This archive file of ECO 203 Week 5 Discussion Question 1 Foreign Direct Investment comprises:…
Ethiopia is known to be the oldest independent country in Africa due to the five million year old remains found in the Awash Valley. Ethiopia was home to one of the most powerful kingdoms, Axum, which flourished as a main trading point as early as 1st century BC. Ethiopia just recently elected Mulatu Teshome as…
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).…
East Africa would be a focus zone on this subject; Containing Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda. All these countries have a common attribute: They are locked in a state of conflict and have been so for almost a decade straight. Somali, Uganda, and Kenya: all coming into the American public’s view more recently. A virtual hot spot for how war often starts in Africa, but also rarely ends.…
The countries of Mozambique, Mali, Eritrea, Ghana, Uganda, Benin, Botswana, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, and Tanzania are trying to find new ways to stabilize the human and natural resources that are so important. They are trying to make models of development despite the crumbling of the other countries. With the hard work that these countries have put forth, they are building a nation based on the prosperity and the security that they are willing to work hard for, and building a nation based on political and economic advances.…
"Ethiopia is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered on the north and northeast by Eritrea, on the east by Djibouti and Somalia, on the south by Kenya, and on the west and southwest by Sudan" (See Appendix A Figure 4)(Wikipedia, 1). "The country has a high central plateau that varies from 1,800 to 3,000 m (6,000 to 10,000 ft) above sea level, with some mountains reaching 4,620 m (15,158 ft)" (Wikipedia, 1). "Elevation is generally highest just before the point of descent to the Great Rift Valley, which splits the…
What’s your knowledge about Ethiopia? Usually what pops in one's head when hearing about Ethiopia is the general Bias information that the country suffers from Famine, poverty and it's an over all uncivilized place. Many have asked me if I lived on trees and if my means or transportation was animals. Sometimes I get mad because of peoples ignorance but other times I lead them to believe that I have a pet cheetah. Today, I’m here to inform you about a beautiful country on the highlands of East Africa, about the only place in the world with thirteen months of sunshine, I’m here to briefly tell you about my beautiful country, Ethiopia. Although I only have a limited amount of time to inform you about such broad topic, I’m going to do my best to narrow it down to its main points. It’s fact that Ethiopia is not one of the wealthiest countries in the world; it is never the less rich in its History, culture and filled with beautiful historical sites.…
area of 1 221 900 sq. km. Ethiopia does not receive any problems such as…
Around the 1980's mobile telephones started showing up for commercial use. They were analog style, cumbersome and expensive to purchase. In the 1990's digital technology was born and mobile phones became readily available to everyone and less expensive than the previous ten years. By 1998 over 30% of the world population within the areas of Europe, Asia, and North America had mobile telephones.…
Somalia has also suffered as a result of U.S influence. Since 1991 Somalia has been crippled by civil war. During the period that the civil war started The United States was looking to use Ethiopia as a regional base in Africa. Ethiopia is a neighboring country to Somalia and traditionally have been rivals. Due to the political uncertainty and the potential security threats that may arise as a result, Ethiopia received training and support from the U.S to try and overturn the Somali militia. These attempts where met with a huge…
Since 1839 Somalia has had one type of conflict or another because of where is sits on the Horn of Africa. The natural ports Somalia has was always an attractive coastline for those sailing from India. But the interior of Somalia where left to their own devices. The British, French, Italians and Ethiopians have all laid claim to parts of Somalia at different times throughout history. Somalia as a country has never truly be run by one leader with the country’s best interests in mind. With the full-scale civil war that breaks out in 1991 and the rebels declaring its independence from the British in Somaliland, Somalia’s crops were destroyed in 1992 bringing widespread famine to the country. During this civil war there are fifteen different groups vying for power.…
Ethiopia is a landlocked country within Africa. It is bordered on the east by Eritrea, Djibouti, and Somalia, on the south by Somalia and Kenya, on the west by Sudan, and on the north by Sudan and Eritrea. Ethiopia encompasses a vast 1,104,300 sq km area with a population of 91,195,675 citizens and counting.…
The Ethiopian government has transitioned from Marxist era to a more democratic process, where there are three branches of government. The Dreg committee had an influential role in the governmental history of Ethiopia, which was developed by the Marxist ideology. The Dreg attempted to make Ethiopia into a socialist government, with certain land reforms that benefitted some regions of Ethiopia. As they began to face opposition the newly developed party, Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Party. Though all of the transformations in the government, the issue of food security has never been a top priority and therefore, the chronic food insecurity crisis is present. Ethiopia’s economy has always, for the most part been based on agriculture. The government role in the battle of food insecurity has always been passive.…
Ethiopia is located on the eastern horn of Africa bordering Sudan, and Kenya. According to their Gross National Income (GNI), Ethiopia is ranked the tenth poorest third world country. Ethiopia's major cities are comprised of Addis Ababa the capital, Dire Dawa, Harar, and Dessie. Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in the world. Unlike most countries in African's history, Ethiopia has never been colonized, except for during the Italian occupation in 1936-1941. In 1974, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) help the country overcome bloody coups, uprisings, wide-scale drought, and massive refugee problems, and establish a socialist state. A new constitution was adopted in 1994, which guaranteed the religious rights and the cultural and political rights of all ethnic groups. Today the country is comprised of more than 80 ethnic groups and as many languages. (Central Intelligence Agency, 2006) This diversity and a major boost in tourism are appealing factors to a business with multicultural capabilities such as McDonalds.…
Industrialization has not only changed the way the world do business but also changed the world itself. Fortunately, Nigeria is one of the countries that did not escape its impact. Industrialization is the process of social and economic change that transforms a human group from a pre-industrial society into an industrial one. It is a part of a wider modernization process, where social change and economic development are closely related with technological innovation, particularly with the development of large scale energy and metallurgy production. It is the extensive organization of an economy for the purpose of manufacturing.…