“The water bodies are reducing everywhere in the Rift Valley. It's not ...” — Hailemariam Desalegn Quote

“The water bodies are reducing everywhere in the Rift Valley. It's not because the water has been used. It's because the rivers flowing to the lakes are reducing because of climate change.”

“Free media is very essential for the democratic process and... development.”

“Ethiopia is an island of stability within the Horn of Africa, which is a troubled region.”

“Men need to be aware of the health of their bodies, as well - prostate cancer and breast cancer are almost on the same level. It's fascinating to me that the correlation between the two is almost the same - people don't talk about it so much, but they are almost equal in numbers.”

“Headteachers and governing bodies run schools and that won't change.”

“I absolutely believe that a lot of the issues raised in 'Amped' about technology migrating into our bodies are issues that we're really going to deal with soon.”