Enedemer · እንደመር

The Ethiopian Omegle alternative that works without a VPN

Free random video chat for Ethiopians, in your browser. እንደመር — "let's add together."

Enedemer is for adults only (18+). No signup, no download, no VPN.

Omegle shut down in November 2023, and nothing quite replaced it for Ethiopians. The big global alternatives have two problems. First, several of them — OmeTV most notably — are effectively unusable from Ethiopia without a VPN, which costs money, eats data, and slows video to a crawl. Second, even when they work, you are dropped into a worldwide pool where actually meeting another Ethiopian is a lottery ticket.

Enedemer (እንደመር) was built to fix both. It is a free, one-to-one random video chat made for Ethiopians and the Habesha diaspora. It runs directly in your browser — Chrome on a cheap Android phone is enough — and it connects from Ethiopia with no VPN and no app download. Everyone you meet came there for the same reason you did: to talk with other Ethiopians.

Start chatting — it's free, no signup

Works in your browser on any phone or computer. 18+ only.

How Enedemer compares to Omegle

What we learned from Omegle — the honest part

Random chat means live conversations between strangers, and no service can pre-screen a live camera. Enedemer does not pretend otherwise: conversations are not moderated in real time. What you get instead are real tools — a NEXT button that ends any conversation instantly, a Report button that logs bad behavior, and automatic restrictions for users who collect reports. If someone makes you uncomfortable, skip them, report them, and the system does the rest. Read more on our safety page.

When to chat: the queue is busiest at night

Random chat lives and dies by how many people are online at once. Enedemer's nightly peak is around 8:30 PM Ethiopian time (2:30 የምሽት). If you're in the diaspora, that's roughly 1:30 PM in New York, 6:30 PM in London, 7:30 PM in Frankfurt or Stockholm, and 9:30 PM in Dubai — a workable window for an after-lunch or evening chat with someone back home.

Why "Enedemer"?

እንደመር means "let's add together" — a playful spin on a word every Ethiopian knows. One stranger plus another stranger; that's the whole product. No profiles, no swiping, no follower counts. Just a camera, a NEXT button, and whoever the queue deals you.