Voice of America officials said they are adding another half-hour morning radio news program in Amharic, the official language of Ethiopia, to cover the crisis in Somalia. It will be heard on ...

A new range of mobile phones has just gone on sale in Ethiopia, with the onscreen menu in Amharic, and the ability to send SMS text messages in the Ge'ez script - used for Amharic and other languages ...

An undergraduate program in the Amharic language was officially launched by the School of African Studies of Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) on Sept. 21. As the official language of Ethiopia ...

Ethiopia has admitted it is jamming the Voice of America's (VOA) broadcasts in Amharic, accusing the radio station of engaging in "destabilising propaganda". Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said Ethiopia ...

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Amharic has been the official working language of Ethiopia, the language of the courts, the language of trade and everyday communications and of the military since the late 12th century. The language ...