In the year 2001, there were three internet cafes in Addis Ababa, not many more Chinese people—and 68 million Ethiopians. Then, as now, population growth was the great unmentionable. When Ethiopia was a more or less self-sufficient country of 25 million souls. If we believe the numbers, Ethiopia has produced the most millionaires (in dollar terms), in the African continent. A UN situation report from 14 April speaks of ‘30 million people’ going hungry in Ethiopia in the coming months.

Source: Ethiopian News April 29, 2020 15:33 UTC