awesome...I want to get this phone so I don't have tp type in AmNglish!

Quoted: The BBC's Elizabeth Blunt reports from Addis Ababa on the increasing popularity of mobile phones which permit text messages in Amharic.

quoted: These Ethiopian-grown strawberries benefit from 1700m altitude and strong sunlight concentrations to make them exceptionally sweet, with average of 10% sugar brix. The difference in taste of the Yuval variety (the main offering) is very noticeable compared to when it’s grown in other countries. The same is true of the other available varieties.

Not another war...!!!

’’The curfew imposed since last week and which the group said lasts from dusk to down aimed to control its fleeing citizens to Ethiopia in the cover of darkness.” The group added.

Quoted: According to the EPDF’s statement Eritrea has break into the buffer zone, Temporary Security Zone, (TSZ) between the Eritrea and Ethiopia forces; and heavily started massing its troop

dotting for Chris..this might interest you

Quoted: Opinions differ on possible solutions to the country's food problems. An agronomist, who requested anonymity, suggested that a market-driven agricultural system could help improve the ...

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Quoted: Al Jazeera English's Andrew Simmons talks to Meles Zenawi, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia - on Ethiopia's controversial deployment in Somalia and human rights in ...

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Quoted: Amharic Song

The humantarian crises have reached its worst low ever, but yet little is mentioned in the media.

Quoted: Facing rising prospects of war with Ethiopia and increasing tensions with the West, Eritrea has hit its most difficult point since winning its hard-fought independence 14 years ago.

If the bill were to become law, the US could stop military assistance to Ethiopia and impose travel restrictions on some government officials unless Addis Ababa released “political prisoners” and people detained without trial, prosecuted officials “involved in the unlawful killings of demonstrators” after elections in May 2005, and ensured the independence of the judiciary and the press.

A very candid interview right before marking the 3rd Millennium. Contrary to the popular believes...I like Meles and admire his audacity & intelligence. My only wish is that if could re-direct his energy in a more positive ways, he could easily become one of the greatest leaders the African nations have seen!!

Quoted: TIME talks to Meles Zenawi about the U.S., terrorism and his own political future.

TIME: As you say, democracy is a destination rather than a present reality.
Meles: While all democratic systems are works in progress, ours started rather late and therefore has a longer distance to cover. But democratic transformation for us is not mimicking some facets of Western governance. The focus has been on building institutions of democratic governance. And to do so all the way to the grass roots. Democracy cannot be a plaything for the capital cities. It has to infiltrate every nook and cranny in the country, including the village.