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... that Quintin Johnstone advocated giving control of an American-governed law school to native Ethiopians?
... that medieval Ethiopian kings claimed to be descended from Solomon?
... that Asfaw Yemiru's school educated over 120,000 Ethiopian students?
... that Tsadkan Gebretensae, one of the top commanders of Tigray forces in the conflict against the Ethiopian government, previously served as chief of staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Force?
... that Liberian paramount chief Tamba Taylor worked as a tailor and claimed to have sewn clothes for Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie and Ghanaian president Kwame Nkrumah?
... that a volcano in Ethiopia had its first recorded explosive eruption in 2025?
... that Aguil Chut-Deng took 22 child refugees from South Sudan to Ethiopia during civil war so that they could attend school?
... that Eritrea's abortion law was based on Ethiopia's, which was based on Switzerland's, which was based on France's?
... that Ethiopian migrants have to stay in Malawi's overcrowded Maula Prison until they can fund their own deportation?
... that the government of Ethiopia's SNNP Region supported local governments calling for a referendum to secede from the region?