The past few years have been dominated by positive stories about how Rwanda and Ethiopia are turning the development leaf.
These two countries have surprised many by emerging from their dark past.
Ethiopia emerged from being the humanitarian aid poster country after experiencing famine in the early 1980s, with Rwanda dominating the headlines after the genocide in the early 1990s.
Credit to their visionary leadership, these countries have overtaken even those that used to be big economies in Africa.
But as the economies of these countries continue to grow, to what extent are citizens ready and equipped with the right attitude to play an active part?
In general terms, large-scale development presumes that the citizens are either driving the growth or adopting to this new reality, but it is not always the case.
For example, there has been widespread outcry among many African countries that Chinese companies were bringing their own workers.
This is often seen as depriving Africans of employment opportunities.
There is another side of this situation: some foreign companies do not think that our people have the right attitude, skills and work ethic to effectively accomplish the projects in time.
For that reason, they prefer their own people.
