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Ethiopia has become
the top non-oil-dependent African country to achieve a double
digit economic growth for four consecutive years, according to
Secretariat Head Bereket Simon.
In an interview he
gave to journalists in connection with the 16th anniversary of
May 28, EPRDF Secretariat Head Bereket Simon said though many
Sub-Sahara African countries have been registering economic
growth in recent years, Ethiopia’s achievements during the
last four years are unique as they were registered in the
absence of petroleum resources.
Keeping in this
pace, Ethiopia could certainly join the middle income
countries club over the coming 20 to 30 years, he said, noting
that there has been remarkable economic growth across the
country since the public increasingly focused on development
endeavors as a basic solution to the problems facing the
nation instead of expecting miracles to happen.
According to him,
such a remarkable growth is a clear manifestation of the
effective leadership of Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary
Democratic Front (EPRDF) which formulated the economic,
political, democratization and good governance policies and
strategies of the country on the existing realities.
Asked about the
current situation with regard to democratization and good
governance, Bereket said EPRDF believes that even if the
foundations for a democratic system have been laid in
Ethiopia, good governance remains unsatisfactory thus making
it one of the priorities of the government as a lot remains to
be done in this regard.
Responding on what
the areas of focus of EPRDF would be during the millennium,
the Secretariat Head pointed out that scaling up the current
development endeavors and a major leap forward in ensuring
good governance would be the two priorities of the Front in
the new millennium.
Bereket said
Ethiopia’s role in the international arena and particularly in
Africa has been growing significantly over the past 16 years
as it has been for instance undertaking effective peace
keeping operations in Burundi, Liberia, Rwanda, and took the
lead in enabling the internationally recognized Transitional
Federal Government of Somalia better control the country so as
to ensure peace,order and development. (END) |
