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Ethiopia: The 17th Most Failed State, and Zenawi: the 9th Worst of the Worst Dictators (Foreign Policy)

June 22, 2010 at 3:36 am · Gadaa.com

The 2010 Failed States Index has ranked Ethiopia as the 17th most failed state in the world. For a second year in a row, Ethiopia’s ranking is worse than that of Kim Jung-il’s North Korea. Meanwhile, Mr. Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia, has been named the 9th Worst of the Worst Dictators in the world.

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With due respect to the cover designer(s) of the July/August 2010 ‘Foreign Policy’ magazine, there has been a terrible omission. The Chairman of the “Committee to Destroy the World” has been included in this Gadaa.com’s take (see above) to rectify the omission. The newbie personality-cult cultivator, Mr. Zenawi, deserves the front-cover recognition so he could beam it on state-run media to show his much earned “Great, Dear, Beloved”-leader persona.

The Failed States Index is a collaboration between the Foreign Policy magazine and The Fund for Peace and will be published on the July/August 2010 issue of Foreign Policy. The Index is intended to highlight states that pose global security threats or bring tragedies for their own people. The Index is compiled by analyzing data in the following areas: factionalized elites, human rights, delegitimization of the state, economic decline, demographic pressures, refugees/internally displaced persons, group grievance, uneven development, public services, security apparatus, and external intervention.

Initiated in 2005, the Failed States Index has been tracking the sinking of Ethiopia into a one-party authoritarian state. From the 30th most failed state in 2005, Ethiopia has deteriorated into the 17th most failed state in the world in 2010.

Ethiopia’s Failed State Index ranking: 2005 (30th), 2006 (26th), 2007 (18th), 2008 (16th), 2009 (16th) and 2010 (17th)

This year Foreign Policy has also issued the 23 Worst of the Worst Dictators in the world, and Mr. Meles Zenawi has ranked 9th in the worst of the worst dictators list.

Here’s an excerpt on Mr. Zenawi:

9. MELES ZENAWI of Ethiopia: Worse than the former Marxist dictator he ousted nearly two decades ago, Zenawi has clamped down on the opposition, stifled all dissent, and rigged elections. Like a true Marxist revolutionary, Zenawi has stashed millions in foreign banks and acquired mansions in Maryland and London in his wife’s name, according to the opposition — even as his barbaric regime collects a whopping $1 billion in foreign aid each year.

Elsewhere in the Greater Horn of Africa, Somalia ‘tops the failed states index’, Sudan has ranked 3rd; Kenya: 13th; Eritrea: 30th; and Djibouti: 68th.

Links:
- Foreign Policy: Bad Guys Issue
- The 2010 Failed States Index
- The Worst of the Worst Dictators
- 2009 Ranking of Ethiopia (Gadaa.com)




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8 Comments

  1. Bultum Waquma said,

    June 22, 2010 @ 7:07 am

    Nothing is new! We have known and experianced it!!!

  2. Ethiopia said,

    June 22, 2010 @ 7:11 am

    First of all I’d like to offer my greet gratitude to these fighting for the wel being of Ethiopians hopefully year after year.Really I appreciate them.Although still I don’t share my part,I follow attentively what is happening here there.Novertheless,when the time goes on I started to feel sth not good concerning the situation.
    Don’t forget:1\ Our lovely country,Ethiopia,is not Mr.Zenawi but he is an Ethiopian just like any one of us.
    2\ On this globe,unfortunately there are many more leaders who have two faces one to their people and the
    second to their allies so he too may be among those.
    3\ Outsiders whoever they are like to write as much as they can only the negatives of others and to document
    it to the generation to come.They take this falsified document from Ethiopians.But Ethiopia is the only African state
    that is remembered in the “Old Testament”only positively more than 45 times.
    4\ Ethiopians have one Ethiopia,triangular shape,extended from kenya border to the red sea,with the total area of 1,221,900 square kilometers and a number of ethnic groups.
    5\ Here in this site U tried to compare b\n Ethiopia and Eritrea and ranked 17th & 30th respectively.
    Remember in the world news Eritrea is tagged as the huge prison of the 21st century,an in average of 63,000 Eritreans flee the country due to political crices,in Eritrea even to talk about Election is crime. In spite of this,most Eritreans who are in exile talk,wish,hope for the wel being of their country.What about Ethiopians? I’m not sure.
    Finally,I need to say let’s separate politics and country.Let’s not feed unproved facts to the others.

  3. Boona said,

    June 22, 2010 @ 10:48 am

    Ethiopia,

    You dont’t have to come here and lecture us about your “beloved leader” and the country he sits on loots. You may not have experienced discrimination and hardship under the Woyane regime. The Oromo people will tell you what it feels to be under Woyane. Your occupation army has become a foreign force in eacch neighbourhood and no body is happy about it. ***
    *** Just few yers ago the TPLF used to call it a prison house of nations until they landed on the treasury. Sad as it is right now mark my word: we will be a free people.

  4. Galangale said,

    June 22, 2010 @ 6:14 pm

    Ethiopia, which bible you are talking? Did you know that the name Eehiopia was not mentioned in the first languages bible was written two languages. It was Nubian and Kush land. But greek has said Ethiopie to say black. Your *** ancesscetors has claimed it as it is theirs but completly wrong. Bible did not intend to say Absynia .*** .As Etiopia is black face. Don`t boost , Bible is not saying the present day of Ethiopian empire. It is the land of kush and nubians.

  5. Birraa said,

    June 23, 2010 @ 2:00 am

    Meles is ranked #9 among the worst dictator in the world. We can be pretty sure that his rank will improve soon. Doing what he’s doing right now, he will soon cut into the top 5 worst dictators in the world. Elections 2010 has left him naked, and he’s incrementally getting worse. His “democracy” lies are getting balder than his bald head.

    President Clinton called Meles and the likes new breed of African leaders. In a short period of time, they all ended up new breed of dictators. And the West gives these new breed of dictators billions of dollars, and yet the West talk about their commitment towards democratizing and respect for human rights in Africa. There is no relationship between the West’s empty rhetoric of helping in democratizing Africa and their unwavering support for the new breed of dictators. Ato Hailu Shawel is right: the West should just shut the hell up about their commitment towards democratizing Africa and human rights until they stop supporting dictators. Nobody will trust them. The one and the only thing they care about is their national interests in the Horn of Africa.

  6. Mirga said,

    June 23, 2010 @ 10:26 am

    Hallo,Ethiopia,who are you? please tell me the difference b/n Woyane and The most stupid people like you? Here, what I like to tell you is that you do not Know even the land you are saying Ethiopia. what ever it is writing own feeling is not telling the truth.But,stop try to exaggerate or remember as the last SCAR`S.For Us Ethiopia is our Neighbor as of Sudan, Eritrea,Kenya or Somalia. don`t worry you will see not more far!!! But I realize you as you are Silly.

  7. Mirga said,

    June 23, 2010 @ 10:33 am

    I`m really sorry,when Ethiopian prime minister are the 9th worst dictators in the world,so how the others are became 1st to 8th.I mean is there are most dictators than Meles Zenawi?

  8. Truth said,

    June 27, 2010 @ 7:17 am

    Its amazing people talking trash online none stop. They do all they can to sabotage all the progress Eritrean government is doing by sending so called intellectuals to oppose the government Eritrea at every turn. I asked on several occasion to participate on the discussion form on the horn of Africa;however I wasn’t welcome. Living in USA doesn’t guarantee you to speak the truth. Just so yall know all the alleged intelligence is gathered by the “defectors and political asylum”. Any intelligent person can make sane judgment that it shouldn’t be taken seriously and unsubstantiated. Please don’t lump as with the others people of Africa who can’t do without. We Eritreans live by our own sweat not handout who then follow the sheep herds direction to the letter lol. I hope yall know who I’m talking about. Hope yall Ethiopians find a peaceful solution without any foreign entities. God bless Eritreans and only peace loving Ethiopians.