By Mulugeta Gebregziabher, PhD, and Samia Zekaria, MS

Ethiopia: A Nation of Rapid Growth and Development

Ethiopia, located in the horn of Africa, has an estimated population of 81.7 million with a male-to-female ratio of 1.2 (Ethiopia Central Statistical Agency [CSA], 2011). Data from international agencies such as the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and United States Agency for International Development (USAID), show Ethiopia is on a fast trajectory of economic growth and social development (The Economist, 2011).

For example, in 1994-95, the number of … [Read more]