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Congo to Ethiopia

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January 24th 2011
On Sunday morning I got on a train for a quick journey from Brazzaville to Pointe-Noire and then a flight from Pointe-Noire to Addis Ababa (The Capital of Ethiopia.) Unfortunately with all the dangerous wars going on in Africa not many places are safe to travel, especially by car so if I could see my carbon foot print right now I’m guessing it would make me very ashamed. That took around 12 ho ... read more

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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