Your native tongue is a very touchy subject. It’s the heart of identity. Especially, for proud Ethiopians whose history includes repelling colonial elements that would dare to strip them of it. Even today, spooks lobby for English to become the official language of Ethiopia. Aleqa Asres Yenésew recognized that the military defeat over the fascist Italia…
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