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Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
የኢትዮጵያ ፌደራላዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ (Amharic)
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia የኢትዮጵያ ፌደራላዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ (Amharic)
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Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Kenya to the south, South Sudan to the west, and Sudan to the northwest. Ethiopia covers a land area of 1,104,300 square kilometres (426,400 sq mi). As of 2025^[update], it has around 135 million inhabitants, making it the 14th-most populous country. The national capital and largest city, Addis Ababa, lies several kilometres west of the East African Rift that splits the country into the African and Somali tectonic plates.

Anatomically modern humans emerged from modern-day Ethiopia. In 980 BC, the Kingdom of D'mt extended its realm over Eritrea and the northern region of Ethiopia, while the Kingdom of Aksum maintained a unified civilization in the region for 900 years. Christianity was embraced by the kingdom in 330, and Islam arrived by the first Hijra in 615. After the collapse of Aksum in 960, the Zagwe dynasty ruled the north-central parts of Ethiopia until being overthrown by Yekuno Amlak in 1270, inaugurating the Ethiopian Empire and the Solomonic dynasty, claimed descent from the biblical Solomon and Queen of Sheba under their son Menelik I. By the 14th century, the empire had grown in prestige through territorial expansion and fighting against adjacent territories; most notably, the Ethiopian–Adal War (1529–1543) contributed to fragmentation of the empire, which ultimately fell under a decentralization known as Zemene Mesafint in the mid-18th century. Emperor Tewodros II ended Zemene Mesafint at the beginning of his reign in 1855, marking the reunification and modernization of Ethiopia. (Full article...)

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Under the current constitution, Ethiopia conducts local, regional, and federal elections. At the federal level, Ethiopia elects a legislature. The Federal Parliamentary Assembly has two chambers: the House of Peoples' Representatives (ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት Yehizbtewekayoch Mekir Bet) with not more than 550 members as per the constitution but actually nearly 547 members, elected for five-year terms in single-seat constituencies; and the Council of the Federation (Yefedereshn Mekir Bet) with 117 members, one each from the 22 minority nationalities, and one from each professional sector of its remaining nationalities, designated by the regional councils, which may elect them themselves or through popular elections.

Ethiopia is a dominant-party state in that a coalition, the Prosperity Party, is the strongest party in the country. Reforms to political party legislation have opened up for opposition parties to operate in the country and many have been registered under the new law, but the Prosperity Party remains the dominant party in the political landscape. (Full article...)

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Hailemelekot Sahle Selassie (1824 – 9 November 1855) was Negus of Shewa, a historical region of Ethiopia, from 12 October 1847 until his death. He was the oldest son of Negus Sahle Selassie an important Amhara nobleman and his wife Woizero Bezabish Wolde. (Full article...)

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Image 1Entrance of Addis Ababa University (from Ethiopia)
Image 2Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi (bottom row, fourth from left) in G8 Group meeting in 2007 (from Ethiopia)
Image 3Fasil Ghebbi, one of the key castles of the Gondarine period (from Ethiopia)
Image 4Aksumite currency of the Aksumite king Endybis, 227–35, at the British Museum (from Ethiopia)
Image 5Over 6 million residents live in Addis Ababa, the financial epicenter of the country (from Ethiopia)
Image 6Yared in a piece of 15th century Ethiopian sacred art holding a mequamia (prayer stick) (from Ethiopia)
Image 7A Homo sapiens idaltu hominid skull (from Ethiopia)
Image 8A Walia Ibex in Simien Mountains National Park, one of the national symbols of Ethiopia, found only in the north of the country (from Ethiopia)
Image 9The Blue Nile falls during winter provides over 86 percent of the Nile river's water coming from melted snow in the Simien mountains below 0. (from Ethiopia)
Image 10Emperor Haile Selassie I with U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt during the end of World War II (from Ethiopia)
Image 11Cultural performance in Addis Ababa (from Ethiopia)
Image 12This meal consisting of injera and several kinds of wat (stew) is typical of Ethiopian cuisine. (from Ethiopia)
Image 13Relief map of Ethiopia (from Ethiopia)
Image 14The Aksumite Steles served as official markers for the Emperors of Ethiopia during the time of the Aksumite Empire. (from Ethiopia)
Image 15The African Union Headquarters located in Addis Ababa. Since its conception, Ethiopia is a founding member to the AU. (from Ethiopia)
Image 16The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam constructed between 2011 and 2023, set to be the largest dam in Africa (from Ethiopia)
Image 17The Ethiopian New Year or Enkutatash is celebrated with the adey abeba flower symbolising a new beginning, each year across the country. (from Ethiopia)
Image 18Development of GDP per capita (from Ethiopia)
Image 19Afewerk Tekle's "The Last Judgment" at St. George's Capel (from Ethiopia)
Image 20Map of regions and zones of Ethiopia (from Ethiopia)
Image 21Ethiopian civil conflict: territorial control as of September 2023 (from Ethiopia)
Image 22The Federal Supreme Court is the highest court determining constitutionality of ordeals in the nation. (from Ethiopia)
Image 23Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) training under AMISOM, 2021 (from Ethiopia)
Image 24Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed with Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2023 (from Ethiopia)
Image 25The Addis Ababa Science Museum of Art and Science serves as the country's biggest hub which showcases the country's newest innovations. (from Ethiopia)
Image 26Declining child mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa and Ethiopia since 1950 (from Ethiopia)
Image 27Köppen climate classification of Ethiopia (from Ethiopia)
Image 28A group of men gather in a rural village for health training (from Ethiopia)
Image 29The Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation, former headquarters in Addis Ababa (from Ethiopia)
Image 30An Ethiopian logistics shipping cargo docked at the Red Sea (from Ethiopia)
Image 31Mengistu Haile Mariam was sentenced to death in absentia for committing crimes during his rule. (from Ethiopia)
Image 32Abebe Bikila, Ethiopia's first Olympic gold medalist (from Ethiopia)
Image 33Biete Medhane Alem, built during Zagwe dynasty in the Middle Ages (from Ethiopia)
Image 34Sheger Park is the largest park in the country, hosting hundreds of thousands of visitors a year since its opening. (from Ethiopia)
Image 35House of Peoples' Representatives is the lower house of the Ethiopian Federal Parliamentary Assembly. (from Ethiopia)
Image 36Ethiopian troops sent by the government under the Emperor Haile Selassie I during the Korean War fighting for South Korean independence (from Ethiopia)
Image 37The Empire of Axum at its peak in the 6th century (from Ethiopia)

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The black-chested snake eagle (Circaetus pectoralis) is a large African bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It resembles other snake eagles and was formerly considered conspecific with the short-toed and Beaudouin's snake eagles, to which it is closely related. As well as feeding on snakes, which may be swallowed while still alive, it feeds on lizards, small mammals, frogs and insects. It typically perches in an elevated position ready to swoop silently to capture its prey, before returning to its perch to eat.

Photo credit: Charles J. Sharp
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The plains zebra (Equus quagga, subspecies Grant's zebra pictured) is the most common and geographically widespread species of zebra. It ranges from the south of Ethiopia through East Africa to as far south as Angola and eastern South Africa. The plains zebra is mid-sized, smaller on average than the other two zebra species, and thick-bodied with relatively short legs. Adults of both sexes can stand from 1.1 to 1.47 m (3.6 to 4.8 ft) high at the shoulder, are 2 to 2.5 m (6.6 to 8.2 ft) long (excluding the tail), and weigh 175 to 387 kg (386 to 853 lb), with males slightly heavier than females.

Photo credit: Muhammad Mahdi Karim
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Saint George (died 23 April 303) was a soldier of Cappadocian Greek origin. A member of Roman emperor Diocletian's Praetorian Guard, he was sentenced to death for refusing to recant his Christian faith. He is immortalised in the legend of Saint George and the Dragon and his feast day is celebrated on 23 April. Saint George is claimed as their patron saint by England, Ethiopia, Georgia, Catalonia and several other nation states, as well as by various cities, universities, professions and organisations.

Painting credit: Carlo Crivelli
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The black-headed lapwing (Vanellus tectus tectus) is a resident breeder located across sub-Saharan Africa, living in locations ranging from Senegal to Ethiopia.

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Haile Selassie I was Ethiopia's regent from 1916 to 1930 and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. The heir to a dynasty that traced its origins to the 13th century, and from there by tradition back to King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, he is a defining figure in both Ethiopian and African history. Selassie is revered as the religious symbol for God incarnate among the Rastafari movement, whose name comes from Ras (literally "Head," an Ethiopian title equivalent to Duke), and Tafari Makonnen, Selassie's pre-coronation name.

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... that Liberian paramount chief Tamba Taylor worked as a tailor and claimed to have sewn clothes for Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie and Ghanaian president Kwame Nkrumah?
... that Eritrea's abortion law was based on Ethiopia's, which was based on Switzerland's, which was based on France's?
... that Quintin Johnstone advocated giving control of an American-governed law school to native Ethiopians?
... that the government of Ethiopia's SNNP Region supported local governments calling for a referendum to secede from the region?

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25 November 2025 –: The Hayli Gubbi volcano in the Afar Region of Ethiopia erupts, sending ash plumes across Oman and Yemen, and prompts flight cancellations in northern India. (DW) (AP)
23 November 2025 –: The long-dormant Hayli Gubbi volcano erupts in the Afar Region of Ethiopia for the first time in nearly 12,000 years, sending ash plumes across the Red Sea towards Oman and Yemen, and causing flight disruptions across the Arabian Peninsula and South Asia. (AP)
17 November 2025 – Health in Ethiopia: Ethiopia confirms three deaths from a Marburg virus disease declared on Friday in West Omo Zone. (Euronews)
14 November 2025 –: The World Health Organization deploys a team of technical officers and aid to monitor and support an outbreak of viral hemorrhagic fever that has killed six people in southern Ethiopia. (CIDRAP)
12 November 2025 – Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302: A U.S. federal jury orders Boeing to pay $28.45 million in damages to the family of Shikha Garg, a victim of the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX crash, marking the first civil trial verdict related to the two fatal MAX accidents. (AFP via Black Hills Pioneer)