1 thought on “Oromo Voice Radio (OVR) Broadcast, March 23, 2015”

1. Before Tigrayans became the rulers of Ethiopia, Tigrayans had repeatedly
   died in high numbers due to famine caused by lack of water that occurred mostly
   in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Tigray people are determined to make this will not happen
   to them ever again by building the GERD dam at whatever cost. For close to a
   hundred years Tigrayans were seen as peasant not deserving help from the
   central government specially during repeated famines. Now the Tigrayans are in power in
   Ethiopia we will build the GERD dam and ensure Tigray will be self sufficient
   with food at whatever cost. We are ready to build this dam and defend it . Other tribes of Ethiopia owe Tigrayans their life. All tribes of Ethiopia are ready to give their life to see tigray feed itself. Until that happens we will borrow from World Bank
   to ensure we got enough food.

   The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive
   Directors today 02 April 2015 approved loan of US$350 million to help the
   government Ethiopian increase agricultural productivity and enhance market
   access for smallholder farmers in more than 150 of its rural districts. The new
   financing, from the World Bank’s highly-concessional lending agency- the
   International Development Association, will further boost the development
   potential of Ethiopia’s agriculture industry which accounts for 45 percent of
   the country’s total output and occupies nearly 80 percent of the nation’s labor
   force. It is also a major contributor to export earnings.

   .Annual commitments by (worldbank.org) have
   increased steadily and averaged about $15 billion over the last three years,
   with about 50 percent of commitments going to Africa. (worldbank.org)

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