Monty’s Ethiopian Outlook

Ethiopia is the best country in the world… and a new $100 million fund agrees

In Ethiopia they say that the grandparents speak Italian, the parents speak Russian and the kids speak English, based on the world ‘powers’ that have influenced this country for three generations. Earlier this week on Wednesday saw the 76th anniversary of the country’s annexation by Mussolini’s Italy… on the same day that the World Economic [...]

Monty’s Ethiopian Outlook Issue Two – Towards the border

The first thing the ambassador at the Somaliland liaison office in Addis Ababa said to me as I handed over $40 for my visa was that he thought I was a journalist… My heart dropped. It looked as if my plan to get a succession of buses from Addis to Berbera on the Gulf of [...]

Monty’s Ethiopian Outlook – Issue One

Ever since I was 21 years old, managed a betting shop in London’s White City estate and hung out with my Rastafarian customers I have always wanted to see Ethiopia… And I should have done it years ago. Even though Ethiopian Airlines passengers still ask staff whether there will be any food on the flight [...]