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Maya Misikir

Ethiopia
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The Great Green Wall's one of the world's most ambitious eco-projects. Is it working?

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By Julie Bourdin, Tommy Trenchard, Maya Misikir
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In an arid valley near the village of Kourtimale in southern Djibouti, a tattered chain link fence marks the boundaries of what was once Abdi Guelleh's farm. Within it, there's not a speck of greenery in sight. Broken lengths of irrigation piping lie scattered in the dust. A derelict weather station stands in a corner amid a tangle of cables. Here and there, taps that haven't seen water in years protrude from the earth.
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