Ethiopia

About Ethiopia

Capital: Addis Ababa
Population Estimate: 114,963,583 million (Source: World Bank)
Area: 1.13 million square kilometers
Borders: Eritrea (east), Djibouti (south east), Kenya (south), Sudan (north west), South Sudan (west), Somalia (south east)
Communities: 80
Prime Minister: Abiy Ahmed Ali
Major religions: Islam, Christianity
Currency: Birr
Major Languages: Oromo, Amharic, Tigrinya, Somali
Main issues affecting country: Border disputes with Eritrea and Somalia, human rights abuses
Interesting fact: Ethiopia was not colonized, and is the fastest growing economy in Africa

Country Analysis

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From AMISOM to AUSSOM: The African Union's Evolving Role in Stabilizing Somalia

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COP29 in Baku: A Post-Conference Analysis of Climate Action Commitments and Challenges

COP29 in Baku: A Post-Conference Analysis of Climate Action Commitments and Challenges

The dust has settled on the twenty-ninth annual UN climate change conference (COP29), held in Baku, Azerbaijan, and the global ...
The Strategic Alliance Between Egypt and Somalia: Exploring Geopolitical Dynamics and Implications for Ethiopia

The Strategic Alliance Between Egypt and Somalia: Exploring Geopolitical Dynamics and Implications for Ethiopia

The Horn of Africa, a region of significant strategic importance, is currently experiencing heightened tensions among key regional players, particularly ...
January 2019

January 2019

Despite ethnic tensions in its Oromia, Amhara and Somali regional states, Ethiopia is on a steady economic growth path. Large-scale ...