Ethiopia

Continent: Africa
Capital: Addis Ababa
Abolition Date:April 17th 1932
Start Date: - this ancient land also engaged in slavery from before biblical times and continues unofficially in modern times.
Currency: Birr

Languages Spoken: Amharic (official), and other dialects
Population: As estimated in late 2006, is 77,431,000.
National Anthem: "Whedefit Gesgeshi Woude Henate Ethiopia" (March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia)

April 17, 1932 Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia ends slavery Ethiopia.

Yet, in Ethiopia, children are trafficked into cheap or unpaid labor and to work as domestic servants or beggars. The ages of these children are usually between 10 and 18 and their trafficking is from the country to urban centers and from cities to the country. Boys are often expected to work in activities such as herding cattle in rural areas and in the weaving industry. Girls are expected to take responsibilities for domestic chores, childcare and looking after the sick and to work as prostitutes.

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