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Latest Meles's appearance in parliament exposed Latter's unhelpful role in defense of the public's interests By Keffyalew Gebremedhin
Why this article now?
Initially, this piece was conceived in my mind as a personal reaction to the 5 July 2011 debate in the Ethiopian parliament at the conclusion of its debate on the 2011-2012 federal budget. I would return to that with some observations, based on experience and career in another piece shortly.
The intervention of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has shed light on a number of important economic and financial issues in today's Ethiopia, especially why things are the way they are. More importantly, I have been educated a great deal about the politics of governance in Ethiopia. This has weighed on me in a profound way, unable to answer where personal interests of politicians at the height of power should end and the national interest should predominate.
The fact that Ethiopia's existing budget methodology is revamped and replaced by the results based program budget is an advance on its own. However, as I would discuss at some point in a separate article, what dumbfound me during the debate, among others, was how reforms and change are easily compressed and shown as policy advancements. In reality, however, the approach of the leading politicians has been akin to the methods of bees or ants how tirelessly they update their means of control, subordinating purported reforms or any anticipated or implied progress as means of consolidating more power by the ruling party, whose preponderance in every nook and cranny of the country—a favorite phrase of the prime minister's—has already been overwhelming.
After watching the question and answer session, I bottled inside me my reactions, for whatever reason. Probably I was extremely disappointed and shocked by what I saw and heard. I was restored only when I began leafing though the latest edition of Addis Fortune (10 July 2011) in the morning of 12 July, especially the excellent articles by Staff Writer Samson Haileyesus (http://www.addisfortune.com/Meles'%20Candid%20Admissions.htm) and the Editor-in-Chief Tamrat Gebre-Giorgis's (http://addisfortune.com/Meles Dismissive of-Elusive on Former WB Director.htm). I was happily awakened from my inertia, realizing that others had also felt the same way and are writing about it fearlessly in a country where they can easily become victims the next moment.
Their articles are rare pieces of journalistic jewel, which I have so much enjoyed and for which I am very grateful. Until their observations encouraged me to do my part—go to my computer and write as a concerned citizen—I did not realize until I wrote this piece that I was badly in need of therapy to overcome the shocks I suffered watching that political drama on the Ethiopian parliamentary floor.
Parliaments only a place for crooked whips
Parliaments are politically cleansed of unwanted elements, i.e., opposition to the government in power, in democratic countries through democratic means winning by substantial majority of the electorate and in Ethiopian by doctoring the ballot box. In those circumstances, experiences of ruling parties have shown that chance of parliamentary whips losing good night sleeps is one of the rare things in politics.
On occasions, when tough but non-fatal questions are asked in full public view in parliament, the whips usually spend their pre-voting days harmonizing the thinking and actions of those members that dare to ask the tough questions. When the big mouth in question is their own, the whips may give him/her dress-down in private, bearing in mind the need to curtail such behavior in future.
For some, depending on their effectiveness, this may even bring rewards and promotion to buy their diffidence. Party whips keep in mind the need for balance between on one hand image of the party, i.e., avoiding criticisms by public that the party has become floor mat to critical remarks by unworthy opposition, which could be perceived by the electorate as sign of poor performance and poor delivery. On the other, account is taken of avoiding the danger of individual party members bolting out and joining the opposition altogether.
Such situations depend on political maturity and to some degree on appreciation for openness—never the party's capacity to indulge into physical violence, which can sooner or later traced to the culprit. They cannot venture into this in countries where the institutions of government first and foremost uphold the right of citizens, the public interest and the equality of everyone before the law. Nixon forgot that and lost the presidency on account of which he chose to go into thuggery and paid the ultimate price.
Aware of that, therefore, the party leaves openings for internal debates so that individual parliamentarians get things corrected on societal concerns. Or they even systematically cultivate an internal dissident(s), deliberately making out of them heroes of the party that speak their minds. These individuals are assets to the party, whose credibility is an asset that can be used when things get pretty rough during the days of political slippage or misfortunes.
The Ethiopian experience
When the questioning individual (parliamentarian) is from the opposition bench, as we saw it during the life of the last parliament in Ethiopia especially, senior officials of the ruling party from top down usually pounce at the questioner in public with manufactured accusations and embarrassments. They do that talking in codes, which in the end compels uninformed citizens to question the loyalty such marked individuals would have for the country. Allegations or charges of supporting or advocating secessionist and terrorist tendencies, e.g. Eritrean agency, OLF, ONLF, SLF, etc. are leveled at them, especially more often by the prime minister. His lieutenants and their media echo this to the extent of making the individuals outcasts.
When convenient, the state representatives position themselves into knitpicking a galore of human failures with intention to take away from either the truth stated by the individual, or deprive him or her of credibility to speak again about anything, others—especially the government in particular. Or, at its lowest, their actions become no different from schoolyard ridicule by bullies, on pronunciation differences between 'fiscal' and 'physical'. Last time we witnessed rapping by the prime minister in public view, portraying the individual as incapable of pronouncing properly what he wanted to say in terms of ideas. This was intended to inject doubt whether that member of parliament was educated after all. Recall in this regard, the exchange at the close of the last and final session of parliament in 2010, when the PM jumped on a non-point on opposition leader Temesgen Zewdie.
Perhaps by then, the PM had vowed there would be no more opposition members in this parliament beyond one seat, which now is occupied by Ato Girma Seifu, whose interventions always now boil the blood of the prime minister. Fortunately, during the 5 July parliamentary debate on final hearing of summary conclusions on the budget, it was only the rolling of eyes by the PM that the camera caught when he heard that member's voice.
As a matter of fact, he was asking the right questions with utmost politeness. Evidently, many on the government side had displayed implicit doubts, but only feigning ignorance and asking to be educated, what is and what is not in the agreed over Birr 118 billion at the level of the parliament's budget and finance committee, which in a way made explanations provided by the PM as necessary after the budget superfluous. That is not what I am concerned about at this stage.
Was Ken Ohashi really an incompetent Country Director for the World Bank?
Among the many questions that were darted at the prime minister was what Parliamentarian Tadesse Meselu raised about the critical article written by the outgoing World Bank's Ethiopia Country Director Ken Ohashi. Ohashi suffered unfortunate lashing from the usually unrestrained tongue of the prime minister's on 5 July.
In his absence, Ken Ohashi could not defend himself against charges of incompetence in his work. He was also accused of being spoiled, a behavior, it was said, he allegedly acquired when serving in an 'underdeveloped country' (emphasis added) before he came to Ethiopia. The prime minister went to the extent of stating that the fact that Ohashi spoke with such liberty at his exit in retirement as abnegation of responsibility both to the Bank and Ethiopia.
This he said was in complete contradistinction with the position of the World Bank that pumps money into Ethiopia with uninterrupted regularity in support of the government's program. The incident took place on the floor of parliament, astonishingly the latest victim of this sharp tongued out of pocket attack by the Ethiopian prime minister was not a parliamentarian from the opposition camp. Instead it was the outgoing World Bank Country Director for Ethiopia Ken Ohashi.
Simply put, Ohashi was reduced into a person heading into his twilight, retirement years with frustration. The prime minister accused him of failure to change the lots of those countries he served before coming to Ethiopia. He added that in the years he was in Ethiopia the representative's arrogant mentality was rejected as was his attempts at imposition of his neoliberal ideology.
The best I can say is I found the public hacking of an international civil servant embarrassing, whose professionalism and uprightness is appreciated by those who knew him closely. In his years of service of Ethiopia, Ken Ohashi has been upfront about speaking his mind. Those who knew him better say that he was itching to engage the Ethiopian government on its programs and alternative venues and least cost possibilities.
By the same token, he was lightening road against international critics when he seriously thought their criticisms were unfair. A case in point is what he wrote on The New York Times (http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2010/jun/24/cruel-ethiopia/) about allegations that aid to Ethiopia was waste of good monies. In his letter, he defended government policy and actions against poverty and realization of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) as Ethiopia being one of the few African countries likely to attain their targets, as stated below:
"Development assistance is a complex and difficult task. In a recent article, "Cruel Ethiopia" [NYR, May 13], Helen Epstein highlights some of the challenges. However, I think that Ms. Epstein's argument conflates two closely linked, but separable, topics.
Fundamentally, development assistance aims to promote national development for the country and the reduction of poverty for its people. In this regard, Ethiopia has an impressive performance, with economic growth accelerating sharply on a sustained basis since about 2003, despite the global economic crisis. Since 2000, Ethiopia has recorded the second-fastest improvement in human development in the world, according to the UNDP Human Development Report 2009. This measure relates to more Ethiopians living a longer and healthier life, being better educated, and having a decent quality of life.
With regard to the globally agreed Millennium Development Goals, Ethiopia is making significant progress in all areas. The country is on track to meet goals relating to extreme poverty and hunger, universal primary education, combating HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases, and developing a global partnership for development. Good progress is also being made in reducing child mortality and ensuring environmental sustainability. Despite having already achieved gender parity in primary schools, Ethiopia is likely to fall short, as of 2015, on the targeted improvements for promoting gender equality and empowering women and improving maternal health.
These achievements in national growth and poverty reduction are important measures by which donors assess the effectiveness of their support to Ethiopia. They show that donor funding to the country and peoples of Ethiopia has yielded substantial results that have had a significant impact on improving the lives of the poorest families. They are also testimony to the government's strong commitment to improving basic services and building a backbone of infrastructure (i.e., roads and electricity) that can facilitate economic growth. Such government commitment is central to sustained progress in the development process.
As important as they are, the results sketched out above are not enough, for ultimately the goal of development in every country is the freedom for every individual to realize his or her full potential. There are concerns about the overall governance of the country, efficiency and fairness of resource use, the risk of dependence on aid, and protection of basic human rights, as Ms. Epstein points out. We recognize these concerns, and development partners in Ethiopia take them seriously.
We start, however, with a belief that in every country people want to be self-reliant and prosperous, and to develop a transparent, accountable, effective, and efficient governance system. Ethiopia is no exception. Our task, as an external development partner, is to support that innate tendency.
However, building institutions, public and private, that assure every citizen's right to and effective delivery of public services takes a long time; indeed, it never ends, as we can see even in the most industrialized countries. Changes are incremental, and at times they may suffer serious setbacks. It is, therefore, crucial that development partners work with the long-term process of change, always in support of it, not in control of it (which is impossible in any case).
Of course, this does not mean that we ignore the negative impact that our assistance may bring. That is why we monitor the effects of our assistance closely and maintain continual dialogue with the host government on issues that hinder a robust and sustainable development process. And this is precisely the approach we follow in our efforts to assist Ethiopia."
After all, is it not ridiculous that the government of Ethiopia should now charge that Ken Ohashi has proved ineffective in countries he served before he came to Ethiopia? His appointment by the World Bank in Ethiopia was supported by Ethiopia. How come that it did not reject him right from the start, when it knows full well, as it alleges that he was incompetent and ineffective in countries he served previously?
The established practice is that, just like the appointment of ambassadors, in which case agrément is sent for of reaction of receiving government, if the reaction is positive. All UN agencies do follow the same procedure, accepting or rejecting being the prerogative of governments, with no further questions asked about it at any time by anybody. That is what all governments do in such circumstances—they carefully vet the person they accept or reject for such positions. In the circumstances, if the Meles regime has not done that in the case of Ken Ohashi the failure is its own, not that of the t World Bank or the outgoing county director.
The situation brings to mind that availing oneself to statesmanship may seem a free ride to the ambitious, whose rise is a function of military action. In reality, statesmanship is not. It comes with a very accurate measure of the individual possessing and demonstrating in action three long established criteria. I was recently reminded by the 2011 Reith Annual Lecture what Max Weber has brilliantly defined as the three pre-eminent qualities of a politician—"passion, responsibility and a sense of proportion."
What have utterly been lacking all this time in Ethiopia have been a good sense of responsibility and a sense of proportion, as the above has demonstrated. How could a polarized society, such as Ethiopia constantly kicking and crying on the brinks of disaster and all round crises could heal, when political power simple-mindedly and single-mindedly pushes what only advances its stay in power?


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2. Remove pork chops to serving platter. Cover with aluminum foil and keep warm. Pour 1 cup of juices from baking dish into 2-cup measure. Mix cornstarch and water; stir into juice. Cover loosely and microwave on high (100%) until thickened and boiling, 1 to 2 minutes. Serve on a mixture of white and wild rice if desired. Spoon sauce over pork chops.
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Calories 1166 Calories from Fat 377
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 42 g64.4%
Saturated Fat 13.8 g68.8%
Trans Fat 0.4 g
Cholesterol 312.7 mg104.2%
Sodium 1238.5 mg51.6%
Total Carbohydrates 86 g28.8%
Dietary Fiber 9.8 g39.3%
Sugars 54.1 g
Protein 98 g195.4%
Vitamin A 12.9% Vitamin C 258.4%
Calcium 28.1% Iron 22.7%
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TERRY LEE GARRETT AND PATRICIA GARRETT, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLEES,v.LAWYERS INCORPORATED AND JEFFREY A. BRODY, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County. Honorable Joseph N. Casciato, Judge Presiding.
The Honorable Justice Cahill delivered the opinion of the court: Theis and S.m. O'brien, JJ., concur.
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Plaintiffs sued defendants for legal malpractice alleging that they had failed to file a lawsuit before the statute of limitations had run. The trial court denied defendant's motion to dismiss, but certified a question for interlocutory appeal under Supreme Court Rule 308. We reverse.
The question is phrased in such a way that we are asked to address the impact of our supreme court's decision in Hernon v. E.W. Corrigan Construction Co. (1992), 149 Ill. 2d 190, 595 N.E.2d 561, 172 Ill. Dec. 200. Plaintiffs' complaint, though alleging a violation of the Structural Work Act, assumes that the two-year statute of limitations for personal injuries set out in section 13-202 of the Code of Civil Procedure applies. Hernon, decided after the complaint was filed in this case, held that the four-year statute of limitations set out in section 13-214 of the Code governed actions under the Structural Work Act. Hernon 149 Ill. 2d 190, 595 N.E.2d 561, 172 Ill. Dec. 200.
At the time Hernon was decided and at the time the alleged malpractice in this case happened, section 13-202 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 110 par. 13-202) and section 13-214 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 110 par. 13-214) were both in effect. Until 1985, both sections set out a two-year statute of limitations. But, in September of 1985 section 13-214, applicable to construction accidents, was lengthened to four years.
The thrust of plaintiffs' argument is that after 1985, and beforeHernon, the legal community "historically relied" on a two-year statute of limitations and the defendants' failure to do so amounts to malpractice. We disagree and reverse.
Terry Lee Garrett was injured while working at a construction site on August 17, 1987. Plaintiffs hired defendants to represent them. The plaintiffs later discharged the defendant attorneys more than two years, but less than four years, after the accident. Defendants had never filed suit on behalf of the plaintiffs.
The plaintiffs then hired a second attorney. On April 1, 1991, plaintiffs, through their second attorney, filed an eight count complaint. Count IV alleged legal malpractice against the defendants for failing to file suit before the two-year statute of limitations under 13-202 expired. The remaining counts named Weiland Properties, Inc., Habco Development Co., Inc., De Graf Brothers, Inc., and A. C. Alexander, LTD., (The Structural Work Act Defendants) as defendants and alleged a violation of the Structural Work Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 48 par. 60 et seq).
The Structural Work Act Defendants moved to dismiss under section 2-619(5) of the Code of Civil Procedure. They argued that the two-year statute of limitations under section 13-202 of the Code barred plaintiffs' suit as to them. The court agreed and granted a motion to dismiss the Structural Work Act Defendants. Plaintiffs did not appeal this order.
Plaintiffs then filed an amended complaint on December 2, 1992, directed only at their former attorneys. The complaint alleged that defendants were hired to represent plaintiffs before the two-year statue of limitations had run, were not discharged until after the statute had expired, and that the defendants did not file a suit within that two-year period.
Defendants filed a motion to dismiss under section 2-615 and 2-619 of the Code on January 21, 1992. Defendants argued in their 2-619 motion that time remained to file suit under the four-year statute of limitations after they were discharged.
While this matter was pending, plaintiffs filed a petition under section 2-1401 for relief from the earlier dismissal of the Structural Work Act Defendants from their original complaint. The petition was filed before the same judge considering the amended complaint. Plaintiffs cited the recently decided Hernon case in support of their petition that the four-year statute of limitations should have applied to their original complaint. The Structural Work Act Defendants responded with a motion to dismiss the petition. After a hearing, the court denied plaintiffs' motion for relief under 2-1401. Plaintiffs did not appeal this order.
The court then went on to deny the defendant attorneys' motions to dismiss the remaining malpractice count against them. The defendant attorneys filed a motion to reconsider. The court denied that motion and the defendant attorneys filed this interlocutory appeal after the trial court certified a question under Supreme Court Rule 308.
Plaintiffs argue that during the time defendants represented them, and before Hernon was decided, from about January 14, 1988, to sometime before April 1, 1991, a two-year statute of limitations applied to claims for personal injury at a construction site. Plaintiffs cite no appellate court authority in support, but rely on an Illinois Bar Journal Article: Gleason, Illinois Expanded Statute of Limitations for Injured Construction Workers, 82 Ill. B. J. 252 (1994). There the author wrote: "parties involved in construction related tort actions have historically relied upon the two-year limitations period set forth in section 13-202 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure."
Plaintiffs argue that defendants were required to abide by this historical reliance on a two-year statute of limitations. They argue that the decision in Hernon rejected a "long accepted notion" that the two-year personal injury statute of limitations applies to construction related accidents. The supreme court, however, made no references to "long accepted notions" in Hernon. The supreme court held that the four-year statute of limitations under section 13-214(a) governed negligence and Structural Work Act claims for personal injuries sustained by a worker at a construction site.
The court was well aware of section 13-202, and noted that personal injuries at construction sites: "could fall neatly under either statute of limitations." ( Hernon, 149 Ill. 2d at 195, 595 N.E.2d at 562.) But, the court concluded: "based on our general rule of statutory construction, our appellate court's interpretation of the repose portion of section 13-214, and the legislative history of section 13-214, we agree with the plaintiff that section 13-214(a) governs his cause." ( Hernon, 149 Ill. 2d at 195, 595 N.E.2d at 562.) The court held that although the claim could fit into either 13-202 or 13-214 "where there are two statutory provisions, one which is general and designed to apply generally, and the other is particular and relates to only one subject, the particular provision must prevail." Hernon, 149 Ill. 2d at 195, 595 N.E.2d at 563.
Plaintiffs argue that to apply Hernon to the case before us amounts to a retroactive application. We disagree. The retroactive argument rests on an assumption that Hernon changed existing law. It did not. It simply clarified any doubt that might have existed about the application of two different statues of limitations, both of which were law at the time Hernon was decided.
Plaintiffs cite Brainerd v. Kates (1979), 68 Ill. App. 3d 781, 386 N.E.2d 586, 25 Ill. Dec. 315 and Land v. Auler (1989), 186 Ill. App. 3d 382, 542 N.E.2d 509, 134 Ill. Dec. 330 in support of their contention. Brainerd involved a review of a customary practice where there was no underlying statute to guide the court. Here, the plaintiffs suggest that an attorneys' standard of care be measured by what they allege was a customary practice to abide by a two-year statute of limitations when there existed a statute that provided for a four-year limitations period. It is a curious argument, for it would charge a lawyer with malpractice for relying on the plain language of a statute.
The plaintiffs also cite Land v. Auler. That case is only relevant if we were required to read a retroactive application into Hernon to decide the case before us in favor of defendants. No such reading is necessary.
The court in McGee v. Danz (1994), 261 Ill. App. 3d 232, 633 N.E.2d 234, 198 Ill. Dec. 772 addressed a question similar to the question presented here. In McGee the plaintiff was injured at a remodeling project on December 23, 1985. Plaintiff hired defendant to represent him in a claim arising out of the incident. Defendant was discharged between March and December of 1989. On December 13, 1989, plaintiff filed suit for legal malpractice alleging failure to bring suit within the two-year statute of limitations under section 13-202. Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment which alleged that when the suit was filed the four-year statute of limitations under section 13-214 had not run. The circuit court granted summary judgment and plaintiff appealed.
On appeal the parties in McGee argued as plaintiffs and defendants argue here. The plaintiff argued that the two-year statute of limitations of 13-202 barred plaintiff's recovery while the defendant argued that he was discharged before the four-year statute of limitations under 13-214 had run. The court held "because no genuine issue of fact exists that plaintiff discharged defendant prior to the running of the four-year statue of limitations under section 13-214(a) of the Code, as a matter of law defendant cannot be liable for legal malpractice for failing to file a claim against third parties prior to December 23, 1989, the date the statue of limitations expired in this case." McGee 261 Ill. App. 3d at 237, 633 N.E.2d at 237.
A cause of action for legal malpractice occurs at the time of the negligent act. ( Roberts v. Heilgeist (1984), 124 Ill. App. 3d 1082, 465 N.E.2d 658, 80 Ill. Dec. 546.) When an attorney has allowed a claim to become time barred the occurrence of his negligent act is fixed on the date the client's cause of action is barred. ( Kohler v. Woollen, Brown & Hawkins (1973), 15 Ill. App. 3d 455, 304 N.E.2d 677.) Here defendants' and plaintiffs' attorney/client relationship ended sometime before April 1, 1991. The claim was not time barred until August 17, 1991.
Reverse and remanded with directions to grant the defendants' motion to dismiss.
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DESMON LOEB, PLAINTIFF,v.AUDETTE, ET AL., DEFENDANTS.
Plaintiff is a prisoner without counsel suing for alleged civil rights violations. See 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently pending is defendants Audette, Weston and Callison's request to be relieved of their obligation to file a pretrial statement. As defendants correctly point out in their request, plaintiff has failed to timely file a pretrial statement in accord with this court's December 18, 2008, order.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court of Champaign County; the Hon.
HAROLD L. JENSEN, Judge, presiding.
After trial by jury in the circuit court of Champaign County, defendant Otis Lee Brooks was convicted of attempted robbery and sentenced to 2 years' imprisonment. He appeals, arguing that the evidence did not support the jury's finding that his guilt was proved beyond a reasonable doubt.
Most of the facts of this unusual case are not disputed. Slightly before 6:30 a.m. on August 20, 1978, defendant entered a grocery store in Champaign. The store had been open all night. At the time, only defendant, the store cashier, an assistant manager and a bread delivery salesman were in the store. Defendant went to a rack, picked up a package of potato chips and went up to the counter where the cashier stood. He handed her the bag of potato chips and a note on a 4" by 6" piece of paper. The note was written in longhand and stated:
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Defendant's testimony was directly contradicted to the extent that (1) the cashier testified that defendant picked up the note rather than her having given it to him, (2) the bread delivery salesman who followed defendant out of the store testified that defendant got into a car parked at a next-door lumber yard even though the store parking lot was empty, and (3) officers testified that it was unlikely, although possible, for defendant to have heard conversation about the note before telling them where the note was. The defendant's explanation was refuted by the cashier's further testimony. She stated that she felt defendant was unarmed although he had his right hand on his belt and accordingly she told him twice that he owed 21 cents. She stated that defendant appeared very startled when she gave this response.
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REARDON, P.J., and TRAPP, J., concur.
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After a 15-month pregnancy, giraffes typically give birth to a single, 6-foot-tall calf. (Photo: Stephanie Pilick/AFP/Getty Images)
Earth's tallest animal is in deep trouble. Wild giraffe populations are plummeting due to poaching and habitat loss, scientists say, with new survey data showing the mammals' numbers have fallen more than 40 percent in just 15 years. And unlike the well-known plight of gorillas, elephants, rhinos and other disappearing African icons, the decline of these serene giants has gone largely unnoticed.
About 140,000 wild giraffes existed as recently as 1999, but now there are fewer than 80,000, according to the Namibia-based Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF). That pales in comparison to African elephants, for example, which number around 450,000 but whose decline has drawn closer scientific study and wider publicity. That contrast isn't to diminish the real danger faced by elephants, but it does highlight what GCF director Julian Fennessey calls a "silent extinction" of giraffes.
"Giraffes are the forgotten megafauna," Fennessy recently told Scientific American, noting a scarcity of research as well as public awareness. "They're really not getting the attention they deserve."
Despite their extreme height — adult males can stand nearly 20 feet tall — giraffes have been overlooked by many scientists and conservationists. This is likely due to a longstanding belief giraffes are abundant, experts say, as well as a lack of data proving otherwise. "When I first became interested in giraffes in 2008 and started looking through the scientific literature, I was really surprised to see how little had been done," University of Minnesota Ph.D. student Megan Strauss told the New York Times in October. "It was amazing that something as well known as the giraffe could be so little studied."
Giraffes eat up to 75 pounds of leaves daily, often traveling miles to find enough food. (Photo: Valentina Storti/Flickr)
The species is not listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which last updated its Red List status in 2010. But while the IUCN still classifies giraffes as "least concern" overall, it has recently listed two of nine subspecies as endangered. The group estimates fewer than 200 West African giraffes remain in Niger, while the population of Rothschild's giraffes in Uganda and Kenya is below 700 and falling, according to a report by the nonprofit Elephants Without Borders.
The IUCN noted in 2010 that Rothschild's giraffes may be near the threshold for a "critically endangered" listing, and also acknowledged emerging hints of trouble for the broader species: "[A] recent preliminary population estimate suggests a decline in the total population has taken place which, if substantiated, could mean that the species will warrant listing in a higher category of threat."
The GCF has been working for the past five years to substantiate such concerns, producing an unprecedented population assessment of giraffes that's expected to be published in 2015. It suggests the species has declined by 42.9 percent in the past 15 years, devastated by an all-too-familiar double whammy for African wildlife: poaching and habitat loss caused by human population growth.
Giraffes can run up to 35 mph, but they have few natural predators aside from lions, crocodiles and humans. (Photo: Daniel Flower/Flickr)
Giraffes still inhabit 21 countries in Africa, but swaths of their habitat are being repurposed for human use, especially agriculture. Even in places where their native grasslands remain intact, fragmentation caused by development elsewhere can restrict their range and hinder genetic diversity, while climate change can encourage lengthy droughts that may compound other pressures. And beyond their rapidly changing environment — which lead desperate giraffes to feed on farmers' crops, making them seem like pests to local communities — the animals are also increasingly threatened by poaching.
Humans have a long history of hunting giraffes, seeking food as well as thick, durable skin to make clothing and other items. But a belief that giraffe brains and bone marrow can cure HIV has recently gained traction in Tanzania, reportedly pushing prices for a head or bones as high as $140 per piece. And since giraffes are relatively easy for humans to kill, often with a single gunshot, they've also become a popular source of food and extra income among Africa's growing hordes of elephant poachers.
When humans do stick out their necks for giraffes, however, there's evidence it can quickly improve the animals' fortunes. The West African giraffe, for example, was pushed to the brink of extinction in the 1990s by human population growth and a series of droughts. Down to just 50 individuals in 1996, the subspecies won legal protection from the government of Niger, helping it rebound to 250 individuals in 2010. Conservationists have also worked with villages in Niger to plant 5,300 acacia trees since 2012, reducing the need for giraffes to raid crops. Although their recovery remains fragile, Niger is now home to about 400 wild West African giraffes, an increase of 60 percent in just four years.
Related conservation stories on MNN:
- Take a bite out of poaching and learn about rhinos
- Meet 7 new endangered species on the IUCN Red List
- Elephants may have a specific alarm call for 'human!'


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Your skin color. Shouldn't dictate your future.
Copywriter: Fabrice Dubois
Art director: Pascale Gayraud
Photographer: Yann Robert
Chief Creative Officer: Olivier Altmann
Account Supervisors: Gaelle Morvan, Elysian Fields
Art buyer: Jean-Luc Chirio
LICRA general secretary: Richard Serero
Hehe, funny visual but after you're done smiling you get the message. One that I really support as well.
Though cleaners might not like this campaign ;-)
Any latino or black people would hate it.
Too much stereotypes in this ad.
"Ubi hubave lubearned thubat ubanuby fubool cuban wrubite uba bubad ubad, bubut thubat ubit tubakes uba rubeal gubenubiubus tubo kubeep hubis hubands uboff uba gubood ubone."
-Lubeo Buburnubett
I don't think consistency would make it a stronger ad in this case. In my opinion it would only take away the "reality factor" of the ad. That moment when you realize that in real life we tend to categorize everyone according to their skin color. Even an innocent baby that has a lifetime to become anything. The comparison ties the exaggeration to a real life emotion.
i agree. it doesn't add anything.
but if you showed a row of minority race babies - an asian baby, an african american baby, a latino baby, plus one caucasian and dressed them all according to expectation, it might be just as effective as splitting them up into three ads...
but im not sure if the above method would reduce the impact somewhat.
other babies can be whatever they want. but the black one has a dictated future. this is the point.
Yep, spot on.
Definitely captured my attention! The other babies don't have a dress code because they are free to become whatever they set themselves out to be. The ad tells us this isn't the same for the newborn in the middle.
Pu capable de voir des pubs avec des bébés! (Can't stand to see any more ads with babies!)
Wow pretty simple and still sucks...Publicis..Come on.
Life after marketing.
Pure brain dead liberal claptrap with no thought that rises above their jerking knees.
Nope. Doesn't work for me. So where are the asian babies? where are the indian babies?
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