About Ethiopia
 official name: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
capital: Addis Ababa
head of state: President GIRMA Woldegiorgis (since 8 October 2001)
Prime Minister: Meles Zenawi
state: multi party democracy
population: 74,777,981
languages: Amharic, Tigrinya, Oromigna, Guaragigna, Somali, Arabic, other local languages, English
religion: Muslim 45%-50%, Ethiopian Orthodox 35%-40%, animist 12%, other 3%-8%
currency: birr (ETB)
Legal wise
Homosexuality is illegal, punishable by 3years imprisonment.
Communication
Main lines in use: 610,300 (2005)
Cellular telephones: 178,000 (2004)
Internet hosts: 87 (2005)
Internet users: 113,000 (2005)
Articles:
 ETHIOPIA TO TACKLE SEXUALITY IN ALL ITS FORMS
by Mask Admin 29/1/2010
ETHIOPIA � 29 January 2010: Gender based violence, sexual orientation, gender equality and sexuality of people living with HIV/AIDS will be issues discussed at the upcoming Africa Conference on Sexual Health and Rights, 8-12 February in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
SECRETIVE LIVES FOR GAYS IN CONSERVATIVE ETHIOPIA
by Mask Admin 19/5/2009
ADDIS ABABA � 19 May 2009: It�s nearly an hour before midnight in a street in one of Addis Ababa's bustling districts and less than a dozen young men can be spotted below the glow of half-lit street lights. In near-slow motion, a handful of vehicles pass by over potholed roads while gay men and male prostitutes hold discreet conversations on cracked pavements.
LES GAY ETHIOPIENS MENACES, LES ECCLESIASTES DEMANDENT LE BANISSEMENT
by Mongezi Mhlongo 15/5/2009
ETHIOPIE � 27 Janvier 2009: les leaders r�ligieux Ethiopiens ont sollicit� aupr�s du gouvernement, l�amendement de la constitution ou le banissement de l�homosexualit�, qui n�a jamais exist� en tant que loi dans ce pays.
ETHIOPIAN GAYS VOW TO HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD
by Mongezi Mhlongo 9/4/2009
ETHIOPIA � 09 April 2009: For the first time in Ethiopia, gay people are meeting and making concrete connections despite religious leaders in that country calling on government to ban homosexuality.
troubled life of a gay ethiopian
by Mask Admin 3/3/2009
ETHIOPIA � 03 March 2009: I was born in the capital city of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa. I and my nephew were raised by my aunt.The story that I heard from my family was that a few weeks before my dad passed away he gave me to my aunt
 ethiopian gays threatened as clerics seek homosexuality ban by Mongezi Mhlongo 27/1/2009
an ethiopian human rights activist raises the profile of gay rights on campus by Mask Admin 22/6/2005
public display of male-to-male affection not to be confused with acceptance of homosexuality by Mask Admin 14/6/2005
ethiopian gays are organizing themselves in washington d.c. by Mask Admin 20/5/2005
we are gay and ethiopian by Mask Admin 7/1/2005
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