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Ethiopia & Nigeria under the loupe

Post by DefendTheTruth » 03 Jun 2024, 16:34

Ethiopia, we were told again and again, was never colonized, maintained its independence for over 3000 years, at least. It has innovated its own scripts and sustained two of the world's major religions side by side harmoniously and many more.

But it failed to feed itself for a very long time, there must be something odd here. The oldest country can't feed itself and have to look for the handouts of much younger nations. Something must be odd here.

It couldn't architect one modern city in the whole of its history and has to contend itself with the shanty towns of urban areas, including its own capital city for so long, there must be something odd here.

There are many more points where we can point out about something that should have been odd, all along. But what was it?

Nigeria got its independence in 1960, something over 60 years ago. In that much long time it could show case such a city planning and architectural superiority, how did it manage and Ethiopian failed?


Did Nigeria got a modern education system before Ethiopia? I don't think so. The difference must have been in the way the schools in both countries produced their students.

Ethiopian Students must have been the laziest and selfish of all, if nothing else.

They failed Ethiopia, they only cared about power, power and power. They are only good at treachery, dishonesty and betrayal of their own nation. Case in point should also be many of today's so called diaspora in the western countries: they can passionately lobby their host countries to sanction their own home country, if they didn't get what they wanted, which is just power and power. Power mongering morons, if nothing else, at the cost of the poor that sent them to the schools.



Here is an example of what Ethiopia can show case, where we can find many more similar instances in the whole of the nation's history.

https://www.msingiafrikamagazine.com/20 ... in-afrika/

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Re: Ethiopia & Nigeria under the loupe

Post by TesfaNews » 03 Jun 2024, 16:45

era tikekel neh the ethiopian diaspora are power hungry unable to build a school or well or anything :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: etio 360 hula :lol: :lol: :lol: jiloch :lol: :lol: how many of them dont even travel out of addis? :lol: l: enquan netchoch weda debub weda afar yehadelu

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Re: Ethiopia & Nigeria under the loupe

Post by DefendTheTruth » 03 Jun 2024, 16:58

Here an example: the most probable scenario in the following video is that those in power have mobilized the mass to show what they can achieve, if they were to be told their power would be relinquished for some reason, then they suddenly start their usual next opportune business, which is treachery.



Where is Obbo Lema Megerssa? What did he achieve by leaving his top post in the government that he was instrumental in founding it?

The same can be said of Ato Gedu Andargachew of Amhara kilil.

The fact of the matter is that they are not passionate about their job in the government but the power they can wield from there.

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Re: Ethiopia & Nigeria under the loupe

Post by Somaliman » 03 Jun 2024, 17:15

Don't be fooled by the blocks of buildings and streets in Abuja. The minimum wage in Nigeria is $22 a month, and not many can survive with such a miserable rate. Even Ethiopians exploited at industrial parks in Ethiopia earn a little bit better than that.

As we speak, there's power cut across Nigeria as workers are on strike, demanding a huge increase in the minimum wage.

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Re: Ethiopia & Nigeria under the loupe

Post by Sadacha Macca » 03 Jun 2024, 17:21

Blame can be attributed to several groups, but to blame students while leaving out the governments is a joke dude. We also know Ethiopias poverty is exploited and certain powers benefit from its poverty and Africa's poverty in general. Government corruption should top the list of reasons why Ethiopias poor. They live lavish lifestyles while the masses struggle. I'm not sure if the current government is looting or has; but If they were or did, I wouldn't be surprised. It'd be surprising if they weren't, actually.


We know for a fact that they've (consecutive goverments of Ethiopia) all engaged in looting the countries funds aka aid monies. Tplf for example did it to the tune of billions. While those before them did the same. Haile selassies dogs ate the best sega and doro while millions starved to death. He stashed much wealth overseas. Mengistu took millions too especially when he left in 1990. Those looted Millions can or could start businesses, it can invest in modern irrigation based agriculture, and etc so imagine what billions could do?

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Re: Ethiopia & Nigeria under the loupe

Post by Axumezana » 03 Jun 2024, 18:31

Over the last 6 years Ethiopia faced challenges but Nigeria has been doing ok specially in terms of democratization. However, Ethiopia has still a lead in so many areas. See Ethiopian Airlines the # 1 Airline in Africa. See the GERD which is almost completed despite the immense pressure from Egypt and it's supporters. The infrastructure of Ethiopian is also better than Nigeria including electric power and roads. More than any thing else the seed that frees Africa from neocolonization is in Ethiopia not in Nigeria. Nigeria has almost two times to the population of Ethiopia but highly mismanaged.

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Re: Ethiopia & Nigeria under the loupe

Post by Somaliman » 03 Jun 2024, 19:03

Axumezana wrote:
03 Jun 2024, 18:31
Over the last 6 years Ethiopia faced challenges but Nigeria has been doing ok specially in terms of democratization. However, Ethiopia has still a lead in so many areas. See Ethiopian Airlines the # 1 Airline in Africa. See the GERD which is almost completed despite the immense pressure from Egypt and it's supporters. The infrastructure of Ethiopian is also better than Nigeria including electric power and roads. More than any thing else the seed that frees Africa from neocolonization is in Ethiopia not in Nigeria. Nigeria has almost two times to the population of Ethiopia but highly mismanaged.


the seed that frees Africa from neocolonization is in Ethiopia
It's easy to find a scapegoat to blame.

You should better find the seed that frees Ethiopia from foreign humanitarian food aid.

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Re: Ethiopia & Nigeria under the loupe

Post by DefendTheTruth » 04 Jun 2024, 08:48

Sadacha Macca wrote:
03 Jun 2024, 17:21
Blame can be attributed to several groups, but to blame students while leaving out the governments is a joke dude. We also know Ethiopias poverty is exploited and certain powers benefit from its poverty and Africa's poverty in general. Government corruption should top the list of reasons why Ethiopias poor. They live lavish lifestyles while the masses struggle. I'm not sure if the current government is looting or has; but If they were or did, I wouldn't be surprised. It'd be surprising if they weren't, actually.


We know for a fact that they've (consecutive goverments of Ethiopia) all engaged in looting the countries funds aka aid monies. Tplf for example did it to the tune of billions. While those before them did the same. Haile selassies dogs ate the best sega and doro while millions starved to death. He stashed much wealth overseas. Mengistu took millions too especially when he left in 1990. Those looted Millions can or could start businesses, it can invest in modern irrigation based agriculture, and etc so imagine what billions could do?
Is this guy part of the government or part of the students, in your definition of the terms?

https://borkena.com/2024/05/31/ethiopia ... -solution/

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