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Ethiopia 2013: Year of the Cheetah Generation

Monday, January 7, 2013 @ 01:01 AM ed

Alemayehu G Mariam Year of the Cheetahs 2013 shall be the Year of Ethiopia’s Cheetah Generation. “The Cheetah Generation refers to the new and angry generation of young African graduates and professionals, who look at African issues and problems from a totally different and unique perspective. They are dynamic, intellectually agile, and pragmatic. They may [...]

Cheetahs, Hippos and Saving Ethiopia

Monday, August 20, 2012 @ 03:08 AM ed

Alemayehu G Mariam—George Ayittey, one of the foremost African public global intellectuals, metaphorically suggests that Africa’s destiny will be determined by the promise of the “Cheetah Generation” or the paralysis of the “Hippo Generation”. As he explains, The Cheetah Generation refers to the new and angry generation of young African graduates and professionals,

Why is Ethiopia poor?

Sunday, November 27, 2011 @ 10:11 PM ed

By Alemayehu G. Mariam–George Ayittey, the renowned Ghanaian economist and president of the Free Africa Foundation swears that “Africa is poor because she is not free”. Like Ayittey, Robert Guest, business editor for The Economist, in his book The Shackled Continent (2004), declares that “Africans are poor because they are poorly governed.”

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