Some of you may find
this interesting. Here's a fair use quote.
Criticizing institutions is a favourite pastime for some Ethiopians and Africans. Criticizing airlines is a favourite topic for many air travellers. But occasionally we have something to recognize, appreciate and celebrate. We should congratulate Ethiopian Airlines.
Lately I have been travelling frequently on Ethiopian Airlines, primarily within Africa. This is a time when Africa's ability to run modern institutions in any sustainable way is widely doubted. Pessimism is defining Africa's prospects, and hampering its ability to get things done. Institutions that are modern and compete on a global scale are either non-existent or too few to mention.
I was thinking about this during one of these long ET flights from West Africa, when it dawned on me that after all, I was sitting there, sitting as the guest of an institution that is modern, successfully competing globally, and by and large, profitably, and is African.