Africa’s Green Voice Falls Silent: 2013 London Memorial to Meles Zenawi
By Michael Street Our struggle is not a marathon but more akin to a relay race where those who ran earlier pass on the baton to those who came later – Meles Zenawi ‘THE MOST INTELLIGENT POLITICIAN I’VE EVER MET’…
Africa’s Coming Crash and How the Green Economy can Prevent it
By Michael Street The future of the world is green and when we plan for our future we must do so on the basis of green technologies. All the more so because we have not heavily invested in old technologies…
Is Africa Really Rising?
By Michel Street ‘Is Africa really rising?’ was the title of a 10-day, on-line Economist debate that ended on 22 March 2013. Despite the optimism over Africa now reaching fever pitch, with global investors salivating at the continent’s prospects, the 200 debaters were not…
Putting The Green Economy into Africa’s Growth Story
By Michael Street A CALL TO ACTION ‘Africa is a green field for investment because it is the least developed region on earth’ — Meles Zenawi, late prime minister of Ethiopia, September 2009 The rise of Africa as the final…
A Green Aid Stimulus for Africa
By Michael Street On 2 March the UK’s Observer published a special report on the legacy of the 2005, G8 Gleneagles debt-relief for developing countries and the concurrent Make Poverty History campaign. This report included articles by former UK prime minister, Tony Blair –…
What is the Green Economy?
By Michael Street The laws of physics will not change, so the rules of economy must - Oliver Greenfield, Convenor, Green Economy Coalition It is becoming increasingly clear that a global green economy is the only viable route to a sustainable…
Rethinking Ethiopia’s Growth and Transformation Plan, The Brainchild of Meles Zenawi
By Michael Street Nov. 05, 2012 The environmental management of this vital water tower of Africa, with its implications for global security, is among the most pressing issues of our time. No one could have been more aware of the…
Ethiopia Ahead of the Curve: The Green Legacy of Meles Zenawi, the Late Prime Minister of Ethiopia – Part II
By Michael Street A version of this post was first published by openDemocracy. It is surely better now to concentrate on Meles Zenawi’s positive achievements rather than dwell on negatives from the past. His legacy will be decided by what happens…
The Green Legacy of Meles Zenawi, the Late Ethiopian Prime Minister – Part I
By Michael Street Since Ethiopia’s prime minister, Meles Zenawi, died on 20 August there has been an outpouring of opinion on his legacy. On 21 August, Mark Tran wrote on the UK Guardian’s Global Development site, Poverty Matters blog: “Ethiopia’s renaissance…
The Paradox of Meles Zenawi, the Late Ethiopian Prime Minister
By Michael Street This version was first published in openDemocracy on 22 August. A shorter version was published as a letter to the Financial Times 28 August. …
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