The DFID British Aid funded girl band, 'Yegna' dubbed the Ethiopian 'Spice Girls', have been given £9.2 million to change Africa though ‘girl power’Geldof, who calls himself a ‘private equity whore’, is here for business, not charity. Tell that guy to respect girls and we will respect him.’Like the original Spice Girls, the band members were each given a nickname. Incredibly, the publicity is handled by Freuds, the high-powered London-based PR firm headed by the media figure Matthew Freud (ironically enough, he also acted for the Spice Girl Geri Halliwell). All of which raises more questions as to why British taxpayers were subsidising an Ethiopian girl band for four years. A source involved in Yegna productions — the girls also appear in radio dramas designed to change attitudes among young girls — cast doubt on the figures.

Source: Ethiopian News January 12, 2017 00:11 UTC