Friesenpress By the light of the night: an oromo immigrant story, hardcover/sheiko nagawo

Life in Ethiopia during the era of Emperor Haile Selassie was bleak.

The prospect of securing a job after graduating from university was unthinkable, especially if you were an Oromo and a Muslim who couldn't afford enormous bribes.

One way to secure a job is to bribe government officials.

The hopeless and corrupt culture of bribery and favoritism starts with a guard at the gate and runs all the way up to the hiring officer at the very top.

The working motto of Ethiopia's civil service was and is.