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Ezega.com announces top ten Ethiopian news that dominated year 2009. Although much has been in the news this year, there are some that received more worldwide coverage and attention than others in 2009. Ezega.com presents the top ten in this report.

The most viewed story of the week was Eden Habtamu's interview with Miss Ethiopia 2009, Chuna Okok. Chuna talks about her childhood, her family, how she got into the competition, and much more.

In an exclusive interview with Ezega.com reporter, Eden Habtamu, Chuna Okok, the Miss Ethiopia 2009 winner, talks about her childhood, her schooling, how she got into the Miss Ethiopia contest, how she felt when she won the title, and much more.

Prime Minister Meles Zenawi reaffirmed that Ethiopia's Renaissance is inevitable and the effort launched to realize Ethiopia's renaissance would be intensified.

The leading news this week was the rapid decline in the purchasing power of the Ethiopian Birr against the US Dollar. In just two weeks, the Ethiopian Birr declined against the US Dollar by as much as 11%.

The leading story this week was entitled “Ethiopia’s Hottest Jobs”. Ezega.com has been monitoring vacancy ads in its database and found that some sectors did much better than others. Sectors that had the most new jobs include IT & Engineering.