Talk:UN: Ethiopian GDP grew only 1.7% in 2009, may not reach anti-poverty goals

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Factual accuracy

An anon is claiming this article is incorrect based on http://nazret.com/blog/index.php?title=upi_s_erroneous_report_on_ethiopia&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Bawolff (talk • contribs)

• UN seems to say the same thing: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=32858&Cr=mdg&Cr1= Bawolff ☺☻ 02:28, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

  Hm. UPI is effectively the only source here; the second source, [1], also attributes the figure to UPI (although I could have sworn that it didn't when I wrote up the article, i would have noticed that). Perhaps a {{correction}} notice is warranted? Tempodivalse [talk]

• No correction until something more credible than a blog turns up. In the meantime, who pays for this Ethiopian blog? Remember guys, follow the money. --Brian McNeil / ^talk 03:12, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

• But, a look at the official UN site article seems to back up the blog's claim, there is no mention of Ethiopia there but the GDP refers to Africa as a whole. Tempodivalse [talk] 03:17, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

<cough> Of course, we *could* look for the original UN report and cite it directly... - Amgine | ^t 03:13, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

The UN press release seems more credible than a blog. The actual UN report would be better - but there site seems down. Bawolff ☺☻ 03:18, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

Uh-oh. UPI has now changed its article to say that Africa, not just Ethiopia, recorded that growth. Looks like a {{correction}} notice might be in order here. Tempodivalse [talk] 20:02, 9 November 2009 (UTC)