by Tedla Asfaw
I was alerted on the coming two day visit starting this coming Monday Oct 27 by t The World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in Addis Ababa Ethiopia.
The meeting is billed as a new initiative for Horn of Africa 8 countries on development and security.
The current “development policy ” of the Ethiopian regime is a direct copy of the Chinese Model. Power and Wealth for the very few unelected/selected people through government controlled huge projects.
China has become a giant in the last two decades by bringing more than 200 million people out of poverty. It is expected Ethiopia to do the same. The problem is Ethiopians are not Chinese.
The West including The World Bank has endorsed the Chinese model when it comes to my country Ethiopia. Mr. Obama endorsed this growth model last month in public.
Dr. Kim and Mr Ki-moon are not going to bring anything new on the so called new initiative. If they have the courage they should initiate the South Korea Model of development in Ethiopia and the rest of Horn of Africa. That is development based on accountability and transparency through democratically elected governments.
Security in the Horn of Africa can only be achieved through government elected by the people in a transparent and free election. What we have now is security to protect foreigners interest not our region interest.
If the new initiative is to protect foreigners interest it will not make my country a China of Africa. China’s development has been anchored on Chinese nationalism not driven to fulfill foreigners interest.
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