How Amharic Unites and Divides Ethiopia

Like most African nations, Ethiopia brims with difference and diversity. Among our 100 million people, we have around 80 ethnic groups and nearly a hundred languages. These variations in identity form the centre around which much of today's politics revolve, writes Nebeyou Alemu for African Arguments.

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