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Developing countries around the world are competing to attract FDI in hope of its contribution to economic development. This increasing competition gives rise to interest in the performance of Ethiopia regarding FDI inflows, the measures being taken to increase these inflows as well as the current issues that deter the inflow. This paper gives an analysis of Foreign Direct Investment in Ethiopia by first observing the different policy reforms and by analyzing the sectorial and regional distribution of FDI as well as by looking at the different opportunities and challenges faced by foreigners interested in investing in the country. In addition, in this study different factors that determine the inflow of FDI to the country are analyzed. The study uses secondary data form1980-2014 collected from various national and international sources. The results show that FDI in Ethiopia is significantly and positively affected by human capital, exchange rate, domestic investment and GDP. In addition it is shown that while exports have a positive and significant impact on FDI, and FDI has a positive impact on export as well. With these findings the study recommends that the government should concentrate on stimulating the above macroeconomic variables and creating a hospitable environment for investment so as to increase the inflow FDI and fuel the Ethiopian economy.

In last decade, Ethiopia witnesses so far unseen economic growth while the transformation to democracy more or less failed. Due to the fact that the Horn of Africa belongs to the most unstable regions in Africa, external factors play a significant role in shaping and reshaping of internal politics of each state. In this study, we will focus on an analysis of external factors and their impact on security and politics in Ethiopia. As we argue, it is these factors that have a substantial impact on Ethiopian politics and security.

Äthiopien als ein Vielvölkerstaat mit ausgeprägten Nationalitätenproblemen. Betrachtung des Verhältnisses der Afar als einer wichtigen Nationalitätengruppe zum Regime in Addis Abeba vor und nach der Revolution von 1974. Entstehung des Kaiserreichs. Agrarpolitik unter Haile Selassie und deren Auswirkung auf die Afar. Rebellion der Afar gegen die Zentralregierung. Beziehungen zur neuen Regierung nach der Revolution. Versuch einer politischen Lösung durch den Derg. Im Falle eines Fehlschlags politischer Assimilierung wird die Nationalitätenfrage in Äthiopien zu endlosen Konflikten führen. (DÜI-Hlb)

This article explores how children conceptualise and practice family relationships in two social settings in Ethiopia. Based on ethnographic data, it discusses (i) how urban and rural children construct family; (ii) what family activities children do and which social positions they assume; and (iii) the convergence and divergence of meanings and practices of family relationships between urban and rural Ethiopia. The analysis demonstrates how 'normative family' and actual 'family practices' are shaped by socio‐cultural, material and spatial contexts. Insights drawn also reveal the complex ways in which access to material resources, geographical distance, rural‐urban locations and cultural traits such as patterns of marriage and child relocation practices shape family relationships.

Due to lack of well-developed insurance, credit and labor markets, rural families in Ethiopia are exposed to a range of covariate and idiosyncratic risks. In 2005, to deal with the consequences of covariate risks, the government implemented the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) - an active labor market program to build rural assets, and in 2011, to mitigate the financial consequences of ill-health, the government introduced a pilot Community Based Health Insurance (CBHI) Scheme. This paper explores whether scheme uptake and retention is affected by access to the PSNP. Based on several rounds of household level panel data and qualitative information, the analysis shows that participating in the PSNP increases the probability of CBHI uptake by 24 percentage points and enhances scheme retention by 10 percentage points. Analysis of the channels through which the PSNP influences CBHI uptake indicates that the bulk of the effect may be attributed to explicit and implicit pressure applied by government officials on PSNP beneficiaries. Whether this is a desirable approach is debatable. Nevertheless, the results suggest that membership in existing social protection programs may be leveraged to spread new schemes and potentially accelerate poverty reduction efforts.