Ethiopian entrepreneurs struggle as command economy soars

By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - In Ethiopia, where state spending rather than private enterprise has been the driving force behind double-digit economic growth, tech entrepreneurs like Araya Lakew feel stuck in the slow lane. "We try to optimise what we have as there are a lot of obstacles to growth." In a nation where the authorities have little tolerance of criticism, Ethiopian entrepreneurs are reluctant to blame the government or its agencies for the challenges they face. "The way th