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Ethiopia (Ge'ez: ኢትዮጵያ ʾĪtyōṗṗyā), officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country situated in the Horn of Africa (landlocked as of May 24, 1993). It is the third-most populous nation in Africa, bordered by Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the southeast, Kenya to the south, and Sudan to the west. Ethiopia is the only country in Africa with an unbroken sovereignty and is one of the oldest continuous nations in the world. Recently regarded as "the cradle of mankind", Ethiopia is also the second-oldest official [citation needed] Christian nation in the world, after Armenia. It has long been an intersection between the civilizations of North Africa, the Middle East and the rest of Africa. Unique among African countries, Ethiopia was never colonised, maintaining its sovereignty throughout the Scramble for Africa. In addition, Ethiopia has long been a member of international organisations: it became a member of the League of Nations in 1923, signed the Declaration by United Nations in 1942, founded the UN headquarters in Africa, was one of the fifty-one original members of the United Nations, and is the headquarters for and the main founder of the former Organisation of African Unity and current African Union.
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Ethiopia admits jamming VOA radio
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Ethiopia admits jamming VOA radio
— Mar 19 2010 8:32 AM from BBC News -
Ethiopia
— Mar 19 2010 7:52 AM from BBC World -
Zimbabwe: Malajila's Nightmare
— Mar 19 2010 7:19 AM from AllAfrica.com -
Country Director
— Mar 19 2010 6:21 AM from Relief Web -
GSK's 2009 Corporate Responsibility Report published online
— Mar 19 2010 5:42 AM from News-Medical.net
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