when Menelik II became Emperor of Ethiopia. The town grew by leaps and bounds. One of Emperor Menelik’s contributions that is still visible today is the planting of numerous eucalyptus trees along the city streets.[7] On 5 May 1936‚ Italian troops invaded Addis Ababa during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War‚ making it the capital of Italian East Africa from 1936 to 1941‚ and calling it by the Italian rendition of its name‚ Addis Abeba. After the Italian army in Ethiopia was defeated by the British forces
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Cement is by far the most important construction material manufactured in Ethiopia accounting for about 90% of the gross value of production of non-metallic building materials. The cement industry is a pioneer modern manufacturing industry in Ethiopia‚ whose origins dates back to the nineteen thirties. The first cement plant to be established in Ethiopia was Dire Dawa Cement and Lime Factory. It was built by the Italian occupying forces in 1938 to expand infrastructure development for their colonial
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ACCESS TO HOUSING FINANCE IN AFRICA: EXPLORING THE ISSUES No. 9 ETHIOPIA ACCESS to housing finance in Africa Overview of the housing finance sector in Ethiopia‚ commissioned by the FinMark Trust with support from Meheret Ayenew Edited‚ and with additional material by Richard Martin July 2009 Access to housing finance in Africa: Exploring the issues (No. 9) Ethiopia BACKGROUND TO THE SERIES Since 2002‚ the FinMark Trust has been pursuing its mission‚ “Making Financial Markets Work
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Companionship Can Change a Life Louis Lowry skillfully captures a time where food shortages were a given‚ fear was ever present‚ riots were synonymous with regular life‚ and death eminent in her historical drama Number the Stars‚ which emphasizes how a devoted friend can change the life of another.Lowry elaborates on the lengths friends go to protect one another by engaging the reader with Annemarie’s thoughts‚pathos expressed through the character emotions‚ symbolism of Ellen’s necklace and growing
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Ethiopia as a Less Developed Country By: Danielle McGrady i. Ethiopia According to the United Nations Economic and Social Council‚ Ethiopia is considered one of the forty-eight least developed countries (LDC). The list of LDC are looked over every three years and this list was recently updated in March 2012. To be considered a least developed country‚ the Committee for Development takes into consideration these three factors: “ (A.) A per capita income criterion‚ based on a
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were human factors responsible for a recent named famine? Ethiopian Famine By: Myra Boentaran Ethiopia is a country located in the Horn of Africa (a peninsula in Northeast Africa) and is bordered by Eritrea to the north and northeast‚ Djibouti and Somalia to the east‚ Sudan and South Sudan to the west and Kenya to the south. Ethiopia has a population of 87.9 million and is the second most populated nation on the African continent. 84% of the population lives in
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Allred’s Asphalt Business Proposal for Ethiopia 11/26/12 Allred’s Asphalt Business Proposal I. Country Background 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 governing system in place in Ethiopia is a federal republic. This means
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using the device description. In the middle of the chapter “The Skulls Tree”‚ Benson describes the difficult experience he faced in the desert of Ajakageer. On his journey to Ethiopia‚ traveling through the desert of Ajakageer was the most dangerous part of his journey. Many of the thousands traveling to the camp in Ethiopia were ill and needed help. There was nothing they could‚ the only option they had was keep moving forward. Benson states‚ “At night‚ I was desperate for to have a good sleep and
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Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopian) is the flag carrier of Ethiopia. During the past sixty plus years‚ Ethiopian has become one of the continent’s leading carriers‚ unrivalled in Africa for efficiency and operational success‚ turning profits for almost all the years of its existence. Operating at the forefront of technology‚ it has also become one of Ethiopia’s major industries and a veritable institution in Africa. It commands a lion’s share of the pan African network including the only daily east-west
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trading posts along Somalia’s Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean coasts; Mogadishu began its existence as a trading station. During the 15th and 16th cent.‚ Somali warriors regularly joined the armies of the Muslim sultanates in their battles with Christian Ethiopia. British‚ French‚ and Italian imperialism all played an active role in the region in the 19th cent. Great Britain’s concern with the area was largely to safeguard trade links with its Aden colony (founded 1839)‚ which depended especially on mutton
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