Ethiopia, a country landlocked in the Horn of Africa, has just about everything going for it to experience mass famine. One major reason for Ethiopia’s eternal hunger is the geopolitics of the country. Ethiopia is surrounded by land, and other unstable countries on all sides, since 1993, when Eritrea gained its independence and Ethiopia lost its coastline (The World FactBook). In addition to having no easy route to any other countries for trade, Ethiopia also has poor irrigation due to its lack of a coast, which severely hurts the agricultural sector of Ethiopia. This is a huge factor because agriculture accounts for 95% of Ethiopia’s exports, and 40% of its GDP (The World FactBook). The whole Horn of Africa has been experiencing a drought…
Ethiopia has been governed by the Ethiopian People 's Revolutionary Democratic Front since they apprehended the capital city and ended the Ethiopian Civil War in 1991. Members of the Tigrayan ethnic group established a minority of Ethiopia 's population. Nevertheless members of this ethnic group control the superior positions in the country 's political and military structure while the majority of Amhara and Oromo people are cut off, which make up the majority of the population. The country has…
Ethiopia is something of an outlier in modern African history in that it was largely spared from European colonization in the 19th and 20th centuries. Some have ascribed this anomaly to the strength of the Ethiopian state compared to other African polities, the difficulty of the geography, and the ineptitude of the Italians as a colonial power, and while there is some element of truth to these statements, the crux of Ethiopia success lies elsewhere. What ultimately spared Ethiopia from…
Ethiopia was one of the two countries in Africa that remained independent. A small country in eastern Africa was successful in resisting colonial power. In the first attempt when Italy tried to take control, the emperor at the time Menekil II used skillful tactics to win this battle against European power. However, because of the successful first attempt Italy leader Benito Mussolini invaded Ethiopia again. The Ethiopian fought Italy once again with the same weapons they had used before,…
Ethiopia is a country located in the horn of Africa. It borders other countries like Djibouto and Samlia to the east, south Sudan to the west, Kenya to the south and Eritrea on the north. Ethiopia is considered to be the most populated land lock country in the world. Some of the oldest human evidence was found here. The country has become a pecan of self-determination for black people around the world. It appears that people started to settle in Ethiopia during the Neolithic era. Tracing its…
As the city of Axum became weaker, the Agaw people decided to rise and fill the role of power. They started to rule over Ethiopia as the Zagwe Dynasty. Around the 15th century, Ethiopia began to contact the European kingdoms to begin trading. The Ethiopian religion was a mixture of Christianity and Islam. In Ethiopia, there is castle that belonged to King Fasilides, which meant Ethiopia was a monarchy. Also, the leaders of this great dynasty believed they were descendants of King Solomon and the…
World Geography (H) -2nd 8 December 2015 Ethiopia Dossier Ethiopia’s Political History From AD 100, the city of Axum, north of Ethiopia, rose to power. The Aksumite kingdom became the most powerful in the region; their empire ran from the Nile River across the Red Sea. In the fourth century AD, a king named Ezana came to power and made Christianity the official religion. From AD 750, the rule of Aksum began to decrease as Arab traders spread across Africa, cutting off the city’s…
Ethiopia is a country in the Horn of Africa located close to the Red Sea. Ethiopia consists of deserts in the east, mountains near the center, and tropical forests in the south (World Atlas). It has a population of 94.1 million people making it the second largest population in Africa (Ethiopian Interest). “It is widely believed that human existence started in Ethiopia. Archaeological digs in Ethiopia have yielded the oldest traces of humanity” (Ethiopian Tradition). The official language of the…
Ethiopia has claimed double-digit economic growth rates over the past decade and is pursuing an ambitious development agenda to become an industrialized nation and step away from the poverty that has dogged it for centuries. However, it still has its problems, especially in the ethnic diversity area. While Ethiopia is becoming a part of the modern global community, it is not attributed to either its internal diversity or outside influences. In fact, Ethiopia’s great diversity is causing…
Ethiopia- The population is 107,534,882 million and the GDP is 8.5 million. The resources of the Staple crops include a variety of grains, such as wheat, barley, corn, sorghum, and millet; coffee; pulses; and oilseed. Grains are the primary staples of the diet and pulses are a principal source of protein in the diet. Over 90 percent of large-scale industries are state-run, as opposed to less than 10% of agriculture. Public industries include the garment, steel, and textile industries, while most…