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What does Ethiopia need the most? ›

Ethiopia seeks to continue its positive economic development on a sustainable basis and accelerate poverty reduction. Significant progress in job creation, as well as improved governance, will be needed to ensure that growth is equitable across society.

Ethiopia is a federal republic under the 1994 constitution. The executive branch includes a president, Council of State, and Council of Ministers. Executive power resides with the prime minister. There is a bicameral parliament; national legislative elections were held in 2005.

Ethiopia is famous for being the place where the coffee bean originated. It is also known for its gold medalists and its rock-hewn churches. Ethiopia is the top honey and coffee producer in Africa and has the largest livestock population in Africa.

Across Ethiopia's regions, rates of child poverty range from 18 per cent in Addis Ababa to 91 per cent in Afar, Amhara, and SNNPR. Poverty rates are equally high in Oromia and Somali (90 per cent each) and Benishangul-Gumuz (89 per cent).

The prime minister nominates the member of Council of Ministers for approval by House of Peoples' Representatives by two-third majority. The first prime minister of FDRE was Meles Zenawi, who served from 1995 to 2012. The current prime minister is Abiy Ahmed serving since April 2018.

Significant human rights issues included credible reports of: unlawful or arbitrary killings, including extrajudicial killings by the government; enforced disappearance by the government; torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment by the government; harsh and life-threatening prison ...

The first President of FDRE was President Negasso Gidada who served from 1995 to 2001. The current President is Sahle-Work Zewde ,who is also the first female President of Ethiopia, serving since 2018.

Coffee, which is native to Ethiopia, is the single most important export. Subsistence livestock raising, the third agricultural activity, is important in the peripheral lowlands of Ethiopia.

Why is Ethiopia important to the United States? ›

The United States and Ethiopia share a long-standing and important partnership based on mutual interests in promoting peace, stability, and economic development. The United States has maintained diplomatic relations with Ethiopia since 1903.

That's why Ethiopia's nickname is “Land of 13 Months of Sunshine.” One of the beautiful sunsets in Ethiopia.

The government of Ethiopia is structured in the form of a federal parliamentary republic, whereby the Prime Minister is the head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government while legislative power is vested in the Parliament.

The Constitution established a federation of nine National Regional States drawn along the lines of Ethiopia's major ethno-linguistic nations and nationalities along with two chartered cities (Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa).

Ethiopia is a Federal Democratic Republic composed of 9 National Regional States (NRS) – Tigray, Afar, Amhara, Oromia, Somali, Benishangul-Gumuz, Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR), Gambella and Harari – and two administrative councils – Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa.

Millions of Ethiopians are still in desperate need of humanitarian aid and protection. An estimated 9 million people across Ethiopia's conflict-stricken regions of Tigray, Afar and Amhara lack access to adequate food. In Tigray, nearly 40 percent of the population is suffering from an extreme lack of food.

Conflict and unrest in several regions, followed by drought also exacerbated one of the world's largest humanitarian catastrophes. Over 20 million people required humanitarian assistance in 2022. In western Oromia, fighting between government forces and armed groups resulted in serious abuses committed by all sides.

Ethiopia. Ethiopia has a large population of 120 million people and has immense water resources. But variability in rainfall patterns and distribution, coupled with extreme climatic events, has caused water scarcity in many regions of the country, degraded water quality, and led to chronic food insecurity.

Ethiopia's economy is based on agriculture, which accounts for 46% of GDP and 85% of total employment.