of africa has a long textile tradition but the workers in the textile factory say the low salary de gette is not enough to live on. i mean i would need to earn twice as much to pay my rent and take care of my family's needs and yet let me do. on prices there are going up faster than pay. salaries in ethiopia are usually around 50 u.s. dollars per month that's less than bangladesh in egypt and it's much less than in china where workers get paid around $200.00 u.s. dollars a month investors want to make the most of that while they can. the country's economy is growing but people have been responding to the government's reforms with protests there is a power struggle underway and there have been violent clashes like those in october which left many dead and injured. there i don't do that. so it can be done to convince international investors that ethiopia remains a good place to invest their money earlier today i spoke to miss hoffman he's one of the founders cultural business fruit box africa and an investor with the next extensive experience in africa i asked him what he thinks should be t