Poverty and unemployment remain major problems, as do the lack of good roads, good schools and health care.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

Charles Haynes thinks the schools are generally doing a good job.

VOA: special.2009.12.24

The schools were not good. Racial tensions were high.

VOA: special.2009.11.01

"I don't think there's a good reason to close schools in Ethiopia right now. There's every reason in every country to wash your hands.

VOA: standard.2009.04.28

But we started to realize that money was not going to the schools in good time, and when we were asking for reasons, they would not give the reasons."

VOA: standard.2010.03.04