How Light Rail Has Transformed Ethiopian Capital Addis Ababa

And if you're on the receiving end, it must definitely be horrible.

However, putting myself in the shoes of an Ethiopian administrator, I'm not entirely convinced I'd make another decision. For a country as poor as Ethiopia IMHO growth should be priority #1, #2 and #3, as long as I'm not literally killing my compatriots.

Also, people should keep in mind the great African collapse of the 70's (a lot of African countries borrowed money after their independence and they were hard hit after 1973, because of the oil crisis). It it entirely possible that the window for growth might be closing if another big crisis hits.

Once Ethiopia moves above the current poverty levels it can start redistributing wealth. But for now it needs something resembling a middle class if it is ever to escape poverty.

My 2 cents, from what I've seen and read about Ethiopia across the years.