Students become eligible for higher education only if they pass a national exam that is administered when students complete grade 10 (end of First Cycle Secondary). Those who successfully pass a grade 10 national exam undergo a two-year preparatory course (Second Cycle Secondary) and once again ...
Agriculture is the main economic activity. The cash crops include the finest coffee, the high grade hides and skins, ground nuts, fruits and chat (cata adulis). As it has been stated earlier, Harar, the ancient metropolis of Eastern Ethiopia became a fully developed city state almost 1000 y...