Exploring the geography and history of Ethiopia and the surrounding region through maps, data, and visuals.

Ethiopia
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Interesting to note the extent of Abyssinia from the Red Sea to Blue Nile. Meaning Ethiopia has a historical claim to the sea. And that Oromia was largely existed outside the territorial limits of the Abyssinian empire. Fascinating to see such contested claims on a map
Map of the Course of the Nile, Comprising Egypt, Nubia, Abyssinia, and the Red Sea By J. Andriveau-Goujon Paris, 1858
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The Trans Nzoia plateau and Nzoia valley from 40000 ft. Three of Kenya's five highest places are visible in this image. Mt. Elgon (2nd), Cherangany Hills (4th) and Mt. Mtelo (5th). River Nzoia drains Elgon and Cherangany before draining into Lake Victoria Happy Mashujaa Day ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช
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Presenting my research on Ethiopia's water-energy nexus, underscoring the nascent boom of foreign-invested #datacenters , which place intensive demands on the country's #water & #electricity resources. ISS, The Hague. Read: thecontrapuntal.com/who-getsโ€ฆ Editorial: @TheContrapuntal
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๐Ÿšจ NEWS ALERT The foundation stone for transformative petroleum storage & pipeline infrastructure connecting ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น & ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti was laid today, alongside an MoU signed by @EIHEthiopia, @DangoteGroup & GHIH. For English: shorturl.at/rD5ar For Amharic: shorturl.at/kmvtb
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Four ๐——๐—”๐— ๐—ฆ, ๐— ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—— ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ซ๐—ง๐—ฌ ๐—ฌ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—š๐—ข ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป. This picture shows ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐˜†๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜€ identified after nine years of comprehensive study of the Blue Nile river basin. From downstream to upstream, they are ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ (๐—•๐—ก-๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿด), the site of today's Renaissance Dam, then ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฎ (๐—•๐—ก-๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ๐—”), ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น (๐—•๐—ก-๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต) and ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ถ (๐—•๐—ก-๐Ÿฏ). Source: United States Bureau of Reclamation, ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป, ๐—˜๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฎ, 1964. Figure 123, Blue Nile River Profile and Reservoirs. The ๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜, carried out by BCEOM in 1998 and 1999, confirmed the same dam sites. These studies are officially recognized by the Ethiopian government. Thanks to our previous and current governments for commissioning and preserving this work. Via the Justice and Prosperity for the People of the Mabil Area page. #Ethiopia #Abbay #GERD #NileBasin #Sudan #SouthSudan #Egypt #Uganda #Kenya #Tanzania #Rwanda #Burundi #DRCongo
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๐Ÿ—“๏ธ The largest hydropower project in #Africa turns one: the #GERD was inaugurated on 9 September 2025! ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Today marks the first anniversary of one of the most complex and ambitious infrastructure projects in the world, built by #Webuild and capable of doubling #Ethiopiaโ€™s energy production. โšก Standing 170 m high and stretching 1,800 m, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam can generate an amount of energy equivalent to that produced by three nuclear power plants. #WebuildGroup #Excellence #GERD #GreatEthiopianRenaissanceDam #Inauguration
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Gebeta Maps is now live on the Play Store! ๐ŸŽ‰ Navigate smarter with: โ€ข Interactive maps โ€ข Taxi Stations, Navigation & Payment โ€ข AI assistant that guides you in Amharic & English โ€ข Real-time incident reports & much more ๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/4gSD8Pk Coming Soon for IOS
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BACK WITH KEJELCHA ๐Ÿซจ Former world record-holder Yomif Kejelcha reclaims the half marathon world record* from Jacob Kiplimo, clocking 56:51* in Buenos Aires ๐Ÿ’ช Thatโ€™s 29 seconds off the previous mark ๐Ÿ’ฅ World record flash ๐Ÿ”— bit.ly/4xiWcNZ *Pending ratification procedures
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Yomif Kejelcha breaks the half marathon WORLD RECORD in 56:51 at the Buenos Aires Half Marathon! ๐Ÿšจ
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In 2018, on an Anbessa bus in Addis, I wondered why 5M people had no way to navigate transit digitally. So I helped build the city's GTFS feed at WRI Africa. Today Dandii is live ๐ŸšŒ 447 routes, searchable, open source. dandii.app
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๐Ÿ“ข Are you a history buff or an art lover looking to make a difference in your community? Our private museum is looking for passionate individuals to join us as Administrative Assistant & Tour Guide Volunteers. This is your chance to go behind the scenes and help bring history to life! 1๏ธโƒฃ What You Will Do - Welcome Visitors: Be the friendly face of our museum. - Lead Tours: Share fascinating stories as a museum guide. - Support Operations: Help with light administrative tasks and scheduling. 2๏ธโƒฃ What We Look For - Excellent communication and people skills. - Reliability and a positive attitude. - A love for local history, art, and culture. 3๏ธโƒฃ Time Commitment - Wednesday to Sunday from 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM No prior museum experience neededโ€”we provide full training! ๐Ÿ“จReady to apply? Submit your cover letter and resume at [email protected]. Please include your phone number for callbacks! - The YZ Team #yzmuseum #joinYZ
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Ethiopia Export Partners and Trade Values (USD) 2023 - 2024 #Somaliland โ€“ $700โ€“800โ€ฏmillion Largest export destination by value when including informal trade. Mostly khat, vegetables, coffee, livestock. Khat alone: $180โ€“524โ€ฏmillion annually. Saudi Arabia โ€“ $298โ€ฏmillion Coffee, oilseeds, vegetables, other agricultural exports. United States โ€“ $277โ€ฏmillion Coffee, pulses, oil seeds, flowers. Netherlands โ€“ $219โ€ฏmillion Flowers, coffee, vegetables. United Arab Emirates โ€“ $163โ€ฏmillion Agricultural products, manufactured goods. Djibouti โ€“ $120โ€ฏmillion Livestock, khat, cereals, vegetables, transit trade via port. Italy โ€“ $120โ€ฏmillion Coffee, pulses, flowers. Germany โ€“ $105โ€ฏmillion Coffee, pulses, oil seeds. China โ€“ $85โ€ฏmillion Agricultural and manufactured goods. Belgium โ€“ $78โ€ฏmillion Coffee, flowers, pulses. Somalia โ€“ $50โ€ฏmillion Smaller trade flows, mainly livestock, cereals, and some vegetables. Other countries combined โ€“ $1.0โ€ฏbillion Smaller export destinations across Africa, Europe, and Asia. Total Estimated Ethiopian Exports Including Somaliland informal trade: $3.2โ€ฏbillion Official customs-recorded exports only: $2.86โ€ฏbillion #Ethiopia accounts for roughly 80โ€ฏโ€“โ€ฏ95โ€ฏ% of goods transiting Djiboutiโ€™s ports. #Djiboutiโ€™s earnings from port revenue Ethiopian transit around $1.5โ€ฏโ€“โ€ฏ2โ€ฏbillion. The transport and logistics sector overall (of which port services are the core) accounts for around 75โ€ฏ%โ€ฏ+ of the Djiboutiโ€™s GDP
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Data on Ethiopiaโ€™s 7th General Election.
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A country cannot rise beyond the ambitions of it's elite.
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The Arsenal. Your Premier League champions.
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Excited to poster-present my research, โ€œThe City as Biography: #AddisAbeba in Profiles,โ€ at the African Architectural & Urban History Network conference, organised in collaboration with the Department of #Architecture at the @uonbi, on the occasion of the @Biennale_Africa.
Shifting the Center: From Fragility to Resilience African design intelligence shapes the world. The Pan-African Biennale claims our narrative, elevating indigenous knowledge and future-focused design on Africaโ€™s terms. See you in 2026. #PanAfricanBiennale
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Historical distribution of all known Semitic languages, dead or alive. ยฉ Wikipedia
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