A. Eritrea separated from Ethiopia in 1993 after a 30-year war, and the countries finally made peace in 2018. Two years later, Eritrean troops backed Ethiopia’s central government in fighting Tigrayan rebels. Ehiopia is bordered by Etritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Kenya to the south, South Sudan to the west and Sudan to the northwest.

Q: The truce should open the door to desperately needed humanitarian aid to the Tigrayans, one of Ethiopia’s more than 80 . . .

A. Ethnic groups

B. Political parties

C. Religious sects

D. States

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A. Ethiopia has more than 80 different ethnic groups speaking 90 individual languages.

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Q: Ethiopia’s name derives from a Greek word which in classical times referred to the lands south of Egypt. What has stirred up trouble between Ethiopia and Egypt in recent years?

A. Fighting in Tigray

B. Hydropower plant

C. Nuclear power plant

D. Fighting in Sudan

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B. Ethiopia is building a giant dam on the Blue Nile that could bring electricity to the more than half of Ethiopians who don’t have access at home and hopefully lift the nation out of poverty. Egypt worries that the dam could reduce vital water flow on the lower Nile.

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Q: The populations of both Egypt and Ethiopia have exploded over the last 50 years. Ethiopia is the second most populous nation in Africa. Which is the most populous African country?

A. Egypt

B. Kenya

C. Nigeria

D. South Africa

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C. Nigeria has 225 million people, or about twice as many people as Ethiopia’s 113 million or Egypt’s 107 million.

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