Ethiopia: Oil Is Not a Curse

What makes oil, or any other resource, a blessing or a curse is how that particular country manages to use it. And the benefits oil brings to Ethiopia far outweighs the risk of it.

Following Ethiopia's government recent announcement that the country is starting oil production, there have been some arguments heard in some quarters, citing how oil can bring with it economic stagnation, corruption and conflict.

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