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Ethiopia: COUNTRY PROFILE
COUNTRY PROFILE: ETHIOPIA April 2005 COUNTRY Formal Name: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Ityop’iya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripeblik). Short Form: Ethiopia. Term for Citizen(s): Ethiopian(s). Capital: Addis Ababa. Major Cities: Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa, Nazret, Harer, Mekele, Jima, Dese, Bahir Dar, and Debre Zeyit (in order of decreasing size, 1994 census). Independence: Ethiopia celebrates May 28 as its National Day, the date of the defeat of the military government (Derg) in 1991. Public Holidays: Ethiopians observe the following public holidays: Christmas (January 7, 2005*); Epiphany (January 19, 2005*); Feast of the Sacrifice/Eid al Adha (January 21, 2005*); Battle of Adowa (March 2, 2005); Birth of the Prophet/Mouloud (April 21, 2005*); Good Friday (April 29, 2005*); May Day (May 1, 2005); Easter Monday (May 2, 2005*); Patriots’ Victory Day (May 5, 2005); Downfall of the Derg (May 28, 2005); New Year’s Day (September 11, 2005*); Feast of the True Cross (September 27, 2005*); End of Ramadan/Eid al Fitr (November 4, 2005*). Asterisks indicate holidays with variable dates according to either the Islamic or Orthodox calendar. Calendar: Ethiopia uses a solar calendar, which divides the year into 12 months of 30 days each, the remaining five days (six in a leap year) constituting a short thirteenth month. The Ethiopian New Year commences on September 11 in the Gregorian (Western) calendar and ends on the following September 10. In addition, the Ethiopian calendar runs eight years behind the Gregorian (seven years from September 11 to December 31). Hence, the Ethiopian year 1997 began on September 11, 2004, and will end on September 10, 2005, in the Gregorian calendar. Flag: Ethiopia’s flag has three equal horizontal bands of green (top), yellow, and red with a yellow pentagram and single yellow rays emanating from the angles between the points on a light blue disk centered on the three bands. Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa, and the three main colors of the flag were so often adopted by other African countries on independence that they became known as the pan-African colors.  Click to Enlarge Image
International Herald Tribune,ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia One of the world's most famous fossils — the 3.2 million-year-old Lucy skeleton unearthed in Ethiopia in 1974 — is to travel to the ...
Ethiopia: Open letter to Tim Clarke, Head of EU Delegation to ... - 24 Oct 2006
Nazret.com,I am deeply troubled by the information recently learned that an employee of the European Commission in Ethiopia, Ms. Yalemzewd Bekele has been arrested ...
Ethiopian officer captured after fierce battle, claim Islamic ... - 24 Oct 2006
International Herald Tribune,Ethiopia and Somalia's governments had initially denied the presence of Ethiopian troops in the country, but Ethiopia's prime minister recently acknowledged he ...
Muslim-Christian Violence Escalates in Ethiopia - 24 Oct 2006
Christian PostChristians are being increasingly attacked and murdered by Muslim extremists in Ethiopia as political and religious tension rise in the region, according to a ...
Somalian leader urges Ethiopia revolt - 24 Oct 2006
The Benton Crier,MOGADISHU, Somalia - A senior leader of the Islamic militants who control much of southern Somalia urged people in neighboring Ethiopia on Monday to revolt ...
ETHIOPIA: Child prostitution on the rise, report says - 24 Oct 2006
AND,By (AND) - www.andnetwork.com. ADDIS ABABA- Child prostitution in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa is “increasing at an alarming ...
Ethiopia: Row Over Expulsion of Swede And Italian EU Staff - Oct 22, 2006
AllAfrica.com,..."Any international organization operating in Ethiopia needs to respect the laws of the host country and face punishment if it violates the law," it added.
Ethiopia: Economic Indicator - Pressures On Local Basic Services ... - Oct 22, 2006
AllAfrica.com,And Broad based. After a significant drought-induced contraction, Ethiopia's economy rebounded in 2003/04 and 2004/05. Real GDP ...
Ethiopia: Profile of Somalia's Islamist Courts - Oct 22, 2006
AllAfrica.com,The new chairman is clearly radical and close to Eritrea, which is promoting a proxy war on Ethiopia from Somalia. In fact, it is ...
Ethiopia: Rights activist arrested, EU employees face expulsion - Oct 23, 2006
AND,Police in the Ethiopia-Kenya border town of Moyale arrested Friday a prominent Ethiopian human rights activist, her Ethiopian colleague and two foreigners ...
Ethiopia: Diaspora-Supported Micro-Finance Schemes for Sustainable ... - Oct 22, 2006
AllAfrica.com,The National Bank of Ethiopia puts the number at a more conservative US$ 220 million per year, but that is considering officially registered transfers only. ...
Ethiopia: NGO Allocates 1.7 Mln. Birr to Carry Out Anti-HIV/Aids ... - Oct 23, 2006
AllAfrica.com,The Society for Women and AIDS in Africa-Ethiopia, (SWAAE) says it has allocated 1.7 million birr for 2006 to execute anti-HIV/AIDS intervention activities ...
Ethiopia: Commissioner Protests EU diplomats’ Expulsion - Oct 22, 2006
SomaliNetThe two EU diplomats were arrested by Ethiopian police on Thursday last week for allegedly attempting to smuggle two Ethiopian bandits across the border to ...
Diarrhoea epidemic haunts Ethiopia - Oct 23, 2006
AND,Ethiopia's health authorities are calling it acute watery diarrhoea and are still trying to establish whether the epidemic is in fact cholera. ...
Ethiopia: Ezana Ethiopia Launches Two Projects - Oct 22, 2006
AllAfrica.com,Ezana Ethiopia Mahiber, a local NGO, officially launched on Thursday Tiruzer Ethiopia and Image Building Ethiopia II projects which aims at working with ...
Ethiopia: Sher Ethiopia Sparks Flower Shipping Price War - Oct 22, 2006
Hortinews.com,A price war was sparked between Ethio Horti Share Company and Sher Ethiopia Plc after an email message was sent by Sher to 77 growers announcing new cargo ...
Ethiopia: Israel to Train Ethiopian Medical Doctors, Nurses - Oct 23, 2006
AllAfrica.com,In Ethiopia, out of the four million people living with the virus, only about 10 thousand of them receive treatment for the virus, it said. ...
Ethiopia: Indian Cultural Troupe Arrives Here - Oct 23, 2006
AllAfrica.com,...performances. The visit of Rang Bahar is part of the Cultural Exchange Programmes agreement signed between India and Ethiopia. At ...
Ethiopia: Professionals to Contest for Innovation of Rural Housing - Oct 22, 2006
AllAfrica.com,...issue. Currently, more than 40 percent of rural dwellers in Ethiopia depend on natural springs and rivers as a source of water.
Ethiopia: Geological Survey in Focus - Oct 22, 2006
AllAfrica.com,For years it has been said that Ethiopia is endowed with an immense amount of natural resources which, if utilized effectively, is adequate to change the fate ...
Ethiopia: Canadian Expedition Visiting Historical, Cultural Relics - Oct 23, 2006
AllAfrica.com,Egypt to cross nine African countries via vehicles under the theme "Small World Big Picture Expedition Africa", has been visiting Ethiopia's historical and ...
EC chief, "Officials expulsion endangers EU-Ethiopia relations" - Oct 22, 2006
EiTB,Ethiopia asked two European Union officials to leave the country on Friday, saying the pair had been caught "red handed" trying to smuggle two wanted ...
Ethiopia: Supreme Council Urges Moslems to Back Poverty Reduction ... - Oct 23, 2006
AllAfrica.com,The Moslem community should contribute its share in the fight against poverty and HIV/AIDS, the Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme Council said. ...
Ethiopia: Investors Undertake 1 Billion Projects - Oct 23, 2006
AllAfrica.com,The Sebetta town administration in the South West Shoa zone of Oromia State said that investors with an aggregate capital of close to one billion birr are ...
This series of profiles of foreign nations is part of the Country Studies Program, formerly the Army Area Handbook Program. The profiles offer brief, summarized information on a country’s historical background, geography, society, economy, transportation and telecommunications, government and politics, and national security. In addition to being featured in the front matter of published Country Studies, they are now being prepared as stand-alone reference aides for all countries in the series, as well as for a number of additional countries of interest. The profiles offer reasonably current country information independent of the existence of a recently published Country Study and will be updated annually or more frequently as events warrant.
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