# ![@solassefa Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::4288815022.png) @solassefa Solomon Assefa

Solomon Assefa posts on X about in the, ethiopia, if you, money the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [---] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[countries](/list/countries)  24% [finance](/list/finance)  20% [cryptocurrencies](/list/cryptocurrencies)  3% [currencies](/list/currencies)  2% [mlb](/list/mlb)  1% [social networks](/list/social-networks)  1% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  1% [gaming](/list/gaming)  1% [products](/list/products)  1% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  1%

**Social topic influence**
[in the](/topic/in-the) 8%, [ethiopia](/topic/ethiopia) 7%, [if you](/topic/if-you) 6%, [money](/topic/money) 6%, [china](/topic/china) 5%, [bread](/topic/bread) 5%, [we are](/topic/we-are) 5%, [business](/topic/business) 4%, [italy](/topic/italy) 4%, [sunday](/topic/sunday) 3%

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
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**Top assets mentioned**
[Bitcoin (BTC)](/topic/bitcoin) [Wink (WINK)](/topic/wink-wink)
### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"@LemmaWorku @CollinRugg I have lived in various places in the US. From working in Rural Texas to the Midwest and the Colorado Rockies. I have never been mistreated as much as I have faced in my own country. It doesn't even compare. Even Germany with all the stereotypes treats me far better"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2019329076037632137)  2026-02-05T08:35Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@nafkotaschenaki @metishewyilma What's your take on Rwanda as a business investment destination I hear mixed opinions. Paperwork and compliance is straightforward and corruption free but market size is small. What's your take"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2020725169065517391)  2026-02-09T05:03Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@JekapOmod Slow meandering and low land rivers are best utilized for irrigation fishery and navigation. Hydro is an elevation change game. Besides the fertile banks and the ecosystem they support is far more important than power from a dam. Ethiopia has other dam suitable areas"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2020725906440888611)  2026-02-09T05:06Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@nafkotaschenaki @metishewyilma You can get an IOU for info you seek as well. 🤣 Full of valuable info here too. I once asked a close friend who lived in Uganda but travelled to Rwanda often about the potential of opening a German brewery in Rwanda. What I heard wasn't so encouraging in terms of market size"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2020735648156553349)  2026-02-09T05:44Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@akua_obeng42840 Definitely East Africa. Ethiopia and Eritrea (Afar People) Sudan (North East Red sea coast) or Djibouti or even Somalia (Afar People)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2020736088487186556)  2026-02-09T05:46Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@ec0n1st I was joking last year but this year I realize when competing is essential to realize where you sit on the global pecking order. The dense of defeat will motivate institution wide calibration"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2020749011997667347)  2026-02-09T06:38Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements


"@bolderston_mark I didn't know how I feel about no rear sports and back wide fenders. Ride also looks too low"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2020802191775117770)  2026-02-09T10:09Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@Declass_Guy You can check with a few internet banking clients you may know and call my bs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2020908687431238127)  2026-02-09T17:12Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@endagegnehu It sounds too stupid to be true. But you can make phone calls in your circle and verify. I am not making this up. Customers literally have to resubscribe to the same web based services and reacquire credentials"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2021089323509010748)  2026-02-10T05:10Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@wossen1231 You can't. You just beg them to death. It's when their mobile banking made me call their head quarters on " " that I abandoned it. It was particularly notorious for transfers to Telebirr. I think I have [----] birr in the account now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2021093397637816382)  2026-02-10T05:26Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@addis_fortune An architectural heritage from the golden ages of urban architecture has been removed. We think the glass faade and shoddy new construction is going to compare. A city with no heritage is as good as dead"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2021333834151887170)  2026-02-10T21:21Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@alemayehuGeda If you peep such a question in the oval office your government will be deposed before your plane leaves the tarmac from DC. Leaders of today face immense challenges to safeguard the interests of their populace without descending their nations to chaos"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2021334999438590386)  2026-02-10T21:26Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@TigiSmartVibes My policy here is "don't ask don't tell." I will never dare to ask anyone to carry anything for me and I expect to be treated the same. Enough horror stories of people in China getting the death sentence. hell no"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2021335666509185259)  2026-02-10T21:29Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@metishewyilma The video is AI. But the quote is real"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2021510159390920806)  2026-02-11T09:02Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"Finally heading in the right direction.           (FXD/04/2026) - https://t.co/53og5BNnl7  https://t.co/ISurMn9dti           (FXD/04/2026) - https://t.co/53og5BNnl7  https://t.co/ISurMn9dti"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2021638835520885010)  2026-02-11T17:33Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Ethiopian banks charging upto 0.5% on bank to bank transfers should be sued in anti-trust law and consumer protection cases if we had strong prosecutors and business representatives. Making your money from pushing numbers from one computer to another is an insane business model"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2021876478569230437)  2026-02-12T09:18Z 11.4K followers, 12.6K engagements


"@reda_getachew @Jawar_Mohammed True Jawar is not the only one privy to Ethiopia's interests and yet acting [--] dimensional. It is indeed easy to pretend to act morally when the helm and the weight of its decisions are not in your hands. One has to disassociate party politics from long term national interests"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2022027434246516845)  2026-02-12T19:18Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements


"@nuelhbt Good old days when we had only [--] TV channels. TV Africa was there Saturday evening movies and [---] on Sunday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2022380889309667821)  2026-02-13T18:42Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"CBE Logic: Updates a web based interface for their Internet banking services. Drops every user on it and doesn't tell anyone. Now we all have to resign paper applications fill out forms and register for the service. What a stellar transition Keep it up folks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2020854933512212794)  2026-02-09T13:38Z 11.4K followers, 13.2K engagements


"I feel personally insulted with this half baked early 2000s (myspace era type) UI. And why the hell is the platform calling me "" Banker finally sends me the PDF to re-register my account onto the platform. I will let the video explain the rest of the details. https://t.co/UXmYJ0F348 Banker finally sends me the PDF to re-register my account onto the platform. I will let the video explain the rest of the details. https://t.co/UXmYJ0F348"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2022311269089329272)  2026-02-13T14:05Z 11.5K followers, [----] engagements


"@wossen1231 I was talking about distance bridging the illegal board and flotillas. That's what Italy is fired of being in the Mediterranean. As for running a business in ET remotely I will be lying if I say it's going as I like it. I won't be doing it for long"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2022954197533241494)  2026-02-15T08:40Z 11.5K followers, [--] engagements


"Banker finally sends me the PDF to re-register my account onto the platform. I will let the video explain the rest of the details. CBE Logic: Updates a web based interface for their Internet banking services. Drops every user on it and doesn't tell anyone. Now we all have to resign paper applications fill out forms and register for the service. What a stellar transition Keep it up folks. CBE Logic: Updates a web based interface for their Internet banking services. Drops every user on it and doesn't tell anyone. Now we all have to resign paper applications fill out forms and register for the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2021589636733190189)  2026-02-11T14:18Z 11.5K followers, 10.5K engagements


"And if you are in Addis and haven't decided yet take her out to dinner tonight or tomorrow at Gaea. I will buy your delicious ice-cream dessert trest if you get dinner. Use this tweet to bank on that promise"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2022599787259043848)  2026-02-14T09:12Z 11.5K followers, [----] engagements


"@ec0n1st Yap China earned it by defeating Japan in the 2nd world war. It's earned"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2022955572728090875)  2026-02-15T08:46Z 11.5K followers, [---] engagements


"A beautiful Saturday morning in Addis. Have a good weekend everyone"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1842446187208622517)  2024-10-05T06:06Z 11.4K followers, 22K engagements


"I told someone earthquake rating is on a logarithmic scale and magnitude [--] and [--] vary by a factor of [--]. I got laughed at like I was a moron. Moral of the story don't explain things to stupid people. You become the idiot in the room"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1845430217675788649)  2024-10-13T11:43Z 11.4K followers, 18.9K engagements


"It is my opinion that no amount of leadership reshuffle and change can alter the level of moral decadence and institutional rot we have encountered over the past few years. We as a society are unrecognizable from a decade ago"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/1851493581699080628)  2024-10-30T05:17Z 11.5K followers, 22.3K engagements


"100MW renewable energy  .    https://addisinsight.net/2024/11/ethiopia-set-to-begin-electricity-exports-to-tanzania-via-kenya/ https://addisinsight.net/2024/11/ethiopia-set-to-begin-electricity-exports-to-tanzania-via-kenya/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1860191554583036421)  2024-11-23T05:20Z 11.4K followers, 26.1K engagements


"As someone who cleaned windows as a young man during my college years I feel for these guys. College students in Eth need to do part time jobs to learn the value of hard work. Many don't even consider it or feel like they are above such labor"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1887107243390214635)  2025-02-05T11:53Z 11.4K followers, 20.1K engagements


"We repurposed bricks from demolition all over the city to construct the bar space. This particular batch is from a house of an Adwa War veteran who lived around Teklehaimanot. Unfortunately I couldn't get a name. However bricks are over [---] years old"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1891116326455853270)  2025-02-16T13:24Z 11.4K followers, 21.3K engagements


"We had a successful soft opening yesterday. Our invited guests provided us with great feedback and sampled an array of the menu. X family also showed up for moral support and feedback. @LemmaWorku thankyou for bringing Obo-Hodo @GetachewSS from the butcher. @NeftalemF namaste"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/1893561954393862397)  2025-02-23T07:22Z 11.5K followers, 13.1K engagements


"One of my earliest childhood memories were the smell of bread on Sunday morning on our way back from Church. My dad would buy the [--] birr loaves and I couldn't wait to get home to eat it with tea. We bake hearty German breads for our restaurant. I want that Sunday nostalgia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1896149866994344230)  2025-03-02T10:45Z 11.4K followers, 13.6K engagements


"The baker was busy throughout the night Baking hearty sour dough German breads full of whole grains. Come take your bread while it's fresh"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/1897144068834275820)  2025-03-05T04:36Z 11.4K followers, 59.3K engagements


"The baker was at it again overnight. We now have added Laugenbrot (pretzel bread) Whole wheat and Oat bread as well as Brotchen varieties of our favorite [--] grain bread. The baker was busy throughout the night Baking hearty sour dough German breads full of whole grains. Come take your bread while it's fresh. https://t.co/ukweVUDvb2 The baker was busy throughout the night Baking hearty sour dough German breads full of whole grains. Come take your bread while it's fresh. https://t.co/ukweVUDvb2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1897568616876277948)  2025-03-06T08:43Z 11.4K followers, 20.3K engagements


"We sold out on all bread today at 4PM for the first time. The X crowd was more than supportive by not only purchasing but also putting the word out there. The baker will increase quantity through the night. We also have repeat customers now. The baker was at it again overnight. We now have added Laugenbrot (pretzel bread) Whole wheat and Oat bread as well as Brotchen varieties of our favorite [--] grain bread. https://t.co/3Z5UalheRJ The baker was at it again overnight. We now have added Laugenbrot (pretzel bread) Whole wheat and Oat bread as well as Brotchen varieties of our favorite [--] grain"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1898047390956806266)  2025-03-07T16:25Z 11.4K followers, 16K engagements


"Enjoying brunch at our new restaurant. Everyone loved the fresh bread and spread. Always craved for such a Sunday brunch in Addis but never found it. They say if you can't find it build it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/1898686842679009359)  2025-03-09T10:46Z 11.4K followers, 11.7K engagements


"Ethiopian current employment tax code taxes someone grossing ETB [--------] a total of ETB [--------]. Meanwhile we are arguing about democracy and freedom of speech the right to associate as a political party over ethnic lines. Brothers and sisters focus your energy on the $$"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1912052747475525981)  2025-04-15T07:57Z 11.4K followers, 40.3K engagements


"Did you know a dam exists in Sudan a stone throw away from the GERD It's only a dam in ET that triggers everyone in the Arab League. It's only Ethiopians not allowed to drink their own water. Side note: GERD lake looks like a rooster. A perfect new year's gift in ET culture"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1965383135576859092)  2025-09-09T11:53Z 11.4K followers, 11.2K engagements


"@alemayehuGeda @twittwoods He can give me Burundian Franc at National Theater and I can show him how it can be or $ in no less than [--] transactions and about half an hour of "wink wink""  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/1969798510405923070)  2025-09-21T16:18Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


". I strongly suggest trying out customs with a minor import then multiplying that hustle X10 to gauge how Ministry of Revenues will treat you. You can then assess for yourself if you are cut out for it. Don't listen to relatives"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2015354242937102807)  2026-01-25T09:21Z 11.4K followers, 22.1K engagements


"@Keri_jud It's like they never got coloring books growing up. Half their territory is Alshabab playing ground and they are always out here MsPaint shading maps"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2015390583989137713)  2026-01-25T11:45Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Cooking dinner with my son. He is just as occupied and immersed as I am. It's as real to him as it is for me. I would not trade such moments for anything else. Young parents cherish early childhood with your children it all goes by so fast"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2015837181168804126)  2026-01-26T17:20Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Growing up is realizing there are no freedom fighters no government is truly legitimate selfdiscovery never ends the best things in life are free and most of what we chase turns out not to matter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2016063943484051791)  2026-01-27T08:21Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements


"@jossephus @LinagaSil CBE is impervious to criticism. I am surprised they didn't resort to a dungeon in the basement and perform some mafia type beat downs to get their money back. Name and Shame is pretty benign coming from a government owned company"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2016070715850535025)  2026-01-27T08:48Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@doin_bitss Flying to both Seychelles and Madagascar was an ordeal and it was the mistake of the Immigration officials in Addis who don't even know these rules"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2016520766351671387)  2026-01-28T14:36Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements


"@doin_bitss I can't recommend NosyBe Madagascar enough. From Addis it's a flight using ET that briefly lands in Tanzania. It's a beautiful and affordable island with tons of activities unbelievable beaches and wildlife and French cuisine. I recommend it for young couples"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2016521278690050541)  2026-01-28T14:38Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@LemmaWorku Shareholder reports Well not like the dinosaurs with the money can sift through PDF documents. I still find it absurd that a detailed prospectus is not available online even though these companies are publicly owned. I don't know if a mature investor class will ever invest"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2016784165652332667)  2026-01-29T08:03Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@GetachewSS @bini_dam Propose to who The burrito is sexy but it doesn't count 🤣"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2016890981719708047)  2026-01-29T15:07Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@GetachewSS @bini_dam Inflation is a problem. Might chase her away. If you deposit Canadian dollars now I will hold you our best Champaign at the current price. DM for account information"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2016893411249344534)  2026-01-29T15:17Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@NeftalemF They think they can walk that back. How adorable. After eating 800mm+$ and watching the company spend more than a billion they think it's their right to flip the switch. That ship has sailed. They will have to compete unless they want a truly bankrupting lawsuit in Brussels"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2016940458396598386)  2026-01-29T18:24Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@NeftalemF @birrmetrics A creditor will gladly lend it that money wait for it to default get a McKinsey audit and valuation and choose to sit at the board with a significant share. There is far more to scalp from a desperate bankrupt company than a profitable one. It's like selling with a discount"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2017490516988875026)  2026-01-31T06:49Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@alemayehuGeda @NeftalemF A bad cocktail is brewing. The private sector tethering under undue tax burden unprecedented inflation on the salary class half the country unable to live in peace misdirected and unaudited public expenditure more wars in the horizon sovereign debt pressure"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2017502238042734797)  2026-01-31T07:36Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@NeftalemF @birrmetrics They are better off floating international shares and turning the company public to raise necessary funds. Borrowing what you may face challenges to pay is a sure way to lose your golden goose with a major discount. Sell while showing green on the books"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2017503716534899058)  2026-01-31T07:42Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"For some the hustle starts early in life. My brother and I used to burn CDs with games set up PlayStation booths during carnival and hustle. Enterprise starts early support it if you see it in your children. Bro is gonna be a millionaire by [--] https://t.co/0fok8tlnVL Bro is gonna be a millionaire by [--] https://t.co/0fok8tlnVL"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2017899446663626939)  2026-02-01T09:54Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements


"@filsanfilsan You guys always celebrate when he has Turkish or Egyptian leaders from far away. What is beneficial for both Somalia and Ethiopia is to understand that we live together and have much more in common than far away powers. Reserve this anger to Turkish fishing boats looting you dry"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2017905381737980170)  2026-02-01T10:18Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Below are Total Energy Supply charts for the two biggest economies on Earth. Both are primarily non-renewable. Africans are told to look after the environment and improve their carbon footprint in the dark while the example set is far from it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2018202948988285063)  2026-02-02T06:00Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements


"@Licensed2Thril Even China's gigantic hydro electric dams and solar farms barely put a dent on the energy spread. The truth is industrial society has a lot to go for it to abandon carbon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2018229745989681240)  2026-02-02T07:47Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@Licensed2Thril Our per-capita energy consumption is less than a refrigerator in the US. I will never forget that analogy from my Energy and Systems course in undergraduate. Africans are a long way from consuming like everyone else. However we will dearly pay for climate change"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2018240831149297951)  2026-02-02T08:31Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@Licensed2Thril For reference China adds [--] or [--] GERD's worth of power every month. It's important to understand how much of a rounding error we are in the global scene"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2018243611729522878)  2026-02-02T08:42Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@TheodrosKassa @AbiyAhmedAli He is already the most powerful leader in Africa. It's not a crowded boat when dealing with degenerate micro states pirate pillaging grounds and hermit kingdoms. Kenya is the only other viable competitor. Doesn't take much to outshine in this region"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2018411104116838515)  2026-02-02T19:48Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements


"@LinagaSil Aren't those just after school soccer sessions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2018429964526182462)  2026-02-02T21:02Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"Can't we think of something like this in ET but for grain This $200M bank is backed by Parmesan Cheese and is lending people money for cheese In Northern Italy Credito Emiliano treats cheese like gold The bank currently holds [------] wheels of Parmesan worth about $200 million Real Parmesan takes two to three years to get ready https://t.co/aIFWcwDY17 This $200M bank is backed by Parmesan Cheese and is lending people money for cheese In Northern Italy Credito Emiliano treats cheese like gold The bank currently holds [------] wheels of Parmesan worth about $200 million Real Parmesan takes two to"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2018595111060598864)  2026-02-03T07:59Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Ethiopian Logic: The "cement gang" monopolizes factory output and sells to retailers without receipt in broad daylight. Then Ministry of Revenues tries to choke retailers making a few birr on the quintal tries to force them to issue receipts. We are a joke of a country"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2018603526667030671)  2026-02-03T08:32Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements


"@Mekdesmt Do you even have the option of plastic bags in supermarkets and shops in Italy Can you pay money for it and have it Much of the EU has banned single use plastic bags from retail"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2018768231427723512)  2026-02-03T19:27Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@Mekdesmt You have to live in ET to see the ecological disaster plastic has brought about. There wasn't any remote hiking trail mountain top or even excavated "virgin land" where I haven't found plastic products in my [--] years of stay there. Our post consumption processing is low"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2018768959005139127)  2026-02-03T19:30Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@Mekdesmt Notice how 80% of the counter messages on here are from people that don't live in Ethiopia. What does that tell you Many only bring in their opinions. They don't know about daily life in Ethiopia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2018773060543725682)  2026-02-03T19:46Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@KalKassa It's a nation with very little going right for it. Power is essential to drive development. And a good allocation of that power is powering pumps industrial machines remote schools and hospitals. I admit we don't have the infrastructure to get there. Hence crypto bridges"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2018930801203696066)  2026-02-04T06:13Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@KalKassa But like any bridge as the economy matures and a more viable demand for that power arises it's something we have to cross and forget. But painting crypto mining as a viable economic path worth pursuing by the nation weighs close to self interest than honest analysis"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2018931267463512124)  2026-02-04T06:14Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@KalKassa Firms like yours might have to start looking at self financing their power supply. Vertically integrating and using solar or wind to power the machines. But then Ethiopia stops becoming an attractive destination as $/kWh stops making sense. The sun is shining elsewhere too"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2018931787666206945)  2026-02-04T06:17Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@KalKassa I am talking about the economic term known as "Multiplier Effect". As policymakers mature and have alternatives it's a key metric to look at. In that regard crypto mining falls flat as compared to powering industrial output. That is why China evicted crypto mines"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2018932396242940316)  2026-02-04T06:19Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@KalKassa We are aligned in the short to medium term. Stranded power needs to go somewhere and power hungry ASIC miners might as well pay for it. However apart from jobs what I alluded to was "Multiplier Effect". Let's also not conflate AI and Bitcoin"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2018975088046166431)  2026-02-04T09:09Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@KalKassa It's an interesting optimization problem to discuss. Bitcoin mining in the context of a developing country will have a point where it's parasitic to development by hindering manufacturing (out competing on power) and serving as a lazy distraction to power grid expansion. (1/2)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2018976373730152452)  2026-02-04T09:14Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@TheodrosKassa @addisale In our case anything and everything we need to sustain life on a daily basis. Addis is the most important urban center and even here we barely use any manufactured goods. The population of 120mm+ is out of the manufacturing loop. Nothing hightech here. Pots and pans"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2019295472436052134)  2026-02-05T06:22Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@TheodrosKassa @addisale I always see false parallels with post industrial societies. The topic you mentioned should only trouble China EU the US who are now looking to the next frontier. We are looking for a tooth brush and canned beans and toaster ovens. Let's get those to the average citizen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2019296022347018584)  2026-02-05T06:24Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@TheodrosKassa @addisale I beg you to come to Ethiopia (spend $20K or so) purchase a single PVC extruder and try to run it for [--] year. [--] machine operation. Then the list of hurdles you will outline here will not fit in a [--] tweets thread"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2019296411230302596)  2026-02-05T06:25Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@TheodrosKassa @addisale Just your frustrated venting when the power authority fries your 3-phase motor and the ordeals and hoops you will have to jump to get it rewound will be a good case study on here. I have a few machines sitting without spare parts because I would be asked to prove a forex source"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2019297749519511776)  2026-02-05T06:31Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@TheodrosKassa @addisale I can't DHL a simple RTD probe (bought from Italy for 65) because customs would fine me 3x the purchase price and blacklist me for "unproven forex source to import the part". I'd rather take a bullet on the foot than sink another $ in ET. Little Industries are full of stories"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2019298337032491293)  2026-02-05T06:33Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@LemmaWorku @CollinRugg Let's not get there sir. I would much rather still take my chances in the Detroit ghettos than anywhere in remote Ethiopia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2019317851136622772)  2026-02-05T07:51Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@kubuchea A country that can't adequately feed and house its citizens has no business in acquiring instruments of death that cost hundreds of millions of dollars and tens of thousands of dollars per hour to operate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2019684780263240061)  2026-02-06T08:09Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements


"@bolderston_mark Looks like two cars welded together at the B pillar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/2019906130688790939)  2026-02-06T22:48Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"Yesterday around Lideta area where I work two federal police members brutally beat up an individual for not wearing his mask. The irony was this guy was a police commissioner for the sub city 😂😂. Charma is a b&$ch"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/1268892575139799040)  2020-06-05T13:08Z 11.5K followers, [---] engagements


"Airport cafes in Addis insisting they get paid in $ while still standing on Ethiopian soil is comical. I just had to tell a waitress she either takes my local bank card or I get a free meal. And it worked. they took local currency. Its illegal not to take the legal tender"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/1583336541882966016)  2022-10-21T05:57Z 11.5K followers, [---] engagements


"This is how Hilton Addis is robbed blind. Customers think they are getting a receipt. In reality its a non-fiscal summary of the bill. This is widespread fraud and so far unseen by the Govt or even media"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/1591770128559005696)  2022-11-13T12:29Z 11.5K followers, [---] engagements


"A sneak peak of an upcoming residential project in Bole. Mixing the old and the new in Addis Ababa architecture. Small plot but functional Swiss design on the interior. Adequate parking for all residents 65K lit water storage roof terrace garden and bbq space. and more"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/1594694995650510848)  2022-11-21T14:11Z 11.5K followers, [---] engagements


"A 🧵 . I get many DMs from young and millennial Ethiopians abroad on the potential of coming back to Ethiopian to invest or open their own businesses. The response I give is always similar. I figured I publicly share what I usually write on here. Below are things to look for:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/1817139267077874124)  2024-07-27T10:05Z 11.5K followers, 41.3K engagements


"Many are flattered by this post. To be considered a time capsule where others come to romanticize your poverty is nothing to be proud of. From Cairo I flew to Asmara Eritrea. A place I have wanted to visit for a while. A fascinating place. Like a time capsule. Little to no internet. No ATMs. Quiet & clean. Tons of bicycles. Beautiful architecture. #travel #solotravel #Eritrea https://t.co/0yVJrL7Vi2 From Cairo I flew to Asmara Eritrea. A place I have wanted to visit for a while. A fascinating place. Like a time capsule. Little to no internet. No ATMs. Quiet & clean. Tons of bicycles."  
[X Link](https://x.com/solassefa/status/1835618130246189247)  2024-09-16T09:54Z 11.5K followers, 46.5K engagements

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