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Is Ethiopia Africa's oldest country

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Yes. Human life is thought to have originated in the Ethiopian region, and has been called Ethiopia (as a part of sub-saharan Africa, which was referred to by that name) since at least the time of Herodotus (484 - 425 B.C.) It is the only African nation to never have been colonized by Europeans.

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