Ethiopians get texting in Amharic

A new range of mobile phones has just gone on sale in Ethiopia, with the onscreen menu in Amharic, and the ability to send SMS text messages in the Geez script - used for Amharic and other languages in the region. The BBC reports.

This is something of a breakthrough in a country where until recently text messaging was not allowed in any language.

Ethiopians had been able to send and receive messages in the past, but during the violent election protests in 2005 the service stopped working without explanation.

Now text messaging is back.

emily | 1:47 PM | Do you speak SMS? |
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