ETHIOPIA

15 Poorest
Country in the
world
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SOME
FACTS:
Officially known as theFederal Democratic
Republic of Ethiopia, Ethiopia is a country
located in theHorn of Africa

and is the most populouslandlocked countryin

the world. It is bordered byEritreato the
north,DjiboutiandSomaliato the east,
SudanandSouth Sudanto the west, andKenya
to the south.

Ethiopia is the second-most

populous nation on the
African continent, with
over 84,320,000
inhabitants, and the tenth
largest by area, occupying
1,100,000km2. Its
capital,Addis Ababa, is
known as "the political

Ethiopia suffers
from poverty, and
poor sanitation. In
the capital city of
Addis Ababa, 55%
of the population
live in slums.
Despite its fast
growth in recent
years, GDP per
capita is one of the
lowest in the world,
and the economy
faces a number of
serious structural
problems.

Ethiopias economy is based on

agriculture, which accounts for 41%
of GDP and 85% of total
employment. Agricultural
productivity remains low, the sector
suffers from poor cultivation
practices and frequent drought.

Ethiopia is the
world's seventh
largest producer of
coffee, and Africa's
top producer.
Thecoffee production
in Ethiopiais critical
to theEthiopian
economywith about
25% of the population
depending directly or
indirectly
oncoffeefor its
livelihood.

The fragmented political situation

in Ethiopia has stagnated to
repeated clashes between the
government and different groups,
as well as tribes. The border
conflict with Eritrea remains
unsolved and rebel groups in
Somali and other states continue
to destabilise the regions.

There is growing support of the

Ethiopian government towards
the Muslim community and the
government responded speedily
to the Muslims request for land
in the heart of Addis Ababa
whilst evangelicals have been
facing negative responses from
the government in similar
requests for more than two
decades. Theres also growing

Muslims in Ethiopia have torched

69 Christian churches, a Bible
school and an orphanage in less
than one month. Not content with
this alone, at least two Christians
have been murdered simply
because they were Christian. As
the machete-wielding Muslims
warned that more killings would
be coming, thousands of
Christians have fled in fear.
Ethiopian Christians, who have
been dominant in their country
since the 4th century, are in a
state of crisis due to the
religious hatred and violence of
their Muslim neighbours. Extract from
www.newsrealblog.com - 25/03/2011

Positive developments have

come in the form of The
Protestant Church growing (over
17% of the 60% of Christians, in
2011) despite the hostility
experienced from Islam and the
Orthodox Church. In certain
areas there has been revival
with many Orthodox believers
coming to Christ.

Despite its rich past, Ethiopia is

today a poverty-stricken country,
suffering from all the burdens
that this brings such as famine,
illnesses caused by poor
sanitation, high rates of child
mortality and low life expectancy
(58 yrs) as well as political
unrest and religious clashes.

LETS PRAY
Please pray that God will step in
and, by His power, transform the
reality of this country and its
people. That the Ethiopian
Christians will be strengthen and
will give living testimony of His
Glory so that the rest of the
country may know the Hope and
Salvation in Jesus Christ.

LETS PRAY
Pray that the persecutions our fellow
brothers and sisters are suffering will
come to an end and that Muslims and
Christians will be able to live in the
same neighborhood without fear of
being attacked.
Pray that the agriculture-based
economy will be able to resist the
changes in weather and will continue
to grow so they can subsist and export

Remembe
r to pray
for
Ethiopia
this
month!