While all democratic systems are works in progress, ours started rather late and therefore has a longer distance to cover. But democratic transformation for us is not mimicking some facets of Western governance. The focus has been on building institutions of democratic governance.
From Meles Zenawi
Famine has wreaked havoc in Ethiopia for so long , it would be stupid not to be sensitive to the risk of such things occurring. But there has not been a famine on our watch - emergencies, but no famines.
Some people think African states cannot be trusted with the cookie jar. But there are absolutely good NGOs who have this feeling of human solidarity and who also recognize that their work can only be supplementary to the government.
Eritrea is hellbent on destabilising Ethiopia. It does not care who it sleeps with.
I cannot separate my achievements from what can be considered as the achievements of the ruling party.
We have built tens of thousands of schools, clinics and rural roads.
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