Ethiopia, Africa’s bright gem Set high among the verdant hills That gave birth to the unfailing Waters of the Nile Ethiopia shall rise Ethiopia, land of the wise; Ethiopia, bold cradle of Africa’s ancient rule And fertile school Of our African culture; Ethiopia, the wise Shall rise And remould with us the full figure Of…

I am the first Earth Mother of all fertility. I am the Source, I am the Nile, I am the African, I am the beginning! O Arabia, how could you so conveniently have forgotten, While your breath still hangs upon the threads of my springs? O Egypt, you prodigal daughter born from my first love,…

Haile Selassie Emperor Haile Selassie expressed his vision for Ethiopia’s water resources in a 1957 statement, emphasizing the nation’s duty to develop its rivers for its own people: “However generously Ethiopia may be prepared to share this tremendous God-given wealth of hers with friendly neighboring countries, it is Ethiopia’s primary and sacred duty to develop…

thiopia has launched a “smart” or unmanned police station, featuring partitioned booths with computer tablets and no traditional front desk or waiting areas. The station is part of the east African country’s efforts to modernize its law enforcement operations through technology. Being a pilot project, uniformed officers are on-site to demonstrate the system, making it…