The Ambassador

Embassy of The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopa
in the Republic of South Africa

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His Excellency Dr. Shiferaw Teklemariam, Ambassador, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Ethiopia is an ancient African country and one of the oldest states in the world. As Abyssinia its culture and traditions date back over 3,000 years and as the Kingdom of Cush beyond time immemorial. Throughout the centuries, Ethiopia had always been the symbol of ancient African civilization and statehood--one that can boast the most remarkable achievement and glorious past from long bygone times. Ethiopia also is known as a museum of peoples as it represents a mosaic of national/ linguistic communities or nations, speaking more than 83 different languages, with about 200 dialects, and professing different religions.