Ethiopia is considered by many to be the birth place of humanity. People have lived in the Highlands for thousands of years and have thrived. Ethiopia is the only country in Africa that was never colonized. Ethiopians were able to exploit the rugged mountain terrain to their advantage so that invading armies had no hope of defeating them on their own turf.
Wealth, food and status in Ethiopia is dependent on land. Without land you have little hope of growing food to eat. Land is becoming scarce in the Ethiopian Highlands. Over population and years of bad farming practices have made life in the highlands extremely difficult. The video below highlights the problems and hardships that the people of Ethiopians highlands face.
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