Country Profile: ETHIOPIA
13th April, 2011
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has a population of 85 million people. It is Africa's oldest independent nation, and one of its poorest - many Ethiopians depend on food aid from abroad, and two-thirds are illiterate. The economy depends on agriculture (coffee is the main export) but the frequency of droughts is increasing.
ETHIOPIA:One dead, thousands displaced in Islamist attacks
23rd March, 2011
At least one Christian has been killed and many injured in Islamist attacks in southwestern Ethiopia.
Thousands of extremists set fire to 69 churches, a Bible school and a Christian orphanage and burned down the homes of 30 Christian leaders. At least 7,000 Christians have fled and are in shelters. The Christian who was killed is believed to have been a member of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
