way to help the poor and also to get rid of this government if they are not helping the poor to get out of poverty . so far they are focused on helping the rich and exporting all our goods including our precious gold which we don’t see what they are doing with money and let’s watch out for those chines people that are building our roads they gonna be doing more business with our government just like they are doing in other African countries they are making so much money , America is borrowing money from them !!! so let’s watch out for them cause they are not leaving once they are done with the road . but for those of you who cares about our country lets do some thing about it i am currently working on a new website that is gonna be mainly focused on that so if any body reads this please email me at [email protected] and i will add you on email list , so we can talk about the things we care about and about our country that we all love . any body can join please email me and lets all work for what god wants to do through us . and help our people . god bless all of us , and our ETHIOPIA one love .from Los angels
Why you bother about this guy? If you work hard you will be like him. But the problem of people who said ” we love Ethiopia” verbally but in reality not, is not working but blaming and hating the development of others. This person is one who change our country.He did not take the money out of Ethiopia. But you are wishing and planning to destroy and take its property out of him. You will never get it. Work hard ,God help you. But do not expect the fall of your friends. Clear your bad mind.I understand there may be some favor from the government. Let it be.It he got this money on the expense of other,he will be loser. Otherwise I have no problem personally for people who work hard and rich. This is not a time of blame. Lets get start and change our country.
Please, our country need change. Real change from poverty to prosperity, from drought to good life. from war to peace, from cheating and stealing to hard work,from agul gura to real life.If you love your country try to do your contribution with out hesitation and waiting for reward or favor.Do not look to others and wait for others.Do what you can honestly. You will be blessed and mentally happy. Love your people despite his religion,ethnicity. Love your country honestly not for power.We have a power to change our country.We have the resource. But we need willingness and commitment.
Do what you can
አቶ ሳሙአል እግዚአብሐር ይባርክው:: እንደዚህ እራሱን ችሎ ወገንን ለመርዳት አበቃው:: ጐጐል አድርጌ ታሪኩን አንብቤ, ከሰባት ሺህ በላይ ወገኖችን ቀጥሮ የሚያሰራ ሰው ነው:: እንግድይ ይታያችሁ ይህ ሁሉ ሰው ስንት ቤተሰብ እንደሚያስተዳድር:: አምላክ ባለው ላይ ይጨምርለት, ከፍ ከፍ ያድርገው::
አክባሪያችሁ
hey am glad to see that kind of house in Ethiopia even though y’all thought it ain’t fair. Am young and y’all might think thats why i said it’s good to have this kind of house. I was born and raised in the USA and i wanted to invest some of my money in Ethiopian but now am scared because y’all saying every rich people woyanne i have no idea what woyanne is but i know y’all going to call me woyanne so pleas i want y’all to change ya mind it ain’t me nothing and doesn’t make sense calling rich people woyane
What matter is not to be rich. In Ethiopian context,what ever genuinly u work hard, u can not attain the scale of wealth that Mr. Samuel attained un less u would be loyal to the DAMN Woyane.