The Rise and Fall of the “Baksheesh State” in Ethiopia
The rise of the “baksheesh state” in Ethiopia My long time readers by now know that I mint my own… (more)
Ethiopia World Bank
Marriage proposal to Mighty Awash and HMD comes to the US.
Marriage proposal to Mighty Awash and HMD comes to the US. By Yilma Bekele Our elders know how to tell… (more)
EITI or Clare’s Corruption Club?
Clare Short has won! Congratulations, Clare! Brava! Last week, Clare Short, Chair of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), succeeded… (more)
Corruption in the Ethiopian JUST US Sector
For the past several months, I have been commenting on the findings of the World Bank’s “Diagnosing Corruption in Ethiopia”,… (more)
Ethiopia: Shadowboxing Smoke and Mirrors
Meles Zenawi when he was alive and his apostles today (“Melesistas”) keep playing us in the Diaspora like a cheap… (more)
Ethiopia: The Bedtime Stories of Meles Zenawi
Alemayehu G Mariam At the “World Economic Forum Meeting” in Ethiopia last… (more)