African countries are backward in development due to colonial reasons, Ethiopia in northeast Africa has close cooperation with our country, and continues to learn from our country's development experience, and its GDP has achieved great growth in the past 20 years, but it is still at war
1. Ethiopia.
Ethiopia is located in the northeast of Africa and has a land area of 110360,000 square kilometers. Most African countries are densely populated and have many ethnic groups, and Ethiopia is no exception, with a population of about 1200 million, and there are about 80 ethnic groups in the country. The capital of Ethiopia is Addis Ababa.
Ethiopia is home to many rivers and lakes, including the Blue Nile, one of the two main sources of the Nile. The Blue Nile flows into the main trunk of the Nile in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, providing 70% of its flow.
Ethiopia is one of the least developed countries in the world, its economy is still dominated by agriculture and animal husbandry, the country's industrial base is weak, and it relies on imports for basic raw materials. The main industries are food, textile, beverage, leather processing.
2. Ethiopia's development path.
Coups and military conflicts, as well as droughts and famines, are common occurrences on the continent. Between 1983 and 1985, Ethiopia experienced the world's worst famine, killing more than 8 million people and displacing millions. Moreover, from 1977 to 1991, Ethiopia was at war with neighboring Eritrea and Somalia and other countries, and there was also a chaos caused by armed forces in Ethiopia, and its per capita GDP was far below the African average. It was not until 1991 that the Ethiopian Revolutionary Democratic Front overthrew the military regime and established a federal system, and the country ushered in a little respite. But the good times were short-lived, and in 1998-2000, another war broke out between Ethiopia and Eritrea, killing 100,000 people and turning millions into refugees. War and disaster have severely damaged Ethiopian society and missed opportunities for development. In 2000, the country's GDP per capita was only $650.
During the period of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea, Ethiopia sent troops to follow Europe and the United States, and came into contact with New China in the course of the war. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, it has always adhered to the path of independence and self-determination, and has never really bowed its head even in the face of the United States and the Soviet Union. Moreover, after the reform and opening up, China's comprehensive national strength has been greatly improved, and Ethiopia at this time is in stark contrast to China. After engaging and understanding China, Ethiopia chose to cooperate with China.
But the good times were short-lived, and Ethiopia was once again at war in 2021.
3. Why Ethiopia is constantly at war.
As we said earlier, there are more than 80 ethnic groups in Ethiopia, and the root cause of this war is that Ethiopia has made a series of achievements since entering the new century, but it has neglected the handling of ethnic relations, and the doctrine of peace and security prevails. In 2020, Ethiopia** announced a postponement in response to the epidemic**, and the opposition saw it as an excuse for the prime minister to extend his term in power, and the Tigray People's Liberation Front, the ruling party in the Tigray region, held elections unilaterally. Tigray is an autonomous region of Seobia with a population of about 6 million and is dominated by the Tigrayan ethnic group. The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) was once Ethiopia's predecessor ruling party. It was the party that overthrew the Ethiopian military regime in 1991 and established the federal system. After the new prime minister came to power in 2018, he carried out a series of weakening and suppression of the organization, making it dissatisfied and threatening. In response to this unilateral election, Egypt decided to send troops to restore its authority, and a conflict broke out between the two sides.
There are many reasons for the civil war in Ethiopia, one of which is that the country itself is *** complex. There are many factors such as history, development, and reform. International politics is also one of them. Ethiopia has good relations with China and is far away from the West, which is naturally something that European and American countries do not want to see. In short, the situation in the country has not been truly stabilized by the interaction of various factors.