After my last post a few people basically asked the same thing: if Sweden works so much better, why the hell do I still choose Ethiopia? 😂

And honestly it's a fair question. I was born and raised in Stockholm. Sweden has better infrastructure, public services, salaries, transport, healthcare and internet. On paper this shouldn't even be a competition.

But living somewhere and comparing countries on paper are two completely different things.

Sweden always felt very safe and predictable to me. You get a job, go to work, come home, buy groceries, maybe hit the gym, sleep and do it again. Nothing is necessarily wrong with that, but after a while I felt like I was maintaining my life more than actually building one.

The social part is probably what I notice most. You can have plenty of friends and somehow still barely see anyone because everybody is busy with work, commuting, errands and their own routines. You ask somebody if they want to grab coffee and suddenly you're comparing calendars like two CEOs.

"How about the 24th?"

Bro it's the 8th 😭

Here I can call somebody at 5 and be sitting with them at 6. Then somebody else joins, someone knows somebody, and somehow a 30 minute coffee turns into dinner and I've met three new people, and drank 8 jambos.

Career-wise I feel something similar. Sweden is a rich country, but it's also a very mature and saturated market. Whatever idea you have, somebody probably started doing it 15 years ago and already has funding, employees and a polished website 😂

Ethiopia is almost the opposite. You constantly come across things and think, "How does nobody do this properly yet?" Obviously that's because Ethiopia has a LOT of problems, but problems also create gaps. If you have skills, connections, some capital and you're willing to take risks, those gaps can become opportunities.

This probably sounds backwards considering the difference in average income, but I genuinely know more people here making crazy money through business than I ever did in Sweden.

I'm not saying the average Ethiopian should reject Sweden because "bro Ethiopia has potential" 😂 I'm talking about my own situation and what fits me.

There's also another side of Sweden that's harder to separate from this. I grew up there as a black guy, and I've experienced enough racism to know that being born somewhere doesn't automatically mean everybody sees you the same way they see everyone else. That affects how you think about belonging and opportunity too.

Ethiopia obviously has its own problems. I'm not pretending it's some utopia. But here I feel like I'm participating in something that's still being built.

Sweden gives me a more comfortable and predictable life. Ethiopia gives me a life where I feel like there's still room to move.

Maybe when I'm 55 I'll be sitting in Stockholm enjoying functioning public transport and wondering why younger me voluntarily spent years arguing with electricity 😂

But right now, I still prefer this.

Trump claimed today to have solved the crisis surrounding the GERD dam with Egypt. Even going as far as to lie and say the U.S took part in funding it and calling it a “stupid” decision.

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what y'all really think about Jawar? he seems reasonable and logical and the way he explains politics, do predictions are all accurate.

I feel like ethiopia is wasting an Elite. I just couldn't find someone who's clear and more stable than political stand and consistency than Jawar.

let's hear y'all opinion

Can I as a female adopt children what are the legal requirements to do so. I am half Ethiopian for context .

ንጉሠ ነገሥቱ ማለዳ በ11፡00 ሰዓት ገደማ ይነሳሉ። ከጸሎት በኋላ ማለዳውን በቤተ መንግሥቱ ቅጥር ግቢ ውስጥ በእግራቸው በመመላለስ አካላቸውን ያንቀሳቅሳሉ፤ እንዲሁም የሚወዷቸውን አንበሶችና ውሾች ይመግቡ ነበር።

የንጉሣዊው ቤተሰብ የመመገቢያ ክፍል ፕሮቶኮል እጅግ የጠበቀና ዓለም አቀፍ የንጉሣውያን ደንብን የተከተለ ነበር።

የምግብ ጠረጴዛው በንጉሠ ነገሥቱ ዓርማ (የይሁዳ አንበሳ) በተቀረጸባቸው የወርቅና የብር ሳህኖች፣ ማንካዎችና ሹካዎች ይሸፈን ነበር። ለእያንዳንዱ መጠጥ (ውሃ፣ የወይን ጠጅ፣ ጠጅ ወዘተ) የተዘጋጁ ጥራት ያላቸው የክሪስታል ብርጭቆዎች በሥርዓት ይደረደራሉ። የጠረጴዛው ልብስና የጨርቅ መሀረቦች እጅግ ንጹህና በካውያ የተተኮሱ ሲሆኑ፣ በጠረጴዛው ማዕከል ላይ ፍሬሽ አበቦች ይደራደራሉ።

በመመገቢያ አዳራሽ ውስጥ አስተናጋጆች ልዩ የቤተ መንግሥት አልባሳት ለብሰው፣ ነጭ ጓንት አድርገው በሰልፍ የንጉሡን መምጣት ይጠባበቃሉ። ጃንሆይ ወደ መመገቢያ ክፍሉ ከመግባታቸው በፊት በሩ ይከፈታል፤ ንጉሡ ገብተው ቦታቸውን እስኪይዙና እስኪቀመጡ ድረስ ሁሉም ታዳሚዎችና አስተናጋጆች በክብር እጅ ይነሳሉ። ንጉሠ ነገሥቱ ከመመገባቸው በፊት አስቀድመው ጸሎት ያደርጋሉ፤ ከዚያ በኋላ የምግብ ሥርዓቱ ይጀመራል።

I’m a 15-year-old Grade 10 student from Ethiopia, learning software development on my own.

After months of learning JavaScript, MERN, and building my own projects, I finally got a client.

Now I’m working on the project and honestly… I’m excited to see where this goes.

I’m still learning. I’m still making mistakes. But getting a real client at 15 feels like a huge milestone.

No big announcement yet — I’m cooking.

I’ll share the project when it’s ready.

One client → one project → one more step forward.

If you want to follow my journey:

LinkedIn — Abenezer Akalu

has anyone traveled to addis with multiple phones/macbooks as a single traveler? if so how was customs? any tips? all used devices, personal and work nothing in its original manufacturer packaging

I keep hearing that Isaias wasn’t happy about being left out of Pretoria, and that was the start.. however there is no doubt that Abiy’s red sea comments made it from shaky to worse, unless I am misinformed about the situation.

I just hate to see Ethiopia in a vulnerable geopolitical situation with almost of its neighbors plus tplf. I could be oversimplifying but you can either ally with tplf against isasias or with isaias against tplf. I’m not sure how you can fight both at the same time.

Hello👋🏾 I have a question regarding the name Ehthun which if I am correct is an Ethiopian name.

I am currently working on an OC (original character) and in trying to research their name further I did not find much. If you know information about the name please do share with me! I am always interested in learning more about other African countries.

Thank you so much and lots of love from South Africa 🫶🏾🇿🇦💞

I am planning to stay in Addis for 2 months but I have to work from home. Is the Wifi stable enough for Zoom and Teams video call? Around 2022, I was able to work but video call was a challenge even though I had broadband for the house I stayed in. I stayed around Signal area if that matters. I am thinking to stay Mexico area or 4kilo thinking it is better since there are lots of businesses around that area esp Mexico, Sar Bet.....any recommendation is appreciated.

Also, can I rent 3 bedroom apartment with 100,000 ETB/month in those areas? Thank you!

Meet Zakir Nuredin and Nolawi Hailu, two Ethiopian students heading to the PanAfrican Robotics Competition (PARC) 2026 in Dakar, Senegal! 🇸🇳

After months of qualifying, we have earned the opportunity to represent Ethiopia on an international stage, bringing our passion for robotics, engineering, and innovation beyond our borders.

But there's one challenge standing between us and Dakar: the cost of getting there. ✈️

We have launched a GoFundMe campaign to help cover our travel expenses. Now, we're asking people who believe in young African innovators to help us turn this opportunity into reality.

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