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The website was founded in 2005 [7] [8] by Ronaldo Mouchawar and was originally a consumer-to-consumer auction site part of Maktoob Group. [9] In 2010, Wisam (Sam) Daoud joined Souq from eBay as Chief Technology Officer and led the transformation of the business from auctions to a fixed price catalog based business similar to Amazon.com. [10]
Ethiopia's economy is ranked 159th place out of 190 countries in 'Ease of doing business'. [35] Ethiopia is also a part of African Continental Free Trade Area, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, Intergovernmental Authority on Development, and the G24, and has observer status at the World Trade Organization.
Assault rifle Israel CAR 816: 5.56×45mm: Carbine United Arab Emirates Used by the Ethiopian Republican Guard. [5]M14 [1]: 7.62×51mm: Battle rifle United States Beretta BM 59 [1]: 7.62×51mm
After the 20-year border conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea, a decade of internal tensions, two years of protests, and a state of emergency, Hailemariam Desalegn resigned on 15 February 2018 as prime minister and EPRDF chairman, and there were hopes of peace under his successor Abiy Ahmed. [41]
In Ethiopia, the Internet penetration rate is 25% as of January 2022, and it is currently attempting a broad expansion of access throughout the country. [1] These efforts have been hampered by the largely rural makeup of the Ethiopian population and the government's refusal to permit any privatization of the telecommunications market. [1]
Gafat Armament Engineering Complex is an Ethiopian arms industry and one of the military production facilities of the Metals and Engineering Corporation. [1] With its headquarters in Bishoftu, it specializes in producing wide range of infantry equipment that meet the requirement of the Ethiopian National Defense Force.
What is now the Somali Region was part of the conquests of Menelik II in the late 19th century. The Somali Region formed a large part of the pre-1995 provinces of Hararghe , Bale and Sidamo . The population is predominantly Somali , and there have been attempts to incorporate the area into a Greater Somalia .
Ethiopia engaged in a 6-year long disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) programme for the over 148,000 veterans who fought in the war. In total, the programme cost $174 million; the Ethiopian government could only pay around $3.1 million themselves, and had to pay the rest back with a $170 million loan from the World Bank .