A land of 13 months of sunshine For many people around the world, mentioning Ethiopia brings to mind the 1984 famine, which was a significant famine in the history of Ethiopia. Which is estimated to have killed over one million people. The specter of the disaster haunts the country’s international image. It is true that Ethiopia has its share of natural and man made problems and it is equally true that Ethiopia is also blessed with many unique natural, cultural, and historical wonders. Of all African countries, Ethiopia has indigenous cultures that are not affected by modern civilization and yet are rich with traditions and values of life three thousands of years old. From the rich story to the rich culture, Ethiopia is truly beyond argument …show more content…
Ethiopia has a special status from a religious perspective that makes the country unique amongst African countries. Christianity arrived here in the 4th century and Ethiopian connection with Islam goes as far back as the 7th century. Unlike most African countries, Christians, and Muslims lived side by side harmoniously. This is the result of historical and cultural heritages that bind both sets of believers together without destroying their distinctive characteristics. The country is one of the few nations in the world that can claim singular ownership of its alphabet, this makes the country the only African countries with it’s own script and notation system. The country has many unique and spectacular things to offer to the world. All in all, the uniqueness of Ethiopia are wrapped up in five facts. These facts represent the country differently from the rest of the world. The origin of the earliest human ancestors, 3000 years of Independence, 13 months of sunshine, the birthplace of coffee and owner of architectures of the early civilizations are the facts which make this land unique in the world, especially in Africa which has been the victims of the largest …show more content…
First, and perhaps most significant, is that Ethiopia was home to the earliest known human ancestors. Human history goes back longer in Ethiopia than anywhere in the world. Ethiopia is pretty much the place where all of humankind began. The East African Rift valley known as the “Cradle of Humankind” is where the skeleton called Lucy was discovered. ‘Lucy’ or as Ethiopian descendent prefers to call her ‘Dinknesh’ literally means, “You are wonderful”. She got this nickname after the Beatles song “Lucy in the sky Diamonds,” which was playing on a tape recorder as scientists celebrated the discovery of her skeleton [1]. She was the most complete and oldest adult human ancestor retrieved from Ethiopian soil. She was a great discovery. Lucy gave the world a glimpse of what older ancestors would look like. The discovery of her skeleton has completed the missing link between apes and men that paved the way for searching for our origins. “ When we get down to the basic of human origins, there’s no more important piece than the oldest complete human, or human ancestor remains, than Lucy.”[1] She broadcasts loud and clear that we all united by our past, we all have a common history though we may be vastly different, our origins all lead backs to the crucible human evolution that is Ethiopia. Therefore, Being the origin of mankind makes the country unique from the rest of the world because it’s the home of our common very
Around the world, there are many countries that have their own distinct culture, ideas and, invention. At some point, there are one too many things that different countries have borrowed from each other making them similar. However, there are also specific qualities that set them apart from each other. If you take Ethiopia; a country located in East Africa, for example, and compare it with The United States, same as North America, there are many ways we can name their dissimilarities. For one, they are located in different continents so the weather, time zone, and calendar are very different.
Ethiopia is one of the most unique among African countries for maintaining its freedom from colonial rule, with the short exception of an occupation by the Italians from 1936-1941. A socialist state was established in 1974 with the overthrow of Emperor Selassie, who had been in control since 1930. A junta or group of military officers called the Derg was responsible for the coup. Yet, this corrupt administration has lead only to warfare and wide scale public suffering. In 1991, the junta was finally brought down by a combination of revolutionary forces who called themselves the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front. In 1994, a constitution was drafted and 1995 marked Ethiopia’s first multiparty elections. Recently, a boarder feud with Eritrea, that lasted over 2 years, was ended in December of 2000; yet recent objections by Ethiopia have delayed a final declaration of border.
The purpose of this document is to discuss the horrible acts one may recognize as the genocide in Somalia. One may deliberate regularly on the reasons or circumstances that lead to the mistreatment and killings of a whole country; how could this happen? Why are no other countries willing to step in and give aid to the Somali people whom are suffering on a daily basis? In reality, many concerns have been addressed, whether by discussions or actions. There may be different philosophies or viewpoints as to why the genocide was conducted and not stopped. Genocide is a cruel and inhumane event and is a world problem.
There have been many famines that have greatly impacted Ethiopia. One of the famine that is very famous in Ethiopian history and World history is known as the Great Famine. Due to the lack of the support of the government and other organizations, about one million people died of starvation. The conditions of Ethiopia in the beginning of 1984 were not well. “The Ethiopian government predicted that the agricultural yield of the nation was going to be considerably lower in at the beginning of 1984 because there had been less rainfall than expected. However, preventive measures were not taken by either the government or the rest of the world to prevent the mass starva...
The emperor of Ethiopia is arranging for expatriated persons of African origin to return to Ethiopia
Conclusion: Now you have facts on Ethiopia rich culture and its surroundings. You learn about important things about the country like the greetings, foods, and religion.
In response to the recent failure of the international community to prevent the famine crisis in the Horn of Africa since July 2011, Suzanne Dvorak the chief executive of Save the Children wrote that, “We need to provide help now. But we cannot forget that these children are wasting away in a disaster that we could - and should - have prevented” she added, “The UN estimates that every $1 spent in prevention saves $7 in emergency spending.” (Dvorak, 2011).
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The government of Africa is varied before the arrival of Europeans, there were kingdoms like Mali or Songhai, there was democratic rule, and there was egalitarian society like Nigeria where Achebe come from. The concept of egalitarian is that everyone is equal: there are no rulers, no political structure, and there is a religion that ties the people together
John Kerry, an American politician and current Secretary of State, is pushing hard to advance peace and democracy in Ethiopia. He has made a great impact in the country through continued repression. He strongly urges the Ethiopian government to end arbitrary arrests, release all activists and journalists who are unjustly detained or convicted, and to promptly amend the draconian laws on freedom of association and terrorism that have frequently been used to justify arbitrary arrests and political prosecutions. He has met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn and Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom for these discussions over trying to transition into a democracy and to grant the Ethiopian people the basic human rights that they deserve. < Secretary Kerry says the threat of violence or all-out war "prevent even the first shoots of prosperity from emerging." But he says Africans today have an opportu...
When comes to Economic aspect, coffee is the second most traded product in the world after petroleum. As the country’s economy is dependent on agriculture, which accounts for about 45 percent of the GDP, 90 percent of exports and 80 percent of total employment, coffee is one of the most important commodities to the Ethiopian economy. It has always been the country’s most important cash crop and largest export commodity. (Zelalem Tesera p
Therefore, the fact remands this drought changed the way of East African peoples life and the affects on the children who never knew the environment any other way are all born into a life of inequality and with all the resources in the world and ability to make food surplus there is no reason to why people should be starving not only due drought but in any condition.
Many independent African governments have proven as unaccountable as their predecessors explains, in part, why famine still occurs in the late 20th century; war is another major reason Some famines have followed governments' failure to respond to warning signs such as the Zimbabwean famine during the drought of 1991-1992. The Ethiopian famine of the mid-1980s, for example, was caused not only by drought but also by burdensome government crop requisitions and massive forced relocation schemes in the country's northern regions. In such instances, the lack of basic democratic institutions made it possible for famine warning signs to go unheeded, both within and beyond the country in question. Some of the worst contemporary African famines have resulted from wartime sieges.
Hailemichael, A. 2010, ‘Revisiting the Judicially Changed Personal Names in Ethiopia: A Study from a Sociolinguistic Perspective (1960-1995 E.C.)’, East African Social Science Research Review, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 109-126.