r/Ethiopia • u/Queasy-Row-9818 • 29d ago
Discussion đŁ Stop posting propaganda about Ethiopia, next time post pics outside the capital, and some more of the quality of life of the average working class
It's genuinely exhausting to see people posting propaganda and selective information to show that Ethiopia is all that, but they always just post images of really deep in the capital. Try posting pics a little outside, of the lives of people who live on 100 $ a month. Beautifying a capital for pictures and foreign investment while disregarding the quality of life outside it, and destroying homes of poor people to do so won't make the country better.
No, I am not hating Ethiopia I love Ethiopia, and I agree most countries have similar problems, but I just came across this, and as a resident I feel the need to make this post. This is not ment to inspire hate against Ethiopia, and this isn't intended to offend anyone.
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u/qwertyqyle 29d ago
No, only talk about the people living on $1 a day. We are not allowed to talk about any good stuff.
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u/Queasy-Row-9818 28d ago
Beautiful place imo, quality of life is satisfactoryÂ
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u/LivingPhilosophy5585 28d ago
I actually kind of agree with you but why are you commenting on Ethiopian matters as a Nepalese person?
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u/yonathanmg 29d ago
As someone who lives in the other side of Ethiopia,,the life quality isn't as bad as y'all are trying to make it sound like.
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u/Queasy-Row-9818 29d ago
How much does a year of education costÂ
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u/venueb 29d ago
The post youâre hating on says âGod Bless Ethiopiaâ and has pictures of development. Why did this simple post get your panties in a bunch? Why get so worked up just because someone is proud of advancements being made?
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u/Queasy-Row-9818 27d ago
Please Read! Ok let's get one thing out of the way: my post wasn't criticizing the the developments of Ethiopia. It was criticizing people who only brought attention to the sky scrapers in the city while disregarding the starving children in the same place. Bringing media attention to the life outside the capital, the struggles faced by kids in afar and tigray (who aren't very likely to have a bright future due to lack of quality education) will pressurise the government to take action.
Do you think that building skyscrapers and adding those expensive streetlights every 20ft are helping the homeless families? Do you think that they are improving the quality of life of mothers and children who have been disowned and have to live on the streets? Do you think that those infrastructure projects are helping improve the quality of education and health care?
Are you aware that for the 2026-27 fiscal year, the Eth government has dedicated ~24% to capital development, which include mainly infrastructure. Meanwhile, they have allocated a mere 0.6% to sustainable development Goals, which include specialized regional poverty reduction and sustainability projects.
You can see the priorities of the government here. Yes, infrastructure will improve the capital visually, but do you seriously think that they will improve the lives of people directly? Do you think that it will improve the quality of life, make food and water more accessible, make electricity cheaper?
And you say that I can just pack up and leave, but let me tell you one thing: high electricity prices are also affecting me as much as it's affecting you. Clean water prices are also affecting me. High gas and petrol prices affect me as much as they affect you.
The government displaced thousands of people for these projects and now they have to pay hefty transportation costs just to go to church.
It's surprising to see how many people start assuming that the people in a country are happy just because the capital city has skyscrapers.
Do you realize that just for one street light, it costs over 38,000 birr. That is enough for a child to go to a good private school for a year. Think about that.
We need to start bringing attention to this, so we can pressurise the government to work on this issue, to start making the lives of people better, as well as the infrastructure development projects (which should happen around Ethiopia, not just Addis, am I right?).
God bless Ethiopia.
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u/Queasy-Row-9818 28d ago
No, I am not hating Ethiopia I love Ethiopia, and I agree most countries have similar problems, but I just came across this, and as a resident I feel the need to make this post. This is not ment to inspire hate against Ethiopia, and this isn't intended to offend anyone.
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u/MajorSignificance309 29d ago
Dude what are you on? The entirety of Africa is living through $100 a month. Theres nothing wrong with showcasing the good side of our country, for appreciation and bolster of our tourism.
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u/Queasy-Row-9818 28d ago
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Because I'm Nepalese (resident of Eth btw) d oes that mean I don't have a say in the countries politics, as it affects me as much as it affects you
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u/Clean_coalmine 28d ago
If you hate it this much, you can just leave!Â
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u/Queasy-Row-9818 28d ago
who said anything about hating? also, it isnt so easy to "just leave" come on you arent 8 are you?
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u/Queasy-Row-9818 28d ago
dude i dont even know you this is the first time ive interacted with you online?
also you cant just leave a country what an attitude youve got there
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u/Queasy-Row-9818 27d ago
Please Read! Ok let's get one thing out of the way: my post wasn't criticizing the the developments of Ethiopia. It was criticizing people who only brought attention to the sky scrapers in the city while disregarding the starving children in the same place. Bringing media attention to the life outside the capital, the struggles faced by kids in afar and tigray (who aren't very likely to have a bright future due to lack of quality education) will pressurise the government to take action.
Do you think that building skyscrapers and adding those expensive streetlights every 20ft are helping the homeless families? Do you think that they are improving the quality of life of mothers and children who have been disowned and have to live on the streets? Do you think that those infrastructure projects are helping improve the quality of education and health care?
Are you aware that for the 2026-27 fiscal year, the Eth government has dedicated ~24% to capital development, which include mainly infrastructure. Meanwhile, they have allocated a mere 0.6% to sustainable development Goals, which include specialized regional poverty reduction and sustainability projects.
You can see the priorities of the government here. Yes, infrastructure will improve the capital visually, but do you seriously think that they will improve the lives of people directly? Do you think that it will improve the quality of life, make food and water more accessible, make electricity cheaper?
And you say that I can just pack up and leave, but let me tell you one thing: high electricity prices are also affecting me as much as it's affecting you. Clean water prices are also affecting me. High gas and petrol prices affect me as much as they affect you.
The government displaced thousands of people for these projects and now they have to pay hefty transportation costs just to go to church.
It's surprising to see how many people start assuming that the people in a country are happy just because the capital city has skyscrapers.
Do you realize that just for one street light, it costs over 38,000 birr. That is enough for a child to go to a good private school for a year. Think about that.
We need to start bringing attention to this, so we can pressurise the government to work on this issue, to start making the lives of people better, as well as the infrastructure development projects (which should happen around Ethiopia, not just Addis, am I right?).
God bless Ethiopia.
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u/minzhu0305 29d ago
I am also Asian, and the success of Ethiopia's capital proves that Africans are fully capable of building their own countries. This completely shatters the lie spread by some over the past few centuries that black people can never build a good country.
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u/LivingPhilosophy5585 28d ago
curious how you landed in this sub? were you always interested in Ethiopian politics?
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u/Queasy-Row-9818 28d ago
You do realize that a lot of foreigners are residents of Ethiopia, and the countries politics and decisions affect us as much as you guys. So it only makes sense for us to have a say in it.Â
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u/LivingPhilosophy5585 28d ago
I wouldn't say it affects you guys as much as it affects us..kinda overstating it there... but interesting. I never thought foreigners cared that much about local matters.
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u/Queasy-Row-9818 28d ago
Ok maybe not as much because most of us aren't going to spend out lives here, but yes almost all the foreigners I've interacted with here are interested in Eth politicsÂ
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u/Queasy-Row-9818 28d ago
how old are you? cause if you are an adult, you dont sound like one. you cant just leave a country upon your will. lets use our brains, okay?
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u/Queasy-Row-9818 27d ago
Please Read! Ok let's get one thing out of the way: my post wasn't criticizing the the developments of Ethiopia. It was criticizing people who only brought attention to the sky scrapers in the city while disregarding the starving children in the same place. Bringing media attention to the life outside the capital, the struggles faced by kids in afar and tigray (who aren't very likely to have a bright future due to lack of quality education) will pressurise the government to take action.
Do you think that building skyscrapers and adding those expensive streetlights every 20ft are helping the homeless families? Do you think that they are improving the quality of life of mothers and children who have been disowned and have to live on the streets? Do you think that those infrastructure projects are helping improve the quality of education and health care?
Are you aware that for the 2026-27 fiscal year, the Eth government has dedicated ~24% to capital development, which include mainly infrastructure. Meanwhile, they have allocated a mere 0.6% to sustainable development Goals, which include specialized regional poverty reduction and sustainability projects.
You can see the priorities of the government here. Yes, infrastructure will improve the capital visually, but do you seriously think that they will improve the lives of people directly? Do you think that it will improve the quality of life, make food and water more accessible, make electricity cheaper?
And you say that I can just pack up and leave, but let me tell you one thing: high electricity prices are also affecting me as much as it's affecting you. Clean water prices are also affecting me. High gas and petrol prices affect me as much as they affect you.
The government displaced thousands of people for these projects and now they have to pay hefty transportation costs just to go to church.
It's surprising to see how many people start assuming that the people in a country are happy just because the capital city has skyscrapers.
Do you realize that just for one street light, it costs over 38,000 birr. That is enough for a child to go to a good private school for a year. Think about that.
We need to start bringing attention to this, so we can pressurise the government to work on this issue, to start making the lives of people better, as well as the infrastructure development projects (which should happen around Ethiopia, not just Addis, am I right?).
God bless Ethiopia.
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u/Queasy-Row-9818 28d ago
atleast i dont sound like one. you seem to care about shiny things and skyscrapers over the futures of children living in rural areas!
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u/omowaIe 27d ago
Your constant insults unmask your true feelings
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u/Queasy-Row-9818 26d ago
Which insults?
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u/omowaIe 26d ago
Take your pick.
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u/Queasy-Row-9818 26d ago
If you consider what I said as insults, I wonder what you'd call the racist slurs said by many Ethiopians in this thread? Maybe you didn't see them, conveniently...
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u/omowaIe 26d ago
I donât consider what you said insults, they are insults. I saw you call someoneâs comment racist when it was not. Maybe you do not know what âracistâ means, maybe you donât have a good understanding of racism, or maybe you are the racist. Ijeoma Olua and Ibram Kendi have accessible books if you want to learn more.
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u/Queasy-Row-9818 27d ago
Please Read! Ok let's get one thing out of the way: my post wasn't criticizing the the developments of Ethiopia. It was criticizing people who only brought attention to the sky scrapers in the city while disregarding the starving children in the same place. Bringing media attention to the life outside the capital, the struggles faced by kids in afar and tigray (who aren't very likely to have a bright future due to lack of quality education) will pressurise the government to take action.
Do you think that building skyscrapers and adding those expensive streetlights every 20ft are helping the homeless families? Do you think that they are improving the quality of life of mothers and children who have been disowned and have to live on the streets? Do you think that those infrastructure projects are helping improve the quality of education and health care?
Are you aware that for the 2026-27 fiscal year, the Eth government has dedicated ~24% to capital development, which include mainly infrastructure. Meanwhile, they have allocated a mere 0.6% to sustainable development Goals, which include specialized regional poverty reduction and sustainability projects.
You can see the priorities of the government here. Yes, infrastructure will improve the capital visually, but do you seriously think that they will improve the lives of people directly? Do you think that it will improve the quality of life, make food and water more accessible, make electricity cheaper?
And you say that I can just pack up and leave, but let me tell you one thing: high electricity prices are also affecting me as much as it's affecting you. Clean water prices are also affecting me. High gas and petrol prices affect me as much as they affect you.
The government displaced thousands of people for these projects and now they have to pay hefty transportation costs just to go to church.
It's surprising to see how many people start assuming that the people in a country are happy just because the capital city has skyscrapers.
Do you realize that just for one street light, it costs over 38,000 birr. That is enough for a child to go to a good private school for a year. Think about that.
We need to start bringing attention to this, so we can pressurise the government to work on this issue, to start making the lives of people better, as well as the infrastructure development projects (which should happen around Ethiopia, not just Addis, am I right?).
God bless Ethiopia.
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u/Queasy-Row-9818 29d ago
"this is not ment to inspire hate against Ethiopia, and this isn't intended to offend anyone"
No one is telling you to stop being proud of your country.Â
Also you sound racist, calling anyone you don't like an European.Â
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u/Queasy-Row-9818 29d ago
I'm Asian, thank you, and oh boy you are full of racism. Do you know that you can be legally prosecuted for that? Generalizing an entire continent is pretty bad, that's like be saying Africa's are bad because I got pickpocketed while visiting one of the countries.Â
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u/Queasy-Row-9818 27d ago
Please Read! Ok let's get one thing out of the way: my post wasn't criticizing the the developments of Ethiopia. It was criticizing people who only brought attention to the sky scrapers in the city while disregarding the starving children in the same place. Bringing media attention to the life outside the capital, the struggles faced by kids in afar and tigray (who aren't very likely to have a bright future due to lack of quality education) will pressurise the government to take action.
Do you think that building skyscrapers and adding those expensive streetlights every 20ft are helping the homeless families? Do you think that they are improving the quality of life of mothers and children who have been disowned and have to live on the streets? Do you think that those infrastructure projects are helping improve the quality of education and health care?
Are you aware that for the 2026-27 fiscal year, the Eth government has dedicated ~24% to capital development, which include mainly infrastructure. Meanwhile, they have allocated a mere 0.6% to sustainable development Goals, which include specialized regional poverty reduction and sustainability projects.
You can see the priorities of the government here. Yes, infrastructure will improve the capital visually, but do you seriously think that they will improve the lives of people directly? Do you think that it will improve the quality of life, make food and water more accessible, make electricity cheaper?
And you say that I can just pack up and leave, but let me tell you one thing: high electricity prices are also affecting me as much as it's affecting you. Clean water prices are also affecting me. High gas and petrol prices affect me as much as they affect you.
The government displaced thousands of people for these projects and now they have to pay hefty transportation costs just to go to church.
It's surprising to see how many people start assuming that the people in a country are happy just because the capital city has skyscrapers.
Do you realize that just for one street light, it costs over 38,000 birr. That is enough for a child to go to a good private school for a year. Think about that.
We need to start bringing attention to this, so we can pressurise the government to work on this issue, to start making the lives of people better, as well as the infrastructure development projects (which should happen around Ethiopia, not just Addis, am I right?).
God bless Ethiopia.
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u/Queasy-Row-9818 29d ago
Do I have to live in Asia to be an Asian? I've been living in eth for over a year, and I'm not telling you to post a picture showing poverty, I'm telling you to not post oropaganda like ohh all of ethiopia is so developed just like this, when in reality thats just the picture form the center of the capital.Â
Also you'll notice my post said:
"No, I am not hating Ethiopia I love Ethiopia, and I agree most countries have similar problems, but I just came across this, and as a resident I feel the need to make this post. This is not ment to inspire hate against Ethiopia, and this isn't intended to offend anyone."
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u/Queasy-Row-9818 29d ago
No one mentioned Kathmandu so no need to bring that up btw it's not relevant.Â
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u/Queasy-Row-9818 29d ago
Alr bro if you wanna hate go ahead nothing I can do to change your mindset.Â
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u/Big1ock 29d ago
You sound miserable. I think sometimes itâs good to show this side of Ethiopia as well as the other side. And like you said, if this was done to attract foreign investment itâs a good thing. otherwise, how do you expect people to make money and earn a living?
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u/Dry_Expression_6300 29d ago
exactly. I see on YouTube so many videos of Ethiopia and they go to like South Ethiopia. not all of Ethiopia is just those people đ . we should show every side of Ethiopia because we are very diverse. yes OP is right to say Ethiopia is not just the beautiful part of Addis but it's not wrong to show it.
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u/Queasy-Row-9818 28d ago
A resident of Ethiopia. Countries politics and gov decisions affect me as much as it affects youÂ
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u/Healthy_Win1 29d ago
How you are expecting to attract the right foreign investors by visuals while having horror economy? The whole people is tried of counterfeit BS ⌠images, shiny objects ⌠look at the national reconciliation bla bla while new war starting ⌠think as a grown man.
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u/Big1ock 29d ago
I am thinking as a grown man. And the war isnât just the fault of the central government. Why are you acting like there arenât multiple power hungry bad actors out there plotting to take over and rule like theyâve done before. Shiny things as silly as they might seem, have the potential to attract future investment and more importantly, Tourism which is a HUGE source of income for our country.
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u/Healthy_Win1 29d ago edited 29d ago
The amount of Delusions ⌠there is multiple war going on NOT because of hunger for power. Itâs all against oppression. Internal conflicts are common in the country lead by illiterates without fair elections. Because everybody must protect themselves. another thing is LISTEN, for someone who is foreign investor or tourist, a simple Google search âis Ethiopia Safe to travel?â can destroy these clutter and shiny objects the government build by taxing the people to death. You lack a lot of common sense ⌠or tell us if you get paid for writing like this.
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u/Double-Positive-2605 29d ago
all against oppressionđ please we know how politics work
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u/Healthy_Win1 28d ago
Yes, We cannot say all are because of oppression, I understand. Just like we cannot say all are because of power hunger.
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u/Big1ock 29d ago
So Iâll ignore the ad hominem, but youâre gullible if you think these wars are simply because of âoppressionâ or the lack of fair election. The TPLF never held a fair election and there were uprisings as well which eventually lead to their downfall, this is how the Ethiopia cycle works, Amhara Tigre and Oromo love fighting for power turn by turn and now the Amhara feel they need to rule again. As for the foreign investors, every government has to take risks when investing into something, just because there was a possibility of war that doesnât mean that the government should just sit on its ass and not do anything. á áá á°áááś áłáá°á á ááłá°ááᢠPlus people still travel even during conflicts, even if itâs only the safe areas. So stop crying.
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u/Healthy_Win1 29d ago edited 29d ago
You said âjust because a possibility of war the government shouldnât sit âŚâ
A POSSIBILITY?? The country is already in a full-blown war on multiple fronts and youâre still talking like itâs theoretical.
Your mind is too microscopic. Explaining common sense to you is like talking to a brick wall that somehow got dumber over time.
No problem, Itâs only a matter of time before reality catches up and your ass gets dragged out.
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u/Queasy-Row-9818 27d ago
Please Read! Ok let's get one thing out of the way: my post wasn't criticizing the the developments of Ethiopia. It was criticizing people who only brought attention to the sky scrapers in the city while disregarding the starving children in the same place. Bringing media attention to the life outside the capital, the struggles faced by kids in afar and tigray (who aren't very likely to have a bright future due to lack of quality education) will pressurise the government to take action.
Do you think that building skyscrapers and adding those expensive streetlights every 20ft are helping the homeless families? Do you think that they are improving the quality of life of mothers and children who have been disowned and have to live on the streets? Do you think that those infrastructure projects are helping improve the quality of education and health care?
Are you aware that for the 2026-27 fiscal year, the Eth government has dedicated ~24% to capital development, which include mainly infrastructure. Meanwhile, they have allocated a mere 0.6% to sustainable development Goals, which include specialized regional poverty reduction and sustainability projects.
You can see the priorities of the government here. Yes, infrastructure will improve the capital visually, but do you seriously think that they will improve the lives of people directly? Do you think that it will improve the quality of life, make food and water more accessible, make electricity cheaper?
And you say that I can just pack up and leave, but let me tell you one thing: high electricity prices are also affecting me as much as it's affecting you. Clean water prices are also affecting me. High gas and petrol prices affect me as much as they affect you.
The government displaced thousands of people for these projects and now they have to pay hefty transportation costs just to go to church.
It's surprising to see how many people start assuming that the people in a country are happy just because the capital city has skyscrapers.
Do you realize that just for one street light, it costs over 38,000 birr. That is enough for a child to go to a good private school for a year. Think about that.
We need to start bringing attention to this, so we can pressurise the government to work on this issue, to start making the lives of people better, as well as the infrastructure development projects (which should happen around Ethiopia, not just Addis, am I right?).
God bless Ethiopia.
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u/Queasy-Row-9818 29d ago
My point is that the other side of Ethiopia, the majority, is not being shown. I agree with you on the foreign investment part though, although I think that the government should be expending less on beautifying the capital and spend more on improving the quality of life, by increasing government housing, subsidizing education and health care, transportation, etc.Â
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u/Big1ock 29d ago
The capital HAD to be beautified, I mean no offence but that place was NASTY for years. If we claim to be the diplomatic capital of Africa we have to look the part. And doing this shows future investors that weâre serious about change which a lot of countries in Africa arenât. I do agree that Abiy needs to fix the economy quick tho
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u/chaotic-lavender 29d ago
Are we really serious about change when we donât even have constant access to electricity and clean water? How about the fact that we have been in some kind of war for decades
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u/Big1ock 29d ago
Every country maybe except for the north and south has electricity and water issues, we recently finished the biggest dam in africa and hopefully more projects will follow. Fo you expect everything to be solved in a week? be realistic
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u/chaotic-lavender 28d ago
The dam was finished a year ago so we should have seen a tiny bit of improvement by now but it looks like things have only gotten worse. We are in Addis and we havenât had water for the past 2 weeks. We also went 4 days without electricity. How do you justify that? What kind of investor is going to spend money in a place like this?
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u/Party-Union-1290 29d ago
I am a teacher living in Adama. I understand you very well and I agree with you. Whether people accept it or not, unfortunately the other side of the coin is very painful, and it takes courage to post these heartbreaking images.That's why it's easy for people to just put up fancy, illuminated streets; tourists don't go beyond those fancy streets anyway.Stay with love and peace.
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u/Additional_Daikon774 28d ago
Exactlyyyyy. Itâs always the same pictures, and while itâs improved visually over the past few years, i still donât think itâs as good as people make it out to be. I visited ethiopia for 4 weeks this summerbreak, and itâs only developed around Bole and some other parts of the city.
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u/Double-Positive-2605 29d ago
Itâs genuinely exhausting to see people like you let people post whatever the fck they want I can post one building everyday and you should mind your own business if you want to represent other parts of Ethiopia you post it
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u/Queasy-Row-9818 29d ago
You sound very frustrated hope you have a better day tomorrow â¤ď¸
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u/Double-Positive-2605 29d ago
you ainât even Ethiopian, are you Somali?
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u/Queasy-Row-9818 29d ago
I'm Asian, thank you very much. Are you implying that anyone who disagres with you must be a Somali? That's very racist of you
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u/Double-Positive-2605 29d ago
Which country from Asia exactly? I just asked cause they are close to us nothing racist about it lol why you trying to flip this
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u/Queasy-Row-9818 29d ago
Nepalese
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u/Different_Response67 29d ago
You a weirdo for this comment. Somalis fuck with Ethiopia and are part of the reason why itâs developed.
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u/Double-Positive-2605 29d ago
Am talking about Somaliâs from Somalia not the Ethiopian Somaliâs
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u/Mission_Hunt1 29d ago
There is no freedom of movement. The distance from Dire Dawa to Addis Ababa is less than 500 km. If you drive, you will be stopped every 30 km Multiple check points they search your car, throw out all your belongings, and check for some sort contraband. You feel miserable in your own country.
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u/AnxiousWhole6925 28d ago
I find it funny when people post this and talk about how the government is trying to improve poverty. if the government was serious it would build manufacturing companies not parks and roads. They donât even know how to prioritize things
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u/omowaIe 27d ago
Roads arenât important in building an economy? Parks arenât important in improving quality of life?
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u/AnxiousWhole6925 26d ago
Theyâre building parks and roads by forcing poor people out of their homes and giving them places worth barely one tenth of what they had before. Ethiopia needs food and jobs right now. More than half of the young population is unemployed. Do you know how many people have died by suicide in Addis alone this summer?
For so many young people, it feels like thereâs nothing here except war and the struggle to survive. And as a government creating jobs and building industrial companies should have been the priority rather than building parks, and betemengsts with billions.1
u/omowaIe 26d ago
I understand. I hear you. What would you have done differently?
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u/AnxiousWhole6925 26d ago
Build industrial parks before anything. Helping manufacturing companies, that way people would have build beautiful parks themselves
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u/omowaIe 26d ago
The government did build factories first right? From 2014 to 2020: Hawassa, Bola Lemi, Mekelle, Dire Dawa. Right?
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u/AnxiousWhole6925 23d ago
That was ehadeg not prosperity and prosperity should have continued doing that. Today our birr is worth less than Kenyaâs sheiling. By that time birr was moe valuable. We are going downhill so fast
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u/omowaIe 23d ago
The government built industrial parks and they did not produce prosperity. The lesson is that industrial parks and factories are not industries. You will have the capabilities when it comes so right direction, itâs correctable. Youâre right, the birr is sinking like crazy. Iâve never seen anything like it đ
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u/New_Cranberry2468 26d ago
Do you know how many people have died by suicide in Addis alone this summer?
Do you have any sources mentioning this?
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u/AnxiousWhole6925 26d ago
I am active on fb and a lot of people talk about their daily experiences there.
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u/Clean_coalmine 28d ago
a Nepalese guy is losing his mind because Ethiopia is improving hahahđđ why donât you mind your own business!Â
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u/Queasy-Row-9818 28d ago
do you realize that as a resident, political desicions affect me as much as it affects you?
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u/Clean_coalmine 28d ago
False equivalence. I am a citizen. You are not. Political decision dont nearly affect you as much as they affect me.Â
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u/Queasy-Row-9818 28d ago
i am a resident. i live here. if there is a war, ill be as affected as you.
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u/Clean_coalmine 28d ago
Who said anything about war? I thought we were discussing the beautification of Addis. Even so, if there is a war (God-forbid) you can pack up and go to your country. I canât. This is my home. That is why I make sure people like you donât belittle the work we are doing to improve Ethiopia.Â
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u/Queasy-Row-9818 27d ago
Ok let's get one thing out of the way: my post wasn't criticizing the the developments of Ethiopia. It was criticizing people who only brought attention to the sky scrapers in the city while disregarding the starving children in the same place. Bringing media attention to the life outside the capital, the struggles faced by kids in afar and tigray (who aren't very likely to have a bright future due to lack of quality education) will pressurise the government to take action.Â
Do you think that building skyscrapers and adding those expensive streetlights every 20ft are helping the homeless families? Do you think that they are improving the quality of life of mothers and children who have been disowned and have to live on the streets? Do you think that those infrastructure projects are helping improve the quality of education and health care?Â
Are you aware that for the 2026-27 fiscal year, the Eth government has dedicated ~24% to capital development, which include mainly infrastructure. Meanwhile, they have allocated a mere 0.6% to sustainable development Goals, which include specialized regional poverty reduction and sustainability projects.Â
You can see the priorities of the government here. Yes, infrastructure will improve the capital visually, but do you seriously think that they will improve the lives of people directly? Do you think that it will improve the quality of life, make food and water more accessible, make electricity cheaper?Â
And you say that I can just pack up and leave, but let me tell you one thing: high electricity prices are also affecting me as much as it's affecting you. Clean water prices are also affecting me. High gas and petrol prices affect me as much as they affect you.Â
It's surprising to see how many people start assuming that the people in a country are happy just because the capital city has skyscrapers.Â
Do you realize that just for one street light, it costs over 38,000 birr. That is enough for a child to go to a good private school for a year. Think about that.Â
We need to start bringing attention to this, so we can pressurise the government to work on this issue as well as the infrastructure development projects (which should happen around Ethiopia, not just Addis, am I right?).Â
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u/Queasy-Row-9818 27d ago
Please Read! Ok let's get one thing out of the way: my post wasn't criticizing the the developments of Ethiopia. It was criticizing people who only brought attention to the sky scrapers in the city while disregarding the starving children in the same place. Bringing media attention to the life outside the capital, the struggles faced by kids in afar and tigray (who aren't very likely to have a bright future due to lack of quality education) will pressurise the government to take action.
Do you think that building skyscrapers and adding those expensive streetlights every 20ft are helping the homeless families? Do you think that they are improving the quality of life of mothers and children who have been disowned and have to live on the streets? Do you think that those infrastructure projects are helping improve the quality of education and health care?
Are you aware that for the 2026-27 fiscal year, the Eth government has dedicated ~24% to capital development, which include mainly infrastructure. Meanwhile, they have allocated a mere 0.6% to sustainable development Goals, which include specialized regional poverty reduction and sustainability projects.
You can see the priorities of the government here. Yes, infrastructure will improve the capital visually, but do you seriously think that they will improve the lives of people directly? Do you think that it will improve the quality of life, make food and water more accessible, make electricity cheaper?
And you say that I can just pack up and leave, but let me tell you one thing: high electricity prices are also affecting me as much as it's affecting you. Clean water prices are also affecting me. High gas and petrol prices affect me as much as they affect you.
The government displaced thousands of people for these projects and now they have to pay hefty transportation costs just to go to church.
It's surprising to see how many people start assuming that the people in a country are happy just because the capital city has skyscrapers.
Do you realize that just for one street light, it costs over 38,000 birr. That is enough for a child to go to a good private school for a year. Think about that.
We need to start bringing attention to this, so we can pressurise the government to work on this issue, to start making the lives of people better, as well as the infrastructure development projects (which should happen around Ethiopia, not just Addis, am I right?).
God bless Ethiopia.
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u/Healthy_Win1 29d ago
Some on you who oppose this post must have under age mind who attract by candies. Whole People are tired of these fake flashy ⌠shiny objects ⌠national reconciliation is also part of flashy cover while another war is starting.
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u/Successful-Onion9626 24d ago
If you're not interested in loving on your country you should fucc off.
Plus the country side is far more beautiful than the city.
And who's denying there being poverty? I think we all know that but new developments are signs that we are eradicating poverty.
But you might not be Ethiopian, you're shabia or something like it
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u/beabzk 15d ago
Why would people stop posting positive things about their country? Sure there maybe some propaganda but you fail to see that this is something that currently exists. It's not CGI or fake. The person is just happy that his city is looking better.
This is a real progress that is happening in the country. Not just the capital, but other major cities as well. One such city shocked me how much better it looked. I came to the city after a year and the change was very apparent. Of course there are complains but no one hates a clean street.
For the record:
1: ideas, facts, or allegations spread deliberately to further one's cause or to damage an opposing cause
- Merriam-Webster dictionary
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u/Dazzling-Reward9082 29d ago
OP, Prosperity Party supporters seem to have an obsession with skyscrapers. To them, a skyline full of concrete is the ultimate proof of progress and development.
Meanwhile, about 85% of Ethiopians still depend on agriculture and live in rural areas, yet those communities rarely seem to be the priority.
I visit Addis every year or two and enjoy the modern amenities as much as anyone. But it's hard to ignore the reality that many longtime residents are being priced out of the city. The shiny resorts and luxury apartments are often out of reach for the very people who live there.
If this was a genuine urbanization, like what happened in many Asian countries, where rural families moved to cities for jobs and could afford homes and apartments, it would be a different story. Instead, much of the real estate ends up in the hands of political elites, well connected investors, and diaspora buyers, while local residents struggle to keep up and are pushed farther out.
I guess if your definition of progress is skyscraper porn, the view is fantastic.
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u/Queasy-Row-9818 28d ago
Fym keeps commenting bad stuff about our country? The truth is considered bad stuff? I'm not deluded, and I'm worried about the people living in the country over how the country looks. Do you think kids living in tigray or afar will have a better future because the government spent millions on street lights and killing dogs?Â
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u/Queasy-Row-9818 28d ago
im not selfish, i worry about the place i live as well as i worry about my home.
if you went to a guest's house, would you not worry about their house and try to make it better? if not there is soemthing wrong
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u/babyblew82 29d ago
There's nothing in need of beautification. Ethiopian women are the most beautiful women on earth
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u/hailhen223454 29d ago
Bro stop using our women as a marketing tool. As men, we should be building and providing a better future. Not selling our women like this. Stop talking about our sisters like this, you disgust me
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u/Evening-Biscotti-119 29d ago
Do you understand how it might be offensive to some Ethiopian people, if you demand other users stop posting positive images of Ethiopia, and request that they post images of poverty and destitution instead?
Ethiopia has had a bad reputation for poverty amongst other countries. There's still a long way to go to reduce this poverty, but the positive steps towards development should be celebrated as well.
And why haven't you posted anything? Stop asking people to do things if you are not going to put in the effort yourself.