Why in the news?
- Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi volcano erupted.
Ethiopia
- Location: It is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa.
- Capital: Addis Ababa
- Borders: Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, South Sudan and Sudan.
- Geographical Feature:
- One of the country through which African Rift Valley passes.
- Hotest place in Africa – Dallol, Ethiopia.
- Associated International Groupings: Group of 24, the Non-Aligned Movement, the Group of 77, and the Organisation of African Unity.
- Headquarters Locating in Ethiopia: Addis Ababa is the headquarters of the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.
Source: The Hindu