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Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Amharic ኢትዮጵያ Ityopp'ya), is a country situated in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Kenya to the south, and Sudan to the west. It has one of the most extensive known histories as an independent nation on the continent, or indeed in the world. Unique among African countries, Ethiopia maintained independence during the Scramble for Africa, and continued to do so except for a five-year period (1936-41) when it was under Italian occupation. But even during this period there was no Italian colonization of Ethiopia as the Italians occupied a few key cities and most of Ethiopia was not affected by their presence; the Italian period is thus considered an "occupation" and not colonial rule.

Ethiopia was also historically called Abyssinia, derived from the Arabic form of the Ethiosemitic name "HBSHT," modern Habesha. The English name "Ethiopia" is thought to be derived from the Greek word Aithiopia, from Aithiops ‘an Ethiopian’, derived from Greek terms meaning "of burnt (αιθ-) visage ()".Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon (s. v.); Αιθιοπηες Il. 1.423, properly, Burnt-face, i.e. Ethiopian, negro However, this etymology is disputed. The Book of Aksum, an Ethiopic chronicle dating from the Christian era, states that the name is derived from "'Ityopp'is", a son (unmentioned in the Bible) of Cush, son of Ham who according to legend founded the city of Axum.

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A 35-mile rift in the desert of Ethiopia will likely become a new ocean eventually, researchers now confirm.
adelinaiskandar (AdelinaFishIskandar) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:47:54 -0000
A 35-mile rift in the desert of Ethiopia will likely become a new ocean eventually, researchers now confirm.
Inspired by a church pastor in Addis Ababa who has mobilised his Church to care for 60 vulnerable children - Simon Barrington in Ethiopia.
SamsPurseUK (Samaritan's Purse UK) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:37:53 -0000
Inspired by a church pastor in Addis Ababa who has mobilised his Church to care for 60 vulnerable children - Simon Barrington in Ethiopia.
In Ethiopia disabled people get jobs, not hand-outs (AFP via Yahoo! News) http://bit.ly/S6NBO
iethiopia (Teddy) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:36:01 -0000
In Ethiopia disabled people get jobs, not hand-outs (AFP via Yahoo! News) http://bit.ly/S6NBO
World News: In Ethiopia disabled people get jobs, not hand-outs (AFP) : AFP - In the streets of th.. http://bit.ly/3MbJLL
NewsBlogged (News Blogged) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:20:43 -0000
World News: In Ethiopia disabled people get jobs, not hand-outs (AFP) : AFP - In the streets of th.. http://bit.ly/3MbJLL
[YAHOO][world] In Ethiopia disabled people get jobs, not hand-outs (AFP) : AFP - In the streets.. http://bit.ly/3MbJLL
LotsaNews (LotsaNews) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:15:28 -0000
[YAHOO][world] In Ethiopia disabled people get jobs, not hand-outs (AFP) : AFP - In the streets.. http://bit.ly/3MbJLL
Volcanic activity may split the African continent in two owing to a recent geological crack in northeastern Ethiopia http://bit.ly/2Eq2lv
softlabhennef (softlabhennef) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:12:05 -0000
Volcanic activity may split the African continent in two owing to a recent geological crack in northeastern Ethiopia http://bit.ly/2Eq2lv

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