... second most populous nation on the continent, whose economic growth rates suffered in recent years due to internal political instability, can also be included in the list of the most promising BRICS member states from the African continent.
Table 1: African claimants to joining the BRICS: the size of economies and population numbers
Algeria
Egypt
Nigeria
Senegal
Sudan
Ethiopia
GDP (USD million)
165,548
405,911
459,031
27,511
25,976
96,280
GDP growth (% per annum)
+4.4
+4.1
+2.95
+6
+0.1
+3.2
Population (million)
44.18
109.26
213.4
16.88
45.66
120.28
Source: compiled by the authors on the basis of UNCTAD data for 2021....
... Horn of Africa in the context of the coronavirus pandemic, economic recession, and exacerbation of regional conflicts
On July 15, 2020, the International Crisis Group (ICG) held an expert discussion on security and development issues in the Horn of Africa in the context of the coronavirus pandemic, economic recession, and exacerbation of regional conflicts. The discussion focused on national models of social and political modernization, including in Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia, the demographic prospects of these countries, opportunities and challenges for the development of democratic institutions, external debt, and a regional arms race.
Other topics included issues associated with the activity of external ...
... Ethiopian (Abyssinian) Empire, the Oromo were at the lowest rank of the social hierarchy; the teaching of their native language was all but banned; and the common name for this people was Galla (or “rejected by god” according to one theory [
3
]). Ethiopia is no exception in this respect: similar processes are observed in Chad, Cameroon, Benin and other African countries. Russia needs a completely new set of messages for its African diplomacy, because references to history (for example, to the anti-colonial struggle) may no longer work as well as before in the changing continent.
Lora Chkoniya:
Fighting ...
... strategic security ally. The country is a major contributor to the African Union’s peacekeeping force fighting terrorist groups. Its capital Addis-Ababa is the headquarters of the African Union, the most influential international organisation on the African continent.
Reuters
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn
greets U.S. President Barack Obama as he
arrives aboard Air Force One at Bole International
Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia July 26, 2015
Barack Obama that America was seeking closer cooperation with African ...
