Ethiopia
The Economic Conflicts leading to its as of now poor state
Ethiopia's Social Progress Development
Ethiopia right now has a Social Progress Index of 32.1. This number places Ethiopia in the bottom rung when compared to many other countries. Ethiopia's shinning section that allows it to maintain as a number such as 32.1 is its economic sustainability, which is the second best in the world. The rest of the numbers making up the SPI are all around the 49th or 50th percentile, which is why this country is in the state of disarray it is now.
Issues Adding to Ethiopia's Economic Conflict
It is Landlocked
As a landlocked country Ethiopia is unable to globally trade, but it can only trade with the countries immediately surrounding it, which means they can choose the prices. For a country which is rich in natural resources this land lock really harms the economy.
Natural Disasters Heavily Affect the Populous
Droughts really harm the country's populous, and cause many to fall deeper into poverty due to loss of crops, or it causes many to die to loss of food from the drought.
Political Corruption
Even after the death of the near tyrannical ruler Ethiopia is still in a state of political corruption. Authorities restrict freedom of expression. Laws such as the antiterrorism law has very loose rules considering whom can be imprisoned for expressing their mind. This causes many to be imprisoned, including foreign reporters, and overall puts Ethiopia in a bad public viewing.
Who is Working to Fix This?
Becho Weliso and the Feed the Future initiative
Is a large cooperative, which gives local jobs to many Ethiopians, and creates materials such as agricultural bags, which benefit the farming society. It has recently paired up with ACDI/VOCA in the Feed the Future Initiative, and is working to combat hunger and poverty in their country.