Introduction The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is located on a massive rough mountainous highland in Eastern Africa which covers 1‚127‚127 square miles in area (Milkias‚ 2011). Ethiopia is home to about 82 million people. Ethiopia is one of the poorest of the least developed countries which 39% of the population live below the poverty line (Woldemicael & Tenkorang‚ 2010; Bedford‚ Gandhi‚ Admassu‚ & Girma‚ 2013). United Nations [UN] (2012) state that Ethiopia is one of the 189 countries that involved
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Banking Sector Reform in Ethiopia: An Abstract Admassu Bezabeh‚ Ph.D‚ School of Business and Leadership‚ Dominican University of California San Rafael‚ California Desta‚ Asayehgn‚ Ph.D. School of Business and Leadership ‚ Dominican University of California‚ San Rafael‚ California. The fragile and inefficient state-dominated banking sector that existed in Ethiopia during the military government (1974-1991) was a major hindrance to economic growth. Since it took power in 1991‚ the current government
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Assala‚ Ethiopia‚ is the place I was born. It was a small‚ poverty-stricken village where we had limited access to healthcare. There is a lack of good cardiovascular surgeons in Ethiopia. “ I can not play or run any longer” was a phrase that I heard from one of my good friends at a young age. I remember my young friend suffering from heart disease in sixth grade‚ but he couldn’t get the proper medical attention because he didn’t have the money to go outside of Ethiopia to get the treatment he needed
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& Michael Son Fr. A. Fogarty‚ S.J. Catholic Social Ethics 5C 12 December 2005 Ethiopia‚ What a Country The dictionary states that a third world country is a developing nation in the midst of Africa‚ Asia‚ or also Latin America. The country of Ethiopia is described as a third world country due to its great poverty rate. This country has a peculiar land layout and is ranked 16th in the world with its population. Ethiopia is a country with interesting cultural ways and rich with historic events. Unfortunately
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Ethiopia has one of the strongest histories of any country in Africa. With the exception of a brief Italian occupation that only lasted five years Ethiopia has remained independent for the rest of their history. However that does not mean that the country has not had its fair share of political and military battles. The most recent change of power was in 1991 when the former military junta or coup groups that had gained power collapsed. The military group was known as the Derg and was plagued by
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From 1983 to 1985‚ a famine in Ethiopia had disastrous consequences. The death toll was much higher than previous famines‚ as over a million had died. Many people blamed this famine on droughts that had been taking place all over Ethiopia’s provinces. This was not the case. The drought did‚ of course‚ contribute but the main reason for the severity of the famine was the government. The government worsened the famine in three ways: promoting Communism and its policies‚ blocking aid‚ and annexing
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The Role of Multi-party System in Ethiopia SUBMITTED BY - GROUP (I) MEMBERS: Alembante Lealem Liya Lugaine Maithri Obsa Matewos Temesgen Getaneh Selam Araya Tsega Yohannes SUBMITTED TO ― MICHEAL SISAYE November‚ 2013 Addis Ababa Table of Contents Introduction This paper basically attempts to identify and critically examine the role of a multi-party system in Ethiopia. Besides laying emphasis on the role of multi -party system in Ethiopia‚ it discusses the notion of what
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Problem in Ethiopia Ethiopia is located in the horn of Africa with 72.4 million populations which over 50% of whom are under 20 year-old. Its GDP per capital is 470.22 USD ranked as the 11 bottom in the world. Malnutrition is a major public health problem in many developing countries‚ and it is one of the main health problems facing women and children in Ethiopia. The country has the second highest rate of malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa. The 4 major forms of malnutrition in Ethiopia are acute
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Dairy Investment Opportunities in Ethiopia TAM Consult e-mail: tamconsult1@ethionet.et‚ Tel: (+251 11) 647 7235 Mobile: (+251 91) 123 5090 P.O.Box 19522‚ Addis Ababa‚ Ethiopia July 2008 Addis Ababa SNV Netherlands Development Organisation Study on Dairy Investment Opportunities in Ethiopia‚ 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...........................................................................................................IV 1 INTRODUCTION ..............................
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DETERMINANTS OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS ACCESS TO FORMAL CREDIT: THE CASE OF METEMA WOREDA‚ NORTH GONDAR‚ ETHIOPIA M.Sc. Thesis SISAY YEHUALA April‚ 2008 Haramaya University DETERMINANTS OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS ACCESS TO FORMAL CREDIT: THE CASE OF METEMA WOREDA‚ NORTH GONDAR‚ ETHIOPIA A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of the Agriculture Department of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension School of Graduate Studies HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
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