(Left) Elias Woldu and Mesnbet Shinkute sign a Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of the Ethio-American and Addis Abeba Chamber of Commerce & Sectoral Association, respectively. Some estimates put the number of Ethiopian diaspora living abroad at over two million people, larger than the population of several small nations. Continued economic and political deprivation has forced many to leave the country for better opportunities. While migration to other countries is still high, the number of internally displaced people (IDPs) has averaged around three million over the last four years.