Ethiopia is located in the Horn of Africa, with its capital and largest city being Addis Ababa. Ethiopia has a long history of independence dating back to pre-colonial times, though it was occupied by Italy briefly from 1936-1941. In recent decades Ethiopia has transitioned from a socialist military regime to a federal democratic republic, adopting a new constitution in 1994. However, Ethiopia still faces challenges of poverty, drought, and malnutrition in some rural areas.

1. EthiopiaBy Jamie Vice, Ashleigh Sanders, and Rachel Kenderdine3rd Hour

2. Ethiopian FactsEthiopia is located in the non-coastal part of the horn of Africa.The capital of Ethiopia is Addis AbabaGDP per capita was $1000 in 2010.

3. Colonial History in EthiopiaOldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in Africa (Lucy, oldest found skeleton @ 3.2 million years old, discovered there in 1974)Portugal established contact in 1500’s to strengthen control over Indian Ocean region and to convert the peoples of Ethiopia to Roman Catholicism, but this resulted in roughly a hundred years of religious warfare During the 1700’s (The Era of the Princes), there was no central power in Ethiopia due to competition between local rulersThe Emperor Yohannesbuilt upon the efforts of Tewodros in 1869 (brought Princes together), stopped invasionsThe Emperor Menelik II (1889-1913) also fought off invasions, and in 1896 Ethiopia defeated Italy at the Battle of AdwaIn 1936, in the rule of RasTafariMakonnen, Italian forces invaded Ethiopia and five years later the British defeated the Italians, removing them from Ethiopia and returning RasTafari to the throneDerg (committee) started in 1974, a socialist government with Major MengistuHaileMariam in power in a totalitarian government which ended 17 yrs. LaterEstablished Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front in 1989, returning Addis Ababa to the people, forming the Transitional Gov’t of Ethiopia in 1991Adopted constitution for Federal Democratic Republic in 1994 and first parliamentary elections were held in 1995, with government being installed in August of 1995

4. Starving man in Ethiopian village

5. Result of the drought in Ethiopia

6. Addis Ababa

7. Resort

9. Starving child

10. Addis Ababa AU conference center

11. Malnourished child and camels=drought-caused

13. Addis AbabaPicture of capital city from a hotel window

15. Housing in an Ethiopian village

17. Resort in Ethiopia

18. Slum of Addis Ababa

19. Malnourished, ill baby

20. Addis Ababa Obelisk Monument

21. Addis AbabaUniversity in the capital

22. Ethiopian school

23. Grand home in Addis Ababa, capital city

24. Another slum of Addis Ababa

26. Uptown Gurgaon

29. Ethiopian girl carrying water

30. Homeless in Addis Ababa