The changing face of Ethiopia / Masimba Tafirenyika.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Tafirenyika, Masimba, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic and Social Development.

Ethiopia.

Local Subjects:

Economic and Social Development.

Ethiopia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (2 pages)

Contained In:

Africa Renewal Vol. 29, no. 2, p. 4-5 29:2<4 2517-9829

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : United Nations, 2015.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Every so often, a speaker at a conference says something provocative or simply voices an opinion that sparks discussions long after the event. At African conferences, brusque comments by Nigerian officials used to dominate conversations. Not anymore. Ethiopians have usurped the role. And there are good reasons to support the Ethiopians' new assertiveness: they run one of the world's fastest growing economies; they have done a good job in meeting the Millennium Development Goals; they are building what will soon be Africa's largest hydroelectric dam; their national airline dominates the continent's skies; they have achieved an admirable level of political stability in one of the region's roughest neighbourhoods, and their capital Addis Ababa, whose skyline is dotted with construction cranes, is the continent's diplomatic capital, thanks to the presence of the African Union's headquarters.

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