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World Heritage Site listing for Ethiopian park leads to eviction of farming community

World Heritage Site listing for Ethiopian park leads to eviction of farming community

Mongabay — GOBA, Ethiopia - Nestled in the heart of Bale Mountains National Park in Ethiopia's highlands is an isolated village surrounded by lush natural forest - one of the few left in the country. Covered in low-hanging clouds, a dirt road runs through the village of Rira, connecting it to the outside world.
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Violent Qemant dispute fueling explosive Amhara-Tigray divide - Ethiopia Insight

Violent Qemant dispute fueling explosive Amhara-Tigray divide - Ethiopia Insight

Ethiopia Insight — The bitter argument over the status of the Qemant people is part of a dangerous political struggle between the leaders of Amhara and Tigray regions In early November, a Qemant community militia erected a checkpoint to search for weapons as people passed through their district in Amhara region.
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Balancing elephant conservation and community needs: Q&A with award-winning ranger Fetiya Ousman

Balancing elephant conservation and community needs: Q&A with award-winning ranger Fetiya Ousman

Mongabay — HARAR, Ethiopia - In the hilly terrain of Babile Elephant Sanctuary in Ethiopia, Fetiya Ousman, a female wildlife ranger, is leading her team on a patrol. Dressed in a jungle-green uniform with a rifle slung over her shoulder, she stops to look at a group of African bush elephants (Loxodonta africana) grazing in the distance.
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Ethiopia's election: somewhere between hope and despair

Ethiopia's election: somewhere between hope and despair

Addis Zeybe — Ethiopia, which has a mixed record when it comes to elections, is waiting with bated breath as its sixth national poll is held on June 21. Monday's election will be a crucial test for the legitimate government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who came to power three years ago following public unrest and crisis in the ruling EPRDF.
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The abyss of graduate unemployment - The Reporter Magazine

The abyss of graduate unemployment - The Reporter Magazine

thereportermagazines.com — One Monday morning, it was almost impossible to find a spot to stand, and to look into the vacancy advertisements, when Biruk Teshome arrives at one of the roadside notice board which thousands of job seekers visit every day around Aratkillo, Addis Ababa, just a walking distance away from the building of the Ministry of Education (MoE).
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Fuel Thirsty

Fuel Thirsty

(Addis) Fortune — Oil Supply Cut Evokes Fear In The City A Facebook campaign, "fuel blockade", which mainly targets Addis Abeba, was called for seven consecutive days starting last Tuesday, March 13, resulting in many drivers rushing to fuel stations across the city to be on the safe side.
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Ethiopia's severe drought forces kids to quit schools -

Ethiopia's severe drought forces kids to quit schools -

Inside Education — SOLOMON YIMER THE severe and worsening drought in Ethiopia's Oromia region has impacted school retention as pupils are forced to drop out of school to support their parents in the search for food, pasture, and water.
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Mobile health teams provide Ethiopia's nomads with a lifeline

Mobile health teams provide Ethiopia's nomads with a lifeline

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance — Every month, health professionals from Chifra District, in Afar, Ethiopia, load their vehicle with supplies for the nomadic pastoralist communities who live in the remotest kebeles (smallest administrative unit in Ethiopia), where infrastructure and access to basic services are scarce.
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No mountain high enough: Ethiopian vaccinators climb to reach missed-out children

No mountain high enough: Ethiopian vaccinators climb to reach missed-out children

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance — Mountainous Ambassel in Ethiopia has limited road access, a spotty electricity supply and, local authorities say, the lowest immunisation rates in Amhara region. Health workers like Meseret Belay are trying to change that - on foot, one five-hour trek at a time.
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World Heritage Site listing for Ethiopian park leads to eviction of farming community

World Heritage Site listing for Ethiopian park leads to eviction of farming community

Mongabay — GOBA, Ethiopia - Nestled in the heart of Bale Mountains National Park in Ethiopia's highlands is an isolated village surrounded by lush natural forest - one of the few left in the country. Covered in low-hanging clouds, a dirt road runs through the village of Rira, connecting it to the outside world.
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Holistic care for an Ethiopian lake system: Interview with Redwan Mohammed

Holistic care for an Ethiopian lake system: Interview with Redwan Mohammed

Mongabay — Ethiopia's Abijata-Shalla Lakes National Park is set in a semiarid landscape of grassy plains, hills scattered with acacia trees, and ravines cut by seasonal streams. Spanning 887 square kilometers (342 square miles) and located some 200 kilometers (120 miles) south of the capital, Addis Ababa, it includes the two Rift Valley lakes it's named after.
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Communications Shutdown Takes Heavy Toll

Communications Shutdown Takes Heavy Toll

The Internet Archive — The Ethiopian government should immediately lift the shutdown of internet and phone communications in the Oromia region. The two-month-long shutdown has prevented families from communicating, disrupted life-saving services, and contributed to an information blackout during government counterinsurgency operations in the area.
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Communications Shutdown Takes Heavy Toll

Communications Shutdown Takes Heavy Toll

The Internet Archive — The Ethiopian government should immediately lift the shutdown of internet and phone communications in the Oromia region. The two-month-long shutdown has prevented families from communicating, disrupted life-saving services, and contributed to an information blackout during government counterinsurgency operations in the area.
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