With his polished English, full of arcane turns of phrase from his days at a private English school in Addis Ababa, the capital, he captivates foreign donors.

• 操着娴熟的英语，措辞中充满了他在首都亚的斯亚贝巴私立英语学校学的鲜为人知的词语，梅莱斯深深吸引着西方捐助者。