To learn more about cookies, click here. Where We Work Ethiopia. Ethiopia Home Overview. Key challenges are related to: Like the rest of the world, Ethiopia has been experiencing the unprecedented social and economic impact of the COVID pandemic.
The COVID shock is expected to be transitory with potential recovery possible in , but the overall adverse economic impact on Ethiopia will be substantial.
The economic impact of COVID includes the increased price of basic foods, rising unemployment, slowdown in growth, and increase in poverty.
Ethiopia has been experiencing the worst locust invasion in decades. This may undermine development gains and threaten the food security and livelihoods of millions of Ethiopians. Last Updated: Mar 18, Roads Roads are a critical lifeline for a country like Ethiopia that is landlocked, and that relies heavily on agriculture, and now more increasingly with the push of an industrialization agenda.
What's New. In Depth. Official Name. Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Common Name. Bordering Countries. Calling Code. Addis Ababa. Abiy Ahmed was declared Prime Minister on 2 April and was seen as a hope of change across the country. Prime Minister Abiy further ended the 20 years stalemate with Eritrea and signed a peace agreement who was later awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Economically, in , immediately after assuming power, the Transitional Government of Ethiopia TGE chose a new economic orientation different from its socialist predecessor. Hence, the economic policy of the government was a South Asian model of Developmental State. Ethiopia is the second most populous country in Africa with a population of over million.
The main sources of growth and investment in the country are industry, mainly construction and services, agriculture and manufacturing. Since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came to power, the government introduced a home-grown economic growth policy at the centre of which is private ownership through privatization of state-owned enterprises such as railway projects, sugar development plants, industrial parks, hotels and other manufacturing industries.
Decision was made also to partially allow minimum shares on state owned companies such as Ethiopian Airlines, Ethio-Telecom, electricity generation projects and the Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics Services Enterprise. However, with the recent peace with Eritrea, Ethiopia is set to resume accessing the Eritrean ports of Assab and Massawa for its international trade.
With an area of million square kilometres, Ethiopia is as large as France and Spain combined and is five times the size of the UK. Ethiopia is strategically located in the Horn of Africa. It is worth bearing in mind, however, that in addition to this Ethiopia also has its own time.
This is based on the conception that the Ethiopian day is constituted of roughly 12 hours of daylight, starting at 6. So, 7. Urban Ethiopians often use both systems as appropriate. Nevertheless, in general, when asking about dates and times, it is always worth checking which system is being used! There are two seasons in Ethiopia: in most of the country the dry season prevails from October until May with short rains in March; the wet season runs from June until the end of September.
In the Omo and Mago parks however, in Southern Ethiopia, the seasons are different with the main rains from March to June, and shorter rains in November. Although Ethiopia lies within 15 degrees north of the equator, owing to the moderating influence of high altitude, the central highlands, where most Ethiopian people live, generally enjoy a temperate and pleasant climate.
In the lower lying areas Awash, Omo and Mago parks , which experience sub-tropical and tropical climates, it can get considerably hotter.
The temperature generally drops quite rapidly towards sunset. It is strategically proximate to the Middle East and Europe….. Oct 06, Stay Connected Subscribe to Our Newsletters. Additional Resources. Country Office Contacts. Main Office Contact. For media requests and general inquiries. For project-related issues and complaints.
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