WHBM, I realize that you might have some kind of vendetta against them. Ethiopian by all standards is a fairly safe Airline. 1996 was as a result of hijacking. By your logic, United and American are all unsafe airlines because they were hijacked in 2001. The 2010 incident was as a result of pilot error, not any maintenance deficiencies of the airline.
The high foreign passenger count is as a result of a Regional UN conference taking place in Nairobi, with lots of development and foreign aid professionals coming in from Ethiopia (Ethiopia has a significant amount of foreign aid workers. You should probably refrain from disparaging an airline with your distorted opinions.