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Ethiopia

Background: Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule, with the exception of the 1936-41 Italian occupation during World War II. In 1974 a military junta, the Derg, deposed Emperor Haile SELASSIE (who had ruled since 1930) and established a socialist state. Torn by bloody coups, uprisings, wide-scale drought, and massive refugee problems, the regime was finally toppled in 1991 by a coalition of rebel forces, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF). A constitution was adopted in 1994 and Ethiopia's first multiparty elections were held in 1995. A two and a half year border war with Eritrea ended with a peace treaty on 12 December 2000. Final demarcation of the boundary is currently on hold due to Ethiopian objections to an international commission's finding requiring it to surrender sensitive territory.



Links: Ethiopia Travel Blogs (all) | Ethiopia Travel Photos | Ethiopia Travel Forum | Ethiopia Facts | Map of Ethiopia

Areas in Ethiopia: Addis Ababa Region | Afar Region | Amhara Region | Benishangul Gumuz Region | Dire Dawa Region | Gambela Region | Harari Region | Oromia Region | Somali Region | Southern Nations Region | Tigray Region

Alan #11 - The Silence of the Lambs
14 hours ago: Al and Sara published a blog
Alan #11 - The Silence of the Lambs
May 16th 2008  Africa » Ethiopia » Benishangul Gumuz Region » Asosa
Oh dear this one has been brewing for a while so it's likely to be a long one. Sorry. So it has been one month since we returned from the field trip and life has settled back into a routine of ... 20 photos [full story]

Walking around Addis
9 days ago: hauteboy published a blog
Walking around Addis
March 18th 2008  Africa » Ethiopia » Addis Ababa Region
March 18, 2008 Flight: Bahar Dar (BJR) to Addis Ababa (ADD), Ethiopian Airlines 121, F50, Economy Flight: Addis Ababa (ADD) to Washington DC (IAD), Ethiopian Airlines 500, 767, Economy, miles earned ... 5 photos [full story]

A long walk
11 days ago: Kim309 published a blog
A long walk
May 5th 2008  Africa » Ethiopia » Oromia Region » Robe
Apart from the cactus and the people washing their clothes in the river, the landscape as I walked along the River Shaya could have been somewhere in Northumberland. The recent rains were holding off ... 5 photos [full story]

To quote the Dixie Chicks
12 days ago: Kim309 published a blog
To quote the Dixie Chicks
April 17th 2008  Africa » Ethiopia » Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Region
I was “Taking the Long Way” to come back to Robe. In order to avoid taking the bus from Addis Ababa, I accepted the offer of a lift with Teresa, a VSO volunteer friend who was coming to R ... 8 photos [full story]

In a Strange Land
13 days ago: Stuart published a blog
In a Strange Land
March 29th 2008  Africa » Ethiopia
Ethiopia is like no where else in Africa or the world. It's unique. Even the food is different. Plates are replaced by Injera - a pancake like bread make from Teff flour. Teff flour is an a ... 39 photos [full story]

Alan #10 - Welcome to Assosa
19 days ago: Al and Sara published a blog
Alan #10 - Welcome to Assosa
April 28th 2008  Africa » Ethiopia » Benishangul Gumuz Region » Asosa
OK I better be quick. Total power outage and running on laptop batteries. Your guess is as good as mine as to how long I have :) Will try and let the photos do the talking for this entry - there ar ... 24 photos [full story]

The pulse of Ethiopia
20 days ago: Cayo Coco published a blog
The pulse of Ethiopia
April 26th 2008  Africa » Ethiopia
A traveller went across the country to get underneath the surface of Ethiopia, peel back its layers and see what lies beneath - in search for the essence of Ethiopia. 'Seeing is believing', the ... 1 photos [full story]

When the parents came to visit
21 days ago: Kim309 published a blog
When the parents came to visit
April 11th 2008  Africa » Ethiopia » Oromia Region » Bale
Monday 31st March - Friday 11th April 2008 I wasn’t sure that anyone I knew was going to use the opportunity of me being in Ethiopia to visit this wonderful country. Finally, after 18 month ... 23 photos [full story]

Alan #9 - We Are On Our Way...
26 days ago: Al and Sara published a blog
Alan #9 - We Are On Our Way...
April 20th 2008  Africa » Ethiopia » Benishangul Gumuz Region » Asosa
OK, so my blog numbering has got way out of hand but I'll try and rescue it from now on, honest :) We are in the middle of power rationing and IT is pretty hard to do without any power. As is blogg ... 11 photos [full story]

Monasteries of Lake Tana/Blue Nile Falls
32 days ago: hauteboy published a blog
Monasteries of Lake Tana/Blue Nile Falls
March 17th 2008  Africa » Ethiopia » Amhara Region » Bahir Dar
Today we had arranged a tour to go out to the island monasteries in the morning, then in the afternoon we would go out to the Blue Nile falls. The Blue Nile starts its journey from Lake Tana, the la ... 9 photos [full story]


Ethiopia Blog Entries

Maribou Stork
Full moon
Tank
Plant 2
Baboon 7
Baboon 5
Baboon 3
Baboon 2
Simeon Mountains Ethiopia Take II
Old beggar guy
Sunrise over Lake Tana 3
Sunrise over Lake Tana
Dinsho Market
Oromo Women
With our Guide and our Scout in the Simiens Mountains · Ethiopia
Little Girl in Axum · Ethiopia

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Breaking my Back in Ethiopia (and my ankle too…)
Amharic Language Training
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4x4 for the south of ethiopia
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volunters who want to help orphans and rural womens?
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