Throughout our website, you will see blue scrolling sections containing interesting facts about Ethiopia. They are organized into categories such as health, women, historical, cultural and religion. The facts were gathered from various resources. Below are the Primary and Secondary references.
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Primary References
1Akinyoade, Akinyinka et al. Digging Deeper: Inside Africa’s Agricultural, Food and Nutrition Dynamics. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, 2014.
2Briggs, Philip. Ethiopia (Bradt Travel Guide), 6th ed. Chalfont St. Peter, UK: Bradt Travel Guides, 2012.
3Carillet, Jean-Bernard, Tim Brewer, and Stuart Butler. Ethiopia and Eritrea (Lonely Planet). Oakland, CA: Lonely Planet, 2013.
4Englar, Mary. Ethiopia: A Question and Answer Book. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2006.
5Erlich, Haggai. The Cross and the River: Ethiopia, Egypt, and the Nile. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc, 2002.
6“Ethiopian Dares to Dream.” The Economist. September 3, 2012. Accessed May 29, 2015.
7“Ethiopia Profile—Timeline.” BBC News. May 4, 2015. Accessed May 29, 2015.
8Gamble, Frank. A Blue-Ribbon Ethiopia Guide: 305 Success Secrets. Emereo Publishing. Brisbane, Australia: Emereo Publishing, 2015.
9Gish, Steven, Winnie Thay, and Zawiah Abdul Latif. Ethiopia (Cultures of the World), 2nd ed. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish, 2007.
10Gundan, Farai. “Fastest Growing African Shoe-Brand ‘SoleRebels’ Launches Flagship Store in Silicon Valley.” Forbes. October 16, 2014. Accessed May 29, 2015.
11Heinrichs, Ann. Ethiopia (Enchantment of the World), 2nd ed. New York, NY: Children’s Press, 2005.
12Houston, Drusilla Dunjee. Wonderful Ethiopians of the Cushite Empire. Sioux Falls, SD: NuVision Publications, LLC, 2007.
13Kloman, Harry. Mesob across America: Ethiopian Food in the U.S.A. Bloomington, IN: iUniverse, 2010.
14Milkias, Paulos. Ethiopia (Africa in Focus). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2011.
15“Out of the Shadows: Facts and Figures.” International Center for Research on Women. 2015. Accessed May 29, 2015.
16Parker, Ben and Abraham Woldegiorgis. Ethiopia: Breaking New Ground (Oxfam Country Profile Series). Oxford, UK: Oxfam GB, 2003.
17Preston, Steve. Strange, Powerful & Dangerous Women. Raleigh, NC: Lulu Press, 2014.
18“The Cat Fanciers’ Association Announces Most Popular Cats for 2014.” Cat Fanciers’ Association. February 16, 2015. Accessed May 29, 2015.
Secondary References
67 Interesting Facts about Ethiopia
By Tayja Kuligowski, Junior Writer
Published October 12, 2016