Sara, Samira, Al & Mustapha

Our neighbours from Assosa (but with work commitments in Addis)

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Mulatu Melese's Most Excellent Adventure

February 26th 2010
Throughout the two years in Assosa we have been helped round the house by two lovely Ethiopians, Marta and Mulatu. People here call them "seratanyas" or workers (and to our embarrassment, translate this into "servant" in English). Of course, some people back home think this is weird and wrong; some sort of throwback to colonial times and indentured workers. Well apart from the fact Ethiopia w ... read more

Africa » Ethiopia » Benishangul-Gumuz Region » Asosa

Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule, with the exception of the 1936-41 Italian occupation during World War II. In 1974 a military junta, the Derg, deposed Emperor Haile SELASSIE (wh... ... read more

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